I Got Broken

Chapter 17

"So why were you at the cemetery anyway?"Tanong ni Tyler habang nagmamaneho ng kotse.

"I visited kuya."Sagot ko sa kanya sabay tingin sa bintana.

"Oh..."Biglang natahimik si Tyler, I looked at him.

"What's wrong?"Tanong ko sa kanya.

"Nothing."Tipid niyang sagot, and all the way home silent filled the gap between us.

Pagdating namin sa bahay, nakita namin si Nanay na naghanda na ng pagkain, I guess inunahan pa niya kaming mag luto. So kaya ayun dumiretso nalang kaming kumain. I looked at Tyler and he looked so bothered by something, what's wrong with him?Althrough out dinner he didn't speak a single word.

Pagkatapos naming kumain, niligpit namin ang kalat saka nag punta na sa kanya kanyang kwarto.

Hmmm ano kayang problema ni Tyler?May nasabi ba akong mali?He was fine earlier. He even joked about me being Mrs.Chua or something. Pero why the silent treatment?Teka, bakit ba masyado ko siyang iniisip?

I shrug the feeling of thinking to much as I read my book. But as I was flipping through the pages, I just couldn't get quite into my book. The look of him being silent all of a sudden flashed into my mind. Baka kasi hindi lang ako sanay na ganyan siya bigla, pero kung tutu-usin hindi ko naman siya ganon ka kilala para ma sanay sa kanya. I plopped down on my bed as I look at the sealing. I suddenly remember that homework we had for Psychology. And there's my excuse right there, well not really an excuse. Just a chance to know why the sudden change of mood. Pero teka bakit ba ako nag-aalala masyado?I should just ignore it, don't care about it. Plus this is maybe the cue for me to start the whole Anti fixed marriage thing. But what about our homework, I know it's due for later but I'm just used to getting my works done early not wanting to do it late.

But...

Well what do you know I guess I ended choosing to make the homework ahead of time. Nasa harap nako ngayon sa kwarto ni Tyler, nagdadalawang isip kung kakatok ba o babalik nalang sa kwarto ko para mag isip nanaman.

"Anong ginagawa mo?"A voice whispered by my side.

"Nagdadalawang isip na katukin ang pinto ni Tyler."Sagot ko naman.

"Bakit?"Tanong nanaman ng boses.

"I don't know actua-"I paused and slowly turned to find Tyler standing at my back."B-bakit nasa labas ka?"I asked him, still not recovering from the situation.

"Uminom ako ng tubig."He answered with a straight face.

"Oh okay."Now what genius?Uh you should have just stayed in my room and did the homework yourself, but no you're just being a too concerned citizen.

"Bakit ka kakatok?"Tanong niya naman.

"Uh..uh..uh homework-"I paused thinking of something to continue,"I mean the homework our psychology teacher gave us, uh could we uhm work on it right now?I'm really that person who does work ahead of time."Good recovery, you deserve a tap on the back Gab.

"Sure, could we do it in your room?"He asked. I quickly nodded as a response,"Okay, I'll get my things."He said still with the same expression, I hate it.

"This activity is about you and your partner. You both have to make 10 questions in separate papers, then you have to ask each other using the questions you both made. Record your answers and write what you learned about your partner at the back of the paper. Then compare what you learned from your partner to our lesson about 'Getting to know everyone."Binasa ko ang activity sa textbook. We are currently sitting across each other at the carpeted floor on my room.