Of all the days to wake up late, I really had to be late today...
School has started... or rather, enlistment has, and on the last day of registration, I really had to wake up late. I was running on my way to the Athletics Department, since I need to submit some documents, and I really need to get at least... how many units was it for my masteral?
Come on, Alyssa... You have to be better than this...
Just as I was stepping out of the air-conditioned office and into the tropical humid weather, I almost run smack into some students when someone grabbed me by the shoulders...
''Thanks, Kief!'' I looked up at him, and he just smiled back.
'''Yan tayo e... minsan talaga, ano e...,'' he grinned.
''O ano?'' I challenged him back.
''Wag na... baka maudlot pa ang chances of winning ko sa 'yo,'' he said, grabbing some of the stuff that I'm carrying. ''Nakumpleto mo na subjects mo?''
''Yep, I think,'' I replied, taking back some of the notes on top of what he is carrying for me. I adjusted my glasses, as it has started to slide down from my nose, with the sweltering heat punishing every core of my being to produce more sweat than necessary. ''I guess I just need to submit this to the Registrar's...''
''Reg ka na? Wait lang... di pa ako tapos...,'' he remarked. He took out his Reg Form to check on his schedule.
''Ikaw ba, Ravena, nakapag-enlist sa lahat ng subjects mo? Alalahanin mo, graduating ka na...,'' I said in my most serious tone.
''Oo, tapos na... Shoot! Kelangan ko magpalipat ng section... Maiipit ako sa oras nito before my practice...,'' he said, pointing at a major subject and the time of his class.
I grabbed his hand, ''Halika na! Bilisan natin bago masarhan ka!''
* * * * * * * * *
I was sitting on the floor of the corridor, waiting for Kiefer, and passing the time away by trying to sync my class schedule on my calendar, when I noticed some kids stopping, and seemingly staring at me. I gave them a hesitant smile, not sure if they are actually looking at me... or on the space on the floor beside me. I really need to have my glasses checked.
I went back to fixing my calendar, when I heard some snippets of conversations going around...
''Sila na ba?''
''... they're together more often... OMG...''
'' ... cute couple, these two! Phenom and Phenom...''
''... last year, they were also at each other's beck and call, this time of the year, too...''
''Yeah, I think si Aly ata ang sumama kay Kiefer sa pag-register...''
That's it. It's getting awkward when people try to mind my own business within hearing distance. I stood up and shoot Kiefer a message that I'll just be at the steps, waiting for him.
Just as I stood up to pick my bag, somebody seemed to have hurled a sack of rice on my back...
''Beshie!'' Amy screamed, piggy back riding, and I was not ready for her!
''Gahd, Amy! You've gained weight!'' I complained, trying to massage my shoulders and moving my hips to ease the pressure.
'Haha. Funny you,'' she said in her usual happy tone, '''Wuzup? Wuzup?''
''Almost done,'' I responded, ''I just need to submit this to the registrar's...''
She grabbed my hand and said, ''Then let's go! I heard the pila is mahaba...''
BINABASA MO ANG
The Space Between
Fanfic(A Kiefer Ravena and Alyssa Valdez Fanfiction) They have been friends for the longest time. And they wanted it that way, they have been comfortable with it that way. But sometimes, life has a funny way of making them realize that maybe, just maybe...
