Chapter One - How I Met Her

California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ. That's a fact! Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes. That's a fact! 'Jedi' is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia. That's a fact! The school will start at 8am, and 7.45am I'm still sleeping in the bed. That's....

'...A...FACT?!' I screamed after a peek at my alarm clock. 'Bet, I should have threw you cracked piece of metal is a fact too!' Great, I'm late for the first day of school at this 1st chapter!
Washed my face, brushed my teeth, changed my clothes, and my shoes on. Did I missed anything? Guessed not! I grabbed my bag and left the house. I snapped the door with a touch of my heel. A long way still from school, so I started to hop my step. There are 3 turning point for me to the school like a big "Z" on the map, I just passed the 1st one which is the street for my favorite Ice-cream shop, Ice-Soda it named. And there's 2 more still, so I speeded up again. At the next turning point, I made a sliding break with my black Nike in order to enforce my speed over the direction which similar to a car's drift. Unfortunately, I crashed on a girl, and she fell on me. We were so close that I could smell strawberry on her lips. When she awared her position, she quickly shoved off backward. Quickly, I thought of asking her name and hoped she gave her contact along. Unluckily, when I was going to make my move, she rushed off like she's late for something...

'Late huh....ack, SCHOOL!' I called out in shock that her rushy act reminded me.
'Hey Nim, what so hurry! See ya at school, Monkey Boy!' Henry shouted out from his car window while I'm breathing hardly from my steps. Henry Kurma probably who are my friend for longest time. He got a little gentle side, but mostly he's a bastard who like to slam other with his unfairly big size. And that's how he get his nickname, Polar Bear. Speaking of size, Henry is not the tallest. James Tuna, six and half feet tall guy. With his flapping and unmoved swimming style, he earned the tuna-whale for his nick. "Speak of evil, and evil arrived." James standing at the gateway with his Man of Steel Award which he stood like a steel, and not the annual award from the rugby league. I bet he is having his stalking project shifted earlier.

'hu..hu..hu..whua..what...time is it, tuna-whale?' I breathed out the words.
'7.57, oh, why you're so sweated up?' James replied. Same old James as I thought, always asking this kind of question. And so, I gave him an obvious look. 'Oh, sorry.' He said after awhile when he figured out.

'Hi-hi, hi-hi, my clumf-syy brother, goof morphing!' Jin called out behind with her humorous 'fu' tone and pat on my shoulder. Jinny Toff, my sister from another parents, my god-sister or you could call that. Actively funny person who living in the humor world. 'Ah...da...Mr.Tuf-na is also here!'
'Good morning!' Stephy said dimly. Jin's classmate and best friend, Stephy Keon, a shy little girl but she also possessed a perfectionist within. She noded down her head and shifted nearer to Jin's back after seeing a weirdly grinned Tuna's face.
'Mista..Tuf-na, you're scaring the pure-hearted life there. Stop glancing weirdly!' Jin said aggresively and pointing at Stephy. She's being protective to her friend, but sounded not so convincing with her 'fu' tone though.
'Ah...you're sure energitic everyday huh, Jin.' I said and pat on her head. She quickly tamed from her "not so angry face". 'School almost start, we have to go. Let's go James, and stop doing that, you're embarassing me.'
And so we head off to our class, and so do the girls.

Our school, the Wise Internation School of Eastland (WISE), which have the big 4 words as the logo. It had several new building at the right side, teachers department and offices at the left side, the center nested with a sport stadium, and some old building at the back which had been abandoned for almost 50 years. And my class located at the most front top which took me ran over 5 floor of stair-cases to reach.
The stair-cases almost took away my breathe as it seems also dryed the metal-fish up to half-dead.
'How pathetic, both of you!' Henry said after approached us with his sourceless pride on face. 'Can't even take a couple of jog, huh?'
'Like you would, you fat Polar.' I replied harshly.
'Why can't him?' James asked with his confuse face.
'Damn you flappy whale, which side you're in?!'
'Are you two argued yesterday?'
Both me and Henry sighed. Then we left the wonder fish wanderring alone with it's own confusing mist.

I sat on my seat wondering where the girl heading to while waiting for our teacher to come. Darn, I should at least get her name. How regretful!
'Stand-up!' Our representative called out as usual when the teacher walked in. 'Good Morning, Miss Ho!'
'Okay, sit down!' She replied and everyone chattered a little while siting down. 'Quiet!' Miss Ho harshed her tone this time and everyone turned the attention to front. 'Listen, we got new transfer student today. Okay, you can come in now, Miss Knight!'
Miss Knight...what a fierce surname for a girl, she might looks fierce too, I thought in my mind. 'Thank you, Miss Ho!' A low sweet voice said.

'Oh my gosh, is she?' I called out unintentionally.
'Who? You know her?' James asked as he sat beside me.
She looked around, and she shaked a little when she saw me.
'She is Katty Knight from next town. Please be nice with her. Class, understand?' said Miss Ho.
'Yes, Miss Ho' everyone replied with a cheerful tone except me, spaced out.' With her pretty appearance, everyone started to discuss around. She had gaven a seat just right in front of me. What a fate between us, I thought. And I wonder she remember me or not.

*Ring...!* The recess bell rang.
'Alright, everyone, class dismiss! Go for you lunch!' Miss Ho shouted. And most of the student started shift off the classroom for their break-time.
'Hey, you there!' Katty called me as she turned back to me.
'Yes...?' I answerred.
'Can you stand up to let me have a look?' She called out! 'Can I?'
In my mind, I was thinking what's this about......

End Chapter One