C2 He was here

"Mom, who are my new classmates by the way? "

Mom: I only know four of them, and that was; kesh, Grace, Fredrick and....who was the other one?.... (starts remembering)... Oh Andrei he'll transfer this year again.

"Wh-what?,.. I stumbled

"I said your old classmate from kinder isn't he? James andrei. He'll transfer here, aren't you listening?

I was shocked, but coudn't say anything neither ask why because i know my mom will ask the same thing. I can't say he's my crush, my only crush since back then so I just decided to stay quiet and swallowed my question inside my frozen body that time.

"yeah, yeah i know him... the one who's always bad, one whom my teacher frequently shouts at.

Mom: ok then eat your lunch and go, I have the up coming customer leave for a minute.

I started eating slowly, its unnatural, I can't afford to think that he'll be back suddenly. After 4 years of thinking where he might have gone, whom he might with, how is he.. After 4 years of dreaming to be with him again, now he's here. I didn't finished eating and left outside for a bit to think about it.

2 days passed, getting ready for school*

My mom is a teacher at the same school I'm studying, that's why some of the outside parents are curious why I always get to the top. They accuse and thought that maybe my mom was cheating for me and ranking my grades high so I can top up;that was unfortunately not right because my mom is not even my teacher at all of my subjects.

It was the first day of school and I came at 7:15 am , knowing i was early because the flag ceremony (opening remarks every monday)

Starts at 7:30. Indeed I was 15 minutes early so i decided to roam arround the same old school I've been studying for about 8 years. I went upstairs to check the room,figure out if there is something new amd there was. The chairs are not wooden anymore, it is colored black and the tables are brown.The walls are designed with verses and encouragement quotes, the ambience was good. I went to the next room beside and all I can see was organised chairs, white board, tables, exactly the same with the other ;but the only difference was the sign of grade level.

I walk to towards the whiteboard because I was bored , I tried to write something then"byee"

I rushed downstairs as I see old and new students entering the highschool building i almost slip and fall but gladly I held my hand to the stairwell.As I slowly walk towards our room, I can see my classmates already;some we're familiar faces some aren't, some I have known for years, some I wanted to know. I entered the room finally.

"There she goes, hi Thea!' my old classmate approaches me. They we're all chatting , granted me with a smile and all I can do was to smile back.I am happy as I was always when it comes to first day of school;But knowing that Andrei will be back, just kept bothering me and I'm very anxious of what to do by the time he came. "what should I act? How do I smile? Should I say "hey long time no see, remember me?'" Those we're the questions that kept overruning my mind.No, I can't appear like this then I realized to act normal infront of these people, because I can't upset their happiness. I chose a chair to sit on and waited while they're all chatting. suddenly-

"hey"

I turn my head against the board and faced that person standing right at the door holding his bag on his right shoulder.

"oh-hi kuya Abraham, ("kuya" means an older man or brother)

"Why are you here? This was suppose to be the grade 9 room"

He pointed the sign board

I stop for a bit, thought why is he here? Not because this is his room, then i checked my watch;

"Oh sorry" it was already 7:25 am

5 minutes left before the ceremony starts.

"Hey is that Andrei?" one of my classmates said. I bend backwards a bit at my sitting chair and looked at the window; I saw him walking toward us and I was so speechless.I can see how time changed his figures ; A neat goodlooking boy. I'm about to smile and to laugh because I was overwhelmed. Once he reached the room , I wanted to greet him cheerfully and talk to him right away, I think even my classmate can see the gladness i was driven by--not until she came.

My old friend, she's been my childhood friend together with Clark and others. Her name was Julie, a pretty and white skinned girl. A lot of boys in the school admire her for being beautiful and kind, while here I was. I'm not insecure that much because I know my talents and as far as I know them I am content of being me. It was just a feeling of parkour, where I was totally happy like "there he was, the man I admire" to surprisingly weakend. There she also was the beautiful girl whom he might admire. I looked at Andrei and as I look at him it makes me feel so uncomfortable to be with him more. We don't match , I was a chubby one,he was handsome. Julie was pretty and I was a kind of joke.

From that day I'm making it visible and obvious to expect that he'll ignore me for so many reason; that brokes but it's fine. The bell rang and we all proceed to the auditorium , I just stare and he was smiling... Staring right at others.