The Girl He Never Wanted [Completed]

5-PANAGUTAN

PANAGUTAN

I had to read my aunt's text over and over again kasi I kept on zoning out. Naiisip ko ang sinabi ni Mark and the way he said it.

Nagtataka akong tiningnan ni Janice kung bakit hindi ko na bukambibig si Mark.

"So naka-move on ka na ulit dyan sa crush mo?" Usisa niya habang nasa bench kami ngayon.

I am just trying to back off and give him a breather. Besides, I am guilty doon sa nasaksihan niya.

"Hindi naman. Nahihiya lang ako," tahimik kong sabi as my shoulders slouched and I shrunk in my seat.

Janice looked at me intently. She came closer and hugged me. Akala ko nakikiramay. We are very close friends after all.

"Kung sino ka man na sumapi sa loob nitong kaibigan ko, please huwag ka nang umalis," she hugged me tighter habang hinahaplos ang aking buhok.

Gabby, Elias, and Luca stood up. Picked up some dry leaves na nahulog galing sa puno ng acacia. They formed a circle around me.

Biglang sumigaw si Gabby.

"Kung sino ka mang espiritu ka! Lumabas ka sa katawan ni Ella!"

At sabay-sabay nila akong hinampas ng tuyong dahon ng acacia while humming like an ancient tribal Blaan.

"Uh-hummm...."

"Uh-hummm...."

"Uh-hummm...."

They fucking performed an exorcism on me!

Patuloy nila akong hinahampas ng hawak nilang dahon.

Nakaupo ako doon at pilit sinasangga ang hampas nila. Kalaunan ay sabay kaming natawa lahat.

Inusisa nila ako about it pero hindi ako nagsalita. Winala ko ang usapan from me at kinagat naman ito ni Janice. Kaya project na ang pinag-uusapan namin ngayon.

Natutuwa naman si Janice kasi hindi na ako suwail na kaibigan. I just followed her to every class. Hindi na rin ako gumagawa ng kung ano-anong kahihiyan, temporarily. I am trying to lay off the hot seat.

Hanggang 6:00 PM lang klase namin ngayon pero I had to wait in the bench before picking up my tita from her school. Naunang umalis lahat ng kaibigan ko dahil may kanya-kanya pa silang lakad.

I started psyching myself up kasi may lakad din kami ng tita ko kasama ang kanyang bestfriend.

Dr. Isabella Gonzales is the president of one of the most exclusive private schools in Cebu City. She is a nun at kapatid ng aking ina. Hindi ako pumasok doon sa school niya at ayokong magkakalat ako doon. She also just let me be. Maybe because she is cool or ayaw niya lng madumihan ang kanyang pangalan kung doon ako magkakalat.

Her bestfriend, Sister Joy, is also a nun at head ng History Department nila. Every first Wednesday of the month, we have to attend a formal dinner with the rest of the Carmelites.

Dinadamay ako ni Tita Isabella para siguro malinis ng kaunti ang aking kaluluwa kung hindi man ako maengganyong pumasok ng kumbento. I think she gave that goal up a long time ago noong kamuntikan nang atakehin sa puso ang Mother Superior sa aking boarding school dahil sa katigasan ng aking ulo.

I am supposed to pick her up at 7:00 PM after her meeting with the deans. It is only around 6 at tapos na lahat ng klase namin. Ayoko pumunta doon nang sobrang aga at siguradong magiging topic din ako ng meeting nila.

I busied myself playing Restaurant Story habang nakahiga sa bench. I suddenly heard some dribbling from the basketball court. Tinagilid ko ang ulo ko patingin doon and I saw Mark with some guys and they started playing.