Everyone was acting weird at school. Pagdating ko sa grounds ay nagtitinginan ang mga tao at nagbubulungan.
Binalewala ko iyon at naglakad na parang wala lang. Malay ko ba? Maybe Roxanne badmouthed me again?
Pero bago pa makapasok sa classroom ay sinalubong na ako ni Marvi at kinaladkad sa galid ng corridors. Sumunod din si Chloe kaya kunot noo ko silang binalingan.
"Anong ganap?" I curiously asked.
"May chismis!" Marvi exclaimed.
"Ano nga?!" Iretable kong sagot, nauubusan na ng pasensya. Parang tanga, eh. Di nalang sabihin agad.
"May gusto sa 'yo si Rael!" Marvi finally spilled the nonsense.
Inirapan ko s'ya at nilagpasan. Woah there! That's completely bullshit! Kalokohan.
Pero bago pa ako makalapit sa pintuan ay hinarang na ako ni Marvi.
"Gagi totoo nga! Kalat na rin kaya!" She insisted. I looked at her ridiculously. "Totoo! Ikwento mo nga, Chlo! Classmates ate mo at si Rael, 'di ba?"
"Totoo, Fae. They played spin the bottle on their homeroom. Tinanong daw si Rael kung sinong crush n'ya and he answered your name." Kwento ni Chloe.
"Teka nga, teka nga. Sandali." Isenenyas kong tumigil sila. Tangina joke time ba 'to?
"Una sa lahat, Raja's an asshole to me, ang hirap paniwalaan. Everything you said sounds ridiculous. Walang pangalawa." Iniwan ko sila ro'n at tuluyan nang pumasok sa room.
Naupo ako sa pwesto ko at inirapan na lang si Marvi. Hindi na 'yon lalapit dito dahil kasunod nilang pumasok ang subject teacher namin. Chloe sat beside me and whispered. We're seatmates on this subject.
"Kahapon pa daw kalat sa senior high."
"That's bullshit, really. Pano n'ya ako magugustuhan eh hindi naman kami close? Isa pa, masama kaya ugali n'ya sa 'kin. Remember the dance club issue?" Mahaba kong bulong pabalik.
Chloe just looked at me and shrugged. Pagkatapos ay inilabas ang notebook at nakinig na. I refuse to be bothered by what they said and decided to focus on our class.
I looked at Marvi when I realized something. I thought she likes Raja? Because aside from he's kind and suddenly asshole treatment on me, Marvi's feelings is really something that's holding me back.
But whatever. It's not like I have plans to enter a relationship. I have other priorities in life. I still think I'm too young for that.
I stopped thinking when I heard the bell rang for lunch break. Tumayo na ako at lumabas kasunod ng teacher. Hay. Medyo lutang ako sa klase ngayon kaya mag-aaral ako mamaya pag-uwi.
Habang nakatayo at naghihintay kay Marvi ay lumabas ang grupo nila Roxanne. She bumped me. Tangina nito.
Bago pa s'ya makalagpas ay hinatak ko ang laylayan ng blouse n'ya.
"Luwang ng corridor, ah?" I sarcastically said.
She rolled her eyes at me and remove my hand from her uniform.
"Wow. Kumalat lang na may gusto sa 'yo si Rael, tumapang ka na?" Walang kwenta n'yang sagot. I chuckled at that.
"Anong connect? May sapak ka ba?" Kunot noo kong tanong. "Subukan mong ulitin. Tatadyakan kita." Walang emosyon kong dagdag. Sa sobrang irita ay hindi na ako umirap at nilagpasan nalang sila. Panira ng araw eh.
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