My Beloved Ghost

Chapter 1

Starting today, I am a college student! Start of a new chapter of my life. This is the time to change myself. Time to overcome my gynophobia which means fear of women. This is my time. I can feel it! The feeling that I will have many girlfriends in my upcoming college years! The first kiss that I longed for will be granted, that's for sure!

Yes, you heard that right. I'm first year in college right now. I am a nursing student starting this day. But still, I am what you called NGSB (No girlfriend since birth). Maybe it added to the bad luck regarding to my relationship with the girls is that I had attended all-boys school since elementary up to highschool. And I can say for a fact that I'm not ugly! I'm not that handsome either. Maybe I'm your average teenage student. The only one that I can talk normally that is an opposite sex to me is my mom. Sad, right?

This time, that won't be the case anymore.

"This time, I will definitely change for the better!" I unconciously said my thoughts to my friends.

"Tama na nga yan, pareng Andres. Gawin mo. Huwag lang salita." Gio happily teased me while sitting in a jeep, going to school.

"Oo nga naman. Tama si Gio, pre. Baka hindi ka naman makapagsalita gaya ng dati kapag nasa harap mo ang mga babae." Jaime nodded to Gio then gave a high five to him.

These two are my bestfriends. They don't know the feeling of my suffering since they had already experienced dating a girl. These two had been encouraging me to date a girl since I was a fourth year high school student but I couldn't still mustered my courage to talk to any girl that time. They introduced me to a friend of Gio's girlfriend that time.

"Hindi na mauulit yon mga pare." I said with a smile.

"Weh di nga? O sige. Pustahan tayo. Maglilibre ng lunch ang talo. Kausapin mo yung pinakamalapit na babae kung saan tayo uupo sa classroom. Yung matinong pakikipag-usap ha? Deal?" Gio asked while looking at me seriously.

"Sige. D-d-deal." I replied nervously.

"Huwag kang mag-aalala. Pipili tayo ng magandang pwesto." Gio said.

While walking, my head was full of thoughts. I couldn't stop thinking what would I say to that girl. Maybe I shouldn't agreed to that bet of Gio. I knew that if I didn't do this, these two will laugh their ass out. Maybe I will just sit in a corner. But I knew that will not work since the majority of nursing students are female. That fact was one of the reason I chose nursing, I guess. And also, to improve my communication skills.

"Bakit nanahimik ka Dres? Kinakabahan ka ata?" Jaime teased again while walking.

After we arrived at the classroom, Gio and Jaime observed the classroom first and chose the seats that we will take. Next, we sat at the chairs these two idiots chose. Well, majority of my girl classmates were average looking, some were also beautiful. But none of them were my type. Not that I'm complaining. Well, who am I to complain since I won't be talking to them. Ah, cruel reality.

"Yan Dres. Kausapin mo na nasa harap naten. Pakilala ka lng then makipagkwentuhan ka" Gio whispered to me.

Oops. I forgot that we still had that bet since I'm busy filling my head with other thoughts to remove my nervousness. My heart beats rapidly fast again like it's gonna explode when I heard again the bet that we had agreed upon on.

"Gi, di ko yata kaya. Back out na ko." I whispered back to Gio.

"Ano ba naman yan? Sabi ko na nga ba eh." Jaime said while shaking his head.

"Kaya mo yan. Mukha naman lalake ang nasa harap naten. Practice lang ito para sayo. Isipin mo parang kame lang kinakausap mo. Start na ng pagbabago mo, di ba?" Gio explained in a whisper while controlling his laugh.