20: Indigo Baton

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The next morning, I woke up by the noise of our 4:30 AM alarm. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Andres' chest. Nakatulog ako sa kanyang dibdib habang nakahawak ang kanyang kamay sa aking ulo. I stared at him in the face. Payapa ang kanyang mukha na tila batang mahimbing ang tulog.

Maya-maya ay ibinuka niya ang kanyang mga mata. "Good morning!" He caught me looking at him.

I sprinted away. "We need to prepare now. We have to do ten rounds jogging, remember?"

Inilatag niya ang kanyang kamay at hita sa buong kama. "Inaantok pa ako."

"Pwede ka namang matulog buong araw, basta handa ka sa magiging punishment ni Mr. Torres."

"Siya talaga ang ginawa mong panakot? Wala namang palag sa'kin 'yon."

"Fine, bahala ka. Basta sinabihan kita."

He didn't respond and just took the pillow and pressed it on his face. Naghanda na ako dahil tila wala talagang balak bumangon si Andres. While preparing, I received a message from Jacob.

"Hindi ka talaga pupunta?" tanong ko kay Andres habang nakatayo ako sa pintuan

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"Hindi ka talaga pupunta?" tanong ko kay Andres habang nakatayo ako sa pintuan.

"Nope, I really need to sleep more," he answered, still pressing his face with a pillow.

"Ano kasing ginawa mo at parang napuyat ka?"

"Tinitigan kita buong gabi," mahina niyang sabi ngunit narinig ko pa rin.

"What?" I heard him but I still asked.

"Wala," sambit niya at lalong niyakap at itinakip ang unan sa kanyang mukha.

"Sige, mauna na ako. Jacob is waiting for me."

Napabalikwas siya ng bangon. "Jacob?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, he's waiting at the lobby now. Don't worry, magrarason na lang ako kay Mr. Torres. Matulog ka na dyan."

"No!" he barked. "I'll come with you."

"Huh?" I reacted.

He didn't respond, instead, he ran and went to the bathroom. I knew he's an athlete, but it was my first time seeing him move so fast. Mabilis siyang naghilamos, nagsipilyo, at nagbihis.

"Let's go," he said, smiling ear to ear.

"Akala ko ay inaantok ka pa?"

"Nawala na ang antok ko eh," pagrarason niya. "Besides, I hate how Mr. Torres give punishments."

"Akala ko ba ay hindi ka takot sa kanya?"

"Hindi naman talaga. But sometimes, we need to follow the rules."

When he became friends with Bullet and joined the basketball team, he never cared about rules anymore. It's so ironic how he talked about rules when he's a rule breaker himself.

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