3. Honing My Gift

I looked at Adriann like he had lost his mind. 'Go out with him?' What the heck?

"Go out with you? Have you lost your mind? Do I look like a girl to you? Also, I how never thought of dating a man. How can you...?" Words were failing me because I believed that I didn't hear him well. Did he just ask me... Haaaa! (Breathe in.... out.... in.... out.... haaaaa!)

"No. No. That's not what I meant. I already told you that I want us to be friends. I just want you to get to know me better. And where can you get to know me except in a place where we can sit and talk without distractions?" He hurriedly explained as if afraid I might turn him down.

I wondered why he seemed so meek with me yet he had a reputation that preceded him in the whole school. He was a loner and didn't have any friends. Rumour had it that he had such a cold aura around him that no one dared get close to him. I wondered why I never seemed to notice his cold aura because he was always playful and full of jokes whenever he was around me (I say this because I never actively looked for him. He was the only person who was always around me. It's like he never got tired. I had this feeling that if I asked him to jump over a cliff he would do it without question. I thought I should explain myself before you misunderstand me. *ahem*)

Anyway, here he was; looking at me so hopefully like he was begging me with his eyes not to decline his request. And now I feel like I would be a jerk of I let him down. Aaaaaah! What to do?

"If I go out with you, will you stop bothering me? Will you leave me alone?" I asked because I just wanted to return to my quiet time when the only person who was fawning over me were my fan girls. And talking of fan girls, where were they nowadays? It has been a while since I have seen any of them. (Another explanation over here: it's not that I cared about the fangirls. No. It's just that it was funny the way they would just stand at a far distance and then start admiring me and gossiping about me. I always heard them and by the way, I have a pretty good hearing.)

If we go out and it still doesn't arouse your interest, I promise I will never bother you again. I give you my word," he said with a serious expression that said he meant what he said.

"Okay. So, when and where?" I asked.

"How about today? I will pick you up after classes and I will take you to my special secret place. It's quiet and we can talk there without any disturbances," he said and I nodded as I started walking away.

"Gael?" He called to me and I halted my steps as I turned to look at him.

"Thank you." He said as he smiled at me. 'This guy loves smiling, doesn't he?' I thought. I nodded at him and walked away. I don't know why that smile made me feel like my stomach was sommersaulting.

I don't know what got over me because it was actually nice talking to him. I guess he wasn't all that bad.

Anyway, that waits to be found out when we go out today. I'm kinda looking forward to it, not. (Smile)

I walked to class just a few seconds before the first professor walked in. He was teaching us Biotelemetry and I swear I loved this unit. I had a way of telling if someone was sick and pinpointing exactly what was wrong even before official tests were taken.

Dad always said that it was a talent I got from mom and I damn well loved it. That's why I loved Biotelemetry because it's like the professor was teaching me exactly how to hone my gift.

I remember this day I saved an old lady who had fainted at the park while my dad and I were taking Lucy out to play. People were panicking all over wondering what to do. I asked my dad to call theabulance as I rushed to her side. I took her hand in mine and it was like me and her were connected. I felt her pain and I was able to tell that she had cardiac arrest and give her first aid and the ambulance guys told me that if I wasn't there, she would have died.

I saved a life that day.

Aren't I amazing? I know I am. Just say it.... Please? Humour me... come on... (Ha ha ha!)

That's why I love this course. It helps me hone my gift and maybe understand myself more.