Chapter 1: A new beginning!
After all the nagging from my mom for two years, and my pretenses, or you could call them acts, of working hard in my studies –even though most
of the times I either wasted my time, or just blanked out continuously for 5 hours per day, per week, per month, and per year, for, well….a very
long time, I was finally able to get the heck out of high school and step into the 'welcoming' doors of the world's well known CM University. Well,
this is a school well known for computers, business and technology, but thanks to my mediocre average and mediocre entrance exam score, I was
going into this AWSOME University's School of Arts and Design, isn't that just lovely.
Both of my parents actually came with me to the city and celebrated my 18th birthday with me, however, they took off the very next day to some
kind of Hawaiian cruise with my little sisters, while I was supposed to get use to everything and suffer alone. Before three months ago, when my
mom organized this 'summer boot camp' for me in preparation of university, all I could cook was instant noodle…didn't include the time when I
bombed the microwave and burned the cup. As for laundries, hehe… let's just say I would be the last person you want to entrust for washing
clothes, or pretty much with handling fabric in general… Because of this unpleasant fact, I would always bring a huge pile of clothes when
traveling, and change often instead of washing, and gave them as nice souvenirs for my dear mommy after the trip… Just to be frank, I think she
fainted once…either due to the massiveness of the pile of clothes, or to the odor. Therefore, despite the more expensive cost, my parents decided
to rent an apartment outside the school just for me….and I.
Crap!
This is my first day for school, and my appearance must have been terrible….
Flashback
"Oh My God!! WHY IS the FREAKIN STOVE ON FIRE!!!!?"
"HOLY SHIT!!! WHERE IS THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER???"
"FACK! WHY IS THE TAP STILL RUNNING!! And… DID I BURN MY NOODLES AGAIN??!!!"
"NOOOOOoooooo….."
When I managed to clean and settle everything down, all I had for the entire evening was a cup of black coffee…and when I look at my watch, it
was already midnight…
But wait, something is not right…
Shit, I totally forgot the two hours time difference…which means, right now...
it should be….TWO OCLOCK in the MORNING??!!!
...
...
I am so fucked tomorrow…
End of flashback
Standing before the verdant lawn that stretched toward the horizon, and ended at the foot of the intimidating marble giant, which was supported
by fourteen ionic columns, and had a deep arch hovering over the front metal gate, I pushed my thick glasses up and lowered my head. Keeping
my eyes to the ground, I observed the different shoes.
Hmm…these are marvelous sneakers…
very nice… cool, that one is the newest style from Puma.
Oh, oh, oh, that is ….
Before I realized, a pair of Dior came into my view and before I got a chance to look up at who is the person with such p-r-e-t-t-y shoes, I ran
completely into that dude.
For a few minutes, stars danced, moon shook, sky fell and the ground…became the sky, and possibly, this year might be 2012...
Without my glasses, I was pretty much… blind. All I could differentiate were large color blocks of black, green, white, blue and peach.
"Are you alright?" a gentle but detached voice came from the blob before me. He handed me my glasses.
When I was putting them on, my heart skipped a beat…isn't this just like what happens in girly Asian online novels? Where the main character
accidentally bumps into a handsome and capable male, and a perfect love story begins? Ho ho ho…maybe I am not so unlucky after all. Just when I
finished adjusting my glasses and ready to take a close look at my hero…
wait…
this is not where the story supposed to go?
Why is the Prince Charming wearing thick glasses like me?
Why is his hair flapping all over his forehead and making him look un-cool?
And WHY is he slouching his shoulders so much that made him shrunk at least three centimeters?
Why does he look like a freakin nerd!!
This is outrages!!
This is ridiculous and unacceptable!
This is…
"Um... miss…do you mind... I need to get through…" his voice was monotonous.
"Ya! Get through!! Go...ARGHH!!" I stomped my feet, roared at the poor guy and rushed into the school building. The guy sweat dropped and gave
himself a mental note… never bump into nerdy looking girls who might be PMS-ing… (I am not!)
End of chapter 1