Nothing in Common

#5: 1st Day

NC POV

Yes. oo.

pumayag ako.

kasi i know for a fact na darating kami dito at not because i need my locket necklace more than anything else..

eh kinausap na talaga ako ni sir about dun.

na if i'm willing to give a tutor service sa lalake na yun na wala atang ginawa kundi ngumiti.

*flashback*

"Nicole, pinapatawag ka raw ni Mr. Reyes sa faculty room" sabi nung classmate ko.

Dali dali naman akong pumunta.

actually ayokong pumupunta sa faculty room kasi minsan pinapatawag lang nila ako para magpatulong magcheck ng papers.

which is ayokong gawin.

teenager pa po ko and as of now ayoko pa ng responsibilities.

pero ganun nga siguro.

sa murang edad i need to do such things. those things.

and sometimes I feel that I am responsible enough with the things entrusted to me.

"yes. Ms. Santos, Pinatawag kita kasi actually I need your help. Pinaabot ko na to sa principal and eto suggestion niya. to talk to you about Mr. Monteverde's situation." sabi ni sir na medyo nagaalanganin pa na sabihin.

"what about Mr. Moteverde, sir?"

"he badly needs a tutor. actually, he is the best basketball player that we have. and we do not want to put him in the situation like losing his scholarship kasi baka may ibang school na magoffer sakanya nun if ever mabalitaan yun ng rival schools to get the championship sa atin." tuloy tuloy na sabi niya.

"Is it ok with you Ms. Santos? if not then I'll seek another student na lang. I know you're busy with the academics and extra curricular activities. I'll understand naman if you don't have time."

*end of flashback*

actually, even though I wanna say no.

I said yes na lang. reason why?

the inner me told me to lend some hand.

Yes. just what my teacher imparted..

I am a busy student.

Monday and Friday I have my review class for mathematics and science for contest of course.

Tuesday is for the chess and badminton varsity.

Thursday is for my socio civic and student council and other organization activities.

and my extra painting class on every wednesday.

But still I can clear up my wednesday since there's no fix activity naman for that day after my painting class.

and then all set.

Nandito na ako sa room na pinagusapan namin kung saan ko icoconduct ang tutorial service ko.

pero grabe ha.

nauna pa ako.

wala bang sense of responsibility ang mokong yun.

inaayos ko na lang mga gamit ko and tinitingnan yung handouts na binigay ni sir regarding sa topic ng section nila.

we have same subject naman actually which is trigonometry.

yun nga lang mas advance ang topic samin compared sakanila.

"hi ms. nicole!" yan na siya with his smile.

"thank you for doing this for me. by the end of these tutorial service sessions makakaasa ka na ibabalik ko na sayo to. thank you" na ang mga mata ay nakikiusap.

"please, don't mention it. so can we start?"

"ok" casual na sabi niya.

Ok lang talaga? wala man lang thank you or sorry for being late.

Rude. nasabi ko na lang sa isip ko.

"may sinasabi ka miss nicole?"

"ah. napalakas ba sabi ng utak ko?"

Nod from him.

"ah. wala yun. sabi ko. gwapo mo"

"thank you!" sabay ngiti.

feeler din pala to eh noh.

"kinakausap mo na naman sarili mo miss NC"

"don't be bother by the weird side of me." sabi ko na lang.

"just worry about your math subject." dagdag ko pa.

"maybe you won't fail. but please do something with your grades." napataray ata sabi ko.

natapos ang first day namin na ganun lang.

actually madali na mahirap.

minsan madali niya intindihin at minsan nahihirapan siya.

pero not that hard to teach him.

pero parang may something mali....

I wonder if ano yun..

ZK POV

we're finally done.

she's good.

no wonder tinatawag siyang math wizard.

and the thing is I don't know why..

pero I kept on staring her kanina.

there's something in her that I am amazed with.

Maybe I am just curious what's with her that everybody loves her.

Even those people that i least expect to like her.

I am on my way home when I saw her.

Saan kaya siya pupunta.

Since siya ang subject matter ko sa mga oras na to.

hindi ko alam bat palihim ko siya sinusundan.

pero sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko I want to know her run errands.

I mean for fun.

"hi nicole! mukhang pagod ah?" tanong ng isang lalake.

"medyo. pero i'm fine. I think makakapagconcentrate pa naman ako. change lang ako then sunod na ako sa field." well, ang bait niya infairness sa ibang tao and pag dating sakin simangot.

I saw her coming from the change room.

She looks good with her badminton outfit.

But still Fritz is the best.

Then..

I come up with the idea of..

ok. fine. I'll make sure that she will smile back to me and she's going to like me.