I Met a Guy Whose Name is Lucas

Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Mischievous

Monday, July 23, 2018, 9:34 PHT

First day of enrollment as a college student, tapos late ako. Sana kasi nagising ka ng maaga Francesca! Alam mo namang mabagal kang gumayak! I scolded myself while I was walking into the 'White Annex Administration Building'—based on the written sign posted on top of the building.

"Ang malas, traffic pa kanina!" I whispered in both frustration and annoyance. Putek, ang haba na ng pila. I scoffed.

"Sobrang init, tapos mamaya uulan na naman.." the girl wearing a violet sweater before me spat. I looked at her. She looks pretty, and she's tall.

"Excuse, saan 'tong pila na 'to?" I asked her.

"Pila ito for the Registrar office." She beams at me.

"Sobrang haba.." I sighed. Pinagmasdan ko ang haba ng pili, mula sa babaeng nasa harapan ko hanggang sa bungad ng office. Dalawang building pa ang layo. Putek. I want to roll my eyes.

"Oo nga. Kanina pa kaya kami nakapila dito. Around 8 AM mahaba na ang pila. First day of enrollment kasi eh. Anyway, I'm Jenna!" She said, offering her hand to me.

"I'm Francesca. First year ka rin?" I gave her a smile and took her hand for a shake.

"Yes, education student ako. Ikaw ba?" We let go of our hands so I can put my left arm under my chest, grabbing my right elbow to hold it.

"Yes, I'll major English. Anong imemajor mo?" I asked her. At first, hindi siya agad nakasagot kasi kinausap niya 'yong babaeng nasa harap niya. So may kakilala siya, ako lang talaga ang wala. I just hoped sa kabilang bayan ako pinag-aral ni daddy para kasama ko talaga ang mga friends ko. Ugh.

"Elementary education ako eh. Secondary ka pala. Ay si Gracie pala, EEd din. Ito naman si Angelic at si Jane, BSEd din sila. Girls, si Francesca." Jenna pointed to the three girls before her then went back to me.

"Hi!" The girls greeted me in unison and smiled at me.

"Hello," I said, waving my hand. Ang warm naman sa feeling ng ganito. Come to think of it, most of the people I know ang sinasabi hindi welcoming ang aura ko. Maybe, now that I'm in college, I have the chance to be friendly and approachable na. "What will be your major?" I asked Jane and Angelic.

I noticed that Jane and Jenna were both taller than me, while Gracie and I seemed to have the same height; whereas Angelic was adorable in her height.

"We will major in Science, Francesca! Sayang, I heard English ang major mo. I like English too, pero mas interesting ang Science ngayon sa akin eh." Angelic uttered, smiling at me. My eyes were smiling at her as well. Her enthusiasm made her cute.

"Just call me Ceska," I said, trying to sound really polite. Ang sabi kasi sa akin ng high school friends ko hindi tunog polite ang boses ko. Ayoko namang isipin nila na nag-snap ako at hindi friendly.

"Okay Ceska!" Angelic beams at me. They were all looking at me.

Okay, what should I say next? I mentally scratched my nape. I cleared my throat and my left hand is still holding my right elbow.

"Do you guys know each other talaga or dito lang din kayo nagkakilala sa pilahan?" I asked, trying to sound not awkward.

"Hindi, classmates talaga kami noong high school," sagot ni Jane sa akin.

"Oh.. okay." I nodded my head when I was really thinking about what to ask or tell them. "That's a good thing." I said.

"Ikaw ba? Wala kang kasama?" Gracie looked at me from head to toe.