When he thought that he already accepted the fact that he should just focus on Claudia and ignore other people's judgement, it was just ruined.
"Hindi mo ba talaga gusto si Claudia, Von? Grabe, matagal na kayong magkasama." Narinig niyang boses ng isang lalaki.
Nada cubicle siya ng CR. Habang ang dalawa ay nasa labas. Gusto man niyang labasin ang dalawa ay nanatili siyang tahimik sa loob.
"Hindi mahirap mahalin si Claudia, Rex." Sagot ni Von.
His body froze. What does he mean by that? Does he likes Claudia?
"Gusto mo nga? Pwede mo namang agawin 'yun kay Hinx, pare. Mas matagal kayong magkasama kaya may tsansa ka rin siguro kay Claudia." Sulsol pa ng kausap nito.
"Masaya si Claudia, at isa pa. Lalaki rin ako, kung ako may girlfriend ayaw kong may magtatangkang mang-agaw. I respect their relationship." Sagot ni Von.
Narinig niya ang pagbukas-sara ng pinto. Mukhang lumabas na si Von.
He got out from the cubicle. Nakita niyang namutla ang lalaki ng makita siya.
He grabbed the smoke on his pocket. Sinindihan niya iyon. Naglakad siya papalapit sa lalaki saka binuga ang usok sa mukha nito.
"Takbo." He muttered and the man immediately run away.
Von likes Claudia. Kahit wala itong tangkang agawin si Claudia. He still feel threatened.
That's why when that science quiz was announced, he volunteer but of course everyone was doubting him.
Fuck everyone. This will be the last time na papatunayan niya ang sarili niya. He makes sure that he'll win, sisiguraduhin niyang maipapanalo niya iyon.
He studied. Wala siyang alam, nanakit ang ulo niya habang nakatingin sna chemical formula at mga scientific terminologies.
Anong klaseng aralin 'to?
He wanted to back out, but the hunger of wanting to prove himself push him to continue this battle.
"Hinx, hijo, stop cutting classes, nanganganib ka sa subject ko."
"Mr. Benjamin, why didn't you passed the projects? Dati kahit late ay nakakapasa ka, bakit ngayon hindi?"
"I've been warning you, three times in a row, to give your performance on my subject but you didn't. Gusto mo ba ng singko?"
Nanatili siyang bingi sa mga salita ng guro niya. He remained deaf and blind because all he could see and hear is to be the perfect boyfriend for her.
But everything...everything he did, vanished into thin air when Claudia declared that she wanted Von to be her partner.
It wasn't just his pried, he wasn't just humiliated... He was broken, he was fucking broken, chopped into million pieces and grinned for thousand times.
He was more insecure when he saw their live science quiz, sobrang lapit ng dalawa sa isa't-isa, tinutukso pa ang dalawa.
Natawa siya ng mapakla.
Even the people from other countries wants Von to be her partner, not just in quiz but also in real life, too.
How about him? How about him who did everything, who sacrificed everything? Why does no one appreciate him?
Hinintay niyang makabalik si Claudia galing sa international science quiz. He wanted to fix them, he will set aside his feelings and just fix things up to get his girlfriend back but...
"He left, Hinx. She pursue her dream to study in London. Umalis siya na huwag ng ipaalam sa 'yo." Tito Ace said.
Hindi pa man siya nakapag-react ay pumasok na ang isang professor. That's his academic adviser.
