I don't know how to start, but I'll start from here.
"Allison!! Malelate ka na! Bilisan mo!" Tawag sa akin ni Mama habang nag aayos ako ng necktie ko.
"Sandali lang!!" Sigaw kong pabalik.
Mabilis na dumapo sa ilong ko ang amoy ng nilulutong hotdog at bagong sangag na kanin ni Mama pagbaba ko.
"Alam mong matraffic tapos ang bagal bagal mo pang kumilos." Nakakainis na sabi ni Mama.
Inignora ko iyon at hinila ang upuan para makakain sa hapag. Handa na roon ang plato ko na may kanin ngunit mas inuna ko munang tignan ko ang mga mensahe na mayroon ako sa cellphone. Hindi naman ako mahilig kumain sa umaga kaya wala rin ako masyadong gana kumain.
Gaya ng sabi ni Mama, na stuck nga ako sa traffic. Halos mag madali akong umakyat papunta sa classroom, mabuti na lang at hindi ako inabutan ng overtime.
"O, ayan na pala si Alisson eh!" Anunsyo ni Candy pagkalapag ko ng bag ko sa upuan ko sa may dulo ng likuran.
"Ang traffic do'n sa bago mag dulong bayan!" Reklamo ko. Alam ko namang matraffic pero nagbagal pa rin ako kumilos. So, kasalanan ko lang na nalate ako.
"Ahh..." Sagot ni Candy.
Just like our normal days in school, that day passed differently.
I didn't knew it was different at first. I just knew that it was different when things are already at the finished line.
Abala ako makipag usap kay Sarah. Hindi ko na maalala kung ano ang sinasabi niya basta nag uusap kami tungkol sa kung saan.
I was laughing with her, while you seat alone on the chair in my front. It was our vacant time in one of our subject, dahil hindi pa dumadating ang teacher natin.
Sarah keeps talking. And i keep on listening.
Napangiti ako sa sinasabi niya. My attention was drawn to you nang lingunin mo kami at tignan ako sa mga mata.
You were smiling like an idiot.
"Knock, knock." Simula mo.
Napahinto kami ni Sarah sa pag-uusap at nagtatakang sinagot ka.
"Who's there?" I responded.
"Mahal da." You said and you suddenly throwed your handkerchief on me.
I got confused. Hindi kita naintindihan. Nagtataka at natatawa akong tumingin kay Sarah. Akala ko nababangag na naman ako dahil nakita ko rin sa mga mukha niya ang pagtataka. Madalas kasi lutang o bingi ako.
"Huh?" Inosente kong tanong.
You were just smiling at me. Or at her? Hindi ko alam. Pero baka nga ako.
"Gawin ko sayo yung ginawa niya." Sabi ko kay Sarah habang hinahanda ang sarili sa pag arte ng ginawa niya sa akin.
Sarah just looked at me innocently.
"Sige."
"Knock, knock." I started.
"Who's there?" Sarah asked.
"Mahal, da." And immediately threw a handkerchief at her as well.
I chuckled a little bit as I slowly looked at you again.
"Mali! Sabi ko mahal kita!" You said and smiled.
My brows got shot up and my eyes got confused.
I couldn't understand you on why you said that.
We are not on the same cirlce of friends... Or super close.
You are just a guy, who's my classmate, the one who is a mathematical genius and second in the honor's list, the one that sits to the chair in my front... Katabi ang matagal mo ng crush.
I was still confused, but I just ignored you, and continued talking to Sarah.
Gaya ng sabi ko, lumipas ang araw na 'yon na may kakaibang pangyayari, ngunit lingid pa iyon sa kaalaman ko.
It's been a month since the school year has started. I was elected as one of the officers in school.
I knew it was just some nonsense of our class on why I was chosen to be part of our class officers. But despite of that, i was also grateful.
Dahil parte ako ng class officers, automatic na parte ako ng mga posibleng tumakbo sa student council.
It feels weird, that I was chosen to run for the public information officer.
Days passed, and I got busy doing campaigns in different sections along with my partylist.
Because of that reason, i wasn't able to attend most of our classes during that time as I was campaigning for the upcoming student council election.
It was that day.
The day, that my party would have a campaign in our room.
Pagkatapos pa ng recess natin 'yon gaganapin.
Abala ako kumain ng recess kasama ang mga kaibigan ko. Umakyat lang kami dahil malapit na matapos ang nakalaan na oras ng recess natin at baka dumating na si Ma'am.
I was allowed to go somewhere else or pumunta na sa mga ka party ko than followed my friends in our room. Ngunit mas pinili kong sumama muna sa mga kaibigan ko papasok sa room.
You guys were still not sitting properly in your respective seats. Abala pa kayo makipag usap sa mga tropa niyo.
Ngunit pagka akyat ko sa classroom kasama ang mga kaibigan ko dahil magsisimula na ang klase natin, you immediately held my arm.
My right arm, particularly.
I was stopped by that action of yours at marahan kitang tinignan.
"Bakit?" Tanong ko.
"Akala ko ba mag cacampaign kayo rito?" Tanong mo habang bakas sa mga mata mo na parang disappointed ka na hindi kami nag campaign sa classroom.
"Oo nga, mamaya pa." Sagot ko.
Napatango tango ka, bago mo bitawan ng tuluyan ang braso ko.
I was innocent. Still, innocent about a certain feeling. For me, it was just nothing. A nothing that I didn't knew I'd remember as a sign someday.
"Vote straight. Vote wisely. Vote SAVAGE (suh-vaeyj!) party!"
You all laughed, because of how I pronounced the word 'SAVAGE'.
My partylist laughed as well.
I was confused.
Sabi nila ganon raw sabihin, tapos di pala.
I felt like I was fooled.
You all want me to have an intermission dance. Or even twerk!
I didn't because I was already embarrassed to have me dance in your fronts.
I was completely ashamed even if I just danced a little bit.
I can't remember. But surely, you were laughing as same as the others laugh.
Ngunit wala sa akin iyon. Hindi ka pa naman laman ng isip... At puso ko no'ng mga panahong 'yon.
My heart and mind was still empty for someone that might come.
