Chapter 2 : Crimson High

"wait, babe! slow down beautiful." he teasingly laughing at me.

We are currently in the park and he is teaching me to ride a bike. He is holding the bicycle from the back while his one hand is also holding the steer

I laugh shyly.

I reached at this age yet do not know how to ride a bike. My parents are so strict that even a mosquito can't even took a bite.

"You'll just end up hurting yourself." they said. I rolled my eyes in disbelief.

Though my heart was beating so fast, I still try. Nothing will lost if I'll try right? It's just that I don't have any talents and sports.

All my life, all I did was to study.

For a change maybe? I can try bicycle.

I laugh harder and try to push the pedal faster and harder when I think I already get the balance. But, that just all I thought.

"Move!!! Francisssss helpppp!! " I shouted as I saw a girl riding a bike also towards my direction.

Since I lost control, we ran to each other and fell down.

"you are so clumsy Daniela!" I nag to myself quietly.

"hey, I am really sorry. are you okay?" I ask even though I myself is still under my own bicycle.

I push it hard and try to got up.

I saw Francis running at our direction.

I smiled at him to lessen his nervousness and try to walk and help the girl I run. I got some bruises especially in my legs. It really hurt thus I am walking slowly and limping.

" That's why I've told you to slow down. are you okay? is something hurt?" his voice was soft and gentle.

I feel my self but good to know I am fine. no more except from the bruises and some swollen arms.

I shook my head in response.

he picked up the bike I was riding earlier. Then he placed it in the corner before hugging me. I also quickly hugged him back to apologize for being wise.

"I'm sorry"

I woke up because of a very bad dream, very very bad!

That's not really bad, though. It's just that it was a memory of the person who hurt me so much.

Looks like whom you want to forget, they don't want to let you go. Even in a dream they still chasing me. I quickly erased that and clear my mind.

Like I always do every morning, I first stared at the ceiling for a few minutes.

What happened and it did appear in my dream? It's been a while since the last time I think of him.

I missed him.

I looked at my cellphone first to see what time it was, it was 07:26 am. There is also a text from my bestfriend, Jilliane.

I quickly opened it and read, we need to start enrolling today because there will be a lot of people since it is the first day of the entrance exam.

I replied "okay" before finally getting up from the bed and put it away.

even just from upstairs I can already smell Aunt alicia's fragrant cooking. She is the only one with me here at home.

She has no family because she was so focused on caring for her siblings and now in me. my parents already died 7 years ago, my mom had cancer and my dad had a heart attack.

"Good Morning Aunt alicia" I greeted her warmly.

Not because I woke up badly, I can pass it on to other people. That's wrong!

"Good morning too Daniela, Darling. come faster and sit down. I cooked pancakes, fried rice and ham for you" I don't know if you can call it a hard meal, but yes, I don't care really.

It just that I eat hard meal in the morning because I feel more energetic me when I eat breakfast like this.

I ate fast but not in a hurry. Even though I was done eating, I was still waited for Auntie to finish before I stood up. Because that was rude if I stood up while she still eating.

"Auntie, I'm leaving!" I shouted and headed out of our little home. I did not wait for her to answer, she already used to it.

The jeepey station wasn't that far from our house, or I was just used to it because I had to walk to from our house to there every day.

It's a pity because the eight pesos fare for a tricycle if you can just walk. I was probably on board in less than ten minutes. Thank God! My limbs are long!

Fortunately I left the house an hour earlier before 09:00 am! It was very hard ride!

Why don't they just put a terminal in this area so that people can line up properly? not that you need to struggle with other commuter first before you can get on the jeep!

If you are in hurry by accident, you will not be able to reach!

after twenty minutes of exposing myself to the sun, waiting for the jeep I could ride in, luckily, a jeep stopped where I was standing.

I immediately ran to the front for there to sit next to the driver, the back was too full of aggresive commuters!

There are even a lovers who are scrambling and fighting in front for my position, duh! First come first serve! When I first got on board, the couple did nothing but back off, the woman stared at me before finally backing away. I gave her a teasing smile to make it even more annoying!

duh! flip hair!

the jeep I was riding in traveled fast until it reached the middle part, lord, the traffic in this part was so heavy, it mobed very slow.

The traffic problem is probably the biggest problem of our country. It's too bad!

13 minutes before 9:00 am I arrived at my destination, CRIMSON HIGH, my dream school! Oh My Ghad! I can't believe that it is already in front of me!