ALGORITHM 432: serendipity

THE BEGINNING

Today I will start a new life. The school ended and my expectations of having friends are very low. I'm a kind of guy that was like the Top-student and to be a social butterfly was not my thing.

I decided already to study at the University of Oxford. I like maths so it is no surprise that Engineering suits me perfectly. The meaning of numbers, didactic rules and developed algorithms was riveting to study. Never before had I so much interest to disappear from my house and begin a new life style far from home...but that was just a dream.

In reality, I don't gain to much money. To be honest, I haven't neither work not a "father" who could help me with some contacts to get a job. Ahh, I don't know what to do. My life was like living in a prison where your mom bothers you to get a girlfriend and ask you about your dates.

-Ahh Sweety, I have a date tonight. Don't you think about having a love, do you? Loneliness will kill you one day.

~MOM, I'm doing right. I have no time now, talk to you later. Love you.

No sooner had I realise that that conversation would turn out awkward, than I opened the door and leave home. I don't want to talk to her about my lack of confidence and self-esteem to ask someone to be with me, painful af. Well, thank god my mom doesn't care a lot about what would I do tonight. Because today I was decided to make my mark .

I took the bus, like 54 and went to the college. It was 9 am in the morning and tausend of students were at the door of the university. Just seeing that, a kind of feeling invaded my self awareness, embarassment.

I got off the bus and walked without anyone noticing my presence until I reached the engineering area. It was calm and there were a lot of intelligent people. Nothing new considering my past life. I was clearly nobody and as nobody I want to stay.

The bell rang and it was time to go to class. The white classroom was like others and I just took sate behind. I like to be on the sight of no one. Peace and quiet are all that I need to be the best student here.

The rest of the students were working quietly until the teacher McGuire call on the class.

-Hey class, please we are going to work in teams to make an experiment about electrical circuits. Please make some teams by your own or I will organise it.

FINE, ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF BEING A NERD IS TO BE PART OF A GROUP AND NOT TO DIE BEING REJECTED. I have to find someone who could tolerate me now and try to make some friends. As far as I'm concerned, being social could be a advantage.

I was sitting beside someone. He seems to be a nice guy with beautiful eyes. I was ashamed to ask him, but in that moment he turned around and talk to me.

-Hey mate, do you have made a group or would you mind to be partners??

-Oh, no problem. I mean...Fine....No no....I want to say I don't have a group I'm new and yes, I would like to work with you.

My answer just demonstrate how good I was socialising. A master of it.

-Ok? Well my name is Kyle. Nice to meet you buddy. I have some friends here. If it doesn't bother you, we can work together.

-The more brains there are, the faster we will finish the track. And actually, my name is Kevin.

Well, at least I have solve the problem of the group. Now the real concern was to be nice to them and have friends.

Kyle guides me to them. One have a lot of piercings and have painted his hair. Meanwhile the other seems to be kind of a weirdo. I don't have words to explain it better just...he was a little freak.