Chapter 03

"Hala gago" I murmur pero narinig niya naman iyon "anong class mo mamaya?" tanong niya "calculus" most of the students hate math kasi raw mahirap, nakakalito yung mga numbers and it's giving them a headache

If you're thinking that I love math, yeah, you are wrong. Numbers and formulas are not my thing, hindi ko talaga maintindihan ang calculus -hindi ko rin susuboking intindihin- lalo na kapag terror teacher. To be honest in my entire student life never pa akong nag ka teacher na mabait na math yung tinutoro

"Prof. Who?" Nicolai ask again "Prof. Guzman, why?" I don't know what's the reason why his asking or assuming lang talaga ako at curious lang siya "hmm same class pala tayo" he smiled when he said that

"Eh I don't remember na blockmate kita sa class ni Prof. Guzman" I said, remembering if we're in the same place "oh no, ngayong araw lang ang unang pasok ko sa class ni Prof. Guzman" so tama nga ako kasi hindi ko naman siya nakita sa previous classes ko

Kong siguro pumapasok siya dati sa klase ni Prof. Guzman ide sana matagal na akong may pagnanasa sa kanya "ay nga pala bakit ngayun ka lang papasok?" I ask, referring to Prof. Guzman class "actually si Prof. Gutha talaga yung Prof ko sa calculus but he's hospitalized so all students na nasa class ni Prof. Gutha nilipat, hindi mo ba alam yun?"

Papunta kami ngayun sa school ground may mga bench kasi dun, "hindi eh, ngayun lang" I answered, we're now sitting in one of the bench "anyway, kumusta yung avent ni Zean?" I know na hindi maganda ang kinalabasan nun kay Zean but that's different for Nicolai yung dimit niya ang tinutukoy ko

"The outcome is not so good for Zean, nalaman ng mommy niya so ayun napa galitan pati rin ako" he scratched his head looking embarrassed "I already know that," I chuckle "what I mean to my question is about sa damit na ginawa mo diba yun yong main reason sa event?"

"Ahhh, it's good naman three companies offered me, asked me to joined them. They even said that i'm great at designing kahit na lalaki ako" Nicolai confusedly said his last sentence

Parang sinasabi niya sa isip niya na 'like duhh anong akala nila sakin porket lalaki hindi na agad marunong sa gawain mga ganyan'. He looked so gay when I imagining that he really said that

"Bakit? Ma galing ka naman talaga ah lalo na pag gumaganito ka" i form my fingers to scissors and moving it in the air. We both laugh, I look dumb doing that samahan mo pa yung expression ko, ang tanga lang

"Alam mo ba-"

"Hindi pa" I cut his words, I quickly raise my hand with a peace sign. Matunog siyang ngumiti "all three of them think that I'm actually gay, wala namang masama dun na iniisip nilang bakla ako I just can't believe na talagang silang tatlo ganun ang iniisip"

Nag kwentohan at biroan pa kami ni Nicolai nung na ubos na ang oras sabay rin kaming pumasok sa klase si Prof. Guzman. We look like we've been know each other for years, ewan ko pero sobrang gaan ng loob ko sa kanya siguro dahil baka crush ko siya.

Yeah yeah yeah, i admit it may crush ako sa kanya but it's only a crush kasi gwapo siya, bakit ba eh ikaw nga ang dami mong natitiponuan asang asa ka pa eh hindi naman magiging kayo.

After Prof. Guzman class magka iba na kami ng klase ni Nicolai, ang boring wala na akong kakulitan sa upoan. As I said that we look like Bestfriends -sayang bestfriend lang di ba pweding mag jowa- I don't usually talk to anyone when I'm in class ngayun lang but I realize ang saya pala ng may kadaldalan habang nasa klase just make sure hindi kayo mahuhuli ng teacher

My all classes for today is done hindi ko na rin nakita si Nicolai so I went to tennis court "oh my gosh yung aso natin kusang pumunta dito, aww marunong na talagang tuntunin yong bahay niya" yong pangit na boses ni Marites agad ang narinig ko

"Tangina mo, manahimik ka nga" I said in annoyed tone, napa tawa naman sila. Ang sasarap sabunotan ang sasama nila "miss Solandis pweding mamaya kana maki pag kwentohan diyan, You're here to practice, don't waste my time"

Speaking of devil nasa harap ko na siya mismo "oo na tika lang atat na atat excited, pangit mo" mabilis kong sabi at nag lakad patungong locker room "hoy bakit na punta sa mukha ko ang pag dadamog mo, for your information my face is not ugly lot of girls are falling of this look" I heard him shout

"Am I Right, Blyana?"

