Aster: Finding the Half of Me

Chapter 1

"Aster, kanina ka pa inaantok. Ano bang ginawa mo na naman kagabi?" Tanong ni Levi sa akin.

"Urgh! Nagaral ako overnight. Andami nating quizzes kaninang umaga so I had to do my best." Papikitpikit na ang mata ko habang nakapatong ang ulo ko sa mesa.

Kasalukuyan naming hinihintay ang aming bagong professor. Well, substitute lang siya sa teacher naming si Mrs. Alcazar. She was hit by a car last day at mabuti nalang at may kapalit agad siya.

Balibalita rin yon ngayon sa buong campus. Sabi ng ilan matatagalan pang makarecover si Mrs. Alcazar dahil na rin sa seryosong mga natamo nito.

Well, hindi kami nagsasaya dahil doon. We felt really bad for her. Napakagaling pa naman niya magturo.

At mas maraming naintriga noong sinabi na ang pangalan ng bagong professor. Hindi ko alam kung sino. I hate memorizing someone's name and I easily forgot everything so I just can't.

Halos buong campus pinaguusapan ang bagong professor. Some says she's pretty, sexy, lovely, strict, and so on and so forth.

Well, I'm a bit intrigued about the new professor but I'm so sleepy, siya pa naman ang suaunod and last subject na namin iyon.

My eyes doze off and went to sleep just like that. I heard Levi's voice waking me up but it didn't work.

Sino ba namang hindi makakatulog sa klase if you only slept for just 2 hours. It's not enough!

Tapos nakasanayan mo pang matulog ng 8-10 hours urgh! But college life is trying to mess with my sleep so let me try to mess with my college life too.

Naramdaman kong nanakit na ang leeg ko. Kaya naman napamulat na ako. Sobrang labo ng paligid and it was quiet too.

Wait? Quiet?

Napabalikwas ako at napatangin sa paligid. My classmates are all gone. Even Levi! I was left all alone here with my bag.

"I slept 1 hour and 30 minutes? Holy moly!" Anas ko nang makita ko ang oras sa relong pambisig ko.

The door suddenly opened and it was a unfamiliar figure walking straight at the teacher's table near in front of me. Yes! In front of me.

I assumed, she was the new teacher. Well, she looks beautiful, young, fresh, sexy, clear skin, and the only problem is her eyes.

Well, it's beautiful but there is something in her eyes and I couldn't figure it out. She's fierce. Ano ba to? Pinagbagsakan ng langit at lupa. Parang wala lang ako rito sa harap niya kung makaupo siya sa harap ko.

Sinapak ko nga ang sarili ko. I'm just checking if I am still sleeping but hell no! I slapped my face so hard and damn it hurts.

Napatingin naman sa akin iyong bagong teacher na hanggang ngayon ay di ko pa rin kilala. Napailing pa ito sa katangahan ko.

"U-uhhhh, good bye ma'am." Paalam ko rito at kinuha na ang gamit ko at lalabas na sana pero nagsalita ito.

"Sit down. I need to talk to you so sit down." Di man lang ako nito tinapunan ng tingin. She was just looking and writing on a piece of paper.

Umupo akong muli at pinapakiramdaman lang siya. "You know that sleeping in a class is prohibited right?" Tumango ako.

"Well, you could wake me up just in case you didn't know ma'am." Nairita ata to sa sinabi ko urgh! Napakagat tuloy ako sa labi ko.

"I tried. No, scratch that. We tried to wake you up but you are sleeping peacefully and smiling like an idiot." She's straightforward huh?

"I'm sorry ma'am. I only slept 2 hours that's why I'm kinda sleepy."