Sweetest Taste of Life

Chapter 2

Time flies so fast. College life is waving at me. Sa lahat ng magco college, ako lang yata ang hindi excited. Why would I? Hindi naman ang pangarap ko ang papasukan ko. It's the dream of my parents. Bakit di na lang sila ang mag-aral ng Business kung sila naman ang may gusto? Tsk.

It's still early. 7:05 to be exact.
Berynn Third Spaun University, in short, the well-known BTSU. Nagsisidatingan na ang mga estudyante. May mga nakikipagkilala na. Mayron din namang isang umpok ng magbabarkada na akala mo, best friends forever eh hindi naman nag-eexist ang forever. May mga tumatambay sa corridor at ako? Nagmumuni-muni sa buong university.

Hindi ko namalayan ang paglipas ng oras. When I looked at my watch,  kumaripas ako ng takbo para maabutan ang flag raising ceremony. And while running, may bumangga sa akin.

"Ouch! Tumingin ka naman sa dinadaanan mo Miss. What the f*ck! Ang dumi na ng white dress ko" sigaw sa akin ng babae. Siya ang bumangga sa akin hindi ako. Kung kasi tumingin siya sa daan hindi sa lalakeng kaharutan niya.

I decided na Hindi na lang sumagot.  Pinababa ko na lang ang pride ko para wala ng gulo. Until someone approached me with a wide smile. She's so beautiful na akala mo, angel sent from above because of her skin color and her small face. She even have a blonde hair but her lipstick made her have "inggrata look".

"Hi Girl, bakit di mo pinatulan ang babaeng iyon? Eh kung makapagsabing ang dumi ng dress eh mukha pa lang, in the first place madumi na. Kakaloka ka! And oh" Napa "O" pa ang bibig niya when she looked at me from head to foot. Seriously?

"I like you hair. It's shiny black. And oh, you collar bone and your boobs are a little bit big. Sana all may boobs na malaki. And the shape? It's curvy. Your legs are long and your skin is fair. I think I like you" she said complementing me. Is she a pervert and a lesbian? Hindi ba siya nandidiri sa sinasabi niya? She's direct to the point.

"You like me? Are you a lesbian? " I asked but instead of answering, she laughed.

"Sa ganda kong ito?  Mapagkakamalan akong Tomboy?  I really like you, girl. Can we be friends? " sabi pa niya.

"Sorry Miss? I can't be your friend" at tumakbo na ako papunta sa pila ng mga estudyante.

How can she easily say na pwede kaming magkaibigan? Hindi pa kami magkakilala. I don't even know her name.

And just after the flag raising ceremony, they oriented us where to go.

At dahil nalibot ko na ang university mabilis akong nakapunta sa room ng Business Ad Building.

"OMG! We're classmates. We're really meant to be friends, Girl" she screamed. What?  Talak siya ng talak kaya I put on my headset and just raised the volume at its maximum level. Ayoko ng noisy surrounding.

When our professor came, as usual. He introduced himself. He is Professor Kalvin Syntax. So unique, Syntax Error. And this is what I hate during the first day. Introducing blah blah blah. He calls us by our surname.

"Ms. Brownman, please introduce yourself." at tumayo ang babaeng gustong makipagkaibigan sa akin.

"Goodmorning. I'm Sapphire Brownman. I'm half American and half Filipino. They called me Sapphire because of my eyes. Isn't it beautiful? Oh, You don't need to answer because I know I'm beautiful in the first place. I want to be friends with you all especially to my seatmate. That's it! Thank You!" and our classmates clapped their hands. They even laughed while the girl named Sapphire is busy introducing herself. She really have a very beautiful pair of eyes. As beautiful as Sapphire. It seems like she all have what she wants. Ugh! There it goes again.

Nagpatuloy lang ang Introduction Portion until.

"Ms. Pasion, you're next"

I stand with confidence. And introduced myself in front.

"I'm Shanaya Pasion. You can--" naputol ang pag introduce ko when a man entered.

I was so shocked when I saw him in front of our room talking to the professor. I'm not hallucinating. Siya iyon! He is the man with chinky brown eyes. The man full of words.
He's so manly on his uniform.

Hindi ko namalayan na natapos na pala ang sinabi niya at nahuli niya akong nakatitig sa kanya.

"Hey, you look so familiar. Let me refresh my memory." he said and after seconds, he talked again.

"You are the CRYING LADY! Am I right? What a coincidence!" diin pa niya sa "crying lady". Balak ba niya akong ipahiya?

Tumawa ang buong klase sa sinabi ng lalakeng yan! Wala pala siyang hiya eh. I'm so disappointed!

"Class, stop laughing!" at tumigil silang lahat. Nakita ko ring umismid ang lalakeng nagpahiya sa'kin.

"Guys, don't laugh at her. Can't you see? Stare at her. She maybe a crying lady, but she's beautiful when she smile. And Shanaya? I love your name. It's as beautiful as you" he said that made me froze. In just a blink of an eye, nawala na siya. I continued introducing myself with a smile.

"I'm Shanaya Pasion. But I'll love when you call me Aya instead of Shanaya. Please Help me to understand why I should love this course because this isn't my dream." That made them in silence.