I was about to enter my classroom when someone walked in and patted my head. When I looked up, I saw cute guy with a small face and V-shaped jawline, cute brown eyes, and soft charcoal hair.
"Good morning, Rome." I pretended like I'm not bothered with his presence, where in fact—I am. I'm just too good at pretending that all these years, he doesn't know he is my crush. Okay, pause.
Hey there guys! I'm Lucia Monica Santos. My friends call me Lucy, but my loved ones call me Monica. I am the eldest daughter of our family, and I only have one sister. I am currently a grade nine high school student, and guess what? I belong to the special section for incredibly genius students here in San Jose National High School*. It's a public school, kasi obviously we're not rich. Sadyang Englishera lang talaga ako by nature. Speaking of nature, nature ko ring maging cool kahit sa harap ng taong gusto ko. Mas nagiging confident pa nga ako kapag kaharap ko ang crush ko, and it helped me to keep my deepest secret from everyone, especially from my three friends.
"Good morning, Lucy!" he greeted me with a smile, revealing his bright, sparkling white teeth. Don't get me wrong, I'm not obsessed with him, I just overdid my compliment. He opened his backpack and handed me a cute lunchbox. Wait, wag nyo kong pangunahan. He is not courting me, sana nga nililigawan niya ako pero hindi. It was a lunchbox full of munchkins, and my best friends immediately came out when they saw him.
"Hi Rome!" Danielle greeted him, and he just smiled.
"Wow ah? Sipag niyo talaga," sabi ni Pia.
"Uy, baka magkatuluyan kayo niyan, parehas pa naman kayong business-minded," sabi pa ni Gwen at lahat sila ay nakangiti sa akin nang may halong panunukso.
I keep it cool and pretended to ignore their teases. I guess, Rome's doing the same too.
"Uhh, three hundred to lahat. Just tell me kapag hindi to maubos, okay?" baling niya sa akin.
"Ano ka ba, mauubos to. Trust me." I positively said, which made him smile.
"Of course, ikaw pa. Sige, kitakits mamaya!" He waved and smiled before leaving. I just stood there holding the lunchbox with a plain look in my eyes trying not to show any signs of affection.
"Yieeeeee!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!" my friends squeled and blushed, which was supposed to be my reaction. I shrugged it off and went back inside. They followed me and I could feel their stares.
"So, ano girl what if liligawan ka nun?" tanong sakin ni Pia.
"Nah, labo." I replied in a monotone voice.
"Ommo! Hinihintay mo nga?" tanong rin ni Dani. Their voices were too loud that my classmates started to tease me.
"Uyyy!"
"Alam mo bagay kayo nun, ano nga'ng pangalan nun?" dagdag pa ng isa naming kaklase sabay tanong kay Gwen.
"Romeo," sagot naman ni Gwen at nagtilian naman sila. I looked around and saw someone staring at me. Chris...
"Wahhhhhh!"
"Kyaahhhhhh!"
"And ikaw si Juliet, Lucy!"
"Gahhhhhh!"
I maintained a poker face to avoid showing that I'm blushing. In my mind, I was screaming just like them.
"Stop it guys, mamaya na ang landi, negosyo muna!" sigaw ko at binuksan ang lunchbox. Pati ako ay natakam dahil sa bango ng tsokolate na nanunuot sa butas ng ilong ko. Nag-unahan naman ang mga kaklase ko papunta sa aking pwesto para bumili ng munchkins. For a while, I forgot about my feelings to Rome and was distracted on selling munchkins. I smirked when Jade, picked up the last piece of munchkin and handed a peso coin to me. Tiningnan ko ang orasan and it was still 6:55.
SOLD OUT!
Minsan talaga nakatutulong ang pagiging matakaw ng mga may pera sa mga walang-wala. Example: Ako.
I closed the lunchbox and kept the money in my secret pocket. Of course, may secret pocket ako in case. Ayokong magkabuliyaso, otherwise hindi na ako pagkakatiwalaan ni Rome. Well, just like me, he also sells one box of munchkins. Paano kami nagkakilala at umabot sa ganitong level of closeness? Let me bring you back to the very first day we met.
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MUNCKINS/ GRAHAM BALLS
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