Chapter:71 It wasn't the big day I had thought.
Drake's birthday was the beginning of the new week and the 16th day of October.
Previous days were sunny who's hot flashes were severe on the skin but today making it the 16th day in October and a new week the climate was sad that it was raining so heavily and thunderstorms were inevitable.
Not only it was a new week but it was the week Zena is starting up her new school at the University of Charvy University under the program of Art.
The same department as Kate but different levels, Kate was already in 300level and Zena just joined, a new student in 100 level.
Coincidently, Zena's class is two classes before Kate's lecture hall meaning she will get to see Zena every weekday.
It was Zena's first day at school and Mercy was loving the moment she get to drop Zena at school as her wishes had come true, even though the rainy weather intended to cloud her happy mood.
“You forgot your notes!” Mercy yelled from the car after Zena had rushed out of the car with her transparent polythene umbrella to catch up with her class.
The rain was severe that Zena get to rush back and plug out the notes from Mercy's hand as she had displayed the notes for Zena to get them.
Zena collected the notes from her while she applaud Mercy with a smile.
Zena stood there and watch Mercy drive out as she was amazed at how caring Mercy is.
Every student running up for lectures where with an umbrella only their boots could be seen as the umbrella had a shield their body.
Zena ran along to the entrance hall, although it was her first as an official student but not the first time to get into the building because she had located her lecture hall at the time she was not yet a student.
The moment she stepped into the building, she hurriedly dropped her umbrella at the corner side where other umbrellas has been kept.
The moment she turned, her sight slammed into cute girls and guys at the foyer, somewhere standing talking and others standing like they had something important to do.
The foyer was mildly crowded with students and Zena was swept into the carpet of shyness as she walked past each student that smiled at her.
It was like they have readily taken seen the picture of Zena before, because of the way few of the students greets Zena.
Probably it could be the red and white Scottish skirt Zena had worn including the white long sleeves shirt and the wine color baret coupled with the new pair of black leather boots Mercy had bought for her that made everyone take notice of her cute presence.
As Zena snail walked close to her lecture hall she could hear the loud voice that comes out from the class she was supposed to get to,
“Shakespeare knew it all and said,
******Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
And the voice added,
Thrust Shakepears meant is **Greatness are put!
****PUT!
Cause some of you spoilt brat might say I said thrusting ”
The average old lecturer demonstrates what he meant by thrusting and everyone starts laughing chorusly,
But the moment Zena entered the class, they paused laughing because they had taken notice of her presence.
Their attitude ignited Zena into nervousness that while trying to climb the five-layer step to get her seat she almost misses her step making her notes fall and the class chuckled at her childish behavior.
Unlucky for Zena, her seat is just two sweats before hers, and her seat is situated adjacent to the door, so anyone passing through the hallway area would take note of her presence if the person chooses to.
“Stand up ma'am, whatever your name is?” the lecturer openly declared.
Zena stood up as he requested and it was obvious that she was the only one standing and other students take notice of her while she is standing,
“Look at me and stand appropriately!” he ordered and Zena obeyed,
“What is your name ma'am?” he asked while he pulled his glasses a bit lower to his nose bone.
“Zena!” she replied and he hollered,
“What??”
“Zena sir, Zena Angus!” she loudly announced and he said
“Any other name apart from Xena”
“Elizabeth sir!” she assert and he said,
“Miss Angus Elizabeth! Right??” he asks
“Yes sir!”
“Very well....!, next time you come into my class and you are late, cancel the class by missing it, since you can't take permission before entering my class,
But, for the sake of the lovely student I have, I will pardon you today!
But again! let it not repeat itself, you may seat.”
Zena sat down and he yelped,
“Get your ass up!” everyone laughed like mad monkeys and the lecturer said,
“What do you have to say when a person pardons you, Class?”
“Thank you Sir!” a male voice from the backseat hollered and the lecturer applaud,
“Thank you, Mr. Richard!”
Zena's heart shrank into her belly the moment the lecturer mentioned Richard, and she had to turn and gaze at who the lecturer had referred to as Mr. Richard.
But that was after she had said,
“ Thank you, Sir”
And the lecturer ordered her to seat and she turned,
The lecture continued but Zena could not resist looking behind Richard's seat and Richard is always ready to respond to her with a cute smile.
Suddenly it feels like it was the Richard from her past because both of them had the same curl light brown hair and a cute smile that glinted the same way the cheekbone popped out each time Richard smiles
Time after time Zena glare behind Richard's seat and he looks at her the same way the old Richard does.
“Assignment!” the lecturer announced and the moment the lecturer addresses the project the alarm bell rang and all the students left the class.
Zena was surprised at how all the students are packing up to leave at once while she still stood there and the lecturer called her attention,
“Miss Elizabeth!”
Zena obeyed the call and pick up her notes including her purse and walked to the lecturer that was standing at the pulpit.
“I can see you have no idea of how the school program runs!”
“Yes sir” Zena admit, and he said,
“You are supposed to go for Arabic language and Literature, whose class is done in block B of the next building.”
“Oh, thank you, Sir,
I wrote the time for the next class but I have no idea that it won't be lectured here.” she affirmed
“Very well, see you next Monday!”
He packed his file after adjusting his glass, placed the file under his arm, and left for the door where he paused and said to Zena that is standing at the pulpit,
“If I may add, Mr. Richard can guide you better for attendance still you get used to the school system.”
“Thank you, Sir”
Zena applauded and he left after giving Zena a mild smile.
She stood there lost without thought, but the moment she remembered not to be late again for the next class she hurriedly left her previous class.
Without taking notice of the rain to pick up her umbrella, she forcibly opened the exit door and the door whacked Marcus' face
“I'm sorry,
Please, I'm so sorry!” Zena plead as her voice indicates how sorry she was,
“Are you crazy?
Don't you have eyes, are you this dumb?” Marcus cruelly yelled at her but he could get out his anger, so he collared Zena at the neck with his one hand but it feels like he had her with his two hands that Zena could barely speak up.