DEMONS XXIII : First Day 3.0

Katatapos lamang ng mga pang-umagang klase nina Batchi at Ley. It's lunch already and Batchi already felt tired dahil puro major subjects ang meron sila today and their teachers won't spare them any time to slack. Though they still have to introduce themselves in every class, each passing time was maximized. 'I wonder how Ice managed to do that? Kainis pa si Ley kasi nagditch sya sa first class namin at lumitaw lang nung second class.' Iritang reklamo ni Batchi sa sarili habang nakatitig sa likuran ni Ley.

"Have you seen the GC, Ley?" Tanong ni Batchi habang naglalakad sila tungong pantry.

"Nope", simpleng sagot nito.

"An hour ago nag-lunch sina Kyra at Robin, then 30 minutes break for Jora and Tintin. I wonder what Ice was doing right now?" Tanong na Batchi.

"It's her lunch." Tipid na sagot ni Ley.

"How'd you know?" She asked again.

"She texted me." Ley anaswered with a shrug.

Dumiretso nalang sila ng pantry without saying anything to each other and on their way to their destination ay nakasalubong nila si Ice. 'Still cold as ever.' Turan ni Batchi sa sarili.

"Did you made friends, Iscelle?" Tanong ni Ley with mocking tone while making her brows up and down.

"Oh shut up, Gleya!" Iscelle snorted.

'Nubayan? Ito pang dalawa kasabay ko. Makapagshift kaya ng course? Tsk! Ano ba tong iniisip ko?' Bubulong-bulong na turan ni Batchi sa sarili.

"Lou, hurry, the Ice princess is hungry already. You don't want her to eat you." Pasigaw na turan ni Ley habang tumatawa.

"Ayy.. wait!" Saad ni Batchi sabay takbo para makasabay sa kanila

Nang makarating sa pwesto ng dalawang kaibigan ay saka sila pumila sa counter. After ordering what they want to eat ay humanap na sila ng table. And good for them, dahil meron sa may dulo na medyo malayo sa crowd kaya't agad silang nagtungo doon.

Bago pa man sila magsimulang kumain ay nagtilian ang mga kababaihan at kabaklaan dito sa pantry. May pag-aayos pa silang nalalaman. 'Bwisit! Ano bang meron? Tapos narinig ko may binulong si Ley.. nu kaya yun?' Sambit ni Batchi sa isipan niya.

'Fuck! I should've remember!' Ley hissed under her breath and lowered her head as she really don't want to be noticed.

Napalingon lang si Batchi kay Ley na nakatingin lang sa pagkain nito habang nakakunot ang noo at nakayuko na tila nagtatago? While Ice? She looks irritated by the noise at kunot na kunot din ang noo while eating silently and one thing's for sure as her face shows a visible emotion that she's not enjoying the scene.. Batchi? Ofcourse she'll eat her dearest foods. Well, no one can break the bond between her and her foods. 'Nakakagutom kaya!' Depensa niya sa sarili, so she just continued eating without caring with these stupid students.

Maya-maya lamang ay nakita na ni Ley sa peripheral vision niya ang mga taong kaniyang iniiwasan and it seems that Iscelle noticed them too as she lowered her head as well. They're well known here and out of all people there, they didn't and never want any attention.

They continued to eat in silence. Ley is grateful that Batchi cooperates well even though she knew this girl is not aware of her situation. Both Iscelle and Ley is munching on their foods faster that what they normally do and immediately drank a glass of water right after. they just waited for a few minutes for Batchi to finish eating, before they silently went out without any noticing them.

"Ley, are we in a hurry? Late na ba tayo?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Batchi/Louie Andrea sa kaibigan.

"Ahh no! Sorry, we just don't want the ambiance in the pantry. They're too loud and untolerable." Simpleng sagot ni Ley.

"Tsk" Iscelle scoffed while giving her a look.

"Let's just go somewhere else." Aya ko na lang sa kanila since we all have the same start of classes.

"Yeah somewhere peaceful. Ang ingay dun sa pantry. Bwisit!" Sagot ni Batchi na sinasang-ayunan ang sinabi ni Ley kanina about her job.

Dumiretso silang tatlo sa back garden and they are guessing that it's not just a garden but is a mini forest instead and upon scanning the area ay mukhang nasa bukana pa lang sila. It has a lot of trees and the roots were uprooted, so they can just sit there.

"I'll try to sleep. Both of you should refrain making any unnecessary noises." Saad ni Iscelle na may halong pagbabanta.

"I'll just eat here!" Masayang sambit ni Batchi while opening a junk food from her bag.

"Hindi ka pa ba nabusog sa mga kinain mo kanina?" Usisa naman ni Ley dito habang nakataas and kilay.

"Kulang yun sa akin eh." Kakamot-kamot at nakapout na saad nito.

"Tsss! Just dont throw all your trash here." Maikling turan ni Ley sabay suot ng earphones niya bago nito ipinikit ang mga mata in an attempt to relax her body and her soul.