Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

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"Anong meron sa inyo ni Father Dillion, ha? I smell something fishy."

Napatigil ako sa pagkain nang magsalita si Kyla. She's narrowing her eyes on me while slowly chewing her food. She looks like she's reading something in me. Her eyes screams accusations. Judgemental.

"What's with us?" I raised a brow. "And about the fishy smell, baka ikaw lang 'yun." I chuckled when she glared at me.

I don't know if Dillion's serious about what he said or if it is just one of his pranks. I mean, he's a guy... and I am, too. And he? He will make me fall for him in 3 months?

"Deal?"

I blinked times before actually processing what he just said. I let out a mocking laugh, gaining glares from him.

"You serious?" I asked in disbelief. He raised a brow before smirking, then chuckled, looking down before glancing back at me.

"Why? Are you scared that you'll lose?" I gritted my teeth with so much annoyance. Mukha namang nakuha niya ang satisfaction nang ngumiti ito at bumaba sa lamesa saka tumabi sa 'kin. "If I fail, you can do all you want to do with me. Utusan mo 'ko, all you want but if I won..." Lumapit pa ito sa'kin kaya nilayo ko ang mukha ko na malamang ay nakakunot ang noo. "You'll let me do all I want to do with you. You'll follow whatever I say."

"And what if I don't want to?" Agad naman siyang lumayo dahil sa sinabi ko.

"You aren't afraid of anything, right? Is this the first time that you get frightened? Well, the honor is mine, again."

"Deal, then."

"Good." He smiled. Tulad ng dati, dumukdok lang siya sa lamesa niya saka matutulog.

To be honest, I don't want to agree to that deal. I was just forced to dahil pakiramdam ko, inaapakan niya ang pride ko. Ah! What have I done in my previous life for the world to give me such a problem?

"Girl, gaga ka, si Ma'am na ang namroblema nang bongga sa research mo. Magpasa ka na kasi."

Carleen's voice brought my thoughts back. I didn't even realize that we're leading now to our room. Maybe I was too occupied because of that damn man. Siya lang ang nakagulo sa utak ko nang ganito at sinusumpa ko siya dahil doon.

"Ah ah, bahala sila sa buhay nila." Kyla is so persistent that she won't pass her paper to our teacher. Mas gusto niya talaga umulit kaysa ituloy ang dalawang taon na lang na natitira sa college. After that, we could take our internship. "Dzai, seryoso, ayoko ng ganitong course. Rebelde na kung rebelde pero ayoko rito. I mean, this is not my dream career. I will go nuts when time comes. So kung kinakailangan kong bumagsak para ilipat nila ako ng course, be it!"

"Pakiramdam ko tuloy hindi mo na ako love dahil sa pinagsasabi mo." They both laugh at their own words. I am just listening to them all the time and they were so used of it. "Callan, sa'n ka palang company sa internship?"

"I still don't know. I'll try to look for real states soon. I don't want to think of those, as of now."

"Wow, oh. Hindi na siya nag-iisip ng future niya. Is this glow up na ba para kay Callan?" I just shook my head before entering our room, not minding what Kyla said. She can't just shut up even for a while.

Maingay ang classroom pagkapasok ko. Gossip and laughter are all I can hear but I chose to ignore all of those like what I always do.

My eyes fixed on the man who's sitting next to Dillion, occupying my seat. I raised a brow even though I know that he won't see me. Ang lakas pa ng boses niya makipag-usap kay Dillion na noon ay mataman lang na nakikinig sa kanya.

Is he not sleeping?

I cleared my throat to inform him that the owner is back and he can go back to where he was before. Napatingin naman ang dalawa sa 'kin. Inayos ko ang salamin na suot ko saka sila tiningnan pareho.

"Uy, Callan, nandito ka na pala. Sorry, naki-upo ako. Niyaya kasi ako ni Dillion makipag-kwentuhan e." He stood up, letting me sit. I just nodded my head, not giving a damn. "A-Ano... Mauna na ako, hehe. Yo, Dillion, maya ulit, pre!"

"Sure. Ako na lang ang pupunta roon." Sinalpak ko na lang ang earphones ko para mabawasan ang ingay na naririnig. I just couldn't bare too much noise. "Hey, are you mad or something?"

"Hmm..." I understand what he said but I pretended that I did not. Hindi naman ako galit. It's not my property, after all. Anyone can sit here. Wala lang talaga akong paki-alam.

"Don't 'hmm' me, Callan." I looked at him and I saw him frowning. I frowned, too. Wala naman akong ginagawa. Inis niyang inalis ang earphone ko kaya inis ko siyang tininganan. "Are you ma-,"

"Ikaw ang galit," sinagot ko na agad siya kinuha ang earphone ko at sinalpak pabalik. "I just don't care."

He didn't bother me after that. From my peripheral vision, I can see him staring at me while I am busy with something I can't even understand out of consciousness. Why is he staring, anyway? It's rude when you're staring at someone.

I cleared my throat but I didn't look at him. I saw how his eyes followed the movement of my lips which made me frown. That's it. Sinara ko na lang ang aklat na binabasa ko kasi wala na akong maintindihan talaga. Nagmukmok na lang ako sa lamesa ko habang pinapakinggan lahat ng kantang hindi ko alam kung ako ba talaga ang nagdownload.

"Psst..." I shut my eyes tightly when I heard him 'pst' me. "Psst, Callan." I clenched my fist, getting pissed now. "Callan..."

"What?" I irritatedly faced him. He looked shocked when I raised my voice but he still pointed at the front.

"Is there a problem, Mr. Addison?"

Napapikit ako nang mariin nang makarinig ng mahihinang tawa mula sa mga kaklase ko. I looked at our teacher who's now raising her brow on me, probably confused with my sudden outburst. I gulped before shaking my head. I even heard Dillion chuckled, too. Ang kapal ng mukha niyang tawanan ako. He could've just told me that the teacher was there! Dinaan pa ako sa 'pst-pst' niya.

Palihim ko na lang siyang tinapunan ng masasamang tingin na alam ko namang nakikita at nararamdaman niya rin dahil nangingiti pa itong tumingin sa'kin saka iiwas at mahinang tatawa.

Now, I know that I already won from our deal. Sa simula pa lang, malabo nang manalo siya dahil sagad sa buto na ang init ng ulo ko sa kanya.