30Zacky is here? Teka? Am I dreaming? Nasa Manila siya hindi ba? Patuloy ako sa pag-ubo habang tinuturo siya.“T-Teka,” I said when he stood up from where he was sitting. My eyes widened when he approached my place. And he was too serious!What again? Fvck! Ayoko talaga ng tingin niyang ganoon habang lumalapit siya, pakiramdam ko may gagawin siyang hindi ko gugustuhin. Nakakainis!“Don't come near me! Hindi ba nasa Manila ka? Bakit ka nandito?” Inis na tanong ko sa kanya nang tuluyan nang tumigil ang pag ubo ko, pero masakit pa rin ang ilong at lalamunan ko, but it feels like he didn't hear anything at patuloy lang siya sa paglapit sa akin.Kinakabahan talaga ako tuwing ganito siya. Tuwing seryoso siya at nakatingin sa akin habang lumalapit. Pakiramdam ko may iniisip siya na hindi ko gugustuhin.I was almost out of breath when he came closer and immediately put his hand on both sides of me. He is locking where I was standing right now!“I'm calling you many times because I want to sa

32“Teka, sino ‘yun?” Tiffany asked me. One of my classmates is now obviously curious about Zacky. Mali, it's not only her who got curious about Zacky. Nang tignan ko ang mga kaklase ko ay saka ko lang napagtanto na nakatingin na sila kay Zacky.Almost six of my female classmates are now looking at him. Even Bianca was already looking at Zacky, who was already going back inside while his phone was still in his ear.I think Bianca felt my stare at her, so she glanced at me. She smiled at me, and I couldn't help but blush when I remembered our conversation last night.Pero agad na nabago ang nasaisip ko nang maalala ulit si Zacky. I really don't know why he suddenly went back eh paalis na siya kanina at palabas na sa gate.What's with him?“Ah—” Sasagutin ko na sana siya, pero agad na sumabat si Bianca.“Driver niyo iyon hindi ba,” tanong ni Bianca sa akin. I smile at her. Oo nga pala at iyon ang pagpapakilala ko kay Zacky sa kanila.“Ah. About that. He is not really our driver. He is a

34Zacky’s POVPadabog na akong tumayo nang muli kong marinig ang pagtawa niya. I've been patient for a while, but I really can't fvcking want this! I get my clothes and my towel. She's really pissing me off very much! She even moved her chair on purpose and moved it closer to the woman, who was obviously bored talking to her. Pilit ang ngiti niyo tuwing mapapatingin si Callie sa kanya at subtang obvious non. I really just don't know why Callie didn't see that.I closed my eyes tightly and completely left them there. When I entered Callie's room, I could hear my cell phone ringing. I'm sure it's Papa. Kanina ay sinabi ko lang na hindi ako matutuloy at agad ng pinatay ang tawag.I got my phone on the side table and gasped when I realised that it was really my dad who was calling and that he had already missed a few calls.Pumasok ako sa bathroom at nilagay na sa loudspeaker ang phone ko. Binaba ko iyon at pinatong sa sink.“Is something happening? Bakit hindi ka matutuloy? They are alre

Napasinghab tuloy ako at agad na dinundan siya. He knows that Bianca is my girlfriend. Sinabi ko iyon kanina tapos ako? Huwag niyang sabihin na kaya siya nagalit kanina kasi may gusto siya kay Bianca? What? He said that having Bianca as my girlfriend is a bullshit, eh anong tawag sa ginawa niya ngayon?He kissed her! Umakyat siya sa hagdan. I even heard my classmates talking, pero mabilis ang ginawa kong pagsunod sa kanya."I am asking you, Zach Earl! What is that? Bakit may biglang ganoon? Bakit mo kahalikan ang girlfriend ko?” I immediately yelled at him in anger when I entered my room. Nakita ko siyang prenteng nakaupo sa kama ko na para bang walang ginawang masama! Na para bang walang nangyare!I hate how he acted like nothing happened!He looked at me boredly again.“What’s that? Seriously, Callie? Tinatanong mo pa talaga ang tanong na iyan? Isn't it obvious? She kissed me. Your girlfriend kissed me. Ang pagkakaalam ko ay hindi ka naman bulag kaya paniguradong malinaw sa paningin

38We are both sitting silently on the dining table. Mukha na kaming tanga ngayon dahil dadalawa lang naman kami, pero sa magkabilang kabisera pa kami pumwesto. It was very quiet, and only the cutlery could be heard. Kung ako lang, gusto kong mamaya na lang kumain, but because I want him to see na hindi ako subrang apektado sa nangyare ay bumaba pa rin ako.“Ako na,” I heard Zacky seriously say to one of the maids who approached him. Lalagyan sana niya ng tubig ang baso nito.I glanced at him, and he seemed to sense that I was looking at him, so he glanced back at me. I tried not to be affected by his gaze, but no matter what I did, I couldn't pretend to not be affected! All I could do was look at my plate na halos hindi ko na magawang ubusin ang laman.Hanggang ngayon talaga ay hindi ako makapaniwala sa nangyare. It was so awkward. Kanina sa kwarto, pagkatapos non ay halos parang hindi kami magkakilala at sabay pa kaming nag-iwasan. Lumabas siya at naiwan ako sa kwarto ko habang naba