Serendipity

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

"Emma ko, ba't sobrang ganda mo ngayon?"

"If the equation contains any fractions use the least common denominator to clear---"

"Emma ko, gusto mo ba bilhan kita ng merienda?" malambing na tanong ni Judson.

Matalim ang tingin ni Emma habang mariin ang hawak sa math reviewer.

"Simplify both sides of the equation---"

"Emma ko, gusto mo ba ng maiiinom---"

"Letche ka, wag mo nga akong kausapin!" Emma growled at him. Sumuko naman si Judson at nagpacute.

"Wow, umaadvance ka na Jun ha! Dati, tinatapunan ka pa ng libro ngayon tinatarayan ka nalang! May pag-asa na ba itong masugid mong manliligaw, Mareng Emma?" singit ni Kaori, kinikilig.

"Totoo ba iyon, Emma ko?" His eyes sparked.

"Hindi!" sigaw ni Emma sabay tapon ng reviewer sa mukha ni Judson.

Malakas na tumawa si Kaori. I throw a glanced at her and she stopped laughing. Sumimangot siya nang mariin ang tingin ko sa kaniya.

"Stop chitchatting here and practice your music! Baka nakakalimutan mong bukas ka na magpeperform," I said with a strict voice.

Nag-inarte si Kaori, padabog na umalis sa harap ko.

A second later, I can hear the sound of her violin again.

She's really scared and nervous. Most of the time, we'll just talk about how nervous she will be tomorrow. Pero hindi naman talaga nagpapapractice masiyado. Ayaw ko namang napapagod siya kaya kapag may free time lang kami nagpapapractice.

And we're not actually practicing on her playing, mas problemado kami sa mga nota na madali niya lang makalimutan.

So, I have to tutor her again and again, cause she's forgetting every note all the time.

But a thought striked me. Why did Kaori entered a contest? Gusto niya bang manalo or something?

"Do you intend to win this tomorrow, Kaori?"

"Obviously, Yuki."

I eyed her curiously. "Why? Akala ko ba ayaw mong sumali? What made you changed your mind?"

She sat on an old wooden chair. Mukha siyang nag-iisip.

"Sa tingin mo, bakit ako sumali? My gosh, Yuki! Common sense please!"

"Huh?"

She sarcastically rolled her eyes.

"Duh, malamang! I need money!"

My brows furrowed. "Really?"

"Well, there are other reasons. But yeah, masiyadong mahal ang mga gamot ko. I came this far alive because of our restaurant. Ngunit hindi iyon magiging sapat sa transplant ko. Pero ang tanong, may heart transplant bang mangyayari?" she asked me with a teasing voice as if it was just a joke.

"You won't die, right?" napalakas ang boses ko.

Napatigil ang dalawa at napatingin sa amin. I saw Emma's expression changed.

"Of course. I won't leave you," she said it as if she don't mean it. Her teasing smile grew wider.

"Then stop joking like that! Hindi nakakatawa para sa amin," I irritably said.

Sumimangot siya.

"LQ na naman tayo, lods? Pang-ilang away niyo na yan sa araw na'to?" natatawang tanong ni Judson.