Apples & Oranges

A&O 24

Annie's POV

Dan...Dan.. Dan... dalandan🎶
Dan.. Dan. Dan...sarap ng real🎶

Annie! Annie!

I stop singing when Tanya calls me.

What? I annoyingly responded. Well, she disturbs me on my lemon juice drink.

I need your help!

Help for what?

Teacher Claire won't allow me to take my exam in Math. She wants to see mommy first to talk about the cheating case. Annie, you know naman that I never cheated. What will I do now?

Tanya we're not classmates, how will I know if you cheat or not. Just call tita Ava nalang, so that you can take the exam.

How will I do that Annie? Mommy and daddy are in Singapore. Besides how will they react if they know it's about cheating? Eh lagot ako nun!

That's your problem Tanya. Basta ako tapos na ang exams namin. I can play the rest of the day.

So, you won't help me? Okay lang sayo na mabagsak ako sa Math?

That's your life. I said shrugging off my shoulder while sipping my lemon Juice.

Fine! I'll tell tita Irene that you cutted classes yesterday for some skateboarding lesson. She uttered bago umalis kaya my eyes widen.

Hey Tanya my friend! I'm just joking, ito naman di mabiro! Paghabol ko pero nagtuluy-tuloy lang siya sa paglalakad.

How can I help you, then? She turns her back and wiggles her brows at me.

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Irene's POV

Hello, is this Anastasia's mom?

Yes speaking, who's this please? Pormal kong tugon as I answer the call with unregistered number. Greggy is looking at me intently habang karga niya si baby na katutulog lang after kong padedehin. Kaaalis lang kase ng mga pamilya namin kaya kami lang ang nandito.

I'm teacher Claire, Annie's subject teacher. Misis pwede ka bang pumunta dito sa school? You're daughter is in the guidance office together with her friend Tanya. They did some inappropriate behaviour. Further details, dito nalang po natin pag uusapan sa guidance office.

What? Gulat kong reaction pero mabilis ko rin tinakpan ang aking bibig baka magising si baby. Kunot noo naman napatingin si Greggy sa akin.

Available po ba kayo today?

Actually teacher Claire, I just give birth today, but I can send Annie's dad right now.

Oh, I'm sorry for my rudeness misis, kapapanganak niyo lang pala. But yeah, we will wait for Annie's dad nalang dito sa school.

Oh God! I just tap my forehead after ending the call.

Mommy, what happened? who's that?

Daddy, you need to go in Annie's school. Na guidance office ang anak mo. Di sinabi ang exact details eh, dun nalang daw sa school pag uusapan.

What? Gulat rin niyang reaction causing our son to wake up and cry.

Akin na muna si baby.

Pero mommy kung aalis ako, ikaw lang mag isa.

That's fine, it's 2:00 pm pa naman, e settle mo muna kung ano pinaggagawa ng panganay mo.

Paano kung matagalan ako dun? Wait! I'll call manang Lourdes nalang para may kasama ka rito.