Choices | e.b.c

Chapter 02

"Let's go guys. She is just a girl with some bad attitude" a guy said. That pushed me at my verge of anger. When I saw who that came from, it's from the least person I am expecting to. Erick.

"Excuse me?" I snap at him, now standing.

"You want to move?" He clearly is trying to piss me off. While he is just smirking at me.

"You know what? I'll just gonna leave. I don't have time to play pissing games with assholes like you"

I am just taking steps away from them when a hand gripped my wrist lightly, trying to stop me.

"Please don't leave Jenna" oh Joel.

"I'm so sorry Joel. But if it means that staying away from you will keep me away from these dudes, then I would love to do it" I flashed my fakest smile to them.

I leave them all in the cafeteria while I started to head at my Biology class. I can't believe that my very first friend here in college is hanging out with those kind of students here.

I tried my best to focus on Professor Hills as she tackles deeper on the first phase we have to learn in Biology, but I can't seem to understand anything. It feels like my mind and my presence are absent from my own body. I just can't seem to focus. Not at all.

I am literally praying to God that they are not in my Spanish class, though Joel is surely there. Just... please! For God's sake.

"Jenna, I'm really sorry for what happened earlier" he started to apologize as soon as I stepped inside of the classroom. Our teacher is not yet here so the whole class is like a disaster.

"Really Joel I can't really deal with that now" then sit at the back of the room, just hoping that he will stop.

I buried my face more in my notebook so that I don't have to deal with him more, considering that the class isn't starting yet.

"You really pissed him much Erick"

Wait. What? Erick? They are here?!

I lift up my head just to find them all in this exact room. Really?! In all of the classes they are free to choose from, this is the one they picked?! Oh good Lord.

"Okay class, take in your seats. We will start now" our professor came inside finally!

"Soy Profesora Janice Gomez, buenos tardes mi estudiantes" she introduced herself in front. She have a very beautiful smile. Her hair is a dirty blonde. Her eye color is like dark brown, not sure. And she do have a white complexion. I am starting to wonder why did she picked Spanish as her major. I mean, she looks like somewhere in Literature or History.

She started to teach us the basics which I am aware of because me and my family visited Mexico before and it happens that I really enjoyed learning what they know there.

She cracked some jokes when the class seems to be bored. I am starting to like her way of teaching.

"Thank you mi estudiantes for a day with me. See you tomorrow!" She happily announce to everyone before she left the room, carrying her red Prada bag and obviously Prada stilettos.

I started to pack my notebook and planner back into my backpack when I felt someone is behind me.

I turn around and saw Joel handing me gently a bar of Mars. Woah.

"I really am sorry. I knew you are thinking why I am hanging with them but they really is my friends, good ones. They just happened to cracked a joke to soon" he sincerely state his apology. And when I keep my eyes still and did not answer, he continue to speak.

"The joke really is about me still not having a girlfriend ever since. It just have been a habit for them to tease me whenever they will see me with someone, well a woman to be exact"

Maybe he is right? I mean I practically overreacted earlier.

As an answer, I grab the Mars he is holding out for me then takes a bite to it then smiled.

I literally can see his relief when I smiled at him and forgave him finally. Then he hugged me. Which caught me really off guard.

Woah.

When he let go of me, I can see also his embarrassment from what he just did. So I told him that it's nothing, it's really not a big deal after all. It just caught me off guard.

"Maybe can I drive you home? If that's okay with you"

"I do not mind you driving me home but I have a service car so I am sorry, maybe next time" really awkward.

"Oh okay. Next time it is. Bye. Stay safe" he waves goodbye.

"Stay safe also"

Whutttt? Stay safe? Cheesy. Really cheesy.

I waited for my service to come pick me up in the waiting area. I really have to push Dad now to let me have my own car. I'm not a kid anymore for a service. It's not like I will go away from them.

Making myself comfortable at the backseat of our Volvo, I checked my social media accounts. Nothing changed so much. I just kept on accepting my fathers friends and stuffs in the politics. But this one really makes me smile so cheesy.

Joel Pimentel added you in FaceRim.

AAAAAAAAH!

Wait. Why am I internally screaming? It's not like we have something but I can't help it. I bit down my lower lip to stop myself smiling before I added him back.

I'm crazy. Really crazy.

It is not like he likes me or the other way around but heck this cheeks blushing!

My daydreaming have been interrupted when  our car parked now in our house. I thanked the driver before leaving it and going inside my room.

I lay my body in my bed with a wide grin so I brushed my hand in my face hoping it will fade away.

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