Kabanata 3
Break
Kung minamalas ka nga naman.
I thought kapag bago pa lang ang nagtuturo ay hindi pa sila allowed magturo ng mga major subjects. Apparently, pwede pala kahit temporary pa lang.
Here I am, sitting inside our classroom while I listen to, yet again, Sir Seth orienting us.
Tuwang tuwa naman ang mga kaklase dahil close naman sila kay Sir Seth kahit papaano.
Last semester is hell.
I cannot concentrate kapag siya ang professor. I need to gather all my zen before I go in his class, or else I'll be spacing out. Like what happened a lot of time last semester.
Me, Paula and Lily were lucky we're gifted. Kundi ay mahihirapan kami, katulad ng mga iilang naging kaklase.
Although that was the case, hindi pa rin nito napigilan ang pagkagusto ng mga kaklase na maging propesor pa rin siya. Bukod sa approachable at maraming considerations na ibinibigay sa kaniyang mga estudyante, he teaches well. Maiintindihang mabuti dahil principle muna bago discussion ng main topic. That's what I liked the most in his teaching method.
It's no surprise he's also urged to teach higher years by our senior teachers.
Nitong nakaraan ko lang din nalaman na siya na ang mamumuno sa student organization namin na sinalihan ko. It's too late to back out dahil nakapag-election na rin last sem at nanalo ako bilang Secretary. If only I've known, e 'di sana hindi na ako sumali.
It felt like everything is so against me being 'not in hell' in this school.
Is this the price I have to pay dahil hindi ako sumama sa kanila Mama, Papa at Kuya sa States? I just can't leave my friends here. And besides, it was all fun until he came.
Alas singko ay may organization meeting kami kaya naman imbes na hintayin at sumabay kay Paula at Lily ay nagpaiwan na lang ako.
We will meet at a laboratory room near the cafeteria dahil wala nang tao doon sa ganitong oras. Ni-re-renovate pa ang organization room kaya naman napagpasyahan na dito na lamang.
I'm walking down the hallway, with my headphones on, nang nag-ring ang aking cellphone para sa isang tawag. I touched the side of my headphones to accept the call.
"Hello?" Sabi ko.
Ibinaba ko ang bag ko sa flooring ng hallway. Humarap ako sa maliit na tindahan sa harapan ng building namin. I put my arms on the building's barricade.
"Babe." Lance...
"What do you want now? We just had a fight yesterday, 'wag ngayon. I'm tired." sambit ko sa pagod na boses kahit sa totoo ay hindi naman pagod.
I just don't want any more drama, lalo na't na-i-stress ako sa org na sinalihan ko at sa klase.
"I just wanna see you. Can we meet later?" Sa malambing na boses ay sinabi niya.
Himala? This guy won't use that voice kung wala siyang kailangan.
Sa totoo lang ay gusto ko rin siyang makausap sa personal. I want to break up with him. But circumstances aren't siding with me. Ayoko naman na sa phone call lang makipaghiwalay.
I'm finally doing what Lily told me. Na makipaghiwalay dahil doon na lang ang laging uwi ng usapan namin. It's becoming old. I'm honestly getting tired, too. I realized I don't want to put up with him and his antics anymore.
"I have a meeting. I don't know when it will end." Sagot ko.
"I'll wait for you. Saan ang meeting ninyo?" Masaya niyang sagot sa sinabi ko.
