In Between

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“Guys guys, naalala niyo nung may program tayo nung first year tayo?” Clyde started a topic.

“Syempre sinong hindi makakalimot sa most epic moment na ‘yon?” sabay halakhak.

“Oo nga, lalo na nung tinawag si Emman para umacting bilang kambing!”

They all laughed that got my attention. My eyes looked at them and amused on how red their faces are when laughing. They look fun.

“Uy Taylor sali ka naman samin.” Clyde suddenly approached me.

I looked at him and raised a one brow. Finally I’m done with this activity. Isinarado ko ang notebook ko atsaka humarap sa kanila.

Agad itong lumapit sa akin at umakbay, “By the way guys, this is my childhood friend. Siya yung lagi ko sa inyong kinukwento na kaibigan ko, he finally got convinced na dito na mag aral.” He introduced me.

They all greeted me with friendly tone. They all looked fun to be with. At first it was awkward until I got to laughed with them too.

Kurt laughed on what Aljon said, “ Oo nga ang epic non tapos si Ma’am pa mismo nagreveal ng crush ni Aljon.”

Sumimangot naman si Aljon habang kami ay tawa ng tawa. We’re talking about their past memories, they’ve been friends since they were elementary, but got split in different sections when they were in third and fourth year and got united again this year.

“Agree agree, At saka alam mo ba nakakahiya yung part na nahulog yung pantalon ni Kurt sa tapat ng stage.” Pambabawi naman ni Aljon kay Kurt kaya’t napatawa kami.

Akmang magsasalita na si Kurt ngunit may isang babae ang pumigil dito.

“Boys at the back, can you please lower your voice? Nakakistorbo kayo sa mga nagaaral, hindi lang kayo ang nasa loon ng classroom.” Ani niya habang  tamad na nakatingin sa amin.

Nagsitinginan kami at saka sila nagumpisang nagtawanang muli, napangisi naman ako sa mga reaksyon nila. I can’t believe in this girl, mayroon pa palang kagaya niyang todo mag aral kahit na vacant time. The activity that teacher gave us is not that hard...

“Sino siya?” tanong ko kay clyde.

“Ahh siya?” turo niya sa babaeng nakaharap sa amin, “ Hindi ko din alam, basta classmates natin siya, Hindi ko nga alam na kaklse pala natin siya, sobrang tahimik ba naman.”

Napatango tango naman ako at muli siyang binalingan. Masama ang tingin nito sa amin kaya’t nakapagisip ako ng plano. I used to do this in my previous school too, don’t mind our business or I’ll mind your business too.

“Miss, kung titignan mo ikaw lang ang nagaaral dito, lahat ay nagkukwetuhan. Ano ka VIP? Kami pa magaadjust? Lumabas ka na lang at sa CR magaral.” I answered that made the whole classroom caught our attention. Oh, I miss this moment.

Kita ko naman ang pagsinghap niya kasabay ng paghiyawan ng mga kaklase namin. Ramdam ko naman ang pagtap ni Clyde sa aking balikat at pagpigil ng tawa ng mga kasama ko dito.

She looked at me and raised a one brow, wow, ““Do you even know the word respect? We’re in a school and we’re supposed to study and not just laugh at the back as if you’re the only person here and that doesn’t disturb the only one student here who only cares about her grades.”
I chuckled at her answer. Wanna fight? Okay. Tinapatan ko ang tingin sa kaniya.

“Alam ko ang salitang respeto miss. Pero you see, it’s vacant time, and we have a permission to do whatever we want. And for your information, we already finished the activity and already reviewed the lesson, Ms. Lonely Girl.”