The Nerd And The Campus Heartthrob Bully Ssg President.

FIFTY-ONE

"Where's Esthian?" tanong ni Ate Elaine, dahil nagsi-upuan na ang mga lalaki na nakasuot na ng uniform. Break fast na, kahit ako nagtataka kung bakit wala sya dito, E dati 4AM palang gising na 'yun.

Everyone just shrugged.

"I woke up earlier and saw him go downstairs." said Binz.

"What time was that?" I asked.

"Around three, I think." I frowned.

"As in three?" si Ate Elaine. Four na kaming gumising dahil kulang pa sa tulog kung three A.M gising na kami.

"Maybe. I didn't really check my clock."

"Where could he have gone now?" saad ni ate Elaine at kinuha ang cellphone nya na nasa mesa. Bakas sa mukha nya ang pag-alala.

"Did he answer?" Shin asked. Ate Elaine shook her head.

"It just keeps ringing."

"Hays, kahit kailan sakit talaga sa ulo ang lalaking 'yun." komento ni Kuya Asher.

"Don't worry about him; he's old enough. He knows what he's doing." said Kuya Ashton seriously.

"Geez, maybe he just went home. You’re all overreacting." added Darl.

"Maybe." they all fell silent, but I couldn’t sit still.

"Hey, Chin, where are you going?" Ethan suddenly asked as I was about to leave.

"Tapos na akong mag break fast, aakyat na ako para maka bihis ng uniform." nakangiting sabi ko at kaagad na naglakad paalis sa kanila.

I quickly went upstairs to my room and grabbed my phone to call him, but just like Ate Elaine said earlier, he didn’t answer—it just kept ringing.

"Ugh!" I threw my phone onto the bed in frustration and started getting dressed.

Nasaan na kaya ang lalaking 'yun?! Di man lang nagpaalam!

Nang madadaanan ko ang pinto ng kwarto nya, hindi ko napigilang pihitin ang door knob, baka kasi nandito sya
Pero wala. Wala sya.

Hanggang sa room wala din sya.

Ugh, whatever. Why am I even thinking about him? Kuya Ashton is right—he’s old enough, he knows what he’s doing.

Pero hindi ko mapigilang mag-alala, baka kasi na kidnap din sya kagaya ko noon o ano man.

Naman!

I slumped my head onto the desk. I hope my friends don’t see me like this—it's so obvious when I'm worried or overthinking.

I was startled by the sudden knock on the door, which then opened.

I let out a deep breath when I saw it was him.

"Sorry, I'm late." he apologized, sitting down next to me without looking at me. Dati rati tumitingin sya sa akin.

Magulo ang buhok nya, halatang pagod na pagod sya dahil mapupugay ang mata nya at dumukwang kaagad sya sa mesa nya at mukhang matutulog pa.

Where did he come from?

I wanted to ask if he was okay, but it was clear he wasn’t.

BREAK time pero 'di sya sumabay sa amin papunta sa cafeteria, sya yung umalis una sa Room, akala namin papunta sya sa cafeteria pero wala sya dito.

"Did you notice Insan Esthian?" Shin opened the topic while we were eating.

"Parang sya ang may pinaka malaking problema sa mundo. You can see it on his face." Nicka replied.