Fixing A Broken Star |⭐

Prologue

I was leaning on my desk when our teacher in practical research entered. The classroom was filled with silence and, nervous smile was plastered to our faces. Sino ba namang hindi kakabahan, ngayon ang announcement ng groupings para sa aming research this year, and malaki ang nakasalalay dito. If we failed to comply and reach the passing grade, we can't graduate.

"Listen class! I want you to pay attention for we all know that this thesis project will be one of your major requirements for your graduation. This is not going to be easy that's why ngayon pa lang, I want you to start working for it. Do you understand?"

Mabigat man sa loob pero tumango na lang kaming lahat.

"Don't worry because I got you the best leaders", and then she looked at Aryana, Michelle, then me, and Kylo, smiling. I cringed when I saw him looking at me, inismidan ko nga.

I panicked when he stood up and walks towards me.

"What do you want?", mataray na tanong ko.

"I want you...", My jaw dropped
"W-what d-did you just..." He cut me off,
"I want you to stand up Hershel, our teacher was asking the four of us to stand up, but you're busy staring at me", he then pointed Aryana and Michelle who's already in front. I look around only to see my friends and classmates suppressing a laughter.

I looked at him and he just rolled his eyes. "Sungit" bulong ko, or so it seems.
"Stupid", bulong Niya na hindi din nakaligtas sa pandinig ko.

I just shrugged it off, dahil sa tingin ko for a moment natanga talaga ako.

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"Hersh what happened ba? Kanina ka pa tulala", it was Aryana asking.

We're here at the food court malapit sa school. Uwian na din kaya madaming estudyante ngayon dito. I am with my best of friends Aryana, Michelle and Avril. They we're asking dahil kanina pa ako tahimik. But, I guess pag nalaman nila kung bakit, tatawanan Lang nila ako. Iniabot ko sa kanila ang sobre na binigay ni ma'am na naglalaman ng groupmates ko.

"Pota Hersh! May galit ba sayo si Ma'am?", tanong ni Avril habang humahagalpak Ng tawa parang hindi babae.

"Halos lahat ng groupmates mo ay parang walang pangarap sa buhay, tingnan mo to si Janina walang ibang inatupag kundi etits" dagdag pa ni Avril

"Bunganga mo Avril, ang laswa" saway ni Aryana

"Wag ka ngang pavirgin Yana", pang aasar ni Avril na ikinapula Ng mukha ni Aryana.

"Look, kagrupo mo din si Amy na isang beses sa isang linggo lng pumasok and the rest are all miserable", Sabi ni Michelle sa nag aalalang tono.

Aryana and Avril stopped teasing each other, then look at me worriedly.

"I don't know what to do, you girls know that I can't disappoint my parents", I heaved a sigh. Nagulat ako nang may umakbay sakin.

"Ang lalim naman nun", it's Uno. He's with Josh, Kian, Eric, Jace and ...Kylo. We  are all friends since Grade 10,  but I am not so close with Kylo. He's just so silent at bihira magsalita. Minsan Lang kami mag usap and just a simple chitchat that is not so long.

I wonder kung Hindi ba ito napapanisan ng laway. I rolled my eyes when I saw him looking at me.

"Namomroblema Yan sa research", si Michelle habang natatawa pa Rin sila ni Avril, si Aryana naman kaholding hands si Kian, well they were together for years. And isa din Yun sa rason Kung bat naging isang grupo kami. Iniabot naman ni Avril sa boys ang sobre ko na naglalaman Ng groupmates ko.

"Huwag ka na magworry, kagrupo mo naman pala ako", Sabi ni Uno nang natatawa kaya siniko ko sya.

"Mukhang mas kailangan Niya ngang mag alala" Ani Jace na nang aasar.

"Anong mag alala, dasal na ang kailangan Jan" natatawang Sabi ni Josh.

"Kilala mo naman yata lahat ng Santo, kaya mo yan, buti nga ako eh kay Kylo napunta", I looked at Kylo who's silently laughing with us.

"Tama na Eric! Maglado ka na Lang, turuan mo na si Hershel habang maaga pa kung sakaling palayasin sa kanila", said Kian teasing Eric.

We all laugh at that thought, palagi nilang inaasar si Eric dahil malaki ang niyogan nila dito sa Lugar namin sa Camarines Norte.

Palaging ganito natatapos ang araw namin sa eskwela. Mag- aasaran, magtatawanan, habang si Kylo tahimik lamang na nakikisabay sa kalokohan. Ngunit naiba yata ngayon.

"Don't worry too much, I'll help you...",

Dahil dun we all stopped laughing. Para kaming tanga na nagkatinginan dahil once in a blue moon lang magsalita si Kylo. And he's looking at me, when I caught his eyes he looked away and look at Uno.

"Uno... I'll help you Uno", he then smirked

"Yown, buti na Lang matalino tong kaibigan ko, di tulad ng iba Jan" said Uno teasing the other boys. "Pero ako ba talaga?", Bulong ni Uno Kay Kylo na ndi nakatakas sa pandinig ko.

Kylo look at me and then he wink. Wtf?

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