Lucas is something different I can't understand myself I even sacrifice my sleep just to think of him yung feeling na madami na akong problem pero dumagdag pa sya.
"On leave daw si sir Lucas he's not feeling well"
Sabi ng isang babaeng student sa katabi neto nakapwesto kasi sila sa likuran malapit sa desk ko at mukhang late si Lucas kasi hanggang ngayon wala pa sya ih sya time na nya kasi for class I wonder kung bakit na late sya never kasing nale-late kaya tong students ngayon nag chismissan ito as far I know si Rita at Charlotte yata to yung maiingay sa klase kaya natandaan ko tas naalala ko yung sinabi nya bago lang na on leave daw pala si Lucas.
"yeah I heard that too si sir next week pa sya babalik"
Medyo malungkot na tugon ni Charlotte kay Rita while putting a mascara on her eyelashes mukhang nag ka crush yata mga students kong to kay Lucas .
They continue talking to each other pero di na ako nakinig because my mind is already busy thinking about Lucas if he's okay hindi naman dapat ako Maka feel ng ganito but I just can't help myself but to worry knowing that he's living alone and no one will take care of him .
What if puntahan ko kaya sa bahay nya?
We're friends naman and as a friend ginagawa nila to if their friend is not feeling well so what if dadaan muna ako sa moon's place mamaya at dalhan sya ng coffee baka kulang sya sa coffee .
Tama tong iniisip ko na puntahan sya as a worried friend
"Good afternoon sir"
Rinig kong pag greet ng buong klase sa isang teacher na pumasok sa room he's tall and chinito may pagka main character sa isang Korean drama ang vibes neto he seems familiar isa yata sa mga teachers sa stem one thing I'm sure about is we're not close we didn't even talk to each other although ka work mate ko sya .
"Good afternoon class, please settle down"
Sabi neto and then he smiles I admit it he's handsome but ain't my type ang dami namang pogi na teachers sa stem pansin ko lang .
"I am Marco Perez and I'll be your teacher temporarily for this subject because sir Lucas was on leave"
Seryusong sabi neto I can say na strict syang tao I can tell by just looking at him tumahimik nga yung klase ih I think they can sense it too na strict tong teacher na'to .
"So to begin with I would like to ask if what lesson are we now?"
Seryusong sabi neto he's really serious and I don't like his presence it reminds me of one of my strict math teacher during my high school days .
"Lesson 5 sir"
May lalaking student na sumagot hindi ko lang napansin kong sino kaya napatango na lang saka binuksan ang librong dala neto .
"Pogi sana ni sir kaso nakakatakot yung presence"
I heard Rita again medyo pabulong lang ang pagka sabi neto pero rinig ko parin
"Eyes on the board class"
Sabi neto ng napansin na may kanya kanyang business ang students I just take a deep breath nong nag start na sya sa pag lecture kinain ko na lang yung fried chicken na binili ko kanina.
Wala na akong pakealam sa mga nangyayari sa classroom at kahit isang araw pa yang teacher na yan mag sasalita wala akong pake I enjoyed my fried chicken.
Mga kalahating oras na ang makalipas ubos ko na nga yung fried chicken na kinakain ko sa naisipan kong mag check ng phone ko but then wala din akong may nakitang importante saka parang mga post lang ng mga batang pa eme eme sa social media ang nakikita ko or mga memes na wala namang connect sa buhay ko.
I was about to off my phone kasi naisipang kong lumabas na lang para mag pahangin when there's this one post that cought my attention.
When he said I love you but remembered that doctor strange said "I love you in every universe"
Parang gusto kong sabihin na yeah he loves her in every universe but they didn't also end up together in every universe.
I remembered that line that was from the movie Dr. Strange multiverse of madness he said that to his Christine.
I love that movie napaisip din ako kung totoo ba ang multiverse and if it's true I hope she's doing well also, I hope my other self is happy.
Napatingin ako sa paligid ko and I saw students na nakaharap sa papel nila sa desks nila and they are answering their quizzes tumatahimik din ang buong klase and mukhang focus na focus sila
Nilibot ko ang paningin ko sa paligid hinahanap kasi ng mga mata ko yung si sir Marco ba yun kasi di ko sya nakita
"Looking fo me?"
Napatingin ako sa gilid ko hindi naman sya sobrang malapit sa'kin pero nakita ko syang nakatayo at napatingin sa'kin and he smile.
Marunong naman pala syang ngumiti parang tao din pala siguro if we are still a high school students I can say that he's written as a main character in every book of a high school romance where he is arrogant, handsome, smart, cold and untouchable and who only smile to a person whom he likes.
Nginitian ko lang sya as a response since were not close.
"Miss Selene Dela Cruz right?"
Tanong nya and since when we're friends? Parang ang unprofessional ko naman parang di naman ako marunong makisama dito
"Yeah"
Tipid na sagot ko and then I smile at him again hindi ko lang talaga alam yung sasabihin ko sa kanya
"I once read your story I think it was really amazing especially the Our forgotten star it's really nice"
Napatingin ako sa kanya ng medyo nakanganga my heart beats so fast not it's just because I'm scared it's because it makes me happy.
"Really? You do?"
Parang di makapaniwalang sabi ko
"I do"
Tipid na sabi nya but I can say na he's happy seeing me like these it's rare for me to have this kind of compliment it made me realized that there are some readers who really appreciate my stories and It really made me happy.
Hindi pala sya arrogant ganon lang siguro yung way nya to discipline his students and it works naman he's a good teacher.
I saw him smile habang kinakamot neto ng mahina ang ulo nya I just noticed na nawawala yung mata nya pag naka smile I mean chinito kasi sya which is he looks cute naman.
"Thank you sir Marco I really appreciate it I thought no one is reading my stories I even started to think that maybe I'm the worst author"
Pabiro na sabi ko so I heard him chuckled also napahinto na lang ako sa pag tawa nong napansin kong parang may mga matang nakatingin sa'kin and I'm right lahat ng mga students nakatingin sa'min they look us as if they we're teasing us as if parang may gusto silang sabihin.
Alam ko iniisip ng mga to mga bata talaga ngayon ma issue kaya hindi umuunlad ang pilipinas ih
"Finished?"
Basag ni Marco sa katahimikan ng mapansin nya ang mga makahulugang tingin ng mga students saka lumipat sa harap.
I just smile he really made my day nakita ko ring tumingin sya saglit sa'kin at bahagyang napangiti.
Even though he makes me smile no one can make me smile the way how Lucas did masamang tao na siguro akong tao but everytime na may kausap akong lalaki I can't stop my self to compare them to Lucas and they go nothing like him.
Ewan ko ba bakit ganito ako mag isip kahit nga kaninang umaga pag gising ko nakikita ko mukah ni Lucas na nakangiti sa kape ko, nakikita ko rin yung mukha nya sa TV I think lahat ng tao sa TV kamukha nya kahit nga mga kapatid ko mukha nya nakikita ko I need to blink twice pa para ma recognize sila nababaliw na yata ako.
BINABASA MO ANG
Her black dress in his poem
Science Fiction"I think I've seen this film before" "And I didn't like the ending"
