LOGIN"Rea, hurry up or we'll be late". Annalia calls out to me angrily, from her voice I could tell she was anxious and slightly nervous. It is our first day of college so I can understand her. We had overslept this morning. I really wished that I didn't watch that late night movie.
"I'm coming, just keep your mouth shut for a while". I shout back still trying to style my hair while looking for my sneakers. No, I am not that disorganized, I am just looking for a particular one. Annalia comes barging into the room and I could tell she was really pissed.
"What the heck". She shrieks looking at my state.
I give her my best puppy dog look, knowing fully well that she isn't going to fall for it and whisper. "I'm sorry". She just sighs and push me onto the bed softly. "Where are your shoes?".
"It's on top of the wardrobe, I want to wear the red one". I say softly. I finally remembered where I put it. I was feeling quite bad that I'm going to make us late.
She stretches her hands and her toes and then brings it down. "It's okay, we'll make it in time if we're fast enough it's 7:25". She loosens the lace of my sneakers and motioned me to put my leg inside. I did, still trying to get my hair done. It was tangled and making it difficult for me to style, I was trying to plait it into pigtails. I gave up and decided to do a ponytail. She is presently tying the second sneaker lace and I am done with my hair. I grab my bag from my study table, grab her hand and run out the door.
"Hold on let me lock the door". I nod and let her do just that.
"What's the time?". I ask shivering but not from the cold air. The tension is starting to get to me. We ran, more like jumped down the staircase.
"7:30". She replys as we run out the gate hoping to see a cab soon. We could go by foot but we were already late. Our first lecture is starting by 8pm and I silently prayed that we'd make it in time. Ugh why didn't we just call a cab while we were still inside.
"Hey taxi". Annalia whistles and put her thumb out.
"Come on". Annalia calls out jolting me. She is already in the cab. I was so lost in thought that I didn't even notice.
"Bayweach College". She tells the driver, he nods and drives off.
We get to school twenty minutes minutes later. We're so lucky that the man decided to drop us in front of our building.
We rushed into the Engineering building and saw where our Calculus class was going to be held. As we were about to enter, Anna head-butts someone. She rubs her forehead and lets out groan. "Aww come on seriously, can't you see where..." She looks up and sees the face and immediately I knew what she was thinking.
Damn, the guy is really hot. Lean, muscular and he is slightly towering over us. Maybe a 6'4, I guessed. I and Anna are pretty tall girls, she being 5'11 and I 6'0. But then we still had to look up in order to see his face well. He looks like a Latino.
"Are you okay?". He asked softly looking at Anna and then I slip by him and went into the class stifling a chuckle. I knew she that she is smitten.
ANNALIA’S POV
"Are you okay?" The hot male in front of me asks.
Oh my! I think I have forgotten how to speak. I watch as Andrea slips by him and went in trying to hold back a laugh. What, she was supposed to be here with me, by my side.
"Uhmm..." I look up at the guy in front of me, he scratches the back of his head and gives me a quizzical look.
"Oh, ri... right. I'm okay". I mentally face palm my self for stuttering.
He gives me a smile and nods. "I'm really sorry".
"It's okay, I wasn't even paying attention to where I was headed, so it's my fault too". I used my palm to cover my mouth shut quickly as I finished the sentence. Damn I had said that so fast.
"Okay then, bye". He says giving me a heartwarming smile.
I'm such an idiot. I acted so so... I didn't even know the word to use.
I separate my palm from my mouth and went into the class. There were a few people seated so it wasn't so hard to find Rea. I see her looking at me with a silly smile, I walked over to where she was sitting in the fifth row still feeling embrassed from earlier and I knew she was going to rub it in. I took a sit beside her then turned to face her. "Don't even start".
But Rea being Rea didn't even acknowledge what I said.
"Did... you... see what... you did there..., Damn that was hilarious". She said in-between laughs, clutching her stomach.I looked at her and didn't even know what to tell her and then I burst out laughing too. "I know right, I feel so embrassed right now". I say catching my breath.
"Yeah, you actually acted like you haven't seen a hot guy before".
I give her a smile and leaned back, crossing my hands on my chest and putting up my legs on the desk. "No of course not, I have a thing for hot guys". I tell her wiggling my brows. "He's pretty good looking, with a lean muscular build and a super cute smile and a beautiful Olive skin, too bad I couldn't take his number". I bring my legs down from the my desk and lean my hand on it.
"Aw, maybe you can take his number later, when you see him".
"Yeah right, and I'm supposed to see him where?. The chances of us running into each other again are quite slim and even if we do, I still can't ask for his number". It was true, I wasn't sure about running into him again. He didn't even look like someone that is in the first year, he was probably on his way out after seeing someone in this class.
"And you wouldn't ask because..." Rea probed giving me a look.
"Because I made a fool out of myself dummy, I..."
"Good morning class, my name is Professor Patrick and I will be taking you on Calculus this year". I looked up to see a deep voice give the class an announcement. He was an elderly man with grey hairs sticking out here and there. I looked around the class and noticed that it is almost filled up. Hmm, they must have come in while I was talking to Rea.
"Okay I need you to bring out your calculus text book and open to page 65, today we will be looking at..."
The lecture ended an hour later, we file out of the class and damn my head is on fire. I've always had slight problems with calculations but Rea is always there to help me out. She's really smart, we were both studying engineering but different branches. She is studying Chemical engineering and I, Biomedical engineering.
"Come on let's go eat something and then we'll review what was taught today okay". I smile and link my arm with hers.
"You know me so well".
We walked to the closest outdoor food shack and bought snacks and then proceeded to find where we were going to sit. We saw an empty table ahead and walked over.
