Fit the Puzzle (Azcona Cousins #3)

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All school related activities went back to normal. All classes resumed after the intramural and it was followed by the examination week.

The school allowed us to have a two-day preparation. Allotted 'yon para sa aming mga students. We have the right to ask our teachers for some clarifications on a certain topic, but we still have to reconsider the heavy responsibilities that our teachers have.

Hindi na ako nakisali sa mga nagtatanong, dumiretso na lang ako kay Veron tutal matutununan ko rin naman sa kanya 'yung mga topics na sadyang inaayawan ng utak ko.

Sumunod na ang examination namin. We have to secure our permits before taking the exams. Hapon ang simula kaya tanghali na 'ko gumayak para pumunta sa school. I went to the milktea shop that the Azconas own.

While drinking, I couldn't prevent myself from thinking of Brent Iverson's confession.

We both confessed... but it felt like nothing changed. Was it really only the leap of pressure the whole reason why he mumbled the words, too?

Ganoon ba talaga 'pag umamin na sa isa't isa parang normal na lang ulit?

Parang hindi tama. O may mali rin ako dahil tinulak ko siyang sabihin 'yon? To be frank, I was waiting for him to go online every single day. Wala yatang oras na 'di ko binabantayan ang telepeno ko kung nag-iba na ba ang active status niya sa Facebook.

I am really frustrated and I still can't tame my aggressiveness! Isang hatak na lang yata sa manipis na pasensya ko ay tatawagan ko na si Kuya Atlas dahil laging offline ang kapatid niya.

Nalulungkot ako na bakit ganoon ang naging resulta sa amin. 'Di ba 'pag may umaamin ay lumalalim ang feelings? Why do I feel that he's slipping away although nothing's happening yet?

Sa isang buong linggo ay ni hindi ko naramdaman ang kahit anong presensya niya. He stopped visiting our house. Instead, my brother became the one who is visiting him often.

Naaawa na nga ako sa sarili ko, e. Imagine, I didn't eat the bento cake he made for me because I literally made it as the symbol of the most memorable day we shared together. Nasa fridge pa rin namin 'yung cake hanggang ngayon!

It could no longer be eaten because it's past its shelf life一 for sure.

I still stored it in the fridge even though the people inside the house are very curious. Parang gusto pa nga akong pagalitan ni Kuya Alex na 'di man lang ako marunong magpasalamat sa natanggap na pagkain.

A huge frown invaded me as I took the last sip of the winter melon drink and left the milktea shop with my small bag.

Patakbo akong sinalubong ni Piolo sa may hallway.

"May calculator kang dala?"

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Kailangan ba? Wala akong dala, e."

Piolo clasped his hands.

"Yes! May karamay ako," natatawa niyang sambit. "Hindi raw pwedeng manghiram kapag nagsimula na ang exam."

I gasped. Bigla ko tuloy hinalungkat ang halos walang laman na bag...lapis, friction pen, examination permit, at isang pad ng scratch paper lang ang dala ko!

"Kailangan talaga?"

"Oo."

"Manghihiram na lang ako kay Adriel," hinanap ko agad si Adriel sa cafeteria. I expected to see him studying there.

Gamit ang lengthwise yellow pad paper, hinampas ako ni Piolo sa noo.

"Mas lalong kailangan ng mga ABM students ang calculator, Croozian. Kaya naman siguro nating mag-mano-mano."