Breaking Thoughts

CHAPTER 3

Mr. Collins did say we would be pairing up for our new assignment last week. I wonder how I forgot that.

“Okay folks! Today we would be pairing up with someone whether we like them or not”. Not!

“And today would be begin painting about your inner feelings, whether it’s from an experience or a feeling at the given moment, nothing traumatic or hard. It would be best combine your partner feelings to give a more contrast mix breed painting. I expect this assignment to be finished in two weeks time until then I expect unusual and out of this world paintings as you would be graded according to quality and interpretation.”, he continued as he turn to his desk to pull out a paper from his brown leather bag.

“Now without any further notice, I have an announcement. All of you here to become well talented or famous artists someday. As you all may have heard, there is a big annual competition for art students to participate in an event from many different universities across the state. If anyone and I mean anyone of you are interested in signing up for this event, you will let me know.”

Mr. Collins smiled, looking around the classroom at each one of us, hoping that one of us would ask a question or say something.

On cue I did want to ask a question so I raised my pen. “Um… Mr. Collins, what is the prize if we enter and one of us happen to win?”

“Oh right! Your painting would be showcase at one of the most top sited museum. One of the most famous museum, dear.”, he stated smiling at me.

With that information being said, there was a lot of noise about who will enter and who will win, seems like quite a few persons where interested and Mr. Collins was more than happy to hear that his class was interested and said he hoped to see great results from us.

Then he dismiss us to do our assignment quietly while he read a novel from his desk. Mr. Collins was that kind of professor who wasn’t strict… at least. He was more… cool, I should say.

I laugh in my head as I recalled the memory when one of the teachers caught him reading a naughty book instead of teaching but nonetheless he was a very cool guy.

He was one of the few professors that gave us a bit of free time and yet end up with the class of sky high grades.

I was knock out of my thoughts when I heard someone ask me a question I’m sure I didn’t hear.

“Huh?”, I turned to where I heard the voice from only to see Jacob staring at me nonchalantly.

“You didn’t hear me?”

“Sorry, what did you ask?”, I quickly ask.

“You want to finish the assignment at my house.”, Jacob groan looking at me with a grim face.

I was surprised as to him asking. This would ever be the first time going at someone else home besides my friends but to be specific Jacob’s house. How cool would that be! Nope

It was weird for him to behave this way but then again it’s not unusual either. This isn’t his first time talking to me. We talked a few times but it was always kept short without looking at each other, usually something regarding our classes.

He never showed that he liked me or anything but did I look that bad to make it obvious.

Regaining my composure I shrugged, “Sure. Cool. Why not.”