"So what class do you have next". Rea asks while dipping some fries into the sauce and putting it in her mouth.
"Well I have biology next, what about you". Since we were studying different fields we had some classes separately.
"Uhm, I don't really know, when I'm done eating I'll check".
"Oh, okay". I nod.
We talked about somethings as we ate; the school environment, the kind of people we've met so far and our studies.
"You know, I've been looking over your shoulder for sometime and that latino dude we saw earlier has been looking at our table. He's totally checking you out". She says and gives me a huge cheeky grin.
"Eat your food Rea or you hand it over". I tried taking her food but she slapped my hand out of the way.
"If you think I'm kidding, see for yourself. He's in front of the red coloured stall".
I turn and pretend as though I am looking elsewhere while I in reality I was searching for the red stall. I saw him but he wasn't staring at our table anymore, he was actually talking to a blonde haired guy and then he caught my eye and gave me that same heartwarming smile. I quickly turn back to our table, my cheeks red. I must have looked like a creep."Reaaa.." I drawl. "He was talking to someone, you just made me turn around for no reason".
I knew Rea was telling the truth but I wasn't going to give her that satisfaction.
"Oh please shut it, you know what I said is the truth, now get your silly ass up and go get his number".
I give her a weird look. "I'm not doing that don't be silly".
She says nothing and just gives me a smile. Boy, I definitely knew what that smile implies.
“Help, Lia please help it's so hot in here”. She screams as I try to get to her. There is fire on both sides of where she is standing “I’m coming, just hold on and do not move. I'll be right there”. I tell her calmly as I prepare to cross the fire in order to meet her on the other side of the kitchen.I try to cross over but I can't. This place is so hot and I feel like I'm being boiled. I feel so dizzy and I can't think properly with the smoke clouding my vision and almost choking me. “Hurry up please, I am finding it quite hard to breathe”. She calls out to me again and I hear her cough. I let out a cough of my own. I look at her and see that she is huddled up in a corner as she clutches her shirt so tight. She is staring at the fire fearfully as she moves deeper into the corner not really
“You’ve really got a big appetite Annalia, I mean you really eat a lot”. Levi tells me as we walk out the pizzariea after eating to our fill. The boys are still chatting about their upcoming basketball games. “Well you really didn't expect me to sit there and watch you guys wolf down that pizza while I don't get anything”. I look at him with my eyebrow raised. “You really know how to give the worst compliments Levi”. Matteo says. “Yeah, at this rate you'll never get a girlfriend”. Adrian shakes his head.I turn my head to them, I didn't know that they were listening to our conversation. “You guys should quit picking on him. He is being truthful, I do eat a lot”. I cover up for Levi when I understand what their statement means. “Bleh, we know but if he had said this to another girl who isn't you, she would have felt really offended, kind of”. Adrian is right not many people like being told that
“You with the brown curly hair, stop being goofy”. I hear my coach as I hit the ball again and I sigh. Seriously does this man thinks I'm doing this on purpose. We've been playing for close to an hour now, my palms and wrists are really hurting me.Damn, these girls do have a lot of energy, they play so vigorously and I fear that I wouldn't be able to make the team. I never knew a volleyball tryout was this nerve-wracking and exerts this kind of energy but then what can I say when there are ten girls trying out but only four gets picked. Two from each team.The ball comes to our side of the net again and then out of frustration I hit as I hard I can, scoring a point for our team and also increasing my chances of being on the volleyball team a little.I hear the coach blow his whistle, we stop playing and walk tiredly to where he is standing. “You girls did a great job today. I really wis
ANNALIA’S POVI wake up and as I sit on the bed I feel quite dizzy and I tiredly lay back on the bed, my hand touches something. I turn my head and see Andrea laying on my bed and then last night memories come flooding in.The tears fill my eyes again and I groan as I force my self back to sleep.I wake up again and the smell of pancakes wafts through my nose.I touch the other side of the bed and I find out that Andrea isn't there anymore. I stand up and go pick up my phone which is on the dresser. I check the time as I yawn and stretch. I grumble as I walk out my room and into the kitchen, as I get there I sit on the stool and watch as Andrea makes delicious looking pancakes.She turns around noticing me. “Ah, you are finally awake, here have some pancakes”. She says as she dishes it on a plate for me and then pours syrup. “Why are you up so early, aren't you supposed to be in bed or something?&r
“You do know how to play drums pretty well". I say and nudge Matteo with my elbow. He laughs and tries to block it. “And you Adrian, you're really bad when it comes to playing the flute. I think you made my ears bleed". I say and shudder as Annalia laughs beside me. We were done playing the game and we are about going home. Group A won and the game was really fun. Matteo asked to take us home but we refused, we wanted to walk. It's not like the school is far from our apartment so then Matteo, Adrian and Mariquita volunteered to walk us to the gates. “You know I can play with some other thing that you would definitely enjoy". “Ha and what's that". Annalia asks.He smirks and says. “Your va...”Before he could let the word out Mariquita puts a hand over his mouth and smacks his h
ANDREA'S POVAdrian is about to walk away but I hold his shoulder, stopping him."I'm sorry".He turns around and looks at me. "I'm sorry for the the way I reacted at the cafe the other day, honestly it was really uncalled for and it shouldn't have happened and I'm going to say it again I'm really really sorry". I say and avert my gaze elsewhere. I didn't want to look at his face. "Nah, I'm the one who should be apologizing. I overreacted and poured the coffee on you, sure I was really angry but then again that was uncalled for".Whoa that was fast. I actually thought that he wouldn't apologize for his actions at all.Okay so now that the apologises are all done, what's next. I thought. "Uhm, the girl that was with you. I need to...". "Oh you mean my sister, Mariquita. She's supposed to be her