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Three

I was still yawning when K and I entered the school. I barely had sleep last night. Alas tres na guro mi nakatulog. And we had to wake up early for our 7:30 class.
Last night had been eventful. That confrontation disturbed my sleep like hell.

Pasaka na mi sa hagdanan tong naay nagtawag sa iyang pangalan. Pareho mi nakalingi sa gigikanan sa tingog. Si L ang nanawag og kauban niya si Gibson. Kalit nagturn sour akong mood. Do I need to see him this early? Ingon gani ko dili na unta mi magtagbo ever di ba?

Nisinghot si L pagduol sa amo. Klaro kayo na borlog pa. Nanibag-o ko. Karon pako kita sa iya na medyo untidy. Samot na-emphasize sa iyang kauban na freshly made up with his school uniform on. He was wearing that black rimmed eyeglasses.

Wait. What? Freshly made up?

Giduolan ni K ang duha samtang nagpabilin ko sa ika-limang ang-ang sa hagdanan. As usual I didn't bother looking at Gibson's face and give him an ounce of my attention. No. Note even a single drop. Kay Lionel ko nitan.aw.

"Brynn," pugos ang ngisi niya sa ako. He looked ashamed. I could sense it.
"Someone forgot to shower," playful na komento nako dungan tabon sa ilong ko like I smelled something nasty.

Lionel closed his eyes and bent his head backwards bag-o nitubag. "This is only temporary," ana siya og gi-wave iyang lawas. "Wait til I'm clean later," puno og promise niya nga dungag paghuman.

"Owkay," I zipped my mouth.

"And try to be a little nicer to me. Since I'm doing you a favor later." nisingkit iyang mata sa ako.

Nikatawa ra ko. The other day pa ko naghangyo sa iya na himuon akong assignment sa isa nako ka subject. Since Engineering student si L, hawod sad siya magdrawing. I raised my hands in surrender.

"Got your message. Loud and clear."
Nasiplatan nako na nakatutok sa ako si Gibson. What now? Was he thinking of another way to humiliate me this time? Akong gibawi ang panan-aw without acknowledging him.

"Good. But will someone explain to me what happened to my phone? “ pangutana ni Lionel in all of us.

Gitan.aw nako si K. Her smile became devious. " Well, since you threw my phone into the water I think it's only fair that I throw yours as well."

"You brat! “ syagit ni L bag-o giliog si K. "Upawan tika bah!"

"Oh damn you! Buy-i ko!" Syagit pud ni K og ginapugos na birahon ang buhok ni L.

Nakalingo nalang ko samtang gatan-aw sa ila. When these two are together they could forget they're no longer kids. And I know L he never lets go of Kristine once they started punching each other. Bago pa ako ma-late kay nagdecide nako na biyaan sila.

"See you later in the library, L!" Kusog nakong sulti og gitalikdan na sila. Nakita pud nako na nitalikod na si Gibson padulong sa pikas na direksyon. Nagpasalamat ko na dili mi parya og ruta. I was too uncomfortable with his presence.

Pag-abot og lunch break, nidiretso nako sa library. Habang gahulat nagstudy nalang sad ko. Naa koy three long quizes today. Nagthirty minutes na pero wala pa gihapon si L. Ni-promise siya na himuon akong assignment. Nanghambog pa na kaya ra niya dili maabtan og oras. Nitan-aw ko sa relo. In one hour magklase nako sa first subject sa hapon.

My patience was wearing out. Where could he be? Ganiha pa ko nakadikit sa akong lingkuranan. Maayo nalang kay naa pud si K og iyang classmate na si Helga. Gahimo sad sila og research. Parehas sila Liberal Arts students.

I studied my notes.  Focused na kaayo ko sa akong ginabasa tong naay niduol sa among table og naay nitawag kay K. Pagsilip nako nikun-ot akong agtang pagkita ni Gibson.
Seriously, why does he keep on appearing in my face? Nganong naa mani siya diri sa library? I don't peg guys like him to spend a time inside a library. I peg him to be outside hanging out with girls, mess with people, and not caring about his grade.