Monday, July 24, 2006
my eng essay XD
just wanted to share my english essay and sorta keep this blog "alive". haha. hope you guys enjoy it.
Rrriiinnnnggg!! I woke up with a start. Ohmigosh, I’m late again!! I rushed to wear whatever I could find, washed up the best that I could with the little time I had, collected my books and ran out of my room. I did not bother to check if Jay was still around. I knew he had left earlier. It was an unspoken rule between the both of us; better one late than both. So, we never waited for the other.
Arriving late to my lecture had gained me a lot of unwanted attention. Eyes turned around to see my grand entrance. I mumbled a sorry and took a seat. My eyes began to scan the room and there sitting a few rows in front was her. She caught my eye from the time I entered Ravis College and since then I had been trying to catch hers. Sadly, a year had past and I still had not had a chance to talk to her. Day after day I tried but somehow, things never seemed to work out. There were the occasional “Hi, Adrian,”, “May I borrow your pen, Adrian?” or “Excuse me, Adrian” but nothing more than that. I had joined the piano ensemble just to meet her but she was always surrounded by her girlfriends. Sometimes I wondered why girls must move in packs. Did they know that it is intimidating for us guys to approach them? Most of the time, I felt that if I dated a girl, I would be dating her girlfriends as well. Anyway, to divert my attention back to the lecturer, I reminded myself that I had ensemble practice today. With that mentally noted, I concentrated on solving the calculus equation given by the lecturer.
Later that afternoon, after ensemble practice, the guys and I had planned to play soccer and because practice ran later than usual, I did not have much time head to the front of the college. I attempted to squeeze a greeting to her before I left but decided against it as her pack of friends was already surrounding her. By the time I had arrived at the front entrance, I was relieved that I was not the latest. We waited about ten minutes before the cab arrived and as soon as we saw it, we rushed towards it to get the back seat because it was known within the guy circle that whoever sits in front faced the risk of being molested by the cab driver if he was gay. As we ran and shove each other into the cab, I heard giggles and laughter from behind us. I turned to see that she and her friends were greatly amused. Embarrassment stung me. There was no doubt that they had seen out little act. “Hurry up and get in, Adrian. Or else we’ll be late. Don’t worry, we’ll ensure that you’re still pure,” called out Jay and the guys laughed. As my face turned red, I walked towards the front seat of the cab and just as I was about to enter the car, I heard her voice saying, “Have fun, Adrian.” My heart skipped a beat and I turned to her and replied, “Thanks. I sure will.” All the way to the soccer field, I was ecstatic, replaying our short conversation in my mind over and over.
The next day, I decided to start making a move. Plus, Valentine’s Day was only a week away and I wanted her to be my date for the Valentine dance. Dressed to impress, I walked to college early in the morning in hopes of catching her alone without her ever nosy group of bodyguards. I had heard that she arrives in college alone early in morning with a cup of coffee to enjoy some peaceful times alone. I was not surprised that she would seek such solitude when I saw the bunch of friends that she mixed with. I walked around the college for a while and there I found her sitting all alone under the hundred-years-old oak tree. I enjoyed the sight of her for a while before approaching her.
“Hey, Melody,” I greeted her.
“Hi, what are you doing in college so early? Aren’t you and Jay normally late?”
“I decided that I had enough grand entrances to last me a lifetime. Plus, being under an oak tree with a beautiful girl is a pretty good way to start my mornings.”
She blushed and there was silence in between us. I broke the silence by asking her how she found the ensemble practice yesterday. Yes, I know it was a bad way to begin a conversation but I had no idea what else to say. She told me that it was good and even complimented my playing. “Thanks, you play well too,” I replied and there was silence between us again. Then I said, “Look, I don’t really know how to do this but do you have a date for the dance next week?” She was surprised at my question and whispered, “No.” “Would you like to go to the dance with me?” I asked while staring at the grass. There was no reply and I was really afraid of being rejected but I mustered all the courage I could find and looked at her. For a moment, I got lost in her stunning brown eyes. Then I heard a reply.
“Yes.”
“I’m sorry but could you repeat that?”
“Yes, Adrian, I would love too.”
“Really? Because for a moment there I thought you were going to say no.”
She smiled and I could feel my heart stopped beating. We stayed and talked for a while more before heading to class. It took about five dates before I could ask her to be mine and the rest, as they say, is history.
Posted by grace :P at 6:46 pm