Sleep, My Love

Chapter 30

Rylan

Wala akong idea kung bakit ako nasa biology lecture hall.

Dapat nasa Physics room ako, pero napadpad ako sa Biology. Masyado akong nagmadali at napaghalo ko ang mga room numbers.

Ang yabang ko pa pumasok, taas pa ng confidence tapos maling room pala napasukan. Bobo. Kung kailan ko narealize, pinagtitinginan na ako.

Inilibot ko ang paningin ko sa paligid, nag iisip kung ano pwedeng gawin na hindi napapahiya nang husto. Ayoko namang gumawa ng eksena kaya tahimik akong pumunta sa bakanteng upuan sa likod.

Pero dahil patanga-tanga ako, nahulog ko ang notebook ko. It hit the floor with a thud that seemed to echo throughout the lecture hall. I could feel everyone's eyes on me immediately.

Galing.

Mabilis akong umupo para hindi na mapansin pa ng iba, but it was too late. People were whispering. Some were even looking at me like I had just walked into the wrong dimension. Bulungan nila, ano raw ginagawa ng engineering student sa biology lecture hall.

Ayan din tanong ko e.

I sighed and tried to focus on the lecture. It wasn't easy with the entire class gossiping about me. Kilala ko 'yung prof nila, si Sir Joshua. May tinawag siyang babae para mag recite.

My eyes instinctively moved to the girl in the front. She stood up, and her dark, wavy hair followed her movement. Nang makita ko ang side profile niya, marahan akong napamura.

I stared at her and my heart literally stopped beating. Her beauty was unlike anything I've seen before. Her features were soft and delicate. Mahinhin ang mga mata at maliit ang matangos na ilong. Her lips and cheeks were pinkish. Ilang minuto yata ako natulala sa kaniya.

Kakaiba 'yung ganda e. Nakaka-starstuck, 'yung parang nakakita ka ng dyosa na bumaba sa lupa. She didn't need to try, she was simply undeniable, like otherworldly.

When she started speaking, I didn't expect her words to hit me harder than I thought they would. Ang lalim ng sagot niya tungkol sa idea ng adaptation, not just in biology but in life.

It felt like she was speaking from experience, as if she had faced her own demons and had to adapt to survive. I couldn't help but admire her for that.

Pagkatapos niyang magsalita, pinalakpakan siya ng mga kaklase niya. Even Sir Joshua looked at her amusingly. But I noticed something.

She seemed... uncomfortable. Like sharing that piece of herself had drained her. I couldn't help but feel a sudden urge to check if she was okay. Without thinking, I stood up and walked over to her.

"Hey, are you okay?" I whispered, not knowing how else to start.

She looked up at me, clearly surprised that I was even speaking to her. Natigilan ako nang mapatitigan ang mukha niya sa malapitan. Para akong na-engkanto.

Tangina ang ganda. Manika ba 'to?

She stared at me, confused for a second. "Uh, yes, I'm fine," she replied quickly, but I could tell she wasn't. She seemed... distant.

"Are you sure? Mukhang-"

"I said I'm fine," she interrupted, her voice sharp, cutting through my words. "Can you please move away?"

I froze for a second, caught off guard. Hindi ko alam ano nangyari o bakit siya nag react nang ganon.

I quickly stepped back, apologizing. "Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry."

I didn't expect her to point out that I was in the wrong class. Ngayon ko lang naalala. Nakakahiya. Alis na nga ako.

"Oh, yeah, yeah. I must have mixed up the room numbers. Thanks for letting me know." I said sheepishly as I moved back toward the door.