Hey Harry!

Chapter 2

Nevermind

I tried to suppress my obscene thoughts as I watched into one of his jiu jitsu match. Tita Leanne's been pushing me to watch it with her because she wants me to spread the news about it. But hell no! No one knows we're this close. Or are we even really close?

Hindi ako makapaniwalang ang dating matabang bata noon ay naging ganyan na kagwapo ngayon. Nasa isip ko lang naman iyan kaya aaminin ko nang gumwapo siya habang lumalaki kami. 

He's got a lean but well formed built. He's not the bulky type, pero alam kong kayang kaya niyang pabagsakin ang kahit sinong malaking lalaki sa galing at diskarte niya sa pakikipag away. He got those brains that normal guys don't have. 

Well, I can say he's not normal, so bare with it. 

Ngunit wala paring progress ang pagkakaibigan namin. Magkaibigan nga ba talaga kami? Mas acceptable pa ata samin yung term na acquaintance kaysa sa friends.

Minsan lang kami magkibuan dalawa dahil napakaseryoso niyang tao. Dagdagan mo pa ng mga mata niyang akala mo nakikita ang lahat sa bilis tumakbo ng pupils niya. Animo'y mata ng isang agila.

Lumapit siya sa gawi namin ang kinuha ang towel na hinanda ng mommy niya para sa kanya. Tinitigan niya ako ngunit nagkunwari akong tumitingin sa ibang mga participants. 

Stop staring damn fool!

I felt uneasy as he never took his eyes off me. Some girls were even looking at our direction, but he seems to have them unnoticed. 

"Mia, pakiabot nung tubig kay Harry please." si tita Leanne.

"H-ha? Oh wait..." Natataranta kong tugon. 

Agad ko itong inabot sa kanya, at kinuha rin naman iyon. 

"Thank you." Aniya sa mababang tono.

Biglang natabig ang kamay ko nung may mga grupo ng mga babae na dumagsa sa amin at gustong magpakuha ng litrato kasama siya. They were just a bunch of audiences from our backs, and when they got a chance, agad nila itong sinunggaban.

"Kuya pwede magpapicture?" Tanong nung isa. 

Unti unti siyang nawala sa abot ko nung mas dumami pa ang gustong magpapicture kasama siya. I was quite disappointed that he did not rejected them. 

I thought he disliked dirt? They look like a piece of it for me tho. 

"Masyado namang lapitin sa babae itong anak ko." Puna ni tita Leanne. 

"Don't you like that tita? Hindi kayo mahihirapang makakita ng perfect match niya." Sabi ko ngunit tila nahihirapan akong ngumiti ng bukal sa loob.

"I only like one girl for him." Sabi niya at ngumiti ng makahulugan. She looked at me then at Harry who's busy getting away with those bunch of girls. Flirty girls. Tsk.

But that made my heart ache a bit. That ache was unexplainable. It was beyond my natural reasons and principles like I was some sort of disappointed or what.

I knew which girl tita Leanne was pertaining to. She was so known to me that I tried to disregard my own emotions and tried to shut it to myself only.

As expected of him, he won the first place. 

As a normal student, I go to classes diligently kahit na umulan o umaraw because it's a must. My parents are reiterating it to me that education is the only riches they can give me, so I better make a breakthrough to it.

Nakatukod ang dalawa kong siko sa lamesa habang nakapatog roon ang aking mukha. Bagsak rin ang aking mga balikat dahil nakita ko na naman ang results sa first quarter. Top 2 parin ako. Never kong naungusan yung lalaking yun. 

Ano bang dapat kong gawin? Kailangan kong maging Top 1 para makapasok sa Ivy League at makapag-aral abroad. I have to help my parents, and I can't do that if I can't even build a name for myself. Dapat ay may mapatunayan muna ako bago ko saluhin ang negosyo naming pinaghirapan nilang dalawa.

Biglang may bumatok sakin, kaya sinamaan ko ng tingin kung sino man iyon.

"Ang lalim ng iniisip natin ah?" Nang-aasar na naman siya. 

"Athena 'wag mo kong simulan. Wala ako sa mood ngayon."

"Dahil hindi ikaw yung top 1? Give that up! Make him your husband at siguradong ensured ang future mo!" 

Ang lakas ng halakhak niya kaya naman pinagtinginan kami sa cafeteria. Tinaasan ko naman ng kilay yung mga taong yun at bumalik rin sila sa mga pinaggagawa nila. 

I'm no bitch, but I'm no saint too.

"Hi girls!" Maaliwalas na bati sa'min ni Trixie. 

She looks so like an angel with her soft features, but she's a loca too when she's with us. Her natural brown and wavy hair complimented her facial specs and added a foreign feel to her aura. 

"Trixie, balita ko may nakaaway ka na naman?" Taas kilay na tanong ni Athena sa kanya.

"Sino? Yung babaeng mukhang palaka?" She laughed sarcastically. 

One thing I forgot to tell about her, she's the inverse kind of bitch. Well, we are all bitches in our own special ways but you could say she's our queen. 

Nadadaan niya kase sa maamo niyang mukha ang pagrarason at pag arte niya na para bang siya ang agrabyado kahit na hindi naman ganun kalala ang sitwasyon. She's just a pro at being like that. 

Honestly, that's the only thing I dislike about her. Practically, every friendship has their own downs. That's just it. 

"Athena, may practice ba tayo mamaya?" Tanong ni Trixie. 

Both of them are varsity players, while I'm just a plain debate varsity. I am not into sports therefore it's not my thing, but I do watch their game matches most of the time to support them.

Athena just nodded and continued eating her burger. 

The cafeteria went wild when Harry's squad came over for their break. They're the trio who're popular to girls. 

Harry who's the king of all trades, Mark who's the gentle guy, and Harold who's the hottest 'nerd' guy as they say. 

They've got that aura that guys are trying so hard to copy but failed. It's their intrinsic features therefore nothing beats the original as they say again.

Trixie hurriedly went to them, and greeted Harry. 

He smiled to her, and saw how the other girls were somehow in great despair after seeing that. They're a great match, and it's pretty evident. 

Hindi ko namalayang nakatitig na pala ako sa kanila, kaya naman nung nahagip ako ng mata niya'y agad kong nilihis ang direksyon nito. 

She's the girl I'm pertaining to. She's the one his parents are pushing him to have. 

Nilingon ko silang muli ngunit nakatitig pa rin siya sakin. Naiyuko ko ang mga mata ko sa sahig at pinilit na ibahin ang nasa utak ko. 

Nevermind them Mia. Nevermind.