CHAPTER 2 (My Tour Guide)
"How can you get lost on your first day?"
This thought was running all over my mind for the past few minutes. I looked at the classrooms that came into my view. There was absolutely no Chemistry classroom. I stared at my schedule again. I couldn't believe I was lost. My first period's Chemistry, and the Chemistry classroom was nowhere to be found.
The hallway was clear no, I was the only student roaming around. I sighed. I finally decided to ask the nurse where my classroom was. I had passed by the nurse's office just a few minutes ago. I'm definitely sure I could find it.
I finally reached the office. I placed my hand on the doorknob and twisted it. An overwhelming aroma filled my nose as I got in. Now I wasn't really sure that this was the nurse's office. The walls were painted black, quite a depressing shade. How on earth was someone supposed to feel better in a place like this?
My eyes scanned the right side of the office where a few paintings hung. One depicted of an ancient village, one showed sacred rituals and another showed a jar that contained countless spirits. Could things get any creepier?
The nurse's desk was empty; a few folders were piled on top of it. That was probably the only normal thing in the room. I walked around, looking for the nurse.
"Hello? Is anyone here?" I called but only silence was the answer I received.
Suddenly, the door creaked open and I squealed. I whirled around and saw a boy opening the door.
He had short brown hair, with bangs in front of his forehead. He had a nicely built body, and he stood about nearly 6 feet tall. He was fixing his blue shirt a bit. His blue eyes stared at me for a while.
"Hey. Are you lost or something?" he asked me with a British accent.
It took me a while to answer. I was still freaked out by the office.
"Um… Yeah. I wanted to ask the nurse where the Chemistry classroom is, but I guess she's not around", I replied and then scanned the office one more time.
"Oh. You're a newbie? I guess that figures. The nurse is out doing this crazy ritual… you'll understand once you meet her", he explained to me as I stared at the office. That figures all the weirdness going around.
"Hm… Wait a minute", he said as he dug his hands into his pockets. He pulled out a folded piece of paper and began reading its contents.
"I guess it's your lucky day. My first period's Chemistry as well. Why don't you come with me?" he offered, a huge grin on his face.
"Oh. Thanks a lot!", I said while giving out a huge sigh. I was so relieved. No more roaming around like an idiot.
He chuckled and opened the door for me. I thanked him, pretty much surprised by the gesture. Boys who had manners like this are so hard to find.
We headed out for the Chemistry classroom, chatting along the way. I asked him why he was in the nurse's office. He explained that he had a splinter, so he had to have it taken out.
"Is it alright if it stays on your finger?" I asked and then held up his finger for me to see. But there was no splinter on it.
"Wait a sec! Where's the splinter?" I asked him, searching for the missing splinter.
"Oh. I took it out already", he chuckled.
"With what?"
"This needle", he replied, holding up a thin needle. "I grabbed this while we were still in the office. So I took the liberty to take it out already."
"But I didn't see you do it".
"That's because you were busy looking at the classrooms at the sides."
"Oh."
We continued to walk and we finally reached the classroom with the name "Chemistry" on the door. He checked his watch.
"Good. We're early. In fact, five minutes early', he said with a grin.
"That's a relief. I thought we were late." I said. I finally began to smile; thank God this boy came by. But wait, what's his name?
As if he knew what I was thinking, he suddenly spoke "I'm Danny by the way. Danny Jones", he stretched out his hand as he introduced himself.
I shook it and replied "Hi. I'm Anthea. Nice to meet you," We smiled at each other.
"Shall we come in?" he asked.
"Yes. We'd better get going" I replied, grinning.