Are we meant to be ?

Chapter three

Caleb's POV

I can't believe so much bad things happened to me in a same day with the same girl twice. Am I bad luck ? Or is she bad luck ?

I bump into someone and ruined my suit, I tripped over a rock and I hit someone on the nose with my head when I was trying to get up! Can this day get any worse. I hope that girl is okay. I was looking everywhere for her. I went to the female restroom and ask someone to check if she's in there but she's like disappeared. Maybe I will see her around campus again and I will give her my sincere apologies or somehow make up for all the things that have happened.

I decided to just go to mother's office and borrow her restroom. "Hey Mr Wallace, looking fine today." Some student said. "Hey Caleb, you got coffee and didn't invite me ?" Another student said. I just smiled and proceed to way to mother's office. Ms.Rita , mother's secretary wasn't there so I assume that mother is not with anyone. I just barge into mother's office without knocking.

"Mother, you won't believe what happened to me today. I was..." I was about to tell mother about my bad day, but my eyes met with those dark brown eyes again. Is her from the cafe and from the campus main entrance. She is sitting there talking to mother, her red and purple-ish nose caught my eye. I went in front of her and look into her eyes. "How are you? You did have a nose bleed. I was looking everywhere for you." I wanted to hold her hand and tell her how sorry I was but mother said something and ask her to finish signing those paper and go to class.

Before mother see her off and close the door behind her, the last thing I saw were those innocent dark brown eyes. "Can you tell me what happened?" Mother was putting away those paperwork and look into her computer. "Caleb, can you hear me? What happened? How did you know that girl?" Mother sounds irritated and start tapping on her desk with her fingers. "Is... nothing.. just a bad day that's all. I met that girl at the campus entrance gate, I fell and she was about to help me but I ended up hitting on her nose with my head when I was trying to get up." She stood up and walk around her desk and place her hands on my head "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?" Mother is very protective of me because I'm her only son. I have a older sister but mother dislike her way of doing things so she doesn't talk about her much in front of people.

"I'm fine. I should just change and get back to work. I have a class today and I need get back to the office." I stood up and went to the restroom. "I'm sorry for asking you to do this. You can get back to your job as soon as Mr. Maverick is back from his seminar and you know you are one of the best architectural designer I know. You can teach this students better than anyone I know." I walk out of the restroom "Mother, I'm helping you because you're my mother and I don't have a choice, not because I'm the best." Before she could say anything I walked out from her office.

I was about to walk into my class but someone caught my arm "Hey, Mr.Woke-Up-You-Wasn't-There. I was getting worried that I didn't perform well in bed last night when I didn't see you in bed next to me this morning." Lauren was one of the professor in the university. We were also classmates in high school. They say she had a crush on me but I wasn't into her. But how did we end up having s*x? Well... let's just say it involved a high school reunion, lots of drinking and truth or dare.

I woke up next to her in her apartment, I wrote a note but maybe she didn't notice it. I felt like a jerk but I don't want to lead her on "Look Lauren, I know we slept together last night. But I was drunk... we were drunk. I just don't want you to..." She cut me off "Oh, come on Caleb. I know yesterday was just a one-night-stand. You don't have to be so tense. Live a little." She continued "And maybe if we play our cards right, it might turn into a two-night-stand." She kiss me on the cheek and turn her heels and walk to her class.

Can this day be any weirder ? I walk into my class and saw two students talking to a female student. "Mr.Jones and Mr.Davidson, please go back to your seats and stop flirting with the female students." They both when back to their seats. "Mr.Wallace, I'm not flirting, I was just introducing myself to the new girl. " Nathan said. "A new girl?" I asked and look up and saw those innocent dark brown eyes again.

Scarlett's POV

Are you freaking kidding me? He is the substitute? The guy that I bump into and made my nose bleed. Can this day get any 'better' I thought to myself and trying to get my head wrap around the idea that I'm in the same room with him and going to be in the same room for the next few weeks.

I was feeling happy, embarrassed, nervous and all sorts of emotions in that moment. Happy to see those beautiful blue eyes again. Embarrassed that so many bad things happened between us. Nervous because.. well.. I'm always nervous. "Can you come in front please new girl?" He said and I felt like I was stuck in this chair. I stood up and walk towards him. He ask me to stand in front of the class and introduce myself. What the hell man.. do people nowadays still do this introduction thing? I though if you want to meet that person just ask their name or whatever. I feel the walls are closing in and I can't breath. Maybe is because I'm standing next to him or maybe is because everyone is looking at me like they were watching a monkey show.

"Hi... I'm ... Scarlett.. Scarlett Jefferson. I'm 24 years old." Some people are mumbling, some are looking around. "Aren't you suppose to be working for something? You're like 24." One of the student said. "I think it doesn't matter what age you are, you can study whatever you want in whatever age, so shut up you dumb-ass." Grace said and made some of the student laughed. "Pipe down everyone. So why did you choose this major?" I was about to go back to my seat but he asked me another question. "I didn't get to choose what I wanted to study for my first degree but now I got the chance to choose so I chose architectural because I love the building structures, I want to know more about the man behind these buildings, the history and stuff."

