After Him

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 8

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AN: Errors ahead. Unedited.

It was a gloomy day today, the sky was not in the shade of light blue but it embraces the color of ashes. That thought made me conclude that it is going to rain. I opened my closet to look for my rain coat, as well as our umbrella.

"Nagdala ka ng payong mo?" iyan agad ang tanong ni kuya sa akin nang makababa ako.

"Oo." I lifted the umbrella that I am holding in my right hand to show it to him.

"Okay, let's go."

We immediately got to our car and traveled to school.

Ito ang panahon na tatamarin ka nalang sa mga bagay-bagay. I looked at my classmates wherein some were already sleeping and some were even having their coffee, since it wasn't prohibited in our class.

"Autumn." Napalingon ako kay Ashto na nagtawag sa akin.

"Hmmm?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Are you cold?" tanong nito sa akin. Akmang ibibigay niya sa akin ang sweater niya kaya naman agad ko siyang pinigilan.

"No." nakangiti ko na tanggi sa kanya kaya naman bumalik na ito sa pwesto niya.

I looked outside and thought of Caleb.

'Is he cold?'

I shrugged at my thoughts, he's used to it anyway since he is a cold person. This weather suits him well, maybe it's winter for him and not Autumn.

"Huwag mo masyadong isipin baka mabilaukan." inis ko na binalingan si Charm dahil sa pang-aasar nito.

We went to the cafeteria after our last period in the morning. It was not as crowded as before. I looked around for Caleb but I didn't see him.

"Taglamig nanaman." komento ni Charm at humigop ng sabaw mula sa sinigang na ulam niya.

"Kaya nga. Nakakatamad maligo." ani Ashton. Nandidiri kami ni Charm na tumingin sa kanya.

"Yuck Ashton! Dugyot ka, baka hindi ka naligo ngayon." maarte na sambit ni Charm sa kanya.

"Naligo ako 'no. Baka ikaw." he sneered at Charm and looked at me like he is begging for help.

"I took a bath 'no. Try to smell me." napayuko nalang ako dahil nag-umpisa nanaman sila sa pagbabangayan.

I lifted my head to stop them but I was greeted by a pair of cold eyes owned by Caleb. He just looked at me like he was killing me with it.

It has been a week since we last saw each other. I've been studying for my upcoming periodical exam that's why I didn't think of him habitually.

"Halika na nga rito Autumn, nakakainis iyang Ashton na iyan. Panira ng araw." umirap siya sa gawi ni Ashton at hinila ako papalayo roon.

Nagpahila ako sa kanya dahil sa lalim ng iniisip ko.

"Alam mo? Nakakainis talaga iyo." nagpatuloy siya sa pagrereklamo pero ang nasa isip ko ay si Caleb. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ganoon siya tumingin eh ang alam ko ay ayos lang naman kami.

Dahil ba hindi ko sinagot ang tanong niya kung sino ang mas masarap magluto sa kanila ni Ashton?

"Hoy babae!" pinalo ako ni Charm sa braso kaya napabalik ang isip ko sa realidad. "Hindi ka ba nakikinig?"

"May iniisip lang." sabi ko.

"Jusko Autumn Emery hindi ka gusto noon." masama ko siyang tiningnan.