Of Noise
The world is too noisy.Its too loud.Its screeching,and its scratching.Like when a chalk is scratched over the blackboard.When your fingers run over the sink.When your knife runs over the surface of a plate.Its too noisy now.Its getting worse,and I am holding my ears,squatting low,feeling cold.Even with the watchful eyes of Miss "I-Am-Old-And-Yet-I-Am-Not-Married" Lai,the library very much turned into a toned down canteen today.Like i said below,i wanted to hide in the library.From the noise,and perhaps some time for myself.Again.Even the library was filled with laughters and chatters today.Like a corrupted file from Kazaa,i just wanted to find a cushion and cover my ears.Just as i walked to the study area with Samuel and gang,i saw her sitting there doing here work.I placed down my bag,and looked as she adjusted the hairband upon her head,and pulled in her bag towards herself to avoid it being stepped on.The sun was blazing,and it shone through the side windows onto her face.It was glimmering white,and she looked out of the window,with her eyes narrowed.As Samuel settled himself on the cuboidal sofa at the end of the shelves,i looked as she turned back to her work.There were no seats,and the floor was the only vacant space around.I settled myself down,and adjusted myself so i could see her.More guys entered the library,and they stopped between us to look for seats.I sat up and peeked through them,just to catch a glimpse or two.All this while,she kept her head down on the table,quiet.Suddenly,everything seemed to slow down into a slow motion.As if the tape got stuck and everything stopped.They say,when you see somebody you like,time stops.And its true.But time did not stop here.Not today.It slowed down.It did,a long time ago...The noise were gone,the chatters disappeared,the laughters faded.Then,the only sound came from her slow steady breathing.

"Eh.Eh.Can you do this Complex Number question for me.Took me 2 hours."Samuel said,as he pushed the Ten Years Series into my hands.I attempted it,and failed.As if he succeeded.It was time to go for lecture,and i packed up and left.As i walked pass her,she was still minding her own business,taking no heed of the prowling eyes from every direction.I guess,amongst all the noise,there might be moments when all becomes quiet,and the only music is the rythem of one's breath.Its so noisy out there.The construction site.The cars zooming by.Then it was me deep inside,screaming.