His Scented Innocence

Chapter 1: It'll Started with a Simple Encounter

Bagong-bago, Super fresh, outfitted in an ironed white uniform na perfectly match sa weather na cool at friendly within and outside the four corners of the classroom. This is how our two diverged roads met....

That was June (of course, pasukan), when i was became one their special frineds who supposed to be, wala sana akong class with them but yun nga, due to the exigency of service, i have to get the subject and teach them and be with them for the first semester of the school year. Imagine ha, 6 months overload teaching with them aside from the rest of my class. That was a bit pressure on my part but i accepted it wholeheartedly.

Yan na....simula na ng roller coaster ride ng aking "great and fun togetherness with them". Blessed morning, class? That's was my sweet tone upon greeting them in the morning. "Good morning too, po" sabay sabi nila ng sweeter than my way of saying that one that morning. It was so actually surreal on my part knowing that, for the past two years, hahawak na naman ako ng ganitong klase as group who expects something bigger and even better all throughout the season. Syempre, aasahan nila ang the best sa akin. Yieeee!!!

As usual, first week of the school year, todo pakitang gilas ang mga estudyante. Their vocabularies are here and there, pagalingan, pasikatan. Ayan na cla....Hi po, my name is Juan......My name is Maria....Basically, andami kaya nila kaya naman, they have to introduce me their names.

His last name falls under the middle letters of the alphabet. Yun nga, andami nilang nag introduce then suddenly, i saw that guy who used to be timid and aloof with the rest of the class, knowing that if i'm not mistaken, one or two lang talaga yung close friends nya(take note, one or two onyl). Go...Go...Yan na siya...Gwapo ah......... in chorus na sabi ng kanyang mga classmates- classmates nyang mapang-asar, comedy, in short....bully. Hmmmm..Hmmmm. tumayo siya sabay pakilalang..Hi po, Good morning, my name is Mr.Shy, you can even call me this one- boses niyang nakapamalunay, sweet and i presumed that time, sarcastic on my part.

He already finished introducing his name within three minutes kung di ako magkakamali. Right after, umupo na siya.. I saw him that way but when he sat down, i saw his red silly face( super blush ang kanyang normal face). Ok...thank you fro introducing your name, i replied. In short, ok na ako within their zone affirming their names and personal information.

Napakaaga ng pasok ko sa kanila..really super morning. Ok din naman ung ganung period sakin. Ring...Ring....Ring...that's the sound of the bell making everyone attentive that the period has just ended. Tik..tok..tik...tok...tunog ng aking shoes. Ganun na ganun yung tunog ng aking shoes knowing that, i bought that from mall.

While i'm on my next class, i have noticed that i thought i forgot something- my phone. Hi po to you everyone. A subtle voice appeared to my next class. But wait.. there is someone who is knocking the door while im on my class. "Excuse me, po".. A voice of someone whom i have heard just that day. Hindi ko nga ba alam kung bakit that day lang eh, i used to memorized and mastered his voice already. Nakapa awkward right? Siya lang talaga yung alam kung may boses na ganun? Haist, i tried not to overthink but when he knocked the door louder than the first one, yun na, i called his attention already. Akala ko hindi siya, pero when i accepted his excuse, sabi niya " you forgot something po from our class previously" sabay bigay ang aking phone na luma at ready nang mapalitan. Phone ko palang yun three to four years na ang nakakaraan. Somewhat surprising? Not anymore kasi alam ko namang yung phone ko na yun ay kapalit-palit na.....dahhhh.. no more emote, emote. When he entered into my class, the girls in that class seemed to be surprised upon seeing his face na pang superbod sa century tuna.

"Thank you" I told him with matching nervous aura because of him. That day, i felt so flattered not just because of that simple action but most especially, his gentleness. " cge po, i have to go na po in my class" ika niya. "Yes, thank you ulit ha" kako naman. First to last period ang klase- nakakapagod, nakakasurprised but most of all, it was a day worth-remembering. Alam na kung bakit worth remembering.char.