MasukSecond week of October came and we became very busy. Panahon na naman kasi ng hell week because of the midterm exams and projects. Halos wala na naman kaming tulugan.
It was Tuesday. It's our scheduled exam under Sir Troy. Buong weekend ko atang inaral ang subject niya. Nakakahiya kasing makakuha ng mababa na score sa kanya. Baka isipin niya ang bobo ko.
"Ang daming dapat i-memorize," reklamo ni Clarisse. Maaga siyang dumating dito sa classroom kasi nga exam na. Nagpapatulong siya sa akin sa ilang parts ng lessons naming di niya na-gets. "Sana pala nagmakaawa ako kay Sir na pwedeng magdala ng cheat sheet," she added.
"Cheat sheet ka diyan. Mas lalong tatamarin ang ilan mag-aral kung ganoon," I murmured.
"Sorry naman
It was like I was counting every minute that passed. I paid attention on the lectures but my eyes would always land on my wrist watch almost every minute. Tila ba hinihintay na pumatak 'yong oras na pwede na akong umalis at magtungo sa kung saan kami magkikita ni Sir.I never felt like this before. Ngayon lang ulit ako na-excite sa mangyayari. The feeling was so strange but in a good way.So this is what it feels like to be in love..."Sabay ba tayo magdi-dinner ngayon?" I heard Clarisse ask when we were finally going out of the classroom. Mabilis akong napalingon sa kanya. She was on her phone so she probably hasn't seen my reaction."Sorry. Pass," Lio ans
Last night, I wasn't able to sleep well. Maybe I was too overwhelmed because of what he said. Tapos sabayan pa ng realization kung gaano ko siya kagusto. It was really a mess inside my head. Kinabukasan tuloy ay tinubuan ako ng isang pimple. And God, of all the spaces in my face, sa tungki ng ilong ko pa talaga tumubo!"Uy si Hope, in love!" Love teased when she saw me walking out of my room. Iyong tigyawat ko talaga ang unang nakita.I tried to keep a straight face as I took my seat to eat my breakfast. Pero hindi rin nakatakas sa akin ang nangingiting si Faith. She's looking at me like she knows my secret.Shocks, did she saw what happened last night? Nakita niya kaya kami kagabi?Oh God.
I wasn't able to quickly move. Nanatili pa akong nakatitig sa screen ng phone ko.I read his message again and again and it still says the same. I'm not hallucinating. He's really outside.I just got back to my senses when the heater made a noise, which meant the water's boiling now. 'Yon ang una kong nilapitan at tinanggal mula sa pagkakasaksak sa plug. Saglit pa akong tumitig doon, looking so crazy for waiting for it to tell me what to do.I slapped myself. Nababaliw na ata ako.After exhaling for the nth time, I decided to just go out and ask him why he's here when it's already so late.Dahan-dahan lang akong naglakad palapit sa pinto, afraid I'll make a noi
I haven't seen Sir Troy for a week. He wasn't there during our Lab class. Si Ma'am Gel 'yong pumasok on his behalf and said he was on a seminar or something.Medyo nalungkot ako, I admit. Usually he makes announcement on our facebook page or he messages me, but that time, he didn't. Hindi ko rin siya nakausap even during the weekend.I want to be mad at myself because I waited for him to contact me. Medyo nasanay kasi akong madalas siyang kausap at ngayong hindi nga kami nagkausap, pakiramdam ko hinahanap iyon ng sistema ko and I hate it. Ayaw kong masanay sa isang bagay na anytime ay pwedeng mawala. It will just hurt me.It was Tuesday again and I have to attend his class. Hindi ko nga lang alam kung nakabalik na siya or what. I didn't try to find out.
After class, I hurried my way out of the classroom. I didn't wait for Clarisse or for Lio. Diretso lang akong lumabas ng classroom.I'm suddenly not in the mood to deal with people right now. Parang ayaw ko rin pumasok sa sunod na klase. But I couldn't bring myself to be absent on the next class. Feeling ko ang sama ko kung aabsent ako for no particular reason, just because I don't feel like it. That's not reasonable, is it?"Hoy! Grabe 'to. Nagmamadali ka, Sis?" Rinig kong sigaw ni Clarisse.I stopped walking and took a sigh.What's up with me?I was already a few meters away from the classroom. Nilingon ko si Clarisse na kakalabas lang ng classroom. Kasunod n
"You really have a great voice," I heard him whisper when the song ended. I put the mic on the table and slowly faced Sir Troy.He's looking at me so intensely I feel like I'm melting. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung saan ibabaling ang tingin ko. Kapag tumingin ako sa mga mata niya, I might drown and lose my mind.It cannot be.Yumuko na lang ako as I smiled to myself."Thank you," I said.I heard Clarisse groan kaya agad akong napaangat ng tingin sa kanya. Tulog pa rin ito at tinutulak na ngayon si Lio palayo sa kanya. I laughed at that scene."We should go home," Sir Troy mumbled. Tumango lang ako saka tumayo n







