Nakakunot na tiningan nya ang screen ng phone nang binaba ni Cameron ang tawag. She's been acting very unreasonable these days. Para namang may magagawa sya sa schedule nya. Malapit na ang inter high sa basketball at 2 linggo nalang ay saka naman gaganapin ang quiz bee. It also did not help that he had to stay over his grandparents' house for a week since lumuwas ng bansa ang mga ito.
"Was that Cam?" Napalingon sya sa may-ari ng kamay na tumapik sa kanya. Si Louise. Nakalugay ang mga buhok nito. Nakatingin ng diretso sa kanya at nakangiti. She was wearing a tucked in beige flowy long sleeve top and a pair of slacks. Lahat silang magkakaibigan ay naka formal or smart casual attire.
Napakamot sya sa kanyang batok. He tried to hind his frown. "Yeah. She was busy."
Bahagya naman itong tumango. "I thought you knew." nagtatakang sabi nito. "Nagtext sya kaninang umaga sakin, at it seemed that Anton and Ethan also has an idea about it."
Gumawa nalamang sya ng kapanipaniwalang dahilan for taking his time at bumalik sa ilan pa nilang kasama.
"Wouldn't it be funny to run around the arcade with these drips?" suhestiyon ni Ross. Mukhang natuwa naman ang ibang mga kasama sa ideya kung kaya't napagkasunduan na rin nilang mag convoy papunta don.
Siniguro nyang maayos nang nakaupo si Prox at Cameron saka pinaandar ang makina ng kotse. They decided to split into two cars. He got this car as a Christmas present from his Dad. He had always asked for one. Simula kasi noong nag-ensayo siya para sa math quiz bee ay napapadalas na gabi ang uwi niya sa bahay. It would also be convenient for the early basketball practices. Ethan was driving the other one and with him were Anton, Messy and Ross.
Prox and Louise were talking about football matches, but Mason's mind was off to nowhere. Alam nyang binubugnot na naman si Cameron, at sa tuwing inaabot ng ganon ang kababata ay hindi siya nito kakausapin. Maybe it was the new car. Hindi na kasi siya sumasabay papasok o pauwi. Maybe it was the Friday Nights. Pero ang sabi naman nito ay walang kaso sa kanyang hindi matuloy ang usual rituals nila. He never also had time to spend lunches with his friends because lunch time is coding practice for a hackathon. At sa tuwing uuwi siya ng bahay nila ay pagod nyang ginagawa lahat ng ibang school works.
Do I actually have a fucked up time management?
Nagpakawala sya nang malalim na buntong hininga na sya namang napansin ng dalawang kasama.
"Sobrang busy ni Cam these days, right Mase." Prox said, almost sounded amused. He clenched his jaw at the mention of her.
"That's so true." pagsang-ayon naman ni Louise. "I at least wanted to see all of you guys this time."
"Two weeks nalang, and you're done with the quiz bee." sabi ni Prox.
Louise let out an exaggerated hurray. "Finally! I'd be able to get rid of Mason." Natatawang sabi nito. Sa loob ng nagdaang dalawang buwan ay ito ang madalas niyang kasama. "Mawala sana yung umay ko sayo if I saw Cam, it's been ages since I actually had a proper conversation with her. She also doesn't spend lunchtime with us girls."
Nabahala sya sa narinig. He doesn't know that. All he knows is that she at least eats her lunches as she told him over texts. Sa tuwing may oras sya ay tinatanong niya ito tungkol dyan. She would send lunchbox pictures so he was assured to confirm she was eating.
"Hindi na rin sya kumakain kasabay niyo?"
"Yeah, she spends most of her time reading. Anton said it was her dad's." May mga panahong ganon nga ang gawain ni Cameron. And during that, he was the one who'd try to eat lunch with her in their classroom, though she was hellbent on sending him away kapag nagsimula syang dumaldal.
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Somewhere Between Friends
FanfictionA fan-fiction. Somewhere Between Friends was a story written by Lovelornme when I was in High School. I was so fixated on her Nuknukan Trilogy and fell in love with the characters kids; Mason and Cameron. I forgot most of the small details of the...
