Class Starts When the Game Is Over

chapter 24

Lumingon ako and as expected, sino pa ba ang taong mahilig sumulpot at mahilig manghatak?

"What again?" I hissed at him.

"I'll send you home," he offered.

"Another tempting offer, huh? But not this time," sabi ko lang tapos tinanggal ko yung braso ko sa pagkakahawak n'ya. But he just gripped harder this time.

"You weren't answering my texts," he said. Texts? Sabi ko na eh, s'ya yung nagti-text. Pwede ko pa naman sigurong basahin yun mamaya, di ba? May mamaya pa. Tsaka ano bang problema n'ya? Hindi naman ito yung unang beses na hindi ako nagre-reply sa mga texts n'ya. Minsan nga hindi ko pa sinasagot yung mga tawag n'ya eh.

"Kakahiwalay pa lang natin kanina sa office mo, na-miss mo na kaagad ako?" I told him. Ang bilis naman nitong maka-miss.

"People with face like yours tend to be missed, easily," he said. His face going down slowly to reach mine. Inilayo ko yung mukha ko sa kanya tapos pinilit kong magkaron kami ng kahit konting gap sa pamamagitan ng paghawak ko sa ma-muscle n'yang chest. Haaay. Sir, ba't ganyan naman kalaki ang muscles mo sa chest? Nakatitig ako sa chest n'ya nung magsalita s'ya.

"Enough? I'm flattered with your look. But this is not the right time for you to fantasize and wonder kung kelan ka ulit makakayakap sa dibdib ko," sabi n'ya. "You're not the first woman to think that way. Marami na ding nagsabi sa'king huggable daw ang chest ko," patuloy pa n'ya. "But then, I assure you na dadating 'ulit' yung pagkakataon na sasandal ka dyan, pero kung naiinip ka na, let's do it now," sabi pa n'ya tapos niyakap n'ya yung ulo ko para isandal as chest n'ya. Wala ka ding kayabang-yabang sa katawan noh? Sir?

"Back off," I said sabay alis ng ulo ko sa dibdib n'ya. "Someone's waiting for me outside. You can't send me home, he's the one who has the 'right' to do so," sabi ko sa kanya. I'm talking about my lover.

"Oh come on, Gwen," sabi n'ya. My gosh! Hindi ko alam na ganito pala kasarap pakinggan yung pangalan ko na lumabas sa bibig n'ya. Smoky voice.

"I said, back off," sabi ko sa kanya tapos bahagya ko s'yang tinulak.

"Have you ponder about my offer?" he asked. Hindi man lang s'ya natinag nung tinulak ko s'ya.

"I already gave you my answer and it's a no," sabi ko. Hindi ko na pwedeng patagalin pa tong usapang toh, baka makahalata na si Ejay at sundan ako dito.

"I don't believe you're not tempted about my offer," sabi naman n'ya. Lalo pang lumapit yung mukha n'ya sa'kin.

"I told you, I was tempted but that doesn't mean that I'm going to accept that offer. Stupid offer," sabi ko tapos tinulak ko yung mukha n'ya.

Yes! Sa mukha na, "Hey! Can't you control yourself? We're still in the school premises and you're acting like a teenager desperate to win a girl's heart," I told him. Pano na lang kung may makakita sa'min dito?

"Then come with me. Let's go to a place where there's only the two of us. Where we're not afraid if there's someone who's gonna pop out and caught us," sabi n'ya. Pano kaya kung sumama talaga ko dito, noh? At saan mo naman ako dadalhin?

"And that's another tempting offer... but not for me. You can't tempt me with offers like that, Sir," I told him tapos tinulak ko na s'ya with all my might. Masyado nang humahaba tong usapang toh.

"How about go with me on a dinner?" he offered. Hindi talaga s'ya titigil.

"If I go with you on a dinner, titigilan mo na ba ko?" I asked him. Tumigil ka na. Kakagatin na talaga kita.

"I can't promise that," he said. "I can only promise you that after that dinner, I will still pursue your heart," sabi pa n'ya. Wow naman, kung ibang babae lang siguro ang kausap mo ngayon, Sir, baka sinagot ka na.