Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

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"Hala, anyare sa inyo ni Dillion? Inaway mo siguro 'yon, 'no?"

Inalis ko ang libro na nakaharap sa akin at sinamaan ng tingin si Kyla dahil kung ano-anong pinagsasabi niya. Napatingin naman ako kay Dillion na noon ay masayang nakikipagtawanan sa mga kaklase namin.

Nandito kami ngayon sa gymnasium para sa Physical Education. Suot-suot namin ang PE Uniform ng department namin which is color blue na may nakasulat na Business Ad sa likod. It's shorts and sleeveless shirt so it's a bit comfortable.

I shouldn't care if he will not talk to me ever but my rat friends couldn't just shut up! They always remind me that I was mean to Dillion causing him to ignore me now. So, what if he ignores me? It's not a loss. He's not a loss.

"Bad talaga 'yang ugali ni Callan na 'yan e. Lahat na lang sinusungitan." Hindi ko alam kung bulong pa ba ang ginagawa nilang dalawa dahil dinig na dinig ko sila. "Boo, red flag!"

Honestly, nakonsensiya rin naman ako nang sabihin niya na wala naman siyang ginawang masama sa'kin para tratuhin ko siya nang gan'on. Tama nga naman siya kaya hindi ko rin maintindihan ang sarili ko.

But I never attempted apologizing. I don't know what's stopping me. Baka naman kapag nag-sorry ako, wala naman pala siyang paki-alam, e 'di napahiya lang ako. We're not that really close so, what if I don't apologize?

"Align na raw. Nagsisimula na ata."

Tumayo na kaming tatlo sa inuupuan namin. Nakita ko ring nag-a-assemble na sila Dillion kaya pala medyo tumahimik na ang gym.

"Okay class, stretching muna tayo." Sinunod na lang namin ang sinabi ng guro. We mimicked all his moves. From arms to knees, to neck and shoulders. Everything that we can exercise.

"Please, please, please, sana hindi basketball. Ayoko pang mamatay." I frowned at Kyla while she was closing her eyes, wishing that they wouldn't choose basketball. There's no problem with me whether they will choose that or not.

"Hala, girl, obvious naman na basketball ang papalaro sa 'tin. Basta ako, hindi na ako mag-e-effort d'yan. Jusme, nas-stress ang bangs ko."

Napaayos lang ulit kami nang muli na namang magtawag si Sir. Magkaibang section ang babae at lalaki. Odd numbers ang bilang ng klase namin kaya naman kinailangan na hatiin sa tatlong set ang lalaki samantalang dalawang set ang babae.

Magiging magkalaban kami ni Dillion. Weird that he didn't even glance at me the whole time we were in the gymnasium. And what's weirder is I am waiting for him to look at me. Damn, what the hell is happening to me?

Nang magsimula ang laban, nakaupo lang ako habang pinapanood silang maglaro. I'm holding my water jug while watching how Dillion smoothly snatch the ball from the opponent. His moves are fast yet clean. It's all unpredictable.

He shoots it effortlessly. Okay. I admit it. He's good at everything. My grip on the jug tightened when I saw one of our classmates trying to make dirty moves. My forehead creased as I planted glares at that player. I sighed out of relief when Dillion still tricked him.

The game lasted for about 15 minutes. Paramihan lang naman kasi makapuntos sa loob ng 15 minutes and obviously, sila Dillion ang nanalo kaya sila ang makakalaban namin. It's like we're the reigning champion. I smirked at the thought.

Nang pumito ang teacher, sign na magsisimula na, sinimulan ko na ring i-drible ang bola. Dillion is at my front, watching my moves while blocking me. I successfully tricked him, which gave me a chance to pass the ball to my teammate. He then smoothly shot the ball, gaining applause from our classmates.

"Pasa mo sa 'kin!"

I looked at my teammate when he shouted. I swiftly passed the ball to him but when he tried to shoot, one of our opponents successfully blocked it. Sayang.

"It's fine." I tapped his back before positioning myself in front of Dillion. Screening, it is. He looked at me straight in the eye that's why I looked at him too. I just noticed that his eyes were gray and it's undeniably mesmerizing.

He flashed a smirk before he started to make his move. Pinagkrus niya pa ang bola sa pagitan ng mga paa niya. I focused on his eyes, trying hard to read his moves.

I shut my eyes tightly when he swiftly move his hips, passing me. Ang bilis ng kilos niya. Ni hindi ko man lang nabasa ang mga gagawin niya.

Tumakbo na lang ako pero alam kong wala naman na akong magagawa. Lamang na kami e. Kung hindi niya mais-shoot 'yan, panalo kami. But damn! He even looked at me before shooting! Now, tell me why I shouldn't hate him.

"Nice game." Tumango lang ako sa mga kakampi ko habang pinupunasan ang pawis ko.

Habang umiinom ng tubig, sinilip ko kung may balita na ba sa isa kong kapatid na nagta-trabaho ibang bansa. She's the head engineer there, the last time I remember. Wala naman akong nakitang iba maliban sa pagpalit niya ng profile pic. It's her photo with the background of somewhere in Sentosa Island. I just reacted on it before turning my phone off.

Unconsciously, I roamed my eyes around the hall. May mga kaklase pa kami na nandito, nagkukuwentuhan. Masyado pa naman kasing maaga para sa Ethics kaya malamang ay magpapalipas muna sila ng oras.

My eyes stopped at Dillion who's now on his phone. A smile was drawn on his face but his forehead creased, getting weirded by something. I glanced at my bag before deciding to shower in the men's room. Ayoko namang pumasok sa next subject na amoy pawis.

"Oh..." I looked at the one who just got out of the bathroom. Katulad ko, naka-uniform na rin siya and wait... did he brushed his hair? Okay, that's new. "You enjoyed taking a bath that much?" I frowned at him. He's now in front of the mirror, doing something in his face. Inaayos ko lang naman ang uniform ko. "Ang tagal mo sa banyo. I entered here, you were there and when I came out, you're still here."

"Uh-huh?" I said, eyes fixed on my reflection. I heard him chuckle before glancing at me. He washed his hands while staring at my reflection and I watched him do that.

"I wonder what took you so long..."