Mr. Perfectly Fine, that's how I describe you.
For this school year, as expected, you are one of the chosen representative of our class on the upcoming Mr. and Ms. Pageant.
I was busy doing campaigns, I guess? Or maybe doing practice for the miting de avance's intermission day? Basta nandiyan lang sa dalawa.
I was with Paul, our campaign manager.
I can't remember where we're going to, pero nakasalubong ka namin.
You immediately held my arm when I got passed you. I was confused.
"Bakit?" Takang tanong ko.
"Lalaban ka raw ng Miss."
My eyes widened. I knew that you were teasing me.
You didn't let go of my arms. You really dragged me all the way up to the third floor along with you.
Pag dating natin doon ay puno ng mga estudyanteng minemake-up(an).
I didn't knew why you dragged me there. Kaya iniwan na kita roon.
Kung iisipin kong gusto mo ako ng mga panahong ito, iisipin ko talaga na gusto mo akong stage girlfriend ng mga panahong ito. You literally dragged me all the way up like a clingy boyfriend, just so you know.
The debate day was slowly coming. Uwian na at halos magulo ang buong hallway ng floor natin at grounds dahil sa pinaghalong mga estudyanteng nag-uuwian, mga camera man, make-up artists, candidates na kasama mo, at ibang schoolmates na nakiki usisa sa mga kakilalang candidates.
I was with Paul again. Nagpasama siya sa room nila. I was smiling at his jokes as we were walk down the way upstairs.
It was just that feeling of mine to look up. I know you're there at the second floor dahil nakapila ang mga candidates at isa ka roon.
I don't know why you are looking at me with serious eyes.
I want to laugh habang naaalala ang mga bagay na ito.
Because you seemed unhappy as I walk with Paul kung iisipin ko lang na may gusto ka sa akin.
Gusto ko nalang tanungin kung crush mo ba ako rito?
Pero baka pagod ka lang mag pose sa pictorial no'n.
Alam ko naman kung sino ang gusto mo.
Miting de avance.
That day went as the usual miting de avance held every year.
Intermissions of partylist, campaigning, and debate.
But that day wasn't just about that M.D.A.
That day was also the day of the cooking competition for the nutrition month.
Sarah, Val, and her, were the ones chosen to represent our section.
It was that moment when she wasn't in our room because she's one of the representative of our class.
I was sitting along with my other friends... Poppy and Candy.
We were talking about our dream schools someday when you joined us.
There are so many chairs out there in our room, but you chose to sat at the arm of my chair.
I didn't care.
You put your left arm on the top of my collar bone, and I didn't care.
It started to get hurt slowly, but still, I didn't move even if it hurts.
It's funny. I was being denial about a certain feeling. But I guess I already liked you during these times.
I can't resist it. Sinubukan ko nang alisin ang nakapatong mong braso sa collarbone ko ngunit hindi ko inasahan ang sunod mong ginawa.
You immediately took the chance to play with my fingers and hand nang subukan kong alisin ang braso mo.
Nag patay malisya ako at hinayaan kitang gawin iyon.
If I knew that this will be the start of something new, I should've avoid you.
But after all these times, I was still grateful that we had a small bond that only I knew about.
Hindi ko masabing pati ikaw. Dahil hindi ko naman alam kung pati nga ba ay aware doon.
I wasn't good at math.
But you are.
You are the highest in rank when it comes to Math.
Every morning, when there is an assignment in math, everyone would go and ask you about it.
But there is this one particular time, that you won't answer anyone except for one person.
Her.
I was disappointed at you, I guess?
So me and my friends went to your friend Elias to ask him about the assignment instead, since you won't talk to us.
I tried to tease you about that incident by saying, "Buti pa si Elias tinuturuan kami."
You got mad.
But I, we, just laughed at you.
Hindi ko alam kung paano naresolba iyon, pero it afterwards turned out fine.
Gladly.
But, that wasn't the last time that you seemed mad at me.
It was just the first.
"Nako si Allison nag haha." My former adviser and my English subject teacher said to me, pertaining to my only haha reaction on his Mr. And Ms. Liking photo entry that I reacted at.
I didn't bother to change it.
I was teasing him.
"Ibahin mo na!" My classmates told me. Hindi ako nakinig dahil inaasar ko siya.
He was silent.
Never did I knew, it was because I was already late to change my reaction.
The liking contest already closed.
Hindi ko na tanda kung hindi niya ba ako pinapansin, ngunit parang.
Hindi ko na naman maalala kung paano tayo nag bati basta ang alam ko lumipas din iyon.
Buti nalang.
