MEND TO BE BROKEN

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        I am not the only one who raised a hand, the girl who seats beside my chair raised also her hand covering my hand.

        “Yes?” the teacher said

        She stand confidently, “Ma’am Navigator is a person who navigates direction.” She answered. And take her seat.

        “Thank you my dear for answering but you’re not the one whom I call, it’s the boy standing at the back.” The teacher said to her.

        “Oh, sorry ma’am.” She apologized.

        She was embarrassed. She turned to me rudely at first but her face change when she saw my face, her face become nicer. I don’t know why?

        “Mr. do you have something to add?” I was busy looking at her, eye to eye when the teacher called my attention.

        “Oh, yes ma’am actually I do, ‘navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the captain or aircraft commander of estimated timing to destinations while en route, and ensuring hazards are avoided. The navigator is in charge of maintaining the aircraft or ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, and navigational equipment, and generally has responsibility for meteorological equipment and communications. In the world's air forces, modern navigators are frequently tasked with weapon systems employment and co-pilot type duties depending on the type, model and series of aircraft. In the U.S. Air Force, the aeronautical rating of navigator has been augmented by addition of the combat systems officer, while in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, those officers formerly called navigators, tactical systems operators, or naval aviation observers have been known as naval flight officers since the mid-1960s. USAF navigators/combat systems officers and USN/USMC naval flight officers must be basic mission qualified in their aircraft, or fly with an instructor navigator or instructor NFO to provide the necessary training for their duties. Ship borne navigators in the U.S. Navy are normally surface warfare officer qualified with the exception of naval aviators and naval flight officers assigned to ship's navigator billets aboard aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious assault ships and who have been qualified at a level equal to surface warfare officers.

        “Thank you Mr.?” the teacher was shocked and seems asking my last name.

        “Sebastian ma’am.” I continued

        “Oh, thank you Mr. Sebastian. You may take your seat.” The teacher took my punishment back.

        “Thank you ma’am.” I thank the teacher

        “You’re welcome. Just don’t ruin my day next time ok?” the teacher said in a joke.

        I just smiled back to the teacher. I can’t let my concentration be distorted again so I avoid glancing at my seatmate but the girl beside me keeps on bothering me.

        “Psst… Psst… Mr. Sebastian…” she keeps on whispering, trying to get my attention. At first I didn’t give it to her but she’s so persuasive and I can’t even concentrate on listening so I glanced my head at her.

        “What?” I whispered.

        “May I ask you to please have lunch later? I have something to show you.” She asked

        “Huh?” I'm confused.

        “Please… Please…” she’s so persuading me to accept the offer.

      “Ok fine, but first let’s listen to the teacher cause I don’t want to stand at the back the whole period.” I beg her to stop from talking to me by accepting the offer.

        “Oh, yeah you’re right.” She agreed.

      I didn’t concentrate listening to the lecture not only on the first subject but at all subjects in the morning cause she keeps on whispering all the time. Asking me different things about my life. Whenever I glance on her, she keeps on smiling back at me. I really don’t know what’s happening to me right now, I can feel my heart is very happy. What spell did she put to her smiles that makes me feel differently today?