"It’s not relevant"

It’s not relevant.

She swished her long ponytail back and forth, upsetting the boy’s cool demeanor. He had nothing but to follow the big headed one.

“Hey stop right there”, She continued walking with her head upright and shoulders rolled back. He ran with his mind buzzing with questions and rational tactics.

 She turned around composed and looked at him with a raised eyebrow,

“Yes?”

“Look I thought about what you said yesterday and now I am ready to debate with you”

“And?” Her look caught the boy off guard. This time he forced himself not to jerk away.

“And… and let’s begin the debate. Who’s going first? I’ll give you the chance. Better you go!” he cursed himself slightly for stumbling in his words.

“Huh, you have been wake till midnight. Judging from the facts you have probably asked help from someone. Someone like a close family member, female definitely. You have forgotten to apply deodorant in an attempt to catch me before I went to my house. And you wouldn’t definitely try to come to my place cause that will make you seem like you are my boyfriend who’s struggling to ask me on a date.” Her words flowed through the Boy with softness and fluency.

She looked at him in her calm quite manner. Barely blinking,

The boy’s mouth dropped open.

“How did you know?” he asked his head spinning

“Know what?”

He gestured around with his hands, not pointing to anything in particular.

“The fact that you didn’t apply deodorant?” She smirked

“No I mean I mean… the latter part” words took so long to reach the boy’s throat.

“Simple deduction” The boy was amazed at her graceful cunningness and calm collected gestures. But he was not going to be distracted again. Aunt Porsha’s advice looped itself into his consciousness. Act as if you know. Don’t show your cracks.

“Well not so impressive. I could have done the same too” The boy mumbled

“Ok let’s not get distracted shall we Bruce!?” It was again another ripple of shock that overtook the Boy.

“Fine let’s begin.” He didn’t bother to ask her how she knew his name. He didn’t want to appear any more ignorant nor naïve.

“Ok you said that girls have greater verbal ability than boys. And I disagree with it. And this is why”, all his memorized words paused at the core of his buccal cavity. He force them out, praying to God for eloquence.

“It has been found that kids who grew up playing with electronic toys and building blocks grew up to possess higher abilities of spatial and mathematical skills according the many researchers conducted around the world on kids in all walks of life. So there is no bias in this. It’s not the males’ fault that they play with spatial enhancing building blocks, Neither is it the fault of girls that they grew up playing with Barbie dolls and useless cooking stuff. It’s the parent’s faults. They are wired to follow the stereotypes.

She rolled her eyes, “Eso no es relevante, Bruce!”

“Sorry?” He blinked, not understanding, and hoping his words are not gulping down again through the long muscular tube.

“I said it’s not relevant, we are talking about verbal ability not spatial or mathematical abilities between males and female. It is already proved that females score higher in verbal and nonverbal abilities. Those findings show that females have more advantage over males in their cognitive domains.” She sat on the nearby bench crossing her legs as if she ruled the world. He hated her egocentric behavior,

“And what proofs do you have? Any evidence based researches?”

This took her off her demeanor.

“Proof?”

“Eso no es relevante?” The boy asked coolly

“Proofs are in the hands of a nerd not in an intellect’s!” The boy thought there was a twinge of nervousness in the Girl’s voice,

“Ah is that so? Proofs are weapons in the hands of a master verbal communicator.”

“Says who? You?” She laughed.

“Scholars” he gritted his teeth.

“Which one?” Plato? Socrates? Bruce the Great?”

He rolled his eyes.

“Eso no es relevante Bruce?

“Fine. Leave it, where were we?”

“Where you sucked actually Bruce!”

“It’s so hard to talk with you”

“I’ve been told”

“No wonder” Bruce mumbled suddenly eyeing the nearby roses glittering in the dawning sunlight. He despised their life. Often times he wished to plant himself back into the earth to see if he’d grow into something better, perhaps a dandelion, or a fiery rose that stood poised. He really had no idea what he was doing nor what point he was trying to make,

“Ok back to the topic”

“Which one? Deodorant? Spanish? Scholars?”

“Oh lord!” Bruce exclaimed scratching his head,

“…Your irrational view on gender biases. So let me make it clear you say females possess more potential than males. Is that so?”

“I never said such thing”

“Then what on earth did you say?” Bruce asked his anger spurring up.

“All I am trying to say is that female’s verbal abilities are greater than males. I think I already proved it right without those so called proofs.”

 “Ha! How so?” He asked, confused

“Cause I already distracted you from your points and if I told you now to begin your debate 98 percent of time you wouldn’t remember those memorized taught words from your female supporter.” Her words were like neat slaps against his face,

“You have underestimated me”

“Ha! Then show me what you can do Bruce”.

 “Fine, According to a research done in the University of Cambridge in 2017, they studied males and females from different backgrounds performing debates in large crowds of people from leaders to entrepreneurs, kids to adults, drop outs to graduates. What they found out was something that was fascinating and utterly marvelous. You would be surprised to know that both males and females performed equally with competence and fluency. Researches were stunned for they were too wired by so called stereotypes that it was hard for them to liberate from that mindset. It took them years to accept it even though the evidences were crystal clear. So you see both sexes perform with equal abilities. But due to environmental or mindsets passed onto them they grow up to believe those irrational sayings, even though the facts are sitting right in front of their faces. We must as intellects if you call yourself one, do our best to diminish those that limits people potentialities, so that those who are coming after us are not limited by any means to perform their unique exceptional abilities. So what can we do? We can educate people without trying to support their sayings with our biased mindsets, we can encourage more female kids to explore and invent. We can provide them opportunities and not deprive them of those. Following these will really pave a brighter future for all of us with rationality taken serious and myths busted to dust.

Bruce spoke his heart, he didn’t even realize it. He poured his heart, dear reader. No memorized words! He waited for the Girl’s retorts, but none came.

The Girl’s expression was unreadable, long strands of wavy hair fell down her glowing face, he had a sudden impulse to tuck them behind her ear.

Bruce’s world blurred and burst into a thousand vibrant colors, as the girl leaned forward, and pressed a kiss to his lips softly,

 And whispered,

“Sé que Bruce, no es relevante”.