Every chapters were mixed of flashback and recent time.
5 YEARS AGO
Holding at the strap of my bag so tightly, while looking at the hallway of the University I got in, a new place for me, this is my first time as a college student and I know, I'm not nervous, I'm excited, anticipating what will happen while I'm staying here.
My designated college building was almost at the end of the campus, and it's okay for me, I used to walk ten to fifteen minutes every morning when I was in my junior and senior years, not that I don't have money to get a cab or anything that will drove me to my school, I just enjoyed walking around the neighborhood, it's fun, plus the fact that you can't think of some random things, and I love that.
It took me just exactly thirteen minutes to arrive at my assigned room, although the professor was already there, but he wasn't teaching nor speaking he was just browsing his phone, and I don't have any idea what he was doing, although my classmates are there, sitting, some might have been knew each other since they are whispering to one another. I don't know.
Like the usual first day, our professor introduce himself, explained how he will grade us, and what his subject is all about, and it all happened in the next three subjects scheduled for today, I have a PE class at around one thirty in the afternoon, and it's just eleven in the morning, so I decided to eat my early lunch and just stay in my next class.
It's summer, so I'm not expecting any cold weather, it's sunny day outside, I pulled out my umbrella, I hate being under the sun, I went straight to the cafeteria, and ordered some rice with veggies and meat, I can't let myself feel hungry, I'm having a trouble with my acidity, and I can't function when it's beating me hard.
"Hi," I was about to eat when I heard someone near me spoke, "May I?" she asked if she can sit next to me, and I just nod, it's not mine after all. "We met on the day of enrollment." She said as if it was a matter of fact, my forehead automatically creased, she's a new face for me, I can't really remember. "Ava, right?" I nod, she must have known me, "I'm Olivia, but you can call me Olly."
"Nice to meet you, Olly." I said and start to chew my food, I don't want to eat cold meal, and I'm not in the mood to talk with anyone, well, I always don't.
"Why are you alone? Don't you have friends who also study here, or some new friends you met earlier this morning? I saw you talking with a girl before our class ended." She said, is she following what I was doing?
"Uh, not in the mood, besides it's just the first day of the entire school year, so I am not bothered." I answered, I'm halfway of my food since I can really eat quickly.
"Ohh, you have a point," I did not respond and just continue busying myself roaming my eyes, since everything is new to me.
We usually don't have spacious cafeterias way back in my school, since we only have a couple of hundreds as student population, it's a small school in our neighborhood, and everyone in that school knew each other, it's not exclusively for us, but every town has their own schools, public schools, like a village schools, and we rarely have any transferees.
"You have a boyfriend, Ava?" that's an awkward question, I mean, we just met, well I don't know her yet, so technically I don't know her.
"Nah." I'm wondering if she wants to talk about her love life that's why she was asking me if I have one, maybe yes? "You?" I asked, well not that I'm interested, it's just being polite, I think.
"Yup!" she immediately answered, while smiling from ear to ear. I know right.
"You guys are seeing a few months ago." I said, while eating the last spoonful food I left, and I'm done/
"Woah! How did you know what?!" she almost shouted, some student briefly looked at her and just shrug it off. "Oh, sorry, I mean you said that you don't know me and it's very obvious that you can't remember if you really saw me or not, but how did you know?" she asked, and lean closer to me, so I step back.
"Don't know? Just your vibes? I mean, I have some friends back in my neighborhood, you and them have this same giggling and funny vibes." I said, that's true, I just know when I see one.
"I've got to be your best friend!" She chirps and just hugged me, how the heck did she able to stand up and hugged me in just a snap? Jeez. "Come on!"
"Stop it!" She's choking me in her excitement, what the hell! "Stop it, fine! Just go away! Get your hands off me!" Olly stopped but still she's smiling like a lunatic, is she this friendly that she hugs anyone she wants?
"I'm sorry, it's just, I grew up alone, I was homeschooled, and my father rarely let me go outside to make friends, since my Mom died, my Dad was always out, making lots of money, and I don't have any siblings, not until I met my half-sister." She explained, I just nod and fixed my shirt, it was disheveled because of this girl.
"You could have just asked me, and not just hugged me, I'm not comfortable with that, I'm not touchy." I said, I thought she will get offended but she just smiled and nod.
"Okay! Next time, I'll hug you again, so you will be get used to it." She said, and I can't help but to rolled my eyes, this won't help, I didn't respond and just settle myself in my seat. I still have ten minutes.
"We're on the same class, right?" I nod. "Okay, I'll just meet with my boyfriend, I'll see you later, bye, Ava!" she bid her goodbye and waved at me, I just nod.
I decided to stood up and make my way to my next class, I hate the noise here, and I can't just stay there for another five minutes, I grab my things and left the cafeteria.
"I told you, top bothering me! I will never be your boyfriend I just helped you pick up your goddamn things, missy!" someone said, he's not shouting nor whispering, like holding himself to get mad.
"But Noah, you just gave me your hanky, and you offer me a ride! Then we met again yesterday, and we ate lunch together!" the girl answered, bit unlike the guy, she was gaining some eyes, she was about to cry.
"My god!" the guy seems frustrated, well I can't blame the girl, the guy looks sinfully handsome, and this tall and broad body, I can see that with his polo shirt, and fitted denim jeans, "I gave you my hanky because you're sweating as fvck, I offered you a ride since it's a fourty five minutes' walk from where we bumped and you seems late, and yesterday, we did not eat together, you just sat to the table that I was eating, there's no us! Damn it." I can't help but to laugh, if I were him, I will fell frustrated too, being chased by that kind of girl. Eww
"But why? I told you I like you!" Nyaks! She just confessed? I mean there's nothing wrong with that, but it looks like she was just trying to get the guy just because she liked it.
I just shook my head and walk again, that's entertaining anyways, but not for a long time, I'm wasting my time there, and besides I hav—
"Hey baby." I felt someone touched my waist. "I'm sorry, I have girlfriend." I blinked twice, the guy who's just steps away from me, was now holding me and smiling, "I was waiting for her yesterday when I saw you, and we are having an argument, so she's not with me." He said, he faced the girl, since he was holding me, I was forced to look in front. "She's my girl."