Chapter 4: Confluence

Alex's PoV

Today is the worst! Think of it, I was peacefully eating when someone ruin my mood because of a student who thrown his leftover noodles to my uniform.

F L A S H B A C K

I'm at canteen right now eating when suddenly my phone rang.

*PHONE RING*

I get my phone from my pocket and look who's calling, it was my Mother.

"Hello, Mom?" I greeted at her.

"Oh sweetie, are you okay there? Is your studying fine?" she worriedly ask

"Mooomm... I'm fine, very fine. Also people here are hospitable and very kind," I answered for her not to worry.

"Oh really? That's good to hear my sweetie. Anyway if ever you wanted anything just call me or just leave some messages, okay?" she instructed.

"Yes Ma! I'll follow everything what you said," I tendirizely said.

"Oh that's good.. I'll end this call. I love you sweetie," she said.

"Yes Mom. I love you too," I replied and she ended the call.

I was going to drink water when...

"What the! What have you done to my uniform!?" I ask infuriated.

"A-ahh I didn't mean to, I'm sorry I didn't mean to throw it to your uniform. It's just that I'm out of balance," he stated at me but my expression didn't change.

"You're out of balance?! Ha!? And what? I'll believe what you stated?" I said and then I grabbed his collar and he'd let go what he's holding earlier.

"I'm telling the truth here," he calmly said considering that and I think that he don't want to engage in fight.

"Ha!" I furiously shrieked.

"I'll believe you.. this time! But if this incident will happen again, that's not only what I can do," and I thrown him. I turned my back on him and go back to my seat. I shake off my wet uniform using my handkerchief. After I eat, I went to toilet room to remove its stinks of noodles and also wash my hands too. Unfortunately when I went to the toilet room, the guy earlier who thrown leftover noodles is there. I immediately hide in this wall and I think I'm stupid hiding here, I waited for a couple of minutes before he get out of the toilet room. I go inside of the toilet room with a worries but I just ignore it, I quickly rinse this stinks in my uniform as well as I wash my face. I'm thinking what's going on with my heart righ now.

E N D - O F - F L A S H B A C K

"Hayst," I just heave a sigh and go back to where I'm sitting earlier to get my bag, after awhile I go to the locker room and head to my locker. I change my uniform considering that I can still smell the stinks. Earlier our supervisor announced us that we don't have teacher this subject. I'm heading now to the library to study a bit about english subject. I'll work hard this year since I don't want to happen that again when I'm in grade seven that I failed. I should be in second year in college if I didn't fail, that's why I'm determined to to finish my study not for myself but for my mother who sacrificed for me.

I open the book that I've been carrying earlier and the first page I saw is the title of "The Portrait of a Lady", but as I read the title I didn't understand anything. I immediately closed the book. It's like my mind will going to burst considering of what I read, I just forgot it and get my cellphone. I opened the app FB and what greeted me is so many messages and notification. Not bragging but I'm kinda famous in social media, I clicked the notification and one of those notif caught my attention. A "new suggest friend" of FB and he seems familiar to me. I click it and I was right. "He's the one who bumped at me earlier," I said without realizing it. "Cyan Tareon?" I ask in confusion and just laugh. I focused my attention stalking at him and I saw he has a new post. Three people at one picture.

"HAHAHAH he's into social media," I mumbled laughing. I search more information about him when I didn't notice that my next class will start sooner. I quickly move and arrive at the right time in my third class at that is English.

"Good afternoon everyone," the teacher greeted when she arrived.

"Good afternoon too ma'am," we synchronizingly said and then we took our sit.

"This day we'll discuss about the first chapter," she start discussing and everyone seems into listening her.

"Can anyone tell me about the exact title of the first chapter?" shr ask and all of us just look down and fix our style of sitting.

"None? Any voluntary?" she ask again but no one bothered to raise their hand.

"Okay! I'll call someone and if you didn't answer it, you'll receive a failing grades in this lesson! Understand!?" she shouted and everyone went quite.

"Yes ma'am," we answered.

"Okay! I'll call boys and I'll give five seconds for the three students... Roco!?" she called the most annoying and noisy in the classroom. Roco nervously stood up and he didn't standing straight because of his nervousness.

"M-ma'am?" he answered in hesitation.

"Exact title of first chapter in english?" the teacher didn't waste any time and directly ask Roco.

"I-I don't know ma'am," he answered. We need to address her in english language because if we didn't follow her rules, we'll receive a minus points on our marks.

"Excuse me ma'am," the student from outside ask and we didn't know her.

"Yes dear?" the teacher ask politely to the student and if it's us, then she's like a tiger to me! The teacher take her time to bother and walk through the student.

"Do you have extra white board marker ma'am?" the student faintly said. Jusq forst day of school and you don't have markers? That's impossible!

"Who said?" she calmly ask.

"Mr. Eric ma'am," the student answered. Everyone in the classroom just looking at our teacher and didn't make any noise.

"Oh it was Mr. Eric? Ah yeah, sure I have so many extras for him.. I mean for everyone who don't have markers," she recovered but it's too obvious that she mean to say that. She went on her bag ang took one of those marker.

"Here, pass this to him that if the ink deplumes just go to me directly, okay?" the teacher added, she has a sweet smile and when she turned at us. The wind kinda changed.

"Where are we now?!" she vehemently ask.

"We're at school ma'am," it was too faint but I can hear it clearly. It was the answer from a student who's too repulsive.

"What? What did you say Roco?! Instead of saying nonsense at you seat, why don't you answer my question first?" then the teacher go to his chair.

"Stand up! Did I say that you can sit already?" she behest strictly and Roco immediately stood up.

"Myghad this students! You're now in college and still you're behavior is better than grade ten! Even simple question.., anybody didn't get a correct answer!" she shouted.

"Duhh ma'am.. Roco is the first you ask," I said in my mind since I don't want to get yelled at.

"You should be matured now! And you know how to respect too! I will not take that as a joke considering that I'm offended by your behaviour!" she yelled again and not anyone bother to make a noise since my instinct telling me that she's serious now.