Tamed: The 8th Hiñago (HS#01)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

 She sighed. "I already said sorry to you."

"No," umiling ako. "Unfortunate for you, I don't like to be used."
 
"So this is your way of getting back at me?" she asked. "Nagiging centro ako ng chismis tuwing magkasama tayo Damian."

"That's not my fault. Kung ganoon naman pala bakit mo ko tinutulungan sa mga punishments ko?"

Now, on the swift of the second she looked so guilty again.

"Guilt tripper..." she murmured and went back to her assignments.

Instead of saying anything, I laid my head down and attempted to sleep. Naririnig ko ang mahihina niyang bulong tungkol sa assignments niya. I stopped attempting to sleep and looked at it. I clicked my tongue and shook my head in disappointment.

"Mali sagot mo," I said.

"Bakit?"

"Tinawid mo yung term sa equal sign so dapat naging positive na yan." I pointed to her. "Ang problema sayo, hindi mo binabago."

"Wait..." she bited her lips. "Luh, tama ka. Lagot na..." she flipped the pages eratically. "Ganito rin pagsolve ko sa ibang subjects!"

She ripped the pages immediately and started for another, now more frustrated than ever.

I'm not a calculus enthusiast as Rahim. I often excel in recitations and reportings all because of the confidence I got opposite of him who excels in seatworks and individual activities. Nga lang, malaki man ang mga performance ko, ang liit naman ng notes ko, mga activity notebooks na kadalasang hindi kompleto.

"Look at what I'm doing and tell me the wrong things you will notice," she said.

I scooted over to her and looked at it. Nang mapalapit ako sa kanya doon ko napansin na sobrang bango niya. I even had to make a deep breath to calm myself. 

Kunwari nakatingin ako sa notebook niya pero ang totoo nakatingin lang ako sa kanya mismo.

Looking at her this close, I suddenly noticed how innocent she looked. Even her scent tells a lot about her. Sweet, innocent... but like a bright ray of sunshine. Nga lang, pagnakataas ang kilay, at nagsusungit namumukha ring kulog.  

Days went on like that. Minsan na lang ako sumasama kina Brett at Jake. Although they are surely getting suspicious. One time, we're at the kiosk, tambay tambay lang habang hinihintay ang pagbukas ng gate dahil hindi naman kami araw-araw umaakyat sa bakod.

Brett brought his guitar and was playing songs from Eraserheads.

"Ano ba si Denise sa'yo, Master?" Jake, the gossiper questioned me like he's Boy Abunda.

"Stop the gossiping, Jake," I shooed him.

Miyembro pa naman ng campus paper ang tangina. Baka ma-feature ako. Isang beses nang nangyari yon lalo na nang nag-break kami noong si Sofia. Kapatid ni Emmett, top student at Palakasan Queen. Ang laking chicmis noong nagbreak kami.

"Hindi naman ako ang nagpapakalat ng tsismis, tol," tawa ni Jake. "Although tinatanong nga ako ng karamihan kung bakit madalas kayo sa library, kahit tapos na ang punishment ni Sir Jose sa'yo."

"Ay tapos na pala yung punishment ni Sir Jose sayo?" si Brett naman ngayon, nanlalaki ang mata sa akin. Napatigil sa pagtugtog. "Bakit hindi ka sumama sa amin? Huy! kulang kami lagi tuwing 5v5 sa Dota at ML! Ang noob maglaro ni Bri."

I looked at Bri from Rahim's side. "Excuse me? Hindi ko lang forte yung hero! Nagpapractice pa lang ako!"

Mas umingay kami ngayon dahil present si Bri na mahilig umabsent.