It's been a month and our relationship was going smoothly, we usually talk at night and we do go on casual dates occasionally. Our relationship was doing good, great to be exact. And I know that we will do great in our future years together as a couple.
"Miss Soriano" My professor handed me my test paper with a serious tone, which never happened before. And when I saw my grade, my heart immediately dropped, funny to think, because 4 years ago, I would just shrug it off, but now it deeply affected me.
14/30 That was my score.
This can't be right.
Pinagaralan ko naman ang test na 'to ah, right after I baked the cookies Bryson asked, I studied. Yes, it was already dawn when I started reading my notes, pero bakit ganito?
Napahigpit ang hawak ko sa test paper. Babawi na lang ako next time. I immediately shoved my test paper in my bag when I saw a message from Bryson. I grabbed my bag and ignored the odd stares my classmates were giving me and maneuvered pass through them.
"Hey" bati niya sa akin nang makarating ako sa cafeteria, pilit akong ngumiti at binalik ang kanyang bati. I grabbed the tupperware that was in my bag at ibinigay iyon sa kanya.
"Here" I smiled at inabot sa kanya ang tupperware na may lamang chocolate chip cookies. At nagulat naman si Bryson nang inabot ko sa kanya iyon. "Wow... Thank you" he said and I just smiled at napatitig ako sa kanya ng inilagay niya lang ang cookies ko sa gilid. I pursed my lips at napatitig sa kanya na busy sa pagbabasa.
"Eat, Eury" Sabi niya sa akin, ang mga mata ay nakatuon parin sa librong hawak niya, kaya napatitig ako sa pagkain na nasa mesa. I glanced at my cookies na hindi pa nagagalaw bago bumalik ang tingin ko sa pagkain na nasa harap.
"ikaw? di kaba kakain?" Tanong ko sa kanya
"Later" He replied shortly, still not giving me a glance. I slowly opened the lid at nagsimulang kumain and in that whole time I was waiting for him to eat the cookies that I baked for him till dawn. Ngunit, bumalik ako sa klase ko na hindi nakitang ginalaw man lang ang binake ko.
Few days passed since I failed my test and I was busy studying for my next test, para ma bawi ko ang na naibagsak ko. This test was math focused kasi kinuha ko ang statistics as a minor.
And in the next day. When I got to my school I smiled when I immediately saw Bryson waiting for me at the gate. I told him once na okay lang na di na niya ako antayin, but he insisted, and I would be lying if I say that this gesture didn't warm my heart, because it absolutely did.
"Good morning" bati ko sa kanya at ngumiti, he held my hand at sabay kaming naglakad papunta sa classroom ko the hallway was full of people walking to their destined classrooms, some were yawning and some are were reading their notes, and while walking to my classroom, I was mentally reviewing, recalling the things that I have studied for the past few days.
I was ready, pinaghandaan ko ang test na ito, and I know for sure that I won't fail. We came to a halt nang marating na namin ang tapat nang classroom ko and I was about to bid goodbye ng merong nag text kay Bryson.
His facial expression turned into a worried one before it turned to blank "Anong problema?" I asked him and he looked at me bago umiling.
"Nothing" he replied, but I can sense that he has a problem.
"What is it?" ngumiti siya and didn't answer my question, he was clearly worried about something. Maybe I can help.
"We will have a test, this morning..." He trailed off.
"And?" I urged
"I forgot to bring my scientific calculator... Did you perhaps bring yours?" He asked me hesitantly kaya napakagat ako sa aking labi at dahan dahang umiling. My palms are starting to sweat.
"It's okay" he assured me when he saw my worried expression "I'll go now" ngumiti siya and started to walk away, I stared at his back for a few seconds, at dahan dahan naring pumasok sa classroom, but guilt was eating me and before I could enter ay napa tingin ako sa kanya.
"Bryson wait!" I called him at tumakbo sa kinaroroonan niya while my hand was going through my backpack, searching for my calculator. I was panting heavily when I reached him.
"I forgot" I lied "I have my calculator with me, I thought I left it at home" Inilahad ko sa kanya ang calculator ko at napatitig naman siya sa akin.
"You won't need it?"
I smiled "No, I won't, so now go! Baka ma late ka pa sa klase mo, ang layo pa naman ng lalakarin mo" pananakot ko sa kanya and pushed him. He chuckled at what I said, bago nag paalam.
And I stared at his back breathing still ragged as he walked away. And when I turned back to go to my classroom namulta ako kasi may isang lalaki na nakasandal sa hamba ng pintuan habang nakatitig sa akin na umiiling, he looks familiar and I am pretty sure that I've seen him somewhere.
"Yes, Miss Soriano?" My professor asked me when I raised my hand "Is there a problem?"
"M-ma'am, I forgot to bring my calculator" Sabi ko sa linyang kanina ko pa inu-ulit sa ulo ko. Tumaas naman ang kilay ng professor ko kaya mas lalo akong kinabahan
"You have no other choice then to solve it manually Miss Soriano... It's not my fault that you forgot to bring your calculator." She said frankly, the heavy stares of my classmates was now making me uncomfortable.
I stared at the test paper in-front of me my hands were shaking as I hold the white paper full of numbers
"Time is running Miss Soriano, better start solving manually" My grip tightened when I heard my professor spat those words.
Tulala akong tumitig sa lamesang punong puno ng papel kung saan sinubukan kong I solve manually ang malalaking mga numero. My eyes misted with tears, in the 2 hours we were given, I was only able to solve 12 numbers out of 50, at wala pang kaseguraduhan kung tama ba ang mga sagot ko.
I was prepared. I was ready for the test, yet I knew that I surely failed, because I didn't have a calculator.
"Are you okay?" I was taken aback from my reverie when Bryson asked me that. "Yeah, may na alala lang" sabi ko at pilit na ngumiti.
"You know you can share things to me right?" He said, and my heart warmed. I smiled at him and assured him that everything was okay, is gonna be okay.
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