Trickster of the Butterfly

Chapter 13- Aftermath Before Math

"Saludo ako sa inyo ate!" a senior student said with a mouth full of noodles as she brushed past Hera in the crowded hallway/canteen.

"Uh-uh thank you?" Hera replied then popped a chicken bite.

"Heyyy! Si "Disaster Zone" oh!" some dude held up his hand in a high-five to Alora, probably her old blockmate.

"Ha?" Alora put her hashbrown in one hand then gave him a weak high five.

Being famous in the University wasn't a very attractive goal for many freshman students, especially if everybody knew you because you were that kid who got involved in two bad incidents.

Alora and Hera felt just like that. Being there with Michael's little nap in front of the GV left wing three weeks ago and also getting tangled with the parkour gansters made them celebrities. Those incidents even got them on a story in the school newspaper. Joy and Sarah were spared the publicity though, simply because they went home earlier that night.

"Haha! Ang famous niyo na guys," Joy teased as they waited in line for pasta.

"In fairness kung hindi dahil sa problema ni Mike hindi kayo magiging famous no?" Sarah said.

"Hay nako, grabe nga yung ginawa ng lalaking yun, tapang eh. Pero sana hindi niya na lang kinalaban yung gang na yun. 'Yan tuloy, bugbog serado siya," Hera said.

"Pasalamat na lang tayo kay Lord para sa kanya guys. Imagine mo na lang kung ano siguro nayari satin Hera kung hindi siya lumaban," Alora said.

The ladies bought Japanese noodles and palabok then went on their way back to their room.

"Hmmm," Alora hummed thoughtfully. She took a whiff of her hashbrown. "Papasa pa ba si Mike? Puro na lang absent yung batang yun."

"Wala pa namang masyadong ginagawa eh. Kay Mrs. Nadora nga lang siya kabahan. Isa sa five quizzes niya namiss na niya," Joy said.

"Ughh! Muntikan ko na nga mabagsak yun eh!" Alora said. "Buti na lang, buti na lang talaga hindi!"

As they turned a corner in the hallway, they chanced upon Mrs. Nadora walking opposite them. The ladies managed to supress a laugh.

"The ladies of disaster," Mrs. Nadora said as she walked past them.

"Hahaha!" Sarah laughed as she got out of the professor's earshot. "Pati na rin pala sa mga prof pala kilala na kayo. Hahahaha!"

"Ladies of disaster..." Alora said.

"Parang Charlie's Angels lang. Hahahaha!" Sarah said.

The four ladies went up the stairs of the GV building then sat and ate on the floor outside the room since a class was still going on with another BS Psychology block.

"Ano kayang feeling na nasa isang coma ka no?" Alora said then slurped up some palabok. "Hindi siguro masaya yun. Baka isang taon ka na pala tulog. Or pwede ring pumunta ka muna sa heaven ng saglit tapos makausap mo si God ng face-to-face."

"Hindi masaya yun," Joy forked a piece of siomai. "Magigising ka na lang ng whenever tapos may posibility pa na magka-minor amnesia ka," she popped the dumpling in her mouth.

"Tapos makalimutan mo yung mga formula sa Psych Stat, ouch," Sarah said with a mouth full of Japanese noodles.

Hera put down her bowl of noodles. "Naalala ko lang din guys yung gabi na nilapitan kami ng gangsters..." she pulled up a cluster of noodles with her fork then stared at it worriedly.

Alora stabbed her fork at her pasta. "Hay nako buti na lang hinuli na sila. Pinatay pala nila yung guard dun sa walls. Talagang modus pala sila dito sa Intra," she said angrily.

"Uy pero ang tapang mo talaga beh. Kung hindi mo binalikan si Mike at pinag-kakarate yung mga yun, hindi na siguro ako sumunod. Sorry ulit ha ang duwag ko lang talaga," Hera said. "Pero nung gabing yun, nakapikit lang mata ko nung nagtatago ako sa kanto pero sumilip ako ng saglit pagkatapos mo sumugod tapos parang... ewan ko lang kung namamalik-mata lang ako pero, parang umiilaw yung katawan ni Mike nung binubugbog na siya," Hera shook her head. "Ay ewan ko lang. Nagtago na kaagad ako nung nakita ko yun. Sorry natakot lang talaga ako,"

"Baka nag-hallucinate ka lang sa kaba mo," Joy said.

"Hay basta, ayaw ko na isipin yung gabing yun," Hera went back to chowing down on her noodles.

"Pano kaya natalo ni Mike yung mga yun," Alora said as she stirred her palabok thoughtfully. "Ay wait bakit ko minimix yung palabok ko! Arghh!!!"

The other girls exchanged weird looks at each other.

"Hay, siguro hinimatay sa amoy ni Mike. Hahaha!" Alora mocked.

"Siguro nagka-super strength lang siya bigla nung dumating ka. Lakas mo maka-inspire sa kanya eh," Sarah teased but Alora just ignored her.

The four finished their meals just as the other block was finished with their class. They sat up, threw their food containers in the trash then went in for their next class in Mathematics of Investment.

Their other blockmates got back from lunch and filled the room as they waited for their usually late professor. Everybody was chatting and having fun in the hot classroom.

"Guys..." Alora said.

"Hmm?" her friends all looked at her.

"Medyo random 'to pero... sana walang reblocking no?" she gave a dry smile to them.

"Pagdasal na lang natin yan beh," Hera assuringly.