ALGORITHM 432: serendipity

THE BEGINNING

-Well my mate, they are my team. This painted guy is called Danny and the short one is Arthur. My bros, this new friend is Kevin. He's a baby here, so please accept him in our group for the project, ok? I love you, thank you.

Right, totally a disaster. That was the most uncomfortable introduction ever, but anyways, now I have "friends".

-Hi Kev, well...uhm....we are working on a simulation of electrical circuits with robots. Nothing surprising, but anyhow it feels good enough to impress the teacher.

The words from Danny sound really direct and cold for me that I could feel that they were not expected me as a teammate.

-Yeah, that's it. In a nutshell. We have already decided to divide the word in 3 parts but if you want, you could help us to the electrical part and we do the mechanics.

-For me it's fine. I guess I should wait for your to end your part. My words were literally hopeless because I would like to do more and not to correct something at the end and stay....alone....

-Well well well, so now Kyle, Arthur and me are going to go to work in the class 5D, you could wait here at the moment.... only if you want....

Great, I guess. And faster than lightning they go inside the principal building and disappear from my sight. Alone again, naturally. Nothing to do, siting on a bank, that was my first day of college, typically a loser. I saw everywhere and something new appear to interrupt my personal reflection.

A guy with a strange appearance, with old blue jeans and a half open shirt. This guy was working on a crane, probably on the engine of this one. His skin was dirty and that's it. ME, A FUTURE ENGINEER was in the same section as a crane teacher, what an improvement.

-Hey bro, have you lost something?

His words were a sharp. Because of my ego, I didn't realise that I was looking at him all this time and probably he was thinking that I was kind of a stalker or a guy with problems.

- Are you talking to me? OBVIOUSLY HE WAS TALKING TO ME, THERE WERE NO ONE ELSE, YOU FUCKING GENIUS KEVIN.....

-Jajaj, yes. I mean, excuse me, but you look like you have nothing to do. I'm Justin and I'm from the faculty of mechanics. Would you like to see what I'm doing or do you prefer to sitting there alone?

My mind was blank. He was so nice and I didn't expect that kind of kindness. Probably he was kind because he wants to have a real professional friend. I don't have problems with Engineers, but MECHANICS??!!. That's something I can't stan completely.

-I.....I'm sorry. You look like you're trying hard to fit into this world of engineering.  that's sweet to see.  I am going to help you so that you can enter the faculty of electrical engineering. You have to.........

- Wait, what?? Are you kidding or?? Pff, that was something unexpected, said Justin with a confusing eyes.

-Nono, I'm serious. Mechanics are like the last faculty of engineering and of course repairing cranes is not profitable.

-Hold on bro. What are you talking about? I love mechanics and what you said was rude and a lie...What kind of weido are you?

-Weirdo???? Of course you don't know someone who is first place of their school. I don't want to help you doing something that helpers could do.

-Are you calling me what??

And then he approached me and I could see how tall he was compared to me. His gaze was cold and menacing, with a softness that I felt in my soul. At that point I didn't want to get mad at him but I couldn't let him win over my ego.  I had studied so many years for them to compare me with him.

-Better keep fixing your little motor before they don't give you your tip baby

-You piece of sh....

I felt her breathing and her hand on my shirt pulling her closer to him. I was ready to fight, as you know, a nerd must learn to box.  But this time it was different, at that moment my mind was so blinded by that narcissism of mine that I forgot how the problem started.

-Hey You two!!! Stop!!! Arthur appeared with Kyle and Danny.  Arthur held me back while the other 2 stopped Justin.  It was an awkward time for them, and I think I screwed up my friendship with them a bit.

-Ok, Kev let's go to the room. We are finished with our job now it's your turn. So let's go go quickly, said Kyle.

-I hope you don't show up in my life stupid, shouted Justin with an ironical voice.

-I hope to give you what you deserve, you fuking loser... And then I notice that my current friends were angry with me. I didn't expected a fight at my first day. But of course it was all the fault of that loser, that idiot Justin.