Love Connection V1: Is This Love?!

V1. CHAPTER 6 - Hot Seat

ARIANNE'S POV

"Ms. Arianne Mari Fernandez! Kindly bring out one whole sheet of pad paper FROM YOUR BAG!" Mrs. Basa said while knocking loudly on my table.

"Then gumawa ka ng 2 columns at isulat mo 'tong sasabihin ko."

I gulped. Thank God at dala ko yung pad paper ko ngayong araw. The whole class was staring at me until the bell rang.

PATAWAD NA PO MRS. BASA, HINDI KO NA PO KAKALIMUTAN DALHIN ANG AKING TAKDANG ARALIN.

English yung subject namin pero na-trip-an niyang pasulatin ako ng tagalog.

Tatlong minuto na ang lumipas, ako na lamang at si Miss ang nasa room. Parang ewan lang, hindi ako mapakali kasi ba naman habang busy ako sa pagsusulat ay parang nalagyan ng glue yung mga mata niya kakatitig sa akin.

I groaned, timely enough to sync with the growl of my stomach. I placed my hand on my stomach then on my head. I'm starting to get dizzy. Hindi ako nakapag-almusal at mukhang malilipasan pa ako ng gutom. Just as I thought, malas talaga ako ngayong araw. Hindi rin dapat muna ako pumasok.

37.80º was Pristine's body temperature when I left her at the dorm. Noong una ay sakit lamang ng ulo ang inireklamo niya pero noong aalis na kami ay saka na siya nilagnat kaya absent siya ngayon.

Whew, I've finished what has to be done. Tumayo na ako para ipasa kay Miss yung pinagawa niya sa akin.

"???"

Her forehead wrinkled a bit. I can read a lot of question marks written on her round face.

"!!!"

Nagtalas ang tingin niya kaya napalingon ako sa ibang direksyon.

"What is this?" she asked while emphasizing my shit, I mean my sheet of paper in her hand. I looked at her and didn't mouth even a single word. Again, I touched my stomach and made a starved and pitiful expression.

"For now, I will let this pass," Mrs. Basa said while crumpling my hardwork.

"You are one of my best students here, so I don't want to see your grades down just because of a single clumsy behavior of yours. Huwag mo ng kalimutan pa sa susunod yung mga pinagagawa ko."

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"Hay, nakapag-lunch din," I said in rejoiced right after sipping my favorite orange milk drink.

Yay. 12:15 na noong makalabas ako ng room para mag lunch. Mabuti na lang at kahit papa'no ay NATAPOS ko 'yon ka agad.

Sino ba naman ang gustong magsulat ng mahaba?

"Hey girl, bakit absent si Pristy? Ka-text ko pa siya kagabi a," Bianca asked before sitting on the chair in front of me.

"Ewan ko kung anong nangyari sa kanya. Papasok na dapat kami ng sabay kanina bigla na lang nilagnat," I answered while playing the straw of my drink.

"Oh, that's rare. Hey Arianne, I want to see her. Sabay ako sa dorm niyo ha," she winked. Nagaalinlangan tuloy akong sumagot.

"I don't think so," marahan kong sabi habang paunti-unting iniiwas ang tingin sa kanya.

Eek!

Bigla niyang kinuha yung inumin ko.

Jeez!

I rolled my eyes, "Hey!" I tried to reach for my drink but the table between us isn't helping.

"What do you mean? Hindi ako pwede dumalaw?"