Fierce

Chapter 8

Chapter 8
Passes

Zendaya and I were in an awkward silence. I was too confused to talk while I think that she's hesitating to open a conversation because of what she saw earlier.

"Uhm..." she made a sound, finally. "I don't want to sound like a chismosa pero... it was the second time I saw you had a row with Darlene."

I looked at her but she's just looking at her hands.

"The frappe incident..." she continued. "Na-tweet din 'yon sa for fun account ng school natin sa Twitter."

"I have my own reasons." sabi ko nalang at inalis na ang tingin sa kaniya.

"I know..." she said. "Honestly, at first, I was scared to approach you noong nalaman kong magpartner tayo. But when you smiled to me, nakita kong hindi ka naman pala nakakatakot."

Napangisi naman ako. "Do I look like a monster to you or what?" I joked.

"No! No! No!" agaran niyang pagsagot at nilingon ko siya. She's even shaking her head. "You're pretty, Blair. Sa katunayan nga, maraming nagkakagusto sa'yo."

"Okay na yung sabihin mong maganda ako. Huwag mo ng dagdagan ng joke." medyo natatawa ko pang sabi.

"But it's true." she said. "I've heard guys talking about you but they just don't have the guts to approach you..."

"Then they're a coward." sabi ko. "I hate coward boys."

Nilingon ko siya't ngumiti. She's like a puppy nodding at what I'm saying.

"Anyway, should we talk about our case digest?" pag-iiba ko ng topic at muli siyang tumango.

We spent ten minutes talking about our case digest. We distributed evenly the parts that we're going to do separately to be fair. I'll do the facts and analyze the issues, she'll do the rulings. I agreed to do the facts and issues because making rulings are hard.

I was planning to go home early today as well but knowing that Ida's not feeling makes me want to go to their house.

I went to a nearby Starbucks and bought Ida's favorite cinnamon danish and strawberry cream frappe with extra whipped cream before I went to their house.

"What an unexpected guest!" masayang bungad ni Tita nang binuksan niya ang kanilang pintuan. "Come in, Blair."

"Sorry for coming po nang hindi nagsasabi." paghingi ko ng paumanhin as I walked my way inside their house. "Ida told me that she's feeling sick kaya po pumunta ako dito and brought her favorites." sabay angat ko nang dala kong pagkain.

"She'll love it, Blair! Umakyat ka na. She's been staying inside her room for the whole day." sabi ni Tita.

"Sige po." I smiled at Tita before I went upstairs to Ida's room.

I was about to enter her room when I heard a door closing besides Ida's room. I know who owns the room besides Ida's.

"Blair?" he carefully called my name like he was doubting if he was really seeing me right now.

I removed my grip from the doorknob and turned to see Isaiah who's now walking towards me.

Isaiah's wearing black tight jeans, black plain tee shirt and black ball cap. He definitely likes wearing black. The strap of his guitar's bag was in his shoulders so I guessed his going out for a practice... even in the evening. Siguro'y talagang hectic na ang schedule nila lalo na't napapalapit na ang encore concert nila.

"Hey." I casually greeted him and smiled.

He smiled widely when I finally greeted him. "Didn't know your going to visit. Walang sinabi sa akin si Ida."