Ikaw at Ako (Re-edited)

CHAPTER 3

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Nang ika'y ibigin ko..

Mundo koy biglang nagbago

Akala koy ikay langit

Yun palay sakit ng ulo...

What the hell is going on here? Because I wake up so late that I forgot to cook for breakfast so I decided to have it na lang sa isang eatery near sa school. Bwesit! but I do not have a choice! Nakikikain lang naman ako here and I do not have a damn right to ask for a song because this isn't a radio station.

"Good morning, Jasper." Hindi naman umabot sa point na nabilaukan ako nang magulat ako kung sino ang naggreet sa akin.

It was Mr. Celeste together with his brother. Mga tamad din sila ata like me kaya nandito din sila sa eatery.

"Good morning, Sir!" I greeted him back at nag wave lang ako kay I have not known his name yet. Pero napaka awkward lang talaga because of what happened yesterday. Imagine? Inakbayan ako ng kapatid niya para mapatunyan na niya that we are friends. Why did he tell a lie to his brother naman oie?

I think ako na lang ata yung kumakain that time so they have a lot of options sa place kung saan sila kakain but they chose right where I am sitting. I gave them bakit-kayo-dito-kakain look because I cannot even say it because don't talk when your mouth is full. Chos.

"Bakit? Aren't we allowed to join you? As far as I have known, you're friends with Stephen." Ahh, Stephen pala name niya. My malandi side came out. Haha. But still, bakit sila nandito? Are they not aware that this place can cater up to 100 students during lunch time and at this moment there are only three of us here not counting the staff of course. I cannot even grasp any words to win this kaya hinayaan ko na lang sila.

They ordered a lot. Fried egg, tocino, bagnet, hotdogs, at kung anu- ano pa. Hindi naman siguro sila gaano kayaman to order that for a breakfast. OMG! Hindi uso crisis sa kanila. Mapapa-sana all ka na lang talaga. Because I had my breakfast few minutes ahead of them, parang sabay lang kami natapos sa pagkain. Gosh, naubos nila lahat ng inorder nila. But it is not visible sa katawan nila because they look so toned naman. Hindi ko na lang pinahalata na talagang super duper shocked ako  when they finished eating everything on the table.

Sabay rin kaming pumasok because we are all in uniforms na. Talagang breakfast na lang talaga ang kulang and we are ready for school. As usual, Aimee is waiting sa may guardhouse because she goes to school very early. She is a cadet officer sa ROTC and they are obliged to go to school as early as five for some responsibilities being put onto their shoulders.

"Hoy, kasabay mo talagang pumasok ang dalawa." Then mukha siyang baliw kase nangisay ngisay pa siya.

"Hindi lang sabay pumasok. Alam mo ba we also had breakfast together doon sa carenderia." I told Aimee. Then you are tasked to imagine how she reacted to it.

"OMG! Bakit magkasabay sila?"

"I just knew na they are brothers."

"Whaaaat?"

"Ganito yun after you left because you forgot your back sa coffee shop, kakalingon ko sa iyo, eh nabangga ko yung Mr. Transferee that is eventually named Stephen. I spilled all the tea on his shirt that happened to be his favorite one."

"So anong nangyari?"

"I grabbed his arm and brought him to my place to wash it." Stephen butted in.

OMG! Did he just listen to our conversation the whole time? I did not expect straight boys would be that as so chismoso as I am seeing now.

"Kanina ka pa dito?" I asked him. He just smirked.

"I have a minor subject with you guys. I am an irregular student this semester and I cannot join my other blockmates sa English subject na ito. This is the only available sa sched ko kaya no choice. I remember Kuya mentioned you last night that you are an English Major. And the registrar also told me that I am gonna be with your class."

I just nodded because I am running out of words.

"Tara sabay tayo." Nakakakilabot ang ngiti ni Aimee sa akin. I know na may binabalak siyang masama sa akin.

Sa class na ito ay nasa likod ako. I do hate English. Nakakalurkey ang Essays and everything. but why I ended up taking this course? It remained a mystery. HAHA. Nagandahan lang ako sa tarpaulin ng school sa English major because that time I was really clueless kung ano talaga ang course na pipiliin ko. I hate English in a sense that you have to be very mindful of different factors like your diction, pronunciation, grammar, fillers, spelling, and a whole lot of thing. I am doing well naman sa mga majors but I do not feel any comfort though. I just do well because I have to. I am here because of the scholarship or else I will ended up finishing college in a small school. And there is no any vacant seat sa loob kundi yung nasa tabi ko. Stephen will be as close as possible to my life in the coming days and the rest of this semester.

"Hello, Mister New Comer. Would you mind standing in front of your classmates and introduce yourself?" This class has never failed me to be amazed of how bitch they are when it comes to boys. Sinundan talaga nila ng tingin si Stephen hanggang sa makarating ito sa harapan.

"Good morning, Maam. I am Stephen Celeste, I am a Mechanical Engineering Student here. I am from University of San Carlos. Things did not happen well there so I decided to transfer here. By far, I am already enjoying the place, the people, and of course the quality of education you offer to the students. I am expecting a lot from you." He is quite well in speaking. Very Spontaneous. So Ayun, crush ko na siya. Hello? Sino hindi hahanga sa isang lalaki having those qualities not to mention all the good physical aspects of him. gosh.

Umupo na siya pagkatapos and to my shock, he gave me a wink. I could feel the beat of my heart na umabot hanggang lalamunan ko. Ang gwapo niya sobra! Just like any other class, our instructor just gave us the insight of what is going to happen the whole semester.

This is the very first time na super lutang ako. Di pa talaga ako makamove on sa pagwink niya sa akin. Sinasabi ko sa inyo, kinikilig pa rin ako. Nashock na lang ako kase bigla akong hinila ni Stephen. Anong nasa isip niya sa mga moment na ito at bakit hihilahin niya ako in the middle of our class? Mas sinikipan pa niya ang pagkakapit sa akin kaya napasigaw ako.

"ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

Dun ko na realize na ako ay nananaginip ng gising. Oh no! Lahat sila tawa ng tawa. Tumingin din ako kay Stephen, di ko makita expression niya kase nakatabon ang bag niya sa mukha niya pero for sure tawa siya ng tawa. Halata naman sa mga balikat nito.

"Mr. Marasigan, are you okay?" Tanong ng prof namin. Sabi ko naman na wala. may langgam lang talaga na kumagat sa akin. Anytime parang tatawa ni rin ang prof namin. This is not going to be a good day.

Hindi talaga ako mamamansin ng mga kaklase ko today. Super nakakahiya.