"Yes, You're very right Jayvyn"

I slammed the door shut and groan, napaka taas niya sa sarili niya um-agree pa talaga si Marites, if i were ask who would i choose him or Nicolai I choose Nicolai. Wait, bakit nasama si Nicolai dito?

Every time I move may kasama talagang inis na nararamdam "argh fuck it," inis ko, still here at locker room. My gaze turn at the chair beside me "fuck you chair" irritably said, it's okay, I did not offended that chair, it has no feelings anyway

"Fuck you too locker"

"Fuck you table"

"Fuck you racket"

"Fuck you door-" that was my last fuck you "inaano ka ba ng mga gamit dito bakit mo pina-fuck you-han" Jayvyn said, before I could respond he talked again "tara na para matapos agad tayo" no choice ako sumunod na lang sa kanya

"Can you do it properly Solandis" may bahid na inis ang tuno ng pananalita ni Jayvyn "maayos to, bobo" I said, annoyed "isang trash talk mo pa diyan, itatapon na talaga kita sa canal"

We're- I mean I'm practicing right now how to hit na ball perfectly, magaling naman ako dun not until si Jayvyn ang kalaban ko ang bilis ng bola I almost can't see were it goes. And yeah right kanina narin ako mura ng mura dito

Every time he talk kasi naiinis and every time na naiinis ako may kasama talaga yang mura

"oh talaga? Pano mo nasabi?" Both of my hands are on my waist "let's do it again" he just ignored what I said, I watch how he position himself. Nasa bola lang ang tingin ko but that moment he hit the ball biglang na wala

Looks like it vanish, but no, he just use big amount of force kaya mabilis itong lumagpas sa gawi ko ng hindi ko man lang nakita. I get it that his a man kaya malakas talaga siya kaisa sakin pero mukhang si hulk ang galaban ko ngayun

"Is it necessary to use that big amount of force like hello babae rin yung magiging kalaban ko, it's impossible na may ganyan ka lakas ang ibang babae" I didn't even move where I was standing

"Hindi naman malakas ah sadyang mahina ka lang talaga," he said with one eyebrow raised "tanga anong hindi, ang lakas kaya nun" before I noticed what I just said napa lapit na siya sakin and lifted me up

I screamed when he did that "hoy ibaba mo ko!" Hindi man lang niya ako pinansin at nag patuloy lang sa pag lalakad, I tried to get away but he's stronger than me wala ring saysay

Tinago ko na lang ang mukha ko because people are looking at our direction right now "hoy san mo ba ako dadalhin?" I whispered "huh?" Sabi niya, look like he didn't hear me so I said it again "sabi ko san mo ko dadalhin"

"What?"

"Potangina sabi ko san mo ko dadalhin" sigaw ko mas marami tuloy ang napatitig samin "you really like attention, huh?" He sarcastically said. Naiinis naman ako dun kaya hinampas ko siya napa 'aww' ito na sinundan ng "what was that for?"

