Riding The Waves (Fortalejo Clan #1)

Chapter 3

"Do you feel better now?"

Napahilot ako sa aking sentido habang bahagyang ipinapalibot ang paningin sa buong paligid. I'm inside the library...in the same spot that I used to sat on every time I came here to read and study.

My eyes darted to Aspen who's busy looking at me with his worried face expression.

"Bakit ako nandito?" I mumbled, massaging my temples a bit because it's still aching.

"You don't remember? You got drunk and I brought you here then you fell asleep," aniya na tila ba parang wala lang ang katotohanang nalasing ako kanina.

"Bakit hindi mo 'ko ginising?!" I exclaimed. Kalmado lamang siyang nakaupo habang nakatanaw sa'kin na nakahiga sa lamesa at natatakpan ng polo shirt niya.

He tilted his head and a teasing smile appeared on his lips making my heart throbbed in return.

"Do you really wanna know why I didn't even bother waking you up?"

Dumagundong ang puso ko sa kaba. I can remember what happened earlier but not that much. They were vague in my mind as if clouded by a mist from the very start. What did really happen? Oh, God! I also skipped a class! Paano na ang posisyon ko sa Dean's List nito?!

"B-Bakit?"

He shrugged. "You're talking in your sleep...and I find it cute."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. What can I possibly be saying this time?!

"W-What did I say?!" I asked, nervous.

"You keep on saying that you hate being disturbed...and that you hate me for bothering you. Am I really that bothersome to you, Earth?"

Umalis ako sa pagkakahiga mula sa lamesa at hinagis sa direksyon niya ang polo shirt na mukhang pag-aari niya pa dahil naka-sando nalang siyang kulay puti ngayon.

"Papasok na 'ko," Mariin kong sinabi at inayos ang medyo nagulo kong buhok. I puffed a breath and looked back at him. "And yes, I do hate you for distracting me but I hate myself more for letting you either." I said and leave him there before returning to our classroom and attend the next class in that afternoon.

The fact that I got drunk over a coke won't bring my mind at peace. Parang hindi ako makapaniwala na nagawa kong malasing nang hindi dahil sa alak and I could say that this is the first time I got drunk. Pakiramdam ko pa nga ay may hangover pa ako dahil medyo nahihilo pa ako pero kaya ko naman na.

When I got inside the classroom, halos walang lingon-lingon sa kung saan kong tinahak ang upuan ko at naupo roon.

Naramdaman ko pa ang bahagyang paglingon sa'kin ng katabi ko ngunit hindi nag-abalang mang-usisa para lamang itanong kung saan ako galing at bakit hindi ako um-attend ng dalawang subject kanina.

Damn you, Aspen. Kung hindi sana ako nalasing...hindi ako magiging absent sa dalawang subject na 'yon! Now, what should I do? I don't want to fail in those subjects!

"A-Ayos ka lang?" Kalaunan ay tanong ng katabi ko. She looked so shy while asking me. She couldn't even look at me longer and her cheeks were flushing.

Natigilan ako pero agad din namang nakabawi. How can't I be okay? Nalasing lang naman ako sa coke. No big deal.

"Yeah, thanks for asking though." I replied. "By the way, did we have a quiz or something in the last two subjects that I wasn't around earlier?"

Umiling siya. "Wala naman..."

"Okay."

Thank goodness. Baka kapag merong quiz o summative test at hindi ako nakapagsagot ay makarating iyon sa mga magulang ko. As much as possible, I don't want to worry my parents about me and my studies.