Little White of Secrets (Metro Series #2)

Chapter 13: Daze

Chapter 13

"Let's go..." he said to me softly before stooding up.

That was my last interaction with him during that school year. We graduated from elementary also Draia's brother from highschool.

Ngayong tumungtong na kami ng grade seven, siya naman ay isang senior high na. However, when I still get to see him at our university every now and then, it feels and seems like nothing really change. Well, wala naman talaga dahil sa bukod nagpalit lang siya ng uniform at building, wala naman talagang nagbago because he chose to study yet here, again.

Ang sabi ni Draia, their parents made him to choose. Pwede daw siya sa kung saan niya trip o gusto mag-aral ng senior high. Pero base sa kwento sakin ni Draia, her Kuya obviously refuse that idea.

Hindi ko maintindihan bakit ayaw ng Kuya niya. It made me bother and curious each passing day. Does he really love this school? O baka naman may ibang rason pa? May gusto kaya siyang babae dito tapos kaya ayaw niya palang lumipat ng school kasi... ayaw niyang iwanan iyon?

Uminit ang pisngi ko. Why did I get that idea, anyway? At tsaka bakit ko ba iniisip iyon?

"Where do you plan to study senior high?" Draia asked me while we were sitting in a four sit table inside this new open cafe.

I shrugged as I put my pink bagpack beside me. Sa bakanteng upuan saking kaliwa.

"Depende..."

"Bakit depende pa?"

Napanguso ako at itinuko ang dalawang siko sa mesa para matungtong ko ang aking pisngi saking mga kamay.

"Depende kasi... it's still four years from now. We just got into highscool, Draia," I explained while watching her infront.

She nodded and made herself comfortable on the chair.

"Sabagay. Tama ka. Pero ako, I do rather get enrolled somewhere. Dapat ikaw rin kasi hindi tayo pwede na hindi magkasama! We'll find new school for new environment and also for a fresh new start once we stepped being a senior highschool student!" Draia speak out her idea's enthusiastically.

"Bakit nga pala hindi lumipat ng school ang Kuya mo-?"

"Kuya, here!" my bestfriend waved her hand infront, banda sa aking likuran.

Nabitin ang aking salita at mukhang hindi niya naman yata narinig iyon. Kumurap ako nang matanto ang dapat sanang itatanong.

"Dito na kami umupo kasi maraming tao sa kabilang part. Okay naman here. Tayo lang at kita ang view, Kuya!" paliwanag ni Draia sa kapatid na kakarating lang dito saming mesa.

She pointed the view outside through this glass window. Meron kasing nagbukas ng bagong coffee shop malapit lang sa eskwelahan, hindi pa nagpapasukan ay plinano na namin ni Draia na puntahan ito. At ngayong halos tatlong linggo na yata simula nung unang araw ng klase, ngayon lang kami nagkataon na makabisita.

But never in my dreams that her brother would be here today, joining us after our dismissal.

"Sorry, natagalan ako!" hingal kong salubong pagkadating sa pinto ng service ni Draia.

Mas lalo niya iyong binuksan ng malaki para sa pagpasok ko. She was already waiting for me at the back seat of their car.

"Sinabihan ko pa kasi si Mang Arnel na sundan na lang tayo. Doon ko na lang kasi siya paghihintayin para pag natapos tayo doon, diretso uwi narin kami."

Draia giggled and nodded. Nagmuwestra siya na pumasok na ako.

"Ayos lang! Hindi naman ako na bored kakahintay sayo dito," she rolled her eyes na hindi ko agad nakuha. "Pasok na, Ads! And drink water! Mukhang hingal na hingal ka!"