Two Broken Strings

Chapter Two

Flashback:

I was in the powder room freshening up for my afternoon class when I heard a loud 'P*ta naman!' coming fromthe inside of one of ticles then followed by a loud slam of the cubicle when soneone opened it. I turned and saw a girl glaring at the vendo machine na puro tissue ang laman, ibinalik ko ang tingin sa babae she's tall slim with long brown hair na umabot sa baywang nito I can see her face from the reflection of the mirror and my she's not just tall but gorgeous too! Para siyang babaeng hinugot mula sa magazine with her expressive brown eyes pointed nose and full pinkish lips. Ibinalik ko ang atensyon sa mukha ko nang makitang lilingon na ito sa akin and true nagtagpo ang mata namin sa salamin, she threw one last glare on the vendo before she turned to my direction I continue applying my lipstick then I felt someone poked me lumingon ako at nakita ko siya, she's smiling shyly at me.

"Yes?"

She held her hand to me. "I'm Lea." Tinitigan ko lang siya.

"What do you want?"

"Well... uhm.." Mukha siyang tanga.

"Wala akong oras basahin ang isip mo. Ano ang kailangan mo?"

"Iwaswonderingifyouhaveextrapads?"

Sa sobrang bilis niyang magsalita, wala akong naintindihan.

"Pardon?"

"Meron ka bang napkin diyan? Yun kasing naturingang vendo wala eh. Please?" She said looking at me with her puppy dog eyes.

I suppressed a laugh at her remark at the poor vendo. Mukha itong natigilan at napatitig sa akin kaya agad kong ibinalik sa pagiging blangko ang expression ko saka kinalkal ang bag ko buti nalang at lagi akong may dala kahit alam ko naman kung kailan ako dadatnan agad ko itong inabot sakanya hindi ko na siya hinayaang magpasalamat, naglakad na ako patungo sa pintuan. Pero bago pa man ako tuluyang nakalabas nagsalita siya.

"I want to be your friend!"

Napatigil ako at kunot noong napalingon sa kanya.

"Yes you! From now on frienda na tayo."

Gulat man, hindi ko iyon ipinahalata sa kanya. Since first day, wala pang lumapit sa akin marahil dahil sa laging blangko ang itsura ko kaya siguro wala nang nagtangka, I even hear them saying I am the Coldhearted Princess which is fine with me because it means I can still be alone for as long as I want. This is the first time.

"I don't make friends." Sabi ko bago tuluyang umalis sa lugar na iyon.

It was true. I don't make friends di ko na maalala kung kailan ako huling nagkaroon ng kaibigan. I stopped being close to anybody because of our constant moving when I was a kid everytime naattach ako sa mga bago kong kaibigan kailangan na naming lumipat and it was upsetting leaving them behind then I have to start all over again so I decided not to get too attached to anybody as much as possible. Lea's face popped into my mind hindi ko rin alam kung seryoso siya sa mga sinabi niya about wanting me to be her friend a part of me is screaming maybe she's just curious about my personality but a part's whispering how it would feel to have a friend again, someone to talk to and to lean on.

Simula nang araw na yun, lagi ko na siyang nakikita kung nasaan ako. By lunch, she would sit with me on the most corner of the school cafeteria and people would look at us. They're looking at her nang may pagtataka while some have this envious look on me but mostly people are glaring at me. I don't even know why hindi ko naman alam na siya pala si Lea Rodriguez. Who would've thought? Napaka-common kaya ng pangalan niya! Nalaman ko lang nang minsan sumabay nanaman siya ng lunch sa akin, tahimik akong kumakain nang mapadaan and Dean ng Nursing when she saw Lea, she gave her regards to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez.