Chapter 11 #smashedsrs
"Oh," I heard Uno's silent reaction. "Dadating ba ang parents mo? They will bring you food?" usisa niya, halatang hindi napigilan.
Hindi ko ipinahalata na bumuga ako ng hininga. My guilt stopped me from letting him receive a downright rejection. Uno don't deserve such things.
In all honesty, I didn't even get why was I doing this too.
Napapikit ako nang mariin at nagpakawala muli ng hangin, wala nang pakialam kung mahalata ni Uno ngayon. Siya agad ang hinanap ng mga mata ko nang dumilat.
"Know what? Never mind. Sure, expect me later. Restroom lang ako," I stated and left him clueless of my baffling behavior and went straight to the restroom.
Fuck Lizeo Acerbo. Nakausap ko na nga pala ang sarili ko tungkol doon. I shouldn't give a fuck about him anymore.
I'm having guy friends? Be it.
I washed my hands and dried it thinking that I shouldn't let other people, let alone people from my past to affect my future occurrences. They were characters from the past for a reason. It is meant to happen in His book of purposes.
In my case, sobrang obvious naman kung bakit tinanggal si Zeo sa buhay ko.
I doubled my pace when I headed back to our classroom, but my feet eased off upon seeing Uno standing beside the door with his back against the wall. Nakatitig lang siya sa sahig at parang nakakunot pa ang noo. Para bang may iniisip siyang malalim.
"Uno?" tawag ko.
Hindi pa naman siguro siya nabibingi sa iniisip kaya nagawa niya akong marinig agad. He turned his head and looked at my direction. His forehead eventually flattened but I could still sense that he wasn't settled inside.
May problema ba siya? Kailangan ng kausap? Bakit hinintay niya pa yata akong makabalik? I mean, we're friends and I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Vi," he uttered like it was on default.
Kumunot ang noo ko. "Vi... Wait, is that a nickname? You made a nickname for me?" hindi ko napigilan na mapatawa.
Bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ni Uno. My lips pulled apart realizing that he was taken aback by himself too. Seriously? Nagpakawala ulit ako ng amused na tawa.
"It..." he started his explanation. "It kinda slipped off my tongue." Napakutkot pa siya sa kurba ng isa niyang kilay.
"Hey. No big deal," I dismissed because I felt like he was getting tad shy about it. "Cute naman, e. I like it," I said, grinning at the end.
The smile he sported looked reserve. Napasilip na rin ako sa glass ng pinto at naalalang on-going ang klase ko. Napansin yata ni Uno kaya humakbang siya para bigyan ako ng espasyo sa pagpasok ko.
"Ba't ka nga pala naghihintay dito?" I shot him the question while I walked towards the door. I glanced at him as well.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Tumanggi ka kasi si dinner—"
"At first. But in conclusion, I agreed."
"Yeah. Pero inalala ko last dinner natin. Naisip ko lang baka may nagawa kami nina Stance na 'di mo nagustuhan?"
"Hala, wala, ano ka ba!" Hininaan ko ang boses ko dahil tahimik sa hallway. My hand almost flew to slap his arm, another action that I guess would prove a point.
"'Yun nga, akala ko lang. But you came back and talked to me nicely so..." he trailed off. "I think we have no problem."
"Oo naman, wala..."
BINABASA MO ANG
Smashed
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