“Not again mom,” you say to the person you are talking through the phone. “But you are already 18 Jangmi! You should have a boyfriend,” your mom enthusiastically exclaims, not noticing the pissed tone in your voice. “I don’t need one. And that’s final,” you say with a firm tone, hoping your mom will let you rest from all the blind dates that you had. “Saturday. 6:00 pm. Same place. Wear something fancy honey!” Defeated, you sigh, very pissed from what is happening to your life. Okay what kind of act should I pull this time to get away with this date? Should I pretend having cramps? LBM? Fever? You ask yourself. Basically, your mom has been sending you to blind dates for the past months. And it all started when you turned 18. Being the dork you are, you really don’t have a thing for relationships. It is not like having a boyfriend will help you increase your GPA. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Well from what you have observed from your friends. Sometimes, you reason to go to the comfort room while waiting for the food, and then successfully escape. Sometimes, you say that you have cramps or some medical illness to skip your dates. Also sometimes, you just don’t appear at all. But from all the dates you had, there is one thing in common that you have noticed. All the guys are from rich families. You do not understand why. You do not come from a rich family. There are only two of you in the family, you and your mother. Your father had left your mom when you were born. Your mom is the only one working while you are attending a university. And that is why you have been working so hard with your studies since grade school because you want to get a job quickly and help your mom. It is not that you are poor or what but definitely, you are far from these guys’ classes. That also leads you to another question you have been curious about with all these dates. Where the hell does my mom get these rich guys to date me? Don’t they know that I am not from a rich family like them? Don’t they know how much of a dork and nerd I am? Oh please. One day before Saturday and you have completely forgotten about the date. That is because you’ve been busy with some papers and of course a book you’ve been reading. You couldn’t care less. You still have a major exam on Monday. And you haven’t started reviewing because you just finished a required paper. So now you decide to spend the rest of the days you have to study for this major exam. What a good way to spend my Friday night! You say to yourself. 30 minutes…45 minutes…1 hour and you still cannot understand the topic you’ve been studying. You get up from your bed; you gather your wallet, laptop, notebook, book, and some pens then shove it in your bag. I need to get some fresh air. You say to yourself. You arrive to the nearest coffee shop. Luckily, your favorite seat is not taken yet. What do you expect? It’s Friday night! You bet most of the students are in a club or something and not reviewing for a test unlike you. As usual, you settle yourself with a mocha frappe and a chocolate cake. Immersed with the problem you have been solving for the past ten minutes, you fail to notice the mess on the table. Stacks of scratch papers, opened notebooks on different pages, different colors of sticky notes glued everywhere and an empty plate. “Are you thinking that you are in your dorm right now?” You answer, “I’m busy,” without even glancing up. Of course you know whose voice that is. He slams himself on the empty seat in front of you, sipping the remaining mocha frappe you have. He examines the notes you have and when he finally gets the idea of what struggle you are going through right now, his lips form a smirk, following a small chuckle. Hearing his uncalled chuckle, you glance up, confusion written all over your face. His smirk grows bigger. He is totally laughing at you right now. Oh wait… Why is this punk here and not studying for our exams?? WE ARE CLASSMATES TO THIS CLASS AND HE IS JUST ENJOYING HIS TIME? WAIT…COULD IT BE THAT… As if reading my mind, “Fortunately, yes,” he answers t