Balancing The Trials Of Hearts

6

"Bakit? Bawal ba, baby girl?"

Trevor's voice kept on repeating in my mind. Nakakainis na. I don't know if he's playing with me lang or he's telling the truth 'e. Nakakainis siya.

"Aesira!"

I almost jump out of my seat when I heard my teacher's voice. I bit my lips and slightly bowed to show that I am sorry for not paying attention.

"Are you done?" She asked me. I nodded naman and stood up to give her my papers. "Tulala ka, anong iniisip mo?" natatawang tanong niya but I just shook my head para hindi humaba pa ang conversation namin.

I tried drawing random things sa notebook ko so that I can distract myself from thinking about what Trevor just said a while ago. I don't understand him kasi, he says na ayaw niya sa bata then sasabin niya 'Bakit? Bawal ba, baby girl?' The hell!

"The fuck," I whispered and immediately closed my notebook after na mapansin ko na nilelettering ko na pala ang pangalan ni Trevor ng dahil sa kakaisip ko sa kaniya.

Nakakaasar. I tried to do different stuffs like drawing pero hindi ko pa rin maalis 'yung sinabi ni Trevor. Ngayon ko na papatunayan na 'yung memory ko is so sharp. Nagsisisi na tuloy ako.

"Okay, class dismiss." I heard the teacher said. I cleared my stuffs before putting it up inside my bag. I also applied a little make up before ako lumabas nang room but I immediately stopped when I noticed na Louise stayed na naman.

"Louise," I called her.

"B-bakit?" She asked can't look me in the eyes. She's scared nga. Siguro ay natakot siya na I will bully her like what Kim and Ashley did to her since she saw me na kasama sila when my first week here.

"Um—" I was shy din naman. "Um—you need help?" I asked her and mukha siyang nashock sa tanong ko. Nakakabigla ba talaga that I offer help?

"H-huwag na, okay lang naman ako. Sanay na rin naman ako," she said pa and gave me a faint smile. "Sige na, umuwi ka na baka hanapin ka na sa inyo," she said and smiled pa.

I shook my head and put my bag down. I walk near her and smiled. "I'm Aesira Talise C—"

"Ako si Louiselle Zuela," she introduced herself. "Kilala na kita," she said pa.

"Ah," sabi ko naman at nginitian siya. We just smiled at each other and started cleaning na without talking to each other maybe because we're both shy pa but I hope we'll be close din para naman she won't be alone na and also me.

"Bye," I said and waved to her na when she walked on the opposite direction. Nandito pa ako sa tapat ng Rusi while waiting for Elvis na sobrang slow na parang turtle. I texted him a few times na but he's not replying pa.

I looked at my watch and it's already 5pm and Elvis is still not here. I was waiting for like an hour na. It's slowly getting darker na rin. Nakakatakot kasi there are only few street lights na open kaya dark pa rin ang streets compared sa Manila.