How To Have You (Professors Series #1.)

Chapter 4

"Miss Ferrer."

Pumasok siya sa loob at tsaka pinindot ang 4th floor button, she was avoiding my gaze and she was also avoiding to make physical contact with me. She was distant? Why?

Nakarating na sa 4th floor 'yong elevator at bumukas ang pinto, diretso siyang lumabas nang hindi tumitingin sa'kin. But when I thought she already left ay muli niyang hinarang ang kamay niya sa elevator door, agad siyang bumalik sa loob at pinindot niya ang emergency button, making the elevator stop.

"What are you doing—"

Naputol ang sasabihin ko ng itulak niya ko ng bahagya, I leaned my back onto the wall 'nung itukod niya ang dalawang braso niya sa pader, she was looking at me with dark expression in her eyes and I swear, the frustration I was feeling earlier was now replaced by confusion and my heart beating fast. It was suffocating, I can't breathe properly.

"Let me go," Pagpupumiglas ko sakanya. "Cortez, Isa!"

"Do you treat every student of yours like that?" She asked out, halatang inis siya.

"What are you saying, Cortez?" Naguguluhang tanong ko sakanya, hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi niya. "I don't know what you're talking about, nababaliw ka na ba talaga?"

"I don't know what's happening too..."

Ngayon ay nakasandal ang ulo niya sa balikat ko, amoy na amoy ko na naman ang pabango niya at hindi ko na mapigilan ang puso ko sa pagkabog ng malakas dahil sa nangyayari, naguguluhan ako. What is happening right now? Bakit ba siya ganito?

"Sorry," Lumayo siya. "Hindi ko 'to dapat ginawa."

'Yun ang huling sagot niya bago ulit pindutin ang emergency button, umayos ako ng tayo while remaining the authorative look on my face and I avoided her gaze. Bumukas ang elevator door at agad na may pumasok na dalawang estudyante, Cortez excused herself at tsaka siya lumabas, leaving me so confuse with what happened.

I was walking through the hallway with my thoughts occupied, nawala lang ako sa pag iisip ng marinig 'ko ang pag tunog ng cellphone ko. Tumingin ako doon. Samantha's calling, I answered it immediately.

"Yes, Sam?" I questioned out.

[What time are you going home, ate?] Bungad na tanong niya sa'kin sa kabilang linya.

Tumingin ako sa relo ko at nakita kong three pm na ang oras, tsaka ako nagsalita. "Later pa, why? Is something wrong?"

[Nothing's wrong, I'm hungry and craving for ice cream. Could you buy one?]

"Alright, bibili ako bago umuwi. Behave there Sam and don't to touch my important things." I informed her before ending the call, pupunta pa akong faculty dahil madami akong papers na kailangan i-check.

"Sa beach pala namin gaganapin ang birthday party ni Daddy, gusto daw nila mag beach." Rinig 'kong sabi ni Loriel nang makapasok ako sa loob ng faculty at nakita kong magkaharap si Loriel at Sefanie ngayon na nagtitingin sa phone.

"What's that?" Tanong ko. Humarap ako sakanila.

"Hi, you're there pala!" Loriel was shocked to see me. Mukhng hindi nila napansing pumasok ako.

"Obviously," Sarkastikong sagot ko. "What are you guys talking about?"

"We're talking about the party," Tumaas ang tingin ni Sefanie sa'kin, mukhang tapos na gamitin ang cellphone niya. "Tito Anthon's party."