Kriiingg!

*Clint*

PART I

"Clint it's your turn. Call this number."

I was busy staring at the bartender when Lalaine called me. They're playing truth or dare but I wasn't really paying attention to it because I was amazed by the bartender's skills in flaring.

"Pass."

I answered without looking at her. She's so annoying. Nandito lang din naman ako dahil girlfriend ko siya for a month and ngayon na matatapos, sa wakas.

"Come on Clint. Don't be kj!" She said and pulled my wrist. "Call this number." She showed me a number on her phone. F*ck it's two am! I think I should prepare my ears.

"Boy or girl?"

I asked and typed the number para matapos na 'to. Gusto ko ng umuwi at magpahinga.

"Girl. Ladiely from Accounting."

I stopped breathing and just stared the number. Is this really her number?! F*ck!

Ladiely from Accounting is very cute. I always saw her at the school's gate reading a book waiting for her driver, I guess or boyfriend? But she's too innocent to have a boyfriend. Her face says it all.

"Do you know that girl?" I asked Joe, my classmate. I'm a transferee and he's not, so maybe he knows her.

"That's Ladiely from Accounting. Your type?" Natatawang tanong niya sa'kin pero umiling ako. She's not my type but there's just something about her that made me curious. "She's very smart, you can't keep up bro." Joe said and tapped my shoulders.

"You can't keep up bro."

Parang sirang plakang pabalik-balik na nagpe-play ang mga sinabi ni Joe. Is she really that high? Why am I so bothered though?

I quickly save the number before calling it, baka madelete ko pa.

"Love."

Hindi ko alam kung bakit iyon pa talaga ang nasabi ko. I should be mad dahil sa sigaw niya but I just can't. Mas nanaig sa'kin ang kagustuhan kong marinig ang boses niya kahit sigaw pa.

"You have to take this subject together with the Accounting students. I already inform the teacher regarding this subject and arranged your schedules so your schedule won't clash."

The Dean said and I don't know if I should be sad because I have a lot of subjects to take than a regular student or be happy because she will be my classmate. I think I'm excited.

"Sino pinakamatalino dito?" I asked my seatmate. Sanay akong nagsasalita ng English pero nagtatagalog ako dahil parang conyo daw ako pakinggan pag nagsasalita ng English. Tsaka para hindi mailang sa'kin ang iba. Minsan kasi pag nag-eenglish, iisipin nila mayaman o hambog, so I tried speaking to keep lowkey.

"Ayon oh, si Ladiely." Sabi niya at tinuro pa si Ladiely na nasa unahan nakaupo, nagbabasa ng libro. "Ladiely Formentera."

I just nod and searched her Facebook account. Madali lang naman hanapin pero mukhang hindi siya active.

"Mabait ba 'yan?"

"Mabait naman pero nagbabasa nga lang ng aklat palagi kaya hindi namin nakakausap. Nahihiya kaming pansinin siya eh."

"Tsaka alam mo ba, sobrang yaman nila pero tingnan mo si Led, parang normal na estudyante lang. Napakahumble."

Sabi niya at nakatitig sa likod ni Led na puno ng paghanga sa mata niya.

"May business ba sila?" Tanong ko.

"Ah oo. Formentera.. nakalimutan ko eh. Gusto mo ba tanungin ko siya?"