"YOU TRICKED ME," I said in full irritation, but he didn't even mind how annoyed I was and kept smiling at me. He looks like a fool smiling, and it irritates me to the bone.
Nakabusangot akong pumasok sa klase at wala akong pakialam kung sa mga nakakabahalang tingin nila sa akin. My focus was only with the boy who carried my bag and also my annoying seatmate.
When recess came, I saw Kuya A leaning on our room's door frame. Agad akong tumakbo sa kaniya para magsumbong. "Kuya, Kuya, he keeps annoying me." I told him pointing at Zealous.
Kuya, older than him, strolled with a grim look. "Who are you?" he asked, scaring him to the bone. I just smirked when I saw his knees shake.
"I-I am Zealous Youndrei Del Mundo Minreal, the class president." He introduces himself nervously. With his response, Kuya went closer to him until Kuya's face was just beside his. He whispered something my ears couldn't grasp, but my smirk grew wider when I saw how Zealous paled.
"Y-yes..." He shakily answered, agreeing to whatever Kuya A said but stopped when he was unsure how to address my Kuya.
"Kuya A," Kuya told him, using his extraordinary talent for reading minds which he started teaching me a few days ago.
"Yes, Kuya A." He spoke again like an obedient dog.
"Good," Kuya said with finality before he faced me.
"He can take care of you. I know well it's not in his nature to annoy you. His blood is still half of a Del Mundo, after all." Kuya said meaningfully to me, like there's something he knows about him that I don't. It looks like he knew Zealous' background so well, like the back of his hand.
After giving me another thing to be bothered about, Kuya A left while pulling the ears of my two other Kuyas, who were enjoying the attention from the ladies in our room. I smiled a bit because of their playfulness, but my attention returned to Zealous when I heard him sit forcefully on his chair. Para ngang nawalan siya ng lakas sa lakas ng pagkakabagsak ng pwet niya sa upuan.
"Pano mo nakuha ang tiwala ni Kuya A ng ganun lang?" nagtatakang tanong ko sa kaniya. I know too well Kuya A threatened him but he won't trust someone in an instant like what he just did to Zealous.
Napatingin siya sa gawi ko ng puno rin ng pagtaaka pero hindi ako sinagotat nanahimik lang sa gilid ko. Mukhang hindi nga siya sasagot kay nilabas ko na lang ang dal akong baon.
"Kakainin mo lahat yan?" tanong niya sa akin sabay turo sa dalawang set ng snacks na nilabas ko.
"Hindi noh, sayo yung isa. Mama helped me prepare two sets. Ibigay ko raw sa unang kaibigan ko iyong isa." I answered before pushing one closer to him.
"So, am I your friend now?" He teased me while grabbing one of the sandwiches I offered.
"Ah, ayaw mo ba? Sige aking na yan. Ako na lang ang kakain." Pagmamaldita ko sa kaniya at akmang babawiin ang mga pagkain binigay ko.
"Eto naman, biro lang eh. Biro lang." ani nito sabay pigil sa kamay ko.
"Naman pala, kain na." walang hiyang pagmamando ko sa kaniya na sinunod niya naman ng walang halong pang-aasar. However, he was again smiling like a fool while eating the food I offered. Ugh, his smile is really irritating.
Kahit na ayaw ko, wala naman talaga akong naging choice. From that day, Zea (as what he prefers for me to call him) became the most constant person in my life. Lagi kaming magkaklase, lagi kaming magkagrupo, lagi kaming sabay sa pagkain at kahit na sa pagpasok na rin sa school at kulang na lang pati bahay na uuwian siguro namin maging pareho para kasama ko siya 24/7. We became inseparable which something greatly influenced by Kuya A's threat to him. Ewan, lagi namang iyon ang rason niya kapag sinasabi kong nagsasawa na ako sa mukha niya.
BINABASA MO ANG
AS 01: Agent Uno | Cathleen Valecerina
RomanceI've been waiting for this for two decades, but I've also loved you for that long. Looking at what we're about to go through, can we stay inseparable as I do what I must, my love?
