PROLOGUE(Girl’s Side)
“I can't remember when it started
but before I knew it, he’s all I think about.”
As a classmate, I don’t expect to
be taken noticed of immediately. To them, I’m invincible. I walk by everyone
else and hide behind the room where I sat. Deeply covered with my coat, you
might assume that’d make me stand out from the rest but that only isolates me
more. I’m a loner so it wasn’t a big deal. Not until groupings and pairings
that such isolation would cause me inconvenience.
Out of this one time pairing, to
my surprise, a student yelled out. I was certain that the teacher would be fine
with me doing activities alone or rather send me to someone who wouldn’t mind.
Yet, at that time, “that person” with his hand up high stood and volunteered
himself. As one who was used to such loneliness, it was a first for me. More
so, since “he” was someone I could never expect to be paired up with.
He was the type that is liked by
all.
He excelled in physical
activities with the looks to match his friendliness. He had the charm and
charisma that made him shine like a star in the whole school. He was someone I
could only adore from afar. He was out of my reach. For that I was sure.
I looked in awe as I watched him
come close. I wondered whether I was awake at the time or if everything that was
happening was real. My heartbeat grew louder with every step he takes. And when
he reached my seat and spoke, all I could do then was grow solid rock.
“He’s
really here.”
At that time, I can faintly
remember the procedures we did. All I had in mind was “him”. Every movement he
made. Every word he uttered. Even the smell of cologne coming from his clothes.
Every small detail possible. I was busy minding “him” than the lesson. Why does
he have to be the center of my world that day? Such question was beyond answer.
If you’d only hang out with him, you’ll eventually understand. His existence is
just that important to ignore. Even to a person such as myself that used to
think I wouldn’t care about anyone around me. I thought I could live forever in
my desolate world. But ever since I came to know “him”, I found out that the
world doesn’t completely revolve around me at all. And since I met him, I came
to desire him as well.
Will he notice? After the day was
done, is it inevitable that we part ways?
I want to get him to notice me. I
want to know him more. I want him to know that I’m here and I’m not invincible.
Please, look at me. If I look at you, will you see me too? Such questions remained
unanswered until now as that day ended with the sound of the bell.
PROLOGUE (Boy’s Side)
For a while, I get the feeling
that someone is stalking me.
During P.E., I usually get a lot
of fan girls cheering loud every time I show off my skills. I like how people
become crazy and the noise of the crowd excites me more. But whenever I look
far out to the back, I swear there’s a set of eyes that stares at me with such intensity. But when I try to find out who or what it was, it disappears
immediately. Is it creepy? It doesn’t seem to give that kind of vibe. But it’s
something deep. More like a feeling of “wanting” compared to the rest around me.
At times like that, I remember
“her”.
Though she was nobody to the
world, her existence piqued my curiosity. It was like picking the forbidden
fruit. Every person I asked doesn’t know much about her. And every one of them
even warned me against asking further. It seems she doesn’t have much
reputation in school. She’s not bright nor stupid. She doesn’t give teachers a
headache and her grades are just normal to stand out. She always wears that
hoodie even inside classes and covers her face up with her long bangs.
Regarding her looks, I think I’ve never really gotten to see what she looks like without her jacket. I bet she looks pretty normal as well for anyone
to remember or take notice.
Besides the fact that she’s
always ALONE, that one time in chemistry pairing gave me an opportunity to look
into her and get to know her better. Out of all the students present, I
willingly volunteered to be her chemlab partner that day. My mind was full of
questions and the only time they can be answered is by getting close to her.
I could see the shock in
everyone’s expression that day. She and I were just world’s apart that there
was no way on earth that we could see eye-to-eye, more so get along was what
everyone (even me) thought. But as soon as I sat beside her, she maintained her
quiet disposition. I think in that way we were compatible. I did most of the
talking and she just continued working like I wasn’t there.
“Hey
now, I’m right here you know.”
I swear she was ignoring me the
whole time. And as I was about to believe that she was a total snob,
coincidentally I saw her eyes sparkle like gem. She really was a girl. Time
went on and the more I observe, the more I get to know the real “her.” I tried
bumping our hands “accidentally” and she immediately retreats her arms to her
body. When I touched her skin “accidentally” I could feel the heat from her
rise increasingly. She was that aware of me. And when the bell signaling the
end of the period sounded, I almost cried in joy at what I heard.
“Thank
you.”
Even though it was just two
words, for the first time, I was the one who heard her voice loud and clear. I
concluded that the quiet and reserved “lady” was just that shy. And I was too
happy to have been the one who found out the real “her.”
As if destined by fate, the two met. Though no one knows if it is for the best that they came to know each other, no one can say as well that it wasn’t that they did. Since after meeting, a part of their lives changed in that instant. That change will be forever etched in their minds and will be a part of their being forever.
Prologue End
