The "Me" In Your Eccentric World

Chapter 7

"Nates! Man, what's up with you?" Tristan looked at me with concerned eyes.

I really dislike the fact that Maki's best friend wants me to avoid Maki. It means that Anna Carls can persuade Maki to avoid me if she really wants to and I won't be seeing Maki for the rest of my life! I mean, I can live for a thousand years and I can still see Maki but she'll be avoiding me just because her best friend said so!

"I hate my life!" I exclaimed and threw the remote control at Tristan. He successfully catched it then he stared at me as if he was a girl and noticed that her favourite character is out of character. I know that comparison is weird but who cares?

"Ano bang trip mo, Nates? Tungkol ba kay Maki Gonzales 'to?" Tristan asked me.

"Oo. Sabi nang kaibigan niya lumayo daw ako. Buti na lang napaniwala ko na mabuti akong tao." I told him what happened yesterday and he just nodded his head.

"Saklap, pre. Bakit ba kasi gusto mong samahan si Maki-Maki? May something special ba sa kanya?" The question Tristan asked made me think.

Why am I sticking close to Maki? Maybe it's her smile? Her very cheery attitude? Or maybe it's because she's adorable when I'm teasing her? Or the fact that her eyes light up when she's eating? Maybe it's about her kindness? Or Maki, keeping up with me despite the fact that I'm very hrsh towards her? Maybe, I just like her. Not Maki herself, but Maki's presence. She's just there and life seems... I don't know! This is too cheesy!

I scratched my head and sighed. All I know is Maki's a girl that treats me normally without paying attention to my very supernatural side. And I'm really grateful to that.

"Ang dami mong dama! Bakit hindi mo na lang sabihin na gusto mo siyang kasama kasi attracted ka sa kanya! Mag–date na lang kayong dalawa!" Binasa na naman ni Tristan yung isip ko. Bakit ba iniisip niyang attracted ako kay Maki? Ang type kong babae yung maganda, matangkad pero hindi mas matangkad sakin, yung babaeng hindi tao. Yung kagaya ko. Yun yung type kong babae.

"Hay naku, Nates! Bagong buhay ka na talaga! Ilang months ng buhay si Maki? Hanggang ngayon buhay parin siya! Ano bang pumasok sa isip mo para wag patayin yung babaeng yun?" Nag-rant si Tristan tapos nakatulala lang ako. Ano bang masama sa ginawa ko?

"Pero ayos yan. Dapat talaga iniinom mo na lang yung dugo ng baboy. Wag na sa mga tao o kahit ano pang creature yan." Ayun! Sinabi na ni Tristan yung gusto niyang sabihin.

Simula pa nung dati, gusto na ni Tristan na inumin ko na lang yung dugo ng baboy kasi may taong nag-paka bait sa kanya nung bata pa kami. Nasugatan siya sa paa nun tapos may taong lalaking tumulong sa kanya kaya pag-katapos nun, pinaniniwalaan niyang kung may masamang tao, may mabait ring tao. Hindi ko pinansin yung sinabi niya pero ngayon naisipan kong tama pala si Tristan.

Nag-sigh ulit ako. Bakit ba napaka-complicated makipag-kaibigan sa tao?

Wednesday, 8:11 AM

I'm currently bored right now. Everyone in class seems to be bored as well. Mark is teaching and the only ones listening is girls and boys who has good grades. I gazed at Maki who's sitting in front of me. I remembered her sitting in the front in the first day of school but Mark arranged the seats and made her sit in the back, probably for that reason.

"Ahhh! Ang galing talagang mag-turo ni Sir Mark! Ang astig niya talaga!" Tumitili si Maki sa isip niya. Ganito naman palagi eh. Nandito na nga ako sa likod niya, ang lapit-lapit ko na sa kanya pero naa-astigan parin siya kay Mark. Ang tamad-tamad nung lalaking yun tapos "cool" pa siya sa paningin ni Maki. Ang buhay nga naman parang life.