5 One Step at a Time

Upon arriving in the classroom, Mira checked the seat plan plasted on the board to see where she would have to sit. She immediately went to her seat and dumped her bags and books on the table before sitting. She looked around the classroom and saw that Jenny was already in her seat.

"Yo Mira, whazzup?" Somebody sat in her table. She looked up to see a guy with unbuttoned school uniform matched with a stud earrings in his right ear. For a moment, Mira was surprised.

"Hey Kang Jun, dont you have plans to remove your earrings? Im telling you, that would get you in trouble."

It was Kang Jun's turned to be surprised. He wasn't really expecting Mira to answer because she never did so in the past years that they have been classmates. Mira is that timid.

"Woooaaah. Are you concerned about me? Waaa. You have changed Mira." He teased.

Mira only rolled her eyes in response. She motioned him to go away with her hands and started to look on their class schedule. Since it was the first day of class, Mira knows that the teachers will not immediately start the lessons. They will probably be asked to write an essay titled "My summer break" or something like that.

Somebody sat on the chair beside her. Mira turned to greet that person but was once again surprised.

"Hey."

It was the girl from the announcement board.

"Its you?" Mira asked.

"Hehe. You're surprised right? Im not though. Im Jamie by the way. Jamie Marisol." She held out her hand for a handshake. Mira took it.

"I wasn't expecting that you would become my classmate. Im Mirabelle Cruz by the way. Thanks for helping me a while ago. But now that you're in this class, Jenny might find trouble for you. So be careful."

They both turned around at the back to see Jenny glaring at them, especially towards Jamie.

Jamie just mockingly smiled at Jenny. "Dont worry about that. Im not exactly a push over."

The teacher finally arrived so they both faced in front. Just as Mira expected, the teacher asked them to write an essay about how their summer break.

While writing, Mira thought that it would be great if she could remember all of the homeworks and projects that she did on her final year. Wouldn't that make her rank higher? Would that be considered cheating? Too bad though. She only remembers some of them.

She started writing about her summer. Her fluency in language honed by her experiences in her past life reflected in her essay. In just a short time, Mira finished writing her essay while the others are still writing theirs. The only noise she can hear is the sound of pens scrapping against the paper. There's a plenty of time left. Mira has nothing to do so she looked around the faces of her classmates.

In the past, she made too few friends. She wasn't able to enjoy her school life. She has too little memories that she's fond of. This time though, she will make sure that it will be different.

Her mind went back to what she can remember from the past.

That person... Will also come here right? Because this is the place where all of it started. Mira unknowingly clenched her fist, her nails digging on her palm.

"Okay, Time's up. Pass your essays."

The teacher's voice pulled Mira out of her thoughts. She took her paper and passed it in front of her. The others also did the same.

"Mira, do you have something to do after school?" Jamie asked her.

"After school? I have no plans so far. Why?"

"Then would you mind going with me later? Im not really familiar towards this area since I just transferred here."

Mira didnt really have anything to do so she agreed.

After the class ended, Mira didnt see Jenny. She was still probably mad at her because of what happened this morning. She doesn't mind though. Mira wished that Jenny would stay away from her forever.

Once they got out the school. Mira asked Jamie where did she want to go to.

"Shopping malls of course. Lets go, lead the way!" Jamie said while laughing.

Mira can help but to also laugh. Jamie's cheekiness seemed contagious. "Shopping? And I thought it was something serious."

"Hey! For women, shopping is a serious matter okay."

"Yes. Yes. I agree. Lets go. I will take you the best mall in town!"

Mira realized that these were the things she should have experience in her past life. One step at a time. She couldn't change everything all at once. But she can change things slowly. One step at a time.