Tamed: The 8th Hiñago (HS#01)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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Wala siyang gusto sa akin pero nasuntok ako dahil sa kanya. Anong ibig niyang sabihin sa part na hindi kalkulado ang suntok?

"So she gave you a blank letter?" Rahim asked for confirmation. Na-kwento ko sa kanya yung nangyari noong isang araw. Naiirita ako. Binigay lang ba sa akin yung letter just to gain my attention? Because if yes, then she did a really great job. Now she has it.

"Ano ba ang silbi ng letter na yon?" I asked him angrily. "For clout?"

Nagkibit-balikat lang siya and gave me the same irritation I released. "Malay ko ba? Bakit hindi mo siya tinanong? Bakit ako ang tinatanong mo? Mukha ba akong libro ng kasagutan ha?"

Natahimik ako. Well, I was so confused and irritated that I chose to walk away silently.

Napatingin ako sa banda kung saan nakatayo ang STEM Building. For a moment I asked myself kung bakit wala akong close friend na nasa STEM, si Jake nasa ABM, ganun rin si Brett. Wala akong close-friend doon kaya wala akong rason para tumapak man lang, dahil ang totoo? Nandoon rin halos lahat ng ex ko.

"Hindi mo ba miss, mag-solve sa calculus? Sit-in tayo sa STEM?" I asked him because we kinda do that sometimes. There are even instances where whenever he finished a hardbound book agad niyang binibigay sa akin at pinapabasa. Those were not normal books. Ang kadalasang author? Si Robert Greene lang naman, Dale Carnegie, Sun Tzu, Madsen Pirie at iba pa.

"Calculus? Kung gusto mong pumunta sa STEM building pumunta ka, wag mo akong idamay," diretsong sabi niya.

I sighed. "You need to come with me, ikaw yung nagsisilbing Baygon ko laban sa gulo."

"Hindi ako pwedeng pumunta roon," tanggi niya. "Sa mukha kong to? Mabilis akong mahahalata kung makiki-sit in ako.

If it weren't for that letter I won't even have this kind of thoughts of getting in there.

I haven't seen her for the next hours and instead I just stayed in our room. In the freaking armchair. Hindi ko siya natanong noong araw na iyon dahil bigla na binuksan ni guard yung gate dahil nga uwian at mabilis silang lumabas noong mga kaibigan niya.

"You can just add her on facebook if you want to talk to her," Rahim scrolled on his phone. I scooted over and secretly looked at the screen. Stalking the profile of his ex-girlfriend again. Napailing na lang ako.

Unconsciously, I logged in on my phone. I typed her name and unexpectedly nakita kong common friend pala namin ang pinsan kong si Tarrie. Knowing my cousin she wouldn't accept anyone whom she doesn't know by name. I hit the add button and waited for at least few minutes.

"Are you friends with her on Facebook?" I asked Rahim. Hindi naman siya masyadong pribado sa accounts niya. Hindi lang talaga siya nagpo-post but sometimes he has to because he's one of the student leaders.

"Yeah," tango niya. "Hindi kayo friends?"

"No," iling ko at ibinalik ulit sa screen ang mata. "Is she online?"

"Yeah," tango niya. "Kakashare niya pa lang ng bible verse two minutes ago."

"Chat mo nga, can you ask her if she can see my request?"

Rahim just looked at me blankly. The type of look na alam mong hindi ka susundin. Napabuntong hininga na lang ako at chi-nat si Brett. Tinanong ko kung friends rin ba sila ni Denise. I asked him if can he chat her and ask if she can accept my request. But to my dismay, Brett just got seenzoned. Sinabihan ko rin si Jake. Pero ganun lang rin ang nangyari.

"Bakit kasi hindi mo na lang deretsohin? Lapitan mo, tanungin mo. 'Hi Denise, pwede mo bang tanggapin ang friend request ko?' Ganon!" he whined over lunchtime. "Bakit ba dinadaan mo pa sa amin? Kung makaasta naman 'to parang hindi pro sa babae."