All about kate (part 1)

I was pretty sure I’d die alone. Fate was never kind to me, from the illest of weather to the worst of luck, I figured having someone by my side would worsen the consequences. Running late for my first class, the wind was slapping against my face. The jeepney I rode toward the school seemed to hate me as it turned right when I was clear that I would go to the left side of the Campus. So I had to go down to the Devcom building and rush to class. It was 6:55 but my sweat felt like 5:00pm. I was running out of air and outside the facade I was panting hard, it was the first day of school so I barely knew anyone. One girl was kind enough to indulge me and checked on me. My vision was blurry and sweat was covering my eyes but I could see the red shirt she was wearing and maong shorts. But what strikes me the most is her bright red hair. Speaking in a confused manner she asked why I was panting and soaked in sweat early in the morning.


“I thought I was running late”


“You’re fine, the professor was absent since he emailed that he doesn’t go to class in the first days, didn’t you receive one?”


“Nah, I was busy playing games all night, if that’s the case then what are you doing here?”


Hiding her face in her hair, she was visibly embarrassed and said “I was up all night watching Kdrama so I didn’t read the email also, I just got here”


I laughed loudly at her and she was visibly annoyed but laughed along as well. After laughing I noticed that her red hair was the tip of only what is beautiful to her. Her thin frame perfectly suited her tall stature and when she waved the hair that was covering her face, it was like a model doing a photo shoot. She was natural, with pearl white teeth and a wide smile and mean looking but rounded eyes that went well together. Still holding onto my knees I looked above and whispered “good job with that one.


Gathering my strength again I stood up and picked myself up and made my way to the bathroom. Walking forward she asked me where I was going, and I said “I’m going to change my shirt, do you want to tag along?” Visibly flustered, she took a step back and held her hands up as if I would do anything to her. Shaking my head I made my way into the bathroom and changed my clothes.

Walking outside, I was wondering what to do with the remaining hour and a half of free time that I still have. Around the campus I was looking for a girl named Marisol that I met a week ago in the campus tour. Because this university is wide enough that it requires a campus tour so that you don’t disappear in a moment's notice when you get lost. By the way this is UPLB if you are wondering about that, where each building has considerable distance between each other. This was my dream school ever since I was a kid so I was expecting something more on my first day. It was mundane at best but hey I'll take it. I  found out that the Marisol girl was in my every class. Where she was seated with a guy whose name I cannot remember. We introduced ourselves and sat together showing our individual schedules and seeing how all the time matches perfectly.


The class was casual at best where we introduced ourselves to each other and set expectations to the class and one another. There was a weird girl named Claire who said she admires dictators, but I couldn’t pay much attention since I’m still a bit frustrated that I woke up at five am only to have a class at 10am. I really didn’t pay much attention in class since I have little to no interest in my classmates. We were grouped by counting but Marisol were keen on keeping the one person she knows in the class so the teacher gave up and let us group ourselves. The rest of the classes went that way .


At night the Marisol was separated from me as she have errands to do at home and dorm. The last class finished at 6pm since we discussed so much after the introduction that it was exhausting. The problem is that I forgot to ask anyone where I could get a jeep to SM Calamba best. It was 7pm since I opted to eat at the campus since I know that the traffic will kill me. I walked back to our main building, hoping to use the bathroom but it was locked.


Disappointed as I may seem, there is an eerie feeling behind my back that I was not alone so I haste to leave the building immediately. I saw a streak of color red in my peripheral vision and feeling a weight and sensation rising up my spine; I was prepared to run. The hair on my back stood and I felt my sweat getting colder. My heart was beating in the manner it wanted to escape my chest. Then slowly I looked to my right.