Vrrrrmm! Vrrrrmm!
Cruising through the streets of Los Angeles in my air-conditioned car was a far better feeling than running about under the rising morning sun to go to school.
As I stepped on the gas pedestal and accelerated, my hands itched and my feet tapped restlessly but in the end, I held myself back.
"It's been a while since I've gone stepping on the clutch and gone right to go left. Let's take things calmly today." I told myself as I resisted the urge to test if I still had my car skills.
It wasn't anything much, but still…..
Some minutes later, I cut down my speed by about 45% as I entered the University of California(UCLA), I rolled down my window to enjoy the cool wind that came from the numerous shades and then in no time I was parking my BMW in front of my department building and walking towards it.
"Hey Marcus"
"Hey"
"Is that your car"
"Yeah"
"Damn when did you get it"
"Just last week" I politely answered getting a look of surprise and admiration from the tall dark-haired boy who had stopped me.
The boy who greeted me was in the same class as me and though I didn't know his name, he knew mine, I mean how dare he not know the name of his class representative?
I had barely just enjoyed one of the few merits of being the class representative when the burden of it came crashing into me.
"Marcus where have you been throughout this week!!"
"We're only 4 days into the week Sade and I've only missed two days, Monday and Tuesday"
"You said you would be unavailable for just three days"
"I decided to be extra thorough in making sure I was better"
Sade raised an eyebrow at my nonchalance towards missing classes, she looked me up and down a light flashing through her eyes as she observed my dressing and then shrugged her shoulders at me.
"Well whatever, see me after class"
I was the class representative and she was the assistant yet she was ordering me around.
"Typical Sade" I whispered, other forgotten memories of the young woman flowing into my head as I followed her and headed into the lecture room.
I selected a seat at the back of the class and then silently watched as other students strolled in and had discussions with people they knew.
"Man I was such a loner"
Minutes later…
"Good morning class...."
The lecturer who took on us Artificial intelligence came in and with a bright smile, he began teaching….
"What's the difference between Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Machine learning(ML)?"
A few answers went up, Sade and one smart blonde-haired girl gave answers that made the lecturer smile and then just as it seemed he would get on with his teachings my name was called very fondly.
"Marcus"
"Mr Robert"
"Do you have any answer for me"
"Ehhh, Scope"
Robert stayed silent for a while, looked at me, smiled and went towards his desk.
"That was an excellent answer, Mr Lawson and I believe it deserves some credit."
Yeah, if you are blown away by this, then I am sorry you are in for a lot more, because though not a brag, college is going to be a slide for me.
Scribbling down what should be my name in his note, Mr Robert moved back to the front of the board and continued teaching.
"The key distinction between the two of them is scope, because while AI is a broad field that encompasses any technology that stimulates human learning, ML is a subset of AI that focuses on algorithms that learn from data and..."
With my notebook opened in front of me, I took down crucial pieces of information and at the end of the class, took out a jotter and wrote down the topic the lecturer had told us to read on, noting that he wanted us to form groups and present the topics to him in the next class.
I had AI class by 11 AM, the class ending at 12 pm and since the next class was just 30 minutes away and would happen in this very room, I decided to stay put and wait for the lecturer.
Also, there was a certain somebody who wanted to meet me, and my eyes trained themselves on her as she walked up the stairs towards me.
Just as I had pictured her, Sade was dressed in a gown, but the beauty and tailoring of the blue cloth couldn't be ignored and I particularly liked the black flat-sole shoes he had on as with her loose black hair it presented her as someone very approachable, something she was.
"Hello Sade," I said as she walked to my bench and stopped in front of me, fixing a glare.
"Why were you looking at me like that?
"I was admiring you, I never noticed that you had such nice long legs."
I would have loved to add that her racks were quite impressive and that it's a shame her dress didn't show cleavage but I decided to hold that in for now.
"Okay," Sade said, with a raised eyebrow and then she waved me to scooch over.
"Well," I asked as she sat beside me,
"What do you mean by 'well', have you forgotten that you are the class rep and have duties to fulfil?
I filled in for you while you were sick but now that you're back, you need to get up to speed and especially handle those businesses that I couldn't."
Sade reached into her bag and began searching it while she spoke, but nothing she said changed my lazy posture.
"Here, this the list of..."
"I'm resigning"
"Huh"
"I quit being the class rep" I lazily said.
A few seconds of silence passed between the two of us, and then Sade's features hardened.
"What is it with you today, here I am being serious and you're throwing around jokes."
"I'm not joking"
Seeing the seriousness in my eyes Sade went silent and I was shocked when I saw a conflicted and worried expression appear in her eyes.
"Why are you quitting'
"Just personal reasons," I said with a wave.
I expected things to be done at this point, but then the dark-haired princess bit her lips, and then in a low tone spoke.
"Is it because of me, did I do something wrong."