Home For A Cloudless Sky

Prologue

Author's Note:
This is a work of fiction. STILL, given an infinite number of possible worlds, it must be true on one of them. And if a story set in an infinite number of possible universes is true in one of them, then it must be true in all of them. So maybe it's not fictional at all.

Home For A Cloudless Sky
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Prologue

I'm already used to people staring at me as I walk down the hallways. Different eyes checking me out, different minds that are either cursing me or confessing their love for me.

I stopped and stood at the front of my locker, not minding all those papers falling down as I opened it.

"Marami pa rin naman." nakangising tingin ni Deanna sa mga nagkalat na papel sa paanan ko.

"Tss." I hissed before closing my locker again. Sumunod si Deanna sa akin at nasalubong namin ang nakasimangot pang si Jaycel.

"What's with the long face, Delos Reyes?"

Mas lalo pang nalukot ang mukha nito sa tanong ni Deanna. Jayz looked at me. "Ate Bei, crush ka ng crush ko!" stomping her feet on the ground.

"'Wag ka sa akin mag-tantrums, Jayz. It's not my fault that they like me." pang-aasar ko sa kanya at nagpatuloy na muli kami sa paglalakad. I looked at my watch. It's already 2:30PM and I know that she's already waiting for me at our usual spot.

"Ate Bei, where are you going? Hindi ka ba magla-lunch?" nagtatakang tanong ni Jayzel sa akin. Hinila naman ni Deanna ito palayo sa akin at kumaway.

"Bye, ate Bei! See you sa training!" paalam nito sa akin bago sinamaan ng tingin si Jayz. "She's meeting ate Jho. 'Wag kang epal."

Hinintay ko munang mawala sa paningin ko ang dalawang kaibigan bago ko tinawagan si Jho. Isang beses pa lang itong nagriring ay sumagot na ito.

"Nandiyan ka na ba? I'm still at the library.." bulong na sagot nito sa kabilang linya.

I smiled as if na makikita niya naman. "Hmm.. Papunta pa lang. Hintayin kita.. What do you want for lunch, babe?"

"Hmm.. Let me think.. Kahit ano na sigurong food mayroon sa pantry, beh. Basta hindi sunog."

Narinig ko ang pigil nitong tawa kaya naman umirap na lang ako. The last time I insisted to bring her lunch na sinubukang kong lutuan siya ng pritong hotdog ay nasunog. Pero kinain pa rin naman niya. "You made this lunch for me. Hindi ko sasayangin 'to. It's the first time you cooked for me."

"Okay then, Miss. I'll wait for you at our bench.."

"Thank you, beh! Patapos na ako sa notes ko.. I'll be there with you in ten minutes."

"Don't rush, okay? I'll wait for you.. I love you, Jho."

She giggled. "I love you too, beh! See you!"

After she hung up the call ay dumiretso na ako sa pantry and ordered us food. Dala ko na ang paperbag papunta sa bench when someone stood in front of me.