“Uy kaklase pala kita” sabi ng isang pamilyar na babae sa room namin.
I looked at her and realized that she was my best friend when I was in fourth grade.
“Priel?” I asked.
She responded me with a hug.
“Since when you came back?” she asked while wrapping her arms around me.
I moved to another city 2 years ago because of my parents. But we got back here in our hometown since they fixed whatever they need to fix.
“We got back here year ago tho...” I responded her.
Before she could said something, our professor entered and our class started.
Our third subject dismissed and it's our break time, Priel asked me na sabay kami magrecess and tumango ako since we didn't get along for years.
Nang makarating kami sa cafeteria, may mga students doon na nauna na magbreak time, and si Priel naman ay agad na bumili, ako naman ay naghahanap ng pwedeng makain. Then I bumped into someone and he politely apologized. I look up to see his face.
“Pogi” I whispered to myself
Before the boy could reply, Priel grabbed my hand and pulled me to the beverage section.
“Uy sino 'yon ha” she suddenly asked me.
“Hindi ko pa nga naitatanong, hinila mo naman ako kaagad” tugon ko rito.
“Sorry naman malay ko ba” saad nito sabay nang pag abot nito ng inumin sa akin.
“Oh ayan, compensation ko baka kasi sisihin mo 'ko kung bakit nawalan ka ng love life” biro nitong saad.
Lumipas ang ilang linggo, nakikita ko pa rin naman sya sa break time namin pero he seemed forgot everything that had happen. Siguro dahil it's just few minutes interaction lang kaya he didn't mind. I often see him na pumapasok sa katapat na unit ng room namin. I have this urge to greet him, but I just couldn't speak.
Hindi ko na lang sya pinansin but Priel brought a news.
“Hey Zel! Someone told me the name of that boy” excited nitong saad.
“Oh” I simply replied.
“Anong oh? You're not curious about his name na? I won't tell it na lang” she crossed her arm.
“Hindi ka ba mabiro?” tugon ko habang inaalog-alog ang braso nya.
“Okay fine, he's name is Cyriuz and he's a senior like us” saad nito.
“I already knew he's a senior, it's obvious naman. We're all at the same school tho...” pambabara ko rito.
Inirapan nya ako at hinila ako papuntang cafeteria, nagugutom na raw sya.
When we got there, I saw Cyriuz with his friends.
“Si kuya pogi mo oh” pang-aasar ni Priel sa'kin.
Kinurot ko ang braso nito at pinigil naman nyang umaray. Bumili na kami ng makakain at lumabas na ng cafeteria.
“Ay may nakalimutan akong bilhin” saad nito.
“Hintayin mo muna 'ko rito” dagdag nito.
Tumango ako at naghintay sa gilid. Sakto namann na lumabas sila Cyriuz kasabay ng mga kaibigan nya. One of them looked at me for a second pero lumingon naman paiwas agad.
Bumalik naman si Priel na may dalang turon and banana cue. Bumalik na kami sa room and doon na lamang kumain.
Our class dismissed around 4:30 pm and inayos ko na ang mga gamit ko. Hindi muna makakasabay si Priel dahil may tinatapos pa syang quiz. Nagpaalam na mauuna na akong umuwi dahil marami pa akong gagawin. Tumango sya at bumalik na sa ginagawa nya.
Palabas na ako ng unit when I saw a familiar figure na parang naghihintay sa may gilid ng pintuan ng ibang room.
It's the boy who gazed at me before. He smiled at me and greeted.
“Hi” saad nito habang nakangiti.
I just stood there and looked confused what's happening.
“uhhh...?” tanging sambit ko.
“Oh sorry I'm Keifer, nice to meet you” he introduced himself.
“Do you need something?” I asked him.
“No, I just think you're pretty. You're the girl on cafeteria right?” tugon nito.
I nodded.
“Stop hitting on me tho...” I replied.
“Oh don't took it that way, I mean that you're really pretty” he said.
I felt my cheeks heated. Ngumiti na lamang ako at kaagad na umalis.
What just had happened?
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