Flickers

Chapter 6

Was it good to know me?
Was it good to love me?

- Epilogue, IU

The familiar ringing of the bell that signals the school of its break time rang all across the corner of the school. Some teachers would outright ignore the bell and continue their class while their students complain indirectly while others have already fallen into a long line of waiting in front of the canteen.

It was a shock when she first came here in Madrigal and saw the scene of the battle where a huge amount of people lined up for food, each of their bodies sticking closely towards each other with the air becoming none existent in their ravenous minds.

(AN: VMNHS which stands for Vicente Madrigal National High School and now is Vicente Madrigal National Integrated High School)

She, along with her friends, step inside the canteen. Its white walls are littered with quotes of how eating healthy can make you live longer and the smell of food coming from the back kitchen surrounds their sight. The crevices of their body were dotted in sweat, with December swinging by in the city, the sweltering hot air remains oblivious to its supposed weather.

(AN: December month is usually the time for cold weather but in the Philippines, it's not. Maybe January to February does the weather turns cold)

"I'll get some ulam first, wait for me okay?!" She heard faith shout as she waited for her while she lined up in the corner aisle where the ulam and rice were designated to.

It didn't take her long to return, she has a patty mixed with some gravy on top and some rice in styrofoam. Faith took her hand as she held her food on the other and they were out.

They met with their friends who have already opened their lunch boxes like the two of them sat down on the stone chair circling the table made of stone. They were in the school's garden, one of their many gardens where the gates of their school face their front, and on their side is the principal's office.

"I thought I told you to wait for me!" Faith groaned while Alyssa coughed, her bead-like eyes looking behind me.

I turn around and saw him, he was standing there like a swaying tree branch and an awkward smile on his face. His eyes lit up when he saw me though and that's when my friends teased me.

"Ehhh... ange you're jowa's here"

"Ange I thought we'll stay together?"

"Yieeee, I knew you were waiting for someone that's why you're late"

She tried to get rid of the feeling of ants biting on her whole body making her unsettled as if she was being roasted on a hot pan. She didn't look at him but she can feel the scorching blaze of his gaze making her inch closer to her friend, Irish.

"Ange, are you two.." She trailed off with a knowing smile, her brows wiggling as if she was talking about something weird.

"We're not, stop it, we should eat first or we'll waste our break time!" I barked off to them, they did start to eat but their eyes were filled with ambiguousness making me want to be swallowed by the earth.

I was about to drink from my water bottle when an orange drink labeled zest- o made contact with my warm, sweaty hands. I looked up and saw his eyes smiling at me as his hands inched and let the cold orange drink fell to my hands.

(AN: Zest-O is a beverage drink that usually comes from different flavors and when we were a kid, we loved it)

"Thank you" I quietly muttered, like that of a mosquito buzzing against the loud chatters of my friends.

"Eh, Eric I think you're too bias" Faith with her very upfront attitude, said and made Eric straighten up his bent back.

"I'll treat all of you after this then" he promised making the girls hoot and slap his back with encouraging words.

He looked at me and I smiled, he was treating my best friends and the fact that he's giving attention to them warms my heart.

I think I like him, a little bit.

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