"For your information I don't like attention" I said copying the tune how he say it earlier "really then," hindi niya na tapos ang sasabihin dahil pinasok niya ako sa kotse niya hindi agad ako naka palang dahil sinuot niya agad ang seat belt sakin

"Then why do you keep cursing my lady hmm?" He look straight to my eye that made me shut my mouth, gusto kong mag salita pero wala man lang lumabas sa bibig ko. Iniwasan ko na lang ang titig niya

Matunog naman siya ngumiti saka isara ang pinto, that's the chance i've been waiting for i unlock my seat belt and reach the door pero ayaw itong bumukas. I glared at him, kakapasok niya lang sa kotse

He look at me like innocent young boy, padabog akong tumingin sa bintana I look like a kid na iniwan ng nanay. May narinig naman akong tawa kaya napa tingin ako sa kanya pero gulat ko na lang when our face are close to each other

Sabay kaming napa atras "seat belt please" maya mayang sabi niya, sinuot ko naman iyon. He turned on the car engine at nag simulang mag drive, tahimik lang kami, I still don't have any clue where are we going

I noticed na papunta kami ng downtown, thirty minutes drive lang naman from university to downtown kaya mabilis kaming narating, as usual busy ang daan.

We pull over in front of luxury restaurant "anong ginagawa natin dito?" I ask "eat, why ano bang ginagawa kapag nasa restaurant?" He answered like it was obvious, well obvious naman talaga

"I thought sa canal mo ako dadalhin" I smile widely dahil akala ko walang awa niya talagang itatapon ako sa canal "oh so you really want me to throw you, we can do that pa naman hindi pa tayo nakakalabas ng kotse"

When he said that I quickly open the door not getting off yet, I look at him "wala akong sinabing gusto ko, ano tara na pasok na tayo libre mo diba wala akong pera ahh" mabilis kong sabi

Napa halakhak naman siyang lumabas ng kotse, naka simangot lang akong sumunod sa kanya sa loob. Ang yayamanin ng lugar pero yung suot namin pang basahan pero parang ako lang ang nag mumukhang dugyot dito

he's still look handsome, it looks like he just finished jogging and got hungry kaya pumunta dito while me sobrang haggard ng mukha, my hair is messy pawisan pa buti na lang walang amoy yong armpit ko

Naka upo agad kami at um-order, I let Jayvyn choose what I eat kasi wala akong kaalam alam sa mga pagkain dito

"Bakit mo ko dinala dito?" I ask out of curiosity "I want you to eat a lot of food para tumaba ka konti at nang sumigla" he's eating right now "bwesit" bulong ko "ohh bakit bwesit" I looked at him, ops he heard me

"I generously treat you food then what instead of thank you, bwesit it your response" I burst to laugh, he was like a toddler with tantrums "okay, thank you po sir" I said while laughing mas lalo siyang napa simangot

"Argh, just eat Salondis" I struggle when he say my surname "Kalli na lang it makes me uncomfortable when you say my surname" na pa tingin naman siya sa akin

"Bakit? Masyado ka bang na sexy-han sa boses ko hmm Salondis?" Pumangit ang mukha ko ng sabihin niya yun "eww wag kang feeling, ampota" siya naman ngayun ang tumatawa "ang hilig mo talagang mag mura eh noh"

Hindi na ako nakipag talo sa kanya sa sinabi niya dahil totoo naman, nag aasaran lang kaya matagal kaming natapos kumain

After we're done eating bumalik kaagad kami sa university, when we arrive paalis na sila Marites, they already changed their clothes and ready to go home, masyado ata talaga kaming na tagalan

"Ay sayang bakit buhay ka pa?" Pag aasar naman ni Marites nung nagka salubong kami "masamang ispereto umalis ka sa harap ko kung ayaw mong mamatay ulit" sabi ko, hinampas niya naman ako sa balikat at tumakbo

Bwesit na babaeng yun napaka hilig akong saktan, nag bihis na lang ako mabilis lang naman yun kinuha ko na rin yung mga damit kong marumi para iwuwi sa bahay at labhan. Pag labas ko sa locker room ay nakita ko agad si Jayvyn na mukhang pay hinihintay

"Bakit andito ka pa?" I ask, standing beside him "I was waiting for you" nagulat ako ng sabihin niya yun, so may hinihintay talaga siya at ako yun. Sabi ni Jayvyn ihahatid niya raw ako pauwi, I refuse to his offer kasi sa may trabaho pa ako

But he insisted so I tell him na may trabaho pa ako so he changed his mind at sa trabaho ko na lang raw niya ako dadalhin once again I said no pero pinilit niya parin kasi raw gabi na at dilikado.