SECTION 4 : The Hidden Section

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 19.

“FOURTH? That's sounds familiar” sabi pa ni dani. Kumunot pa ang noo nya hatalang inaalala kung saan ba nya narinig iyon.

Inalis ko ang tingin sakanya at si Christine naman ang tinignan, titig na titig ito kay fourth na para bang may gagawin ito kapag Inalis nya ang tingin sa Isa.

Umirap ako at binlingan si fourth na tahimik lang at hinahayaang analisahin ng dalawa.

“You should go now, fourth. Gabi na rin. Thank you sa pag hatid” I give him a faint smile.

Napatingin sya sakin bago tumango, magsasalita pa sana kaso inunahan na ni christine.

“Wait lang! Aalis kana?” tanong nya kay fourth, bago bumaling sakin ng tingin. Nanunukso “Why don't you invite him inside, eya?” may nakakalokong ngiti ito sa labi. Pinandilatan ko sya ng tingin.

“Yeah. How rude of you to not invite him inside for some coffe para hindi sya makatulog sa byahe, eya. Nakamotor pa naman sya at gabi na rin” sulsul pa ni dani.

“Pa-thank you mo na rin dahil hinatid ka nya. Hindi sapat yung word na thank you lang, diba fourth?” tumango tangong sabi pa ni christine.

Gosh!

Napatawa naman ng mahina si fourth dahil sa dalawa.

“Hindi na. Okay lang. Alam Kong pagod na si me—eya, kaya pagpahingahin nyo lang sya siguro. But thanks anyway” aniya.

Napataas ang kilay ko sa sinabi nya. Bakit ang bait ata nito ngayon? At hindi nagbibiro or whatsoever. Sinapain ba 'to ng angel?

I'm still thinking why fourth is so nice tonight until someone nudge me lightly.

“Hindi mo pipilitin?” bulong ni Christine.

I rolled my eyes on her at hindi sya pinansin. Sinauli ko kay fourth ang helmet na kanina ko pa pala hawak ngayon ko lang napansin ng sikuhin ako ni Christine.

“Thank you for the ride. I'll see you tomorrow?”

“I'll look forward tomorrow then”

I heard a soft squeal at my back but I ignored it.

Tumango ako sakanya, he gave me a soft smile before putting his helmet on before he droved away. As soon as fourth's disappeared in front of us, kinoyug agad ako ng dalawa.

Nagsasalita sila ng sabay kaya hindi kona maintindihan ang mga sinasabi nila. Hindi ka kasama dun ang mga malalakas at nakakabinging tilian ng dalawa.

Napailing nalang ako.

Mga abnormal.

“So! What's the score?” Christine asked before lying on my bed.

“What score?”

“Ugh! Between you and that guy, fourth?”

“We're just... Friends”

“Weeeh?”

I removed my eye glasses before looking at dani who's busy in studying too, pero alam kong nakikinig din yan. Si Christine lang ata ang hindi pa nag aaral mula kanina. Mas curios sya kay fourth kisa sa test namin bukas.

Oo nga pala may test kami bukas, may lakad naman ang buong section 4. Hindi ko na tanong kung anong oras sila aalis. Damn.

“I told you kanina pa na hinatid nya lang ako because I asked him”

Aangal pa sana sya pero inunahan na ni dani. Hindi na ata napigilang magtanong.

“The name tag...” panimula nya “Do you still have it?”

Napakunot ang noo ko pero agad din naman nawala iyon ng makuha ang ibig nyang sabihin. Right the name tag.

“Yes, I still have it” sabi ko habang binubukasan ang drawer ko.

Then I saw it, the name that was written in it. Whom it belongs to. Nakalimutan ko ang tungkol dito.

Kinuha ko iyon at pinakita kay dani, agad din naman nya iyon hinawakan. Christine on the other hand seems the name tag got her attention dahil lumapit ito samin.

“Oooh...” christine “Do you think it his?” tanong nya

“Obviously” dani answered. “San mo nga nakita ito eya?”

“Sa likod ng school, doon malapit sa wall”

“It's inside the campus so...”

Christine gasped when she realize by what dani meant by that.

“Does it mean fourth trespassed inside our campus? Isn't forbidden? It's against the rules” aniya.

He trespassed? Why? I'm sure he knows the rules inside the shool, most of all because it's viden. The rules is supeeer strict when it comes to outsiders and trespassers.

Ilang minuto kaming napaisip dahil kay fourth but still we shouldn't conclude. Whatever reason he have, it must be something.

“Thanks tatay rudy” I said while getting out of the car.

“Sige. Aral mabuti. Susunduin ba kita mamaya o ano?”

Right. Sasama pala ako kila fourth mamaya. At hindi ko pwedeng sabihin kay manong rudy na may lakad ako, baka makarating kila daddy. Hindi sa wala akong tiwala sakanila'ng dalawa ni nanay, I'm just making sure at para hindi sila madamay kung malaman man nila daddy at mom na ginagabe ako ng uwi minsan.

Though, I have an acceptable reason. Pero may time na sinasadya ko talagang umuwi ng gabe na. It's better that way, na ang alam nila tatay rudy ay may ginagawa ako sa school, na totoo naman.

Ayoko lang talaga ng gulo, if ever na malaman nila daddy.

“Uhm... Oo, tatay. Maaga nyo po akong sunduin mamaya ha. Wala kaming gagawin ngayon, kaya maaga ang uwi ko” partly true, dahil kukunin ko pa ang mga damit ko sa bahay mamaya.

Tumango si tatay rudy “Oh sya, sige. Pumasok ka na baka malate kapa. Mauna nako” aniya.

I nodded, I waved before turning around and began walking.

“That well be all for today. See you tomorrow. Dismiss” after na sabihin ng teacher iyon ay dali-dali akong tumayo at nag ayos ng gamit.

“Eya, wings?” napalingon ako ng may kumalabit sakin. Si Christine.

“Nagmamadali ka ata. San punta?” si dani.

I finished gathering all my things first before answering them.

“May lakad kami ng section 4 mamaya” I said.

Napataas ang kilay nilang dalawa.

“Where?” salubong ang kilay na tanong ni dani.

“I don't know yet”

“You don't know yet, pero sasama ka agad?”

“Yeah. Pano pala kung sa abandonadong isla ka nila dalhin tas gawan ka ng masama?”

I looked at Christine with disbelief. Kilala ko ang buong section four at alam kung hindi nila gagawin iyon. They may be looked like gangsters but they are just ordinary students, students with freedom. And knows the true meaning of being a student. A student who knows where to go and their purpose, hindi katulad namin na puro aral at hindi alam kung saan nga ba ang patutunguhan basta makapag aral lang. Basta maging number one lang.

It's not a bad thing to aim high grades and be a number one student. But we are still students, and we should enjoy being one. But also not forgetting our responsibility as a student.

“I trust them” I said.

Nagkatinginan silang dalawa bago nagsalita si dani.

“Punta muna tayo ng wings. Sasam rin kami”

Napangiti ako sa sinabi nya. They may be not know the whole section four but they're willing to come with me.

“Okay. Let's go”