Chapter Three: First Day of High School

June 8, 2009

"So, How was your first day?"

A question my mother asked me after I got home from the first day of school.

"It was great mom, a lot of things happened."

Cara's First Day

"Hey, Cara. High School, finally right?"

"Hehe. Yeah, now is the start of something completely new."

"For you. I decided to remain the same. Like in elementary."

"Really? I'm sure there's some guy here that will change the way you think."

"Well, that would be good. By the way, where's Enzhelle? It's already 7 o'clock."

"She said she will go with her mom."

"Oh right. I thought she really hates having her mom work in the same school as her."

"I thought she does too."

"Oh well. So, what do you expect will happen today? I mean you may probably see Chris and also Zach. You've got a lot to handle, Cara, I'm really proud of you."

"Don't be like that. I will try to avoid as much of it as possible."

"Surely, you can do that. But nonetheless, it will not avoid you."

Sara's right. As much as I would like to avoid things, it always finds a way not to avoid me. Like it's asking me to face what's right in front of me.

"Chris?"

"Yeah, it's me. Don't say you already forgetten about me."

"But I thought..."

"Well, I've decided not to go with my parents and stay with my sister here. I really don't want to leave this place."

"Umm, that's great. You really suprised me."

"I can see that in your face. So, how's things?"

"Pretty good. I'm psyched about going to high school."

"Yeah, me too."

At that particular moment, I felt that I maybe was too hard on Chris. I was the one who never talked to him after our elementary graduation. After he suprisingly confessed his love for me. I really don't know what I should do. And I really don't understand my feelings for her. But as the people started to left the auditorium after the Orientation has ended, my desire to speak to him also ended.

"Well, we got to go. Enzhelle is going shopping today and she really wants our help. Right, Enz?"

"Yeah. That's right. So, we'll just see you when we see you."

"Goodbye Chris."

"Okay, goodbye Cara."

I really don't want to do that to him. It was just a matter of getting out of a situation that I don't have a control of. I don't want to rush into things just because he wants me too. But I also don't want to continue on hurting him by not saying something. so, here I am, having no idea what to do. I just hope that I don't go bumping into him on the first day of school.

"You do realize that you're kind of harsh on him last saturday right?"

"Yes, Sara, I do realize that."

"But you still decided on not talking to him."

"Just eat your lunch, Enz."

"I really don't like to eat this much Pork. Ugh."

"Then why did you bring that kind of food?"

"My mom brought it for me. You know her."

"Yeah, I do. Wait a second, doesn't your mom know that you're in high school now?"

"Haha. That's pretty good cara."

"Laugh all you want. I'm not the one who has all this problems in the first day."

That's true. Getting through this day without something happening will be a great thing for me. But as everyone would think, it's rather not that easy. AS the end bell started ringing, signalling the end of our last subject for the day. All I want at that moment was to go home. It's that too much to ask?

"Cara!"

"(There you go, there's Chris.)"

"(What should I do?)"

"(Well, obviously talk to him.)"

"Hey, I'm glad I finally got to talked to you, I"ve been searching for you all day."

"(Well, she's been avoiding you all day.)"

"(Enzhelle!) Is that so, but were just around the campus. Maybe you just didn't see us."

"Yeah, maybe I did. Anyway, I've got someone to introduce to you. He's a new friend of mine. We just met today, but I think you'll like him.."

"(Hey, Cara. Isn't that..?)"

"..Hey, come over here. Cara, Enzhelle and Sara. Meet Zach."

"Zach.."

"Nice to meet you."

"Uhm.."

"Hehehe, Nice to meet you too Zach. Cara here is just so stressed because it's been a long day. But how's your first day, Chris?"
to be continued..