Cruel strokes of Yesterday (Years Series #1)

Chapter 10

"Dalawang linggo na tayong nagpa-practice ng Prom na 'to, sino kaya ang partner ko?" Elai asked.

We're on our wait to practice the Promenade dance, and Chevy announced that we should wait 'til we have a partner dahil ganoon na ang set up ngayon, practice partner picking na, sana guwapo ang maka-partner ko, I hate my mind, it immediately thought of Ashro at the mention of guwapo.

I chuckled. "Lakad kita kay Jiyo?"

"Paano ako?!" Binatukan kaagad ako ni Iya. "Tangina mo kinalimutan mo na 'ko?"

Umiling na lang ako, both of them are simping buddies over the same man, it's either Chevy's ass or Jiyo's spikes, I can't tell which one each day, but they always tease me about not simping on Ashro for me.

"Uy, si Jiyo, oh." turo ko.

"Pu..." Iya sighed. "tangina, Ang guwapo."

Jiyo was walking to us in his usual school jersey with number four, smilling while holding the strap of his duffel bag and a flask on his other hand, he seemed really fresh, aba, hapon na fresh pa siya, kainggit.

"Hey, ladies, naghihintay kayo sa Prom practice?" he asked.

Iya and Elai had no hope in answering. "Oo, ikaw?" kaya si Pam na ang nag-tanong.

"Oo, mamimili na kami ng partners, 'e, for practice lang naman daw." He said.

I saw how Iya and Elai's faice light up when he said na mamimili na siya ng partner, probably hoping that Jiyo would pick either of them. Jiyo went infront of me, and held out his hands, ano gagawin ko riyan?

"Bakit?"

"Shut up and trust me." he chuckled. "May experiment kami ni Chayo, pwede ka ba ka-partner?"

I was left dumbfounded when Jiyo asked that. Napatingin ako kay Elai at Iya, pinagtatawanan sila ni Pam ngayon, they were both sulking. Napabalik ang lingon ko kay Jiyo bago tinanggap ang kamay niya.

They seem to have a plan, kaya baka makatulong pa ako kung anong plano man 'yon. I saw Iya and Stephen paired up, and Pam was picked by someone from Architecture, third year, and so did Elai. 

I saw Ashro approaching Jiyo with an angry eyes, at binatukan niya 'yon. Nanlaki ang mata ko pero nginitian ako ni Ashro and whispered good afternoon before going to his line, si Chayo ang kapartner niya.

"Good Afternoon," President Chevy at the podium, spoke.

Student stopped whispering and talking as soon as Chevy greeted. He told us to get our lines properly. Maki was beside him already, then they started demonstrating the dance again, ang guwapo ni Chevy, bagay sila ni Maki.

After no'n ay kami naman ang sasayaw, Jiyo and I were laughing all the time because of his team mates infront of us dancing like dorks nadadamay pa ako sa kagaguhan ng magkakaibigan na ito.