“Challenge #4: Evaluate 753 . 124 . 43,921 .100,003( mod 10), the product is _____.
I said to myself, “This is simple, it is 6 (mod10). I was right, so I received the 4th clue which was letter Y.
Challenge #5: Write 5154 in Chinese numeral.Okay this isn’t tough, so I answered. And of course I got the 5th clue which was letter A.
Challenge #6: Write the amount of this in numerals (This is 2nd to the last challenge, a way to go!) “I remember these symbols. The place value system of the Babylonians” I told myself. So I wrote 72 and then I received the 6th clue which was number 7. I checked all the clues that I’ve got from challenge 1 to challenge 6. I had two letter P’s, one letter H, one letter A, two letter Y’s and one number 7. I guess the word is HAPPY but I don’t know what’s with number 7. So I continued this game, in the last challenge I knew it will be the hardest.
Challenge #7: Decipher the following message, which was enciphered with Caesar Cipher: “LORY HBRX WRR” Using the formula P is congruent to C-3(Mod26) I deciphered the enciphered message which was “I LOVE YOU TOO” then I received the last clue which was number 1. I figured out that when I shuffle the letters and number the real message of the game was HAPPY 17 and the last challenge said that I LOVE YOU TOO. The next thing I knew, the love of my life was in front of me and said, “I LOVE YOU TOO, HAPPY 17.” Her words were echoing in my ears but my mind can’t process them yet. After few seconds of period of shock I shouted, “We are now official!”
I was the happiest man in the world that day. Every time I recall it, I can’t see the reason why we ended up like this two years after.
I’m Matthew, a Math major but today my job is irrelevant to my degree. My life was simple then I met this girl who made my whole life into an amusement park. Every day was full of joy and excitement. She is a Psychology major, but she loves math too, the game she let me played before saying I love you too to me was the evidence. Her name is Phoebe, I know it is the sweetest name in the world, isn’t?
The first year we were together went well. We argued sometimes, but we always end our fight cuddling and hugging. Oh, I remember her sweet scent! Anyway, I tried to be the best boyfriend she could ever have and so she was to me.
That was during our first year together, but after that things changed. We do not know why, but we feel it. We knew the magic was vanishing. We don’t say it to each other, but I know we mutually feel it. I’ve tried to figure it out and tried to bring back the old times, but I guess it was too late.
The day of our second anniversary, I do not have some surprises like what I did during our past “monthsaries and anniversary.” She said she understood, but what I didn’t understand was after that she told me, she’s breaking up with me. I asked why, if she was sure and what is the possibility that she’ll change her mind. The only answer I’ve got from her is that, “Relationship is not like math, you can’t compute its probability. You cannot simply subtract the probability that I’ll change my mind from 1. Relationship is unpredictable. One day you’re in love the other day you aren’t. Just accept the fact that not all relationships last forever and one of these is ours. I love you but good bye.”
That moment, I felt numb. She left me alone and I went home. My life became a boring amusement park. There are a lot of rides, but people who enter do not have fun as much as they did before. I knew I was valueless like a creature that exists but you can’t see its presence.
I thought and suffered too much. Two years is enough and I should move on with my life. I’ll hang out with my friends and enjoy my life. Okay, I’m going to stop talking to myself now get dress and go to the nearest mall.
“Starbucks, Gloria Jean’s and Coffee Academy, A lot of coffee shops to choose from, okay I’ll go in to Coffee Academy. After few minutes there’s a girl entering the door. The wind blew her hair. She was wearing a plain red v-neck shirt, jeans and snickers. This girl was damn hot! I fell inlove with her at first sight, but when she got nearer…she looked familiar. A few seconds later… Phoebe? “Do I know you?” she replied.
THE END
Was that the perfect ending? I don’t know. Right now I do not have the answer and I’m still puzzled if there is really a possibility that you ca hold on to things. Even you adjust every time it changes, even you try to find the probability of a thing to occur and be prepared for it and even you do all things, not because you want to but you know when you do, you could be happy. Why can’t you stop the things that will make you sad? I am disturbed right now. I checked the date and time and realized I need to pack my things for I am going home to Pampanga.
It was a sunny afternoon, on my way home, I saw kids playing happily along the road, but they were interrupted because of the sudden pour of the rain. To my surprise, instead of getting upset because they were deprived to continue what they’re doing what they did was they laughed, played and enjoyed the pouring rain together.
Snap! I got the answer to my questions.
“THE END”
