Fated: Ways Of Love

1: Acquaintance Or A Friend?

"Good Morning ma'am" I greeted the middle-aged woman that happened to pass by.

"Oh, Ms. Valera! Aga natin ngayon ah!" She replied while smiling.

Well, that's true. It's only 6:00 am, hindi ko kasi ineexpect na maaga akong magigising ngayon.

"Medyo maaga po kasi akong nagising Ma'am Capiz, maglilibot nalang po siguro ako." sabi ko sakanya ng may ngiti.

Medyo close kami ni Ma'am Capiz, homeroom teacher ko kasi sya noong Grade 10 ako, naging subject teacher ko din sya sa AP noong grade 7 at 8. Nito ko lang din nalaman na nalipat na pala sya bilang teacher sa senior highschool.

"Ang bilis talaga ng panahon 'no? Grade 7 ka lang dati noong una kitang nakita, ngayon Grade 11 kana! " Ma'am Capiz said as she was reminiscing some nostalgic moments. "Time passes by really quickly, I guess." nakangiti syang tumingin saakin.

Nginitian ko rin sya at nagpaalam na. Plano kong libutin ang paligid ng senior high campus. Di ako pamilyar dito dahil magkaiba ang campus ng highschool na pinasukan ko dati sa senior high campus.

Halos wala pang katao-tao dito. Medyo madilim parin ang paligid pero sapat na ito para makita ang kagandahan ng campus.

Maraming puno at halamang nakapaligid. I never had the chance to properly see these because I was almost late yesterday. Nakasabay ko pa nga papasok ng classrom yung bago naming homeroom teacher, mukha pa naman syang masungit.

Ang dami ko palang hindi na pansin dito. Sa harap ng building, may dalawang wooden swings sa magkabilang bahagi. Meron ding mga pink at orange na bulaklak na umiikot sa perimeter nung building. Nakasemento ang sahig ngunit sa malayo ay may makikita ka ring damuhan na nakapaligid sa mismong campus. Madami ring punong makikita doon na tila binabalot ang buong campus.

Maganda sya... Sulit yung tuition fee.

Naglibot pa ko sa ibang pasikot-sikot dito. Not until the bell rang, a reminder that classes was about to start in ten minutes. Kalahating oras din pala ako naglibot kung saan-saan.

I went to my classroom. Halos lahat na sila ay nandoon na. Nandito yung mga tipikal na estudyante na makikita mo.

May nerd nalaging nagbabasa ng libro.

Yung bullies ng nerd.

May mga mag to-tropang lalaki na laging nag-iingay.

May mga babaeng nag chichismisan.

May mga loner na parang may sariling mundo.

Madaming sections ang senior high school kaya halos wala akong kakilala dito na naging kaklase ko dati.

As I went to my seat near the window, someone approached me.

A girl with french braids went to greet me. Like all of us, she's wearing the school uniform except for the blazer that's just hanging over her shoulder.

She looks very... What's the word? Bubbly!

"Good Morning Willow!" sabi nya habang nakangiti. "You remember me right?"

Shoot.

Awkward silence...

"You don't?" She said while frowning. The girl looked sincerely sad. "We gave introductions like eleven times yesterday!"

"Uhm... I'm sorry" I apologized.

She smiled, "That's okay. Now, let me intoduce myself for the twelfth time, my name is Ailey Chua."

The name seems familiar to me. Maybe because we DID introduce ourselves for eleven times.

"Nice to meet you, I am-"