Chasing The Sun

Chapter 4 - Second Chance

"Sam, pwede bang pa excuse ako kay Mrs. Fronda, may meeting mga president sa gym." 

Nagmamadaling sabi ni Vera. On the way na kami sa science lab ng bigla siyang tinawag ng member ng student government.

"Sige, no problem." Hinubad niya ang kaniyang lab gown pati protective eyewear at inabot sakin.

Muntik ko pang mabitawan dahil sa pagmamadali niya. 

Vera is really hyper and she moves really big. She got lots of energy stored in her tiny body.

We will be doing a practical experiment and the lesson for today is really simple: it's just evaporation, condensation, and distillation. 

We're just gonna set-up these three different processes and maybe answer some activity questions.

Pagkadating ko pa lang ay tumulong agad ako sa pag- aayos ng mga apparatus na gagamitin because our science teacher is an old soft-spoken person and most of classmates are busy chatting around.

Once we're done arranging the set-up for the other table I went back to my table and saw Gian sitting beside my chair.

Hindi niya ako tinignan kaya umupo na lang ako sa tabi niya.

Wala na kasing available na upuan kaya siguro ay diyan siya naupo. 

"S-sorry about yesterday." Panimula ko. 

"Whatever." Bulong niya pero nakatingin lang sa unahan. 

"Huy..sorry na." 

Medyo lumapit ako sa kaniya kaya umusog siya. Aba! 

"Gian please, about yesterday ayaw ko lang mapahiya si Ivan kaya pumayag ako. Pero balak ko talagang icancel 'yon, nawala lang sa isip ko."

"I hate people who backout last minute. So basically it means I hate you. Stop talking to me, go back to your place." 

Napahilamos ako sa mukha ko dahil sa narinig mula sa kaniya. 

Mas gugustuhin ko atang maging cold siya kaysa sa ganito. 

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako at nagfocus sa pakikinig kay Mrs. Fronda na kanina pa pala nagsasalita sa unahan.

Pinagmasdan ko ang babaeng nakakunot ang noo.

She looks really good wearing the white lab gown and surprisingly she's not wearing her hoodie.

Her long wavy hair is freely hanging on the  right side of her neck down to her chest.

Hanggang bewang ata ang haba nun. Lord may favoritism ka ba?

Bakit kahit buhok ni Gian parang pinagisipan mong gawin.

Papasa 'tong model ng mga sikat na shampoo brands for sure.

Pagkatapos iexplain ni Mrs. Fronda ang gagawin ay nag proceed na kami.

Since limited ang equipments kailangan namin magshare dalawa.

I initiated doing the evaporation set-up and she did the condensation set-up. 

She moves really fast. Mukhang sisiw lang sa kaniya ang ginagawa. 

I focused on mine and waited for the water in the beaker to boil.

Nakakayamot lang kasi it really takes time because we're using an alcohol lamp.

"Tongs." Inabot ko sa kaniya ang hiniram niya. She checked her set-up and also measured the temperature.

She scribbled something on her notes.

"Patay na ang alcohol lamp mo."

Chineck ko iyon agad at nakita na wala na palang alcohol sa loob ng lamp.