Archive for September 25th, 2007
Jenna, In Charge
“Jenna, do you think my model plane has a higher probability to crash if I’m going to use copper instead of aluminum?” That was Jeffrey asking. “Jenna, which do you think my date would dig the black one or the fiery red one?” That’s Sarah while holding two dresses for her hot date tonight. “Jenna, do you think I should give Kieffer another chance?” That’s Sam talking about her philandering boyfriend. And this is the pits “Jenna, do you think it would rain today?” That’s Jake while looking out the window already in his red runners. Okay, before you get weird ideas into your head let me sort out this confusion for you. I don’t have ESP and I’m definitely not a clairvoyant, although my siblings see me as that. I’m the youngest in a brood of five. And if you were a fan of Scott Baio in the 80’s, I’m the female version of his then popular show Charles in Charge.
I believe that from the moment I was born I was destined to be the “slave” of my elder brothers and sisters. I started as an errand girl at a tender age of 6. I used to run to a nearby store to buy this and that or to drop off or borrow something from a neighbor. When I grew older and a lot smarter (I think). I was promoted from errand girl to executive assistant. Sounds classier huh? Don’t be fooled the job is more tedious and requires critical and analytical thinking especially if I’m doing one of Sam’s book reports, term papers and now her thesis! And now that I’m 17 years old and already graduating from college I was unwillingly promoted to Jack-of-all-trades or should I say Jill-of-all-trades? I don’t know if this is a curse, I mean my being smart and all. They say that my intelligence quotient is so qualified to be included in the MENSA. A group for amazingly smart people, well what do they really know huh? My parents first noticed the sign of my brainpower at a tender age of 3. I not only speak straightly but I can also recite my ABC backwards and count up to a thousand. I know how to distinguish colors and I know the capitals and key cities of almost all the countries like the back of my hand. They were left with no choice but to put me to school at an early age. But since I always excel in all the subjects I was always accelerated to a higher grade. Until now that I’m only 17 but about to say goodbye to my university already. Growing up was rather hard for me for I have not experienced playing with kids my age or doing the things they do. While they were playing Hide and Seek and Tag, you are It in the streets I was already mixing chemicals in my little lab. I may be the smartest in the family or in my whole class but I’m also the saddest 17-year-old kid on the planet.
“To have lunch or not to have lunch, that is the question”, my best friend Justin jokingly chided as he sits beside me in the cafeteria while I was seriously poring over my notes. “Oh, common Jynx (he fondly calls me this, and until now I still don’t know why) are you going to beg off from lunch again?” “It’s twice this week already and there’s no way that I will let you.” After saying his piece he snatched my notebook from me. “Hey, give that back I’m not finish with the statistical analysis of Sam’s thesis yet.” “Seriously Jynx why do you let them do this to you?” “Do what? I asked nonchalantly.” “Bully you, silly. Why don’t you for once in your life tell them to Fuc….” “Hep, no swear words all right.” “Why don’t you tell them to get a life then?” “They are my flesh in blood, end of discussion.” He sensed that he touched a sensitive part of me because I have this look on my face that says, “I’m not making this conversation any longer.” To lighten the mood he then said “I have a surprise for you, you’ll never guess what it is.” “It’s a chocolate bar I exclaimed!” “Are you sure you don’t have ESP?” He joked and handed me the chocolate bar. And I smiled my sweetest smile. He gives me one chocolate bar everyday for 3 years of our friendship now. Justin is your normal average guy and he did grow up pretty normally. He wasn’t accelerated or sent to different schools to compete on a spelling contest or quiz bee. He did not win any science fair not even once. But Justin is just his unique self. The sweetest and most thoughtful guy I know. He is in his freshman while I’m on my last year in the university. I’ll happily trade places with any “normal” kid our age just to spend a few more years with Justin in this University.
Our friendship started one fateful rainy afternoon. It was raining so hard though it wasn’t something like I’m supposed to build an ark pronto but just the same it’s enough to make me look like a drowned cat even with my jacket and umbrella on hand. And Justin along with the other people in the waiting shed needed to cross the street to get a ride. But he doesn’t have anything on that would protect him from the rain he was just scantily clad with his school uniform. He was using his trapper-keeper as a shield from the rain. He kept on looking at his watch as if he has to be by the bedside of his dying mother. Well, I let my imagination ran wild that day that’s why I offered to accompany him on the other side of the street and waited for him until he got a ride and went back to my side of the street. He just muttered a very shy thank you before he finally rode the bus. We did not even exchange names. Had I known later on that the reason why he was so eager to go home was to catch even just the last quarter of a football game, I would have just let him stayed with me in the shed so that there would be two of us who would look like drenched and soggy cats. Well, I really can’t point an accusing finger at him can I? It’s not his thinking that has gone outrageously crazy right? A week after that he found me in the cafeteria (as if I’m hard to find). I’m always eating solitarily, friendless and considered atypical by kids my age. I always sit on the farthest corner of the cafeteria, eating my lunch with my head bent down. That’s where Justin found me. He approached me and said, “There’s my life saver!” He seated himself without even waiting for me to ask him to join me. “We did not have the time to formally introduce ourselves.” I’m Justin, Justin Nielsen.” Already extending his hand. “And your…?” “Jenna, Jenna Walters, and took his hand. “And to repay your kindness Jenna, I’m giving you this.” And he handed over a medal of valor well actually it’s not really a medal but a chocolate bar but it felt like it because it has been months that I haven’t tasted anything with chocolate. Since my doctor diagnosed me that I have acute gastroenteritis I can’t drink coffee or milk (as if I care), eat legumes, nuts, any thing spicy, oily, any citrus and sadly chocolates (this really affected a great part of my life cause I’m a pure and unadulterated chocolate addict!). Even if I was tempted to accept his offer I declined and said that I’m full already. When I looked at him he pursed his lips and looked at me with puppy eyes as if begging for mercy. He looked stupid in a cute way though that’s why I was not able to resist his charm and shared with him my meager lunch. And then he said while pretending to read something from a scroll, “From this day onwards I will be your slave forever and all your wishes will be my command.” “Aren’t you exaggerating things a little bit, I asked?” “Of course not, think about it if you were not there, I would have run into the rain just the same, got really soaked and who knows I might have contracted pneumonia and died by now.” “So you see what you did was really heroic, you saved my life.” I was too dumbfounded to reply. And he was true to his words, from that day on Justin never left my side.
-to be continued-
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Song of Claire for Charlie
I thought our love was strong
That’s why I keep on holding on
But one day you came to me
And you told me you were wrong
For our love and the future is so clear
But one day you came to say goodbye
And I keep on wonderin’ why
Why did your love just fade away
Tell me why, oh why did you exchange
The things that we’ve been through
Why did it have to be this way
I don’t remember anything
I did to pay for all the pains I’m going through
Why did it end this way
I thought our love will last
I’m so confused why it’s so fast
I don’t know why you had to go
Why I had to let you go
Why did your love just fade away
Tell me why, oh why did you exchange
Our love for someone new
I don’t remember anything
I did to pay for all the pains I’m going through
Why did it end this way
And I don’t know who to turn to and I just don’t know what to do
And I don’t know why you left me, why you left me all alone
Why did it have to end this way
Why did your love just fade away
Tell me why, oh why did you exchange
Our love for someone new
Why did it have to be this way
I don’t remember anything
I did to pay for all the pains that I’m going through
Why did it end this way
*This song was born out of a woman’s great love for a man who did not love her the same way as she did. It’s a song of broken promises and betrayal.
Make the Right Choice!
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