"I love you!" The woman I once loved said to me. It was a beautiful afternoon; the sun was bright like it was signaling something. Beautiful as it may, it wasn't comparable to her beauty. She glowed so brightly like a comet passing by the earth.
"Do I look good?" She innocently asked with a smile; I replied however, with a simple nod,
I was still stunned and processing how someone could look so stunning. She probably realized it as well, she gave the look(a grin like she knew something) and being me, I blushed. That was long ago though, years back, distant but close memories. I did love her, she was most definitely beautiful and kind, especially with her glinting emerald eyes.
Now I'm deeply saddened, just remembering that moment in my life, she was happy, and so was I. It was under an Acacia tree; the place where we confessed our love. My hair was a mess, so she fixed it.
"Your black hair would look so much better if you let me fix it all the time." She said, "I'm curious though, if Rose confessed first, would you have picked her?" She asked me with a smile, though I was intelligent enough to realize that if I answered wrong, I. Would. Be. Dead(women are scary).
"I'm dead no matter how I answer, aren't I?" I asked her with a hint of playful fear; she was hopefully amused by it. She didn't give a verbal reaction; a smile is all she gave (and a little kiss on the cheek).
That was love you know, and my little heart was locked IN. Who would've thought that we wouldn't be happy forever. Someone wise would have said that we were naive, but no, we were naive and happy— until we weren't.
(Present Day)
In class, I was the shy type. People never fancied me, I stayed far away from people, except…
"Al to the pas!" Leo called me from across the room. "I can't believe that we're getting two new transfers today!"
Leo is the type to be always annoying(in my own words). The guy got close to me because no one else would, it's like a curse and then some; dude is always happy. He kept talking to me, he just doesn't take hints. At that moment I was really thinking about the end of the school day, and my phone, and food, and a lot more, anything as long as it's far away from people. In the midst of my daydreaming Leo took me out of it, he literally bashed my head onto the table.
"OW!" I yelled with great pain in my voice. "Why the fuck did you do that!?" I asked him, trying to keep my calm since our classmates were looking at us.
"Dude, I heard that the new transfers are cute," Leo replied, now being calm(He's the top of the class also).
I let out a sigh and left him to his business, he already knows why, I don't like people. However, I had a gut feeling, a connection of some sorts, I have no clue what, but it just felt like I should look out, see the people, those new transfers. Both of them were girls from what I heard, doesn't really matter to me.
"YOOOOO!!!!" Students from all other classrooms shouted in the background, something that really startled me and my whole class.
It wasn't to be expected, why would they be so loud for just some transfers? Did it peak my interest?, yeah, it did.
"Alpas! Those girls look so fine!" Leo said to me.
But it's not like I care, faces don't work on me anymore. I don't know why but I decided to walk up from my seat and look outside the window. There I saw two beautiful girls talking to each other; one I recognize and one I don't. A sight that really frightened me. I saw a person from my past, Rose, a friend I once knew… I walked out of my classroom onto the halls, that's where I met my adviser, Mr. Diaz. Mr. Diaz was carrying lots of books, and because I was trying to get out of there fast I asked to help him.
"Alpas, you're usually never this helpful. You're always unwilling to do anything, what reason led to such change?" Mr. Diaz asked,
I just smiled at him and held my left hand on my breast and said, "I'm trying to do better!" I said, trying to get out.
He just shrugged and gave me books to carry.
"Alpas, I gotta ask you something, can you do me a favor?" He asked me, although he seemed hesitant because of my usual character.
In the heat of the moment I just agreed and nodded along, now I was stuck doing something that I don't even know.
"What do you need me to do sir? Hopefully nothing back-breaking, HAHAHAHAHA!" I said.
And, "Don't worry Alpas, I just need you to give Clarity(one of the transfers) a tour of our campus!" Shit! I really wanted to shout 'shit!' At that moment, I didn't like people, especially talking to girls, damn it.
As we walked down the halls and to the ground floor, I couldn't help overthink the situation, like, I was stuck on my own thoughts. I just hoped that I wouldn't be seeing her, it would be extremely bothersome, especially as I truly want to forget that part of my history.
"Just put it there, Clarity is in the other room," He said to me whilst he fixed his glasses; he also had a grin.
"And what about the other girl, sir?" I asked.
"She's getting a tour as well, probably gone by now." His reply made my heart calm.
Another pressing problem however, is, how I will give Clarity a tour, I don't even know her. I'll just have to do what I'm supposed to do, I agreed to this, HMP.
As I prepared to head into the other room to greet Clarity, a voice that was very loud was heard behind me, saying,
"Oh dear, if it isn't the quiet and gentle Alpas!" My MAPeH teacher Ms. Gale said she was very sweet and kind; the fact that she was young(in her 20s) made many people clamor for her. Her youth was complemented by her dyed blonde hair, and eyes that were as clear as the blue ocean.
I was very well known in school by the faculty because I was quiet, so Ms. Gale would always try to treat me well. The fact that I agreed to give the new transfer a tour must've really shocked her.
"Ms.Gale, good morning!" I replied to her, trying my best to keep a polite tone.
She instantly got the fact that I didn't want to be a part of this situation;
"Maybe she can help me!" I thought to myself, trying to grasp the hope of not talking to Clarity.
My hands were numb cold, meanwhile, in the background Mr. Diaz was stacking books, as Ms. Gale was staring at me with a smile. I truly did hope that she would help me; and she kinda did.
"Don't worry, this girl is nice. She will definitely be kind to you, like, Leo. Be yourself, I'll bet that she'll love that about you, HEHE." She whispered to my ear; her leaning over to do so however led to an unprecedented encounter.
Rose walked past the room I was in, and as she did, she looked at me with a terrifying grin. My heart was beating fast, I didn't know what to do, for the first time in so long, I thought of going away(AGAIN!).
"Okay ma'am, I'll give it a try," I said whilst looking behind me; I did my best to not look at her.
Eventually, she walked away, though' I knew that it wouldn't be the last of her.
Ms. Gale gave me a grin after hearing my reply, but I did notice her looking behind her back.
"Well, what are you waiting for, head inside!" she said while pushing me into the room.
As the doors opened, a bright light filled my eyes… a beauty it was I saw that day, she made the room glow with beauty. That was the day that my life would change forever, that was the day I would fall to despair, that was the day that I found happiness. That day that I thought would be like any other, was, the day…the day that I— the day that I met you…