A Single Yellow Rose

Chapter 3

Another day in school equates to another torture. I just want to stay at home and finished the k-drama I'm watching.

While walking on the hallway I heard murmurs about me. I couldn't help but to heaved a sigh. I continued walking confidently though. I don't have plans on looking back at them. They're not worthy of my precious attention.

Ano sila gold? Upon entering the classroom, the whole class fell silent when my seatmate walk towards me. He really is famous huh?

Sa dami ng puwede niyang pagtuonan ng pansin, bakit ako pa? I don't want his attention. I don't want anyone's attention in fact. He's just wasting his energy on me.

I saw him seated on his seat without glancing at me. Oh. Maybe I expected too much? Good thing I didn't say my thoughts out loud. It will be another embarrassing moment of me if ever.

He's not noisy this day, I wonder why. What?! Why do I bother?! Kira wtf, why are you curios?! I dismissed that thought by shaking my head.

Napabuntong hininga ako na siyang ikinatingin niya sa akin. I raised my brow on him. He just shook his hand and tried to hid his small smile. Cute.

What?! Anong cute? Delikado ka na Kira, delikado ka na. It's been a week since the first day of classes.

I can say that it's quite good. It went on smoothly. Don't ask me about home, my parents are always busy. It seems like anak na nila yung lecheng business na yan kesa sa'kin.

Since then, reading became my comfort. I found peace through reading. Reading heals me. It calms me. And it saved me from quitting life, from my lowest, whenever I feel alone and unworthy.

For some people books are just set of words and pages of paper. But for me a book is not just a piece of paper, it's a place called home. It became my motivator, my healer, my bestfriend and my teacher.

Books made me realized things, that includes never judging someone without knowing their point of view. We don't know what people are going through so we should careful of our actions and words towards them.

We don't have the right to invalidate someone's feeling. So if people are sharing their emotions and sufferings in social media and you saw them happy personally, please don't judge them. Maybe social media is their way on expressing what they couldn't express personally.

I can't help but heaved a sigh. As soon as I averted my gaze in front, the teacher entered. According to her we're having a quiz. We arranged our chairs and started the quiz.

It took me 25 minutes after I finished it. I reviewed my answer before submitting it to the teacher. I went back on my seat and saw Gab answering the last part of the quiz.

Most of his answers are correct. I checked the time and there's only 35 minutes left before the time's over. Half of the class is done.

5 minutes before time, I saw my classmates submitting their papers. The teacher distributed our paper and it's time for us to check those.

The paper I'm assigned to check is Dixzie's. Siya ang laging mahilig man chismis sa akin. Inggitera si gaga. I checked her paper and saw that most of the items are incorrect.

I suppressed myself from laughing at her score. Gosh 5/30?! You have the time to gossip about my life and you don't have time to study? What a shame! That's what you get from gossiping, you don't have time for yourself, lol.

Hindi ko alam kung anong ipinuputok ng butchi noon at ganon na lang ang inis niya sa akin. She make stories about me. Sinasabing boyfriend ko raw ang isa sa mga guro rito kaya mataas ang mga marka ko.

Hindi niya ba naisip na sadyang matalino ako at siya hindi?! Kung hindi sana buhay ko ang inaatupag niya, malamang honor student din ito. Mga tao nga naman. They blame you for the things that they couldn't get. Freaking insecure.

Naiiling akong tumayo at ibinigay sa guro ang papel matapos ko itong iwasto. Matapos ma kolekta lahat ng papel nagpaaalam na ang guro.

The bell rang, letting us know that it's time for the next subject. Our teacher for the next subject is absent. So it's our free time. Para hindi masayang ang isang oras, I bring out my book.

I continued reading the book that I haven't read yet. The book is Montgomery Series by SilentInspired.

The one hour passed rapidly. Tila kulang iyon upang makatapos ako ng tatlong kabanata mula sa libro. The bell rang, it's time for break. I picked up my things and went yo the cafeteria.

While walking I saw the students looking at me while whispering. I ignored them and continued walking. This time I bought blueberry cheesecake and iced tea.

I paid for my order and went to my usual place. Hindi ko mapigilang kabahan lalo na nang maalala ang nangyari rito kahapon. A part of me hopes that he's here, and a part of me wished that he's not here.

I sighed in relief as soon as I noticed that he's not here. I placed my things on the table and started eating. While munching on my food, my eyes widened when I saw Gab walking towards here. He's holding the same food as mine.

Why is he here? Tss. I almost choked when he smiled at me cunningly. I opened the bottle of my drink and drink the liquid from it. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

Umupo siya sa harapan ko at inilapag sa mesa ang mga pagkaing dala niya. I can vividly see from here, the students specially girls glaring at me.

"Why are you here?" I asked him.

"Ikaw? Bakit ka andito?" Tanong niya pabalik.

"I asked you first."

"I asked you second."

"Lumayas ka nga rito epal, ako lang dapat dito. This is my territory."

"I don't see a name or a signage indicating that this is your territory. This is still part of the school Ms. Torres." I rolled my eyes. Tss.

"You copied my order 'no?" I averted my gaze on him and stared at him unbelievingly.

"Sino ka para gayahin ko? Assumero. Baka ikaw nga nanggaya sa pagkain ko eh." Iniikot ko ang mata ko matapos sabihin ang mga katagang iyon.

He just chuckled on what I just spit. I can't help but to roll my eyes. I didn't bother talking to him and finished eating my food nang makabalik na sa classroom.

As I finished my food I stood up and went to the trash bin near the bench. Afterwards I picked up my things and went back to the classroom. I didn't bother saying my goodbye to him.

I entered the classroom without looking at anyone. I sat down and heaved a sigh. Inilabas ko muli ang libro ko at itinuloy ang pagbabasa habang wala pa ang amin guro.

Five minutes before the bell will rang, someone sat beside me.
"Bakit hindi mo ako hinintay?" My seatmate said as he averted his gaze towards me.

"Bakit naman kita hihintayin?"

I was stiffened at the next thing he did. He rolled his eyes towards me. I giggled at his sudden action. I saw his eyes widened a bit. Maybe shocked because he heard me giggle.

"Marunong ka palang tumawa? HAHAHA isa pa nga dali, ulitin mo."  He said excitedly. Tss. Umiling ako sa kaniya at ngumiti. I saw his eyes widened again.

"You look pretty when you smile and laugh. Happiness looks good on you. You should smile often. I'll try my best to make you smile and laugh." He said as he smiled at me.