Jun 17, '08 9:55 AM
low on sugar because i skipped my breakfast today, i was a bit groggy ascending the main library's six flights of stairs. i didn't have lunch as well. upon reaching my beloved college, i had a hard time catching my breath. only my anxiety sustained me on the dreary climb.
sweats formed on my forehead as i sat on one of the wooden chairs of the long table in the middle of the faculty room. i waited patiently for my turn. when it came, i tried hard to flash a very sweet smile, making the college secretary smile back sweetly at me. after the Q&A portion, we finally came to an agreement, she would endorse my letter to the vice chancellor since i promised to finish my thesis in one semester. (hurrah! but not yet because there is no assurance that the higher beings would extend my residency. nevertheless, i'm very happy ^^)
the excitement made me flew down the dreaded flights of stairs, as if i had wings. i was so happy, i kept on smiling to the world without realizing the stares i got from the students inside the building (even manong guard reacted like "ugh!"). i glanced up the grey sky when i got out the main lib and silently said "thank God". my fate has been passed on to the hands of the higher beings (i.e. the vice chancellor for academic affairs). despite my pending fate, i already felt like i won the lotto jackpot. upon reaching the bottom of the main lib steps (yes, another flight of stairs), i started feeling drained and exhausted. it was a long day. i suddenly realized it was hot despite the clouds above. it rained a little in the morning but this afternoon, the sun somehow showed up a little, even for a while. it was when i realized that i was indeed famished.
the long island (a kiosk near the main library where i usually eat pasta and ice cream whenever i'm in the uni) seemed to be the perfect place to ease my pang of hunger. but because the place was already droned by other hungry students, i opted to just order a pistachio ice cream to go. they might not have the creamiest ice cream that i've ever tasted but at least their two scoops of pistachio ice cream has loads of real pistachio in it. that is the reason why i order the same flavor every time i eat at long island (uhm, the kiosk). when asked if i want it on a cone or in a cap, i chose the former. how i always love sugar cones.
it started to drizzle as i walked away from the kiosk. i was so famished i wanted to devour the whole ice cream. but i was walking along the sidewalk of the acad oval and it was just around three in the afternoon so there were still a lot of people around. now, how am i supposed to eat the ice cream without showing my delirious desire to swallow it whole? suppose i'd lick it, would it hide my cruel intention to the ice cream? but i can't lick an ice cream when there are other people around. i don't know why but i'd rather bite (yes bite) the ice cream with my lips than lick it in front of other people.
the ice cream started to drip on my hand so i finally tried to lick it. it was so quick that my tongue barely touched the melting part of the ice cream. i was too paranoid to think that all the people around me were watching me eat my ice cream. with a sudden hit of vertigo, i finally decided to actually eat the ice cream, my ice cream, setting aside my paranoia. how i ate it? may i scream?!
p.s.
what's more important is that it made me sugar high ^^
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