Atlast,we finally reached my lair.My secret garden. Ang saya makikita ko na ulit si Bobby, yung Siberian Husky kong aso. At kung nagtataka kayo kung bakit nandito sa Pilipinas na isang tropical climate country ang asong ito ay di ko rin alam. Napulot ko lang kasi siya. May hinala ako na imported yan (di ba obvious?) pero illegally imported. Siguro nakatakas siya. Kawawa nga kasi madalas magkasakit because of our climate. Dapat kasi malamig yung atmosphere niya e. Pero I just can't let him go. Nalapit na rin kasi ang loob ko sa kaniya. Atsaka ang cute niya lang talaga. I can't resist his charm.
So pumasok na nga kami ni Jen. Kung itatanong niyo kung bakit nandito si Bobby,e dinadala ko lang naman siya dito. At dahil trained si Bobby. Pinapadaan ko siya doon sa likod ng campus ,may maliit kasi na butas iyong concrete doon. Tapos pinapaderetso ko dito dahil nasa likod lang din naman ng campus itong secret garden ko. Halos katapat lang ng butas. Bawal kasi ang pets dito. But you know, no one can stop me. Gusto ko parating nakikita si Bobby. Nauna na si Jen na umupo sa bench.
"Bobby, wag ako. Yuck. Eww..",pag-ilag ni Jen kay Bobby dahil kinukulit siya nito at nakuha pa siyang dilaan sa pisngi.
"Bobby." Tinawag ko si Bobby at mistulang nakilala ang boses ko kung kaya't nakatalikod pa lamang siya ay kaniya nang iwinagayway ang buntot.
Nang siya ay makaharap ay dali dali nang tumakbo sa akin. Nang kami ay magpang-abot ay lumuhod ako at masayang hinimas ang kaniyang mga balahibo. Ako naman ay panakanakang dinidilaan niya.(What the F, author?! Sinaniban ka ba ni Rizal?)Ipinagawa ko kay Bobby ang ilang bagong tricks na tinuro ko. Sa bawat tamang nagawa niya ay binibigyan ko siya ng pellets. I am just so happy being with him. He is really my bestfriend. Oo, pasensya na but I prefer dogs over humans to be my bestfriend.
After naming i-perform ang mga tricks ay tinuruan ko pa siya ng iba. He is a really smart dog.
"Matagal pa ba yan? Kanina pa tayo o. One hour na lang tapos na vacant natin. Magreview na tayo." Bigla kong narinig si Jen. Hindi maitatanggi sa kaniyang boses ang pagkayamot at tono ng pagrereklamo.
"Okay lang yan. We can do it in less than 30 minutes. Madali lang iyong mga lessons ngayon. Trust me and just relax. Just enjoy the view." Kinumbinsi ko siya upang matapos ko ang tinuturo kong trick kay Bobby. Atsaka, madali lang naman talaga ang lesson ngayon e.
"Tama na kasi yan. Thirty minutes? Palibhasa kasi ikaw matalino ka.--" This girl is really complaining more. It is already irritating. Pinalagpas ko na nga yung pagtaboy niya kay Bobby kanina e.
So I stand up . Leaving Bobby alone ,I approach her in the bench where she is sitting. My pupils dilated . My lips don't move which in short is a poker face. She already knew this aura of mine. I saw her gulp once. It still irritates me now that she sits more proper than awhile ago. I am still standing in front of her . Then I will say this in a calm monotone:
"Okay, let us start." She gulped once again. Think she already knew that she will have a nightmare in the following seconds. " Put on your notebooks and books." Then she follows my command as if she is a robot that may self distruct for a couple of seconds. Her hands are shaking and sweating. She can't have an eye contact with me but I am still looking straight to her. Still standing in front of her. Jen is still sitting at the bench. "Please move a bit." Then she gave space for me in the bench. I sit beside her.
"Alison sorry n--"
"Shhh. Shut up darling. This what you want, right?"
"Pero--" nakita ko ang pagpipigil niya sa luha niya.
"I said shut up ! " Lalo siyang nagpigil ng luha sa pagsigaw ko.
Oo, tama kayo ng hinala. Papahirapan ko siya ngayon sa pagrereview namin dahil inirita niya ako. Nakakainis e. At kapag iniwan ko si Bobby sa gitna ng paglalaro namin. Alam na! "Turn the book on page 234. Perception and Sensation."
"B-but that is too advance."
"I don't care." I smiled a bit. Showing a bit taste of hell in my smile. "I said shut up, must follow it or else... And honey, be smart while we are reviewing ,you will not like the results if you don't." I threatened her. She nod twice as a response.
Secretly private. They don't know that behind those walls, there's an eye that watches and spy them.
Why?
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BINABASA MO ANG
Battle For Two
Roman pour AdolescentsYin and Yang. Girl and boy. Heaven or hell. Life or death. We might not notice but all that is occuring in this world is just a battle for two.