Isabela
Exam
He already stood and he walked to leave, but I stopped him before I forgot. "Ah, Kuya Art?"
He stopped walking when he heard me, then he turned to look at me. His face turned red maybe because of the sun, he looked so sweaty. While approaching him who was waiting for me, I quickly removed something from my bag. I handed him a sandwich that was enclosed in tough paper. He gazed at it first.
"For you, thank you pala sa pag volunteer kanina na kunan ako ng upoan. I made that for you for being kind kaninang umaga." I kindly smiled at him, offering the sandwich. His stares stayed on the sandwich. Good thing he accepted it.
"Salamat, Isabela." He responded casually. "Hindi ka na sana nag-abala pa."
My heart rapidly beat fast when he knew my name. Mas gwapo pala sya pag malapitan, pero may sugat sa sa kanyang cheek. Napakatangos ng ilong nya, his beauty was just out of this world. He looked like a playboy, but I knew he was kind.
"No, it's fine po Kuya. I really made that for you."
"Art nalang, huwag mo na akong tawaging Kuya." He corrected, I was somehow shy about that. "Hindi ka pa uuwi? Sinong hinihintay mo?"
"Ah, hinihintay ko pa si Kuya Dahn at si Ate Thalia." I said with a smile. He simply nodded in a relaxed manner.
"Sige, alis na ako." Nagpaalam na din sya at naglakad sa malawak na field. I even followed him through my stares, I was somehow mesmerized by the way he casually walked with his flawless posture and attractive proportions. He was tall, even taller than my brother, and certainly taller than I am. I was just 5'3, I wasn't tall.
"Isabela!" I just got my senses when Kuya Dahn called me. Similar to Art, he was sweating profusely as he wiped his arms with his shirt. His hair was also wet, and his jersey was heavily drenched from sweat.
"Ah, Kuya?"
"Why are you still here?" He asked while busying himself to wipe the sweats out that was flowing on his body. In front of me, he took his wet shirt off before he let me hold his bag. Kumuha sya ng t-shirt nya at isinout ito. After that, he took his bag from me.
"Hinintay ko kayo ni Ate Thalia."
"Mauna na kayo, mamaya na ako uuwi. Pupuntahan ko pa si Julie Anne nagpa-practice sa parating na Ms. Escolar." He responded. "Hintayin mo dito si Thalia, huwag kang lumalabas ng ikaw lang ha? Hintayin mo sya kung saan nyo napag-usapan na magkita kayo."
Ate Julie Anne was Kuya Dahn's long time girlfriend. I already met her twice, and she was so pretty. I think she has been dating my brother for 3 years already.
"Okay, Kuya!" I respectfully responded. Umalis din ito kaagad para pumunta kung saan ang girlfriend nya. Buti nalang at dumating kaagad si Ate Thalia.
We immediately left the campus to head home. During the evening, I was simply preparing for the upcoming important tests. It was scheduled to be on Monday. While studying for one hour, mom just entered my room, carrying a glass of milk.
"Sweetheart? You're still studying for exams? Take a break ka muna." She placed the milk on top of my desk.
I smiled at her. "It's fine, mommy. Itong isang subject lang muna uunahin ko dahil nahihirapan kasi ako dito, major subject kasi."
"Hmm, you still have tomorrow and Sunday pa naman, anak."
She started combing my hair right now.
"It's fine, mommy." I smiled while I continued highlighting my Ipad.