"That's very good. You can go back to your seat now Scarlett." He gave me a warm smiled but he got this confusion in his eyes. The class went well, Grace guide me through some of the points and she even borrowed me her notes. I didn't even notice three hours of class just went by like that. During the whole class, I kept looking at his, and once in a while we will meet each other eyes. He will stared at me for awhile and he will look away. "Hey, you want to join me for lunch? I'll introduce you to some of my friends if you're interested." Grace was packing her stuff and I was still in thought. "Em.. sure.." I packed my things and stood up, was about to walk out of class but suddenly I was called. "Scarlett, can you stay for a minutes? I need to give you some notes from previous class that you have missed." I look at Grace "I'll wait for you at the campus cafe" I turn back and walk towards him.

He was searching for the notes in his bag and I was standing there looking at everything besides him. "Sorry, all my notes are messed up." I remembered all his notes was scattered over the floor, it must taken his a long time to pick those up. "Don't worry, take your time." I smiled at him and he gave me a awkward and weird smile. After awhile he finally gathered all the notes that he needed to give me and when we hand it to me "I'm very sorry about today, for the shirt, the nose and other stuff." He said awkwardly and I can see that he's very tense "I'm sorry too, I ruined your suit and this may seem odd but I think I'm bad luck today. This is only my second day moving here and I already causing trouble. I hope I didn't bruise your head or something" He laughed and looked at me in a very adorable way. "No.. My head is fine. You nose must be in pain." He chuckled and rubbing his head. "No.. your mother help stop the bleeding and gave me ice pack for the pain." We both laugh "Oh about that, nobody knows that the principle is my mother so please me keep that a secret." I nodded "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. But I might write it in my journal though." I didn't let gave him a chance to continue and I walk out of the classroom.

He was kinda cool about the whole thing, maybe he already forgotten that he saw the color of my bra. I try to toss the matter aside and went to the campus cafe to look for Grace. Grace saw me coming and wave at me, I walk over to her table "Attention people, this is Scarlett, the girl I was telling you about. She's new here so please be gentle on her." Grace was making an announcement to her friends and they all look so serious to me and I'm starting to get nervous again.

"This is John, he's in the science department. This is Liz, she's in the modern art department. This Aiden, he's in the music department and... this is Me, I'm in your class. They all roll their eyes at Grace. "So, are you an Asian, a Chinese or a Korean ?" John asked and the others glared at him. "What? I was just making conversation." John looked hurt when the rest of the gang said he's stupid for asking that kind of question. I chuckled "I'm very open minded, you can ask whatever you want. Don't worry about it. And half true, I'm half Chinese and half American. I look more like my mother so I look a little more Asian but my other siblings look more like my father so they look more western." I explained to them and they all nodded like little kids.

"That's cool. So where are from exactly?" they asked. "I'm from Malaysia. My father moved to Malaysia when he married my mother. But sometimes we go back to US to visit my grandparents." They all took turns to ask me questions and after that we went back to our respective classes. After class, I took the bus back to my apartment. It was around six when I reach home and I saw Sarah and Peter standing outside their cafe. "What are you guys doing standing outside?" They both turn around and gave me a welcoming smile. "Scarlett, you're home. How was your first day?" Sarah sounds like my mother and I have to say come back home after a long day and seeing them made my feel a lot better.

"My day was bizarre. But I met some friends which is cool I guess." I'm still confused why they are standing outside the cafe. "That's great. You fit in just fine." Peter was putting up a sign and Sarah was guiding him to go a little to the left and little to right. The sign shows that they will stay open from nine in the morning to twelve midnight."Why the sudden change of operating time?" I asked while walking in to the shop with Sarah and Peter. "Our liquor license have been approved." They both look so happy and Sarah was jumping in joy while holding their liquor license. "We have been trying to get this approved so that we can serve people alcohol drinks. This place will be a coffee shop during day time and more like a pud at night."

"People can relax after a long day of work. There are few company buildings nearby and people have been suggesting so we thought why not." Peter continues "Plus, it would boost the profits and god knows we need it for the wedding." I nodded in agree "I think it will a big hit! All the best guys! Call me anytime if you need help. I got my timetable so you guys can start arranging my shifts" I gave them my timetable "We'll let you know about the new working schedule tomorrow. Now, you should go upstairs to rest. You had along day." I gave them a small nod and went upstairs.

I went into my apartment and plop down on the sofa. I replay back all the things have happened today. I hope tomorrow will be better and wish it won't be that awkward between me and Mr.Wallace. I sat there for a good hour and decided to get up and make myself something to eat. I made myself a nice bath and forget about all the things have happened and relax from head to toe. I came out of the bathroom and straight away went to bed. But every night before bed, I will write in my journal what I did that day, what happened that day and how I felt that day. And after that I drift off to sleep.