CrushMate [COMPLETED]

Chapter 57

FIFTY-SEVEN

"Hey Sophia!" napatingin ako sa likod ko. Wala namang tao. Tumingin ako sa kaliwa't kanan pero wala rin namang tao. Eh sinong tumawag sa'kin?

"Hey! Here! Up!" tumingala ako and there I saw her. I smiled at her.

"Wait for me okay?" Nawala na siya paningin ko and after a few seconds nasa likod ko na siya.

"What are you doing here?"

"Remember? I am looking for my—"

"Yeah. Yeah. Your boyfriend. But it is only 10 in the morning, Cleo. There are bunch of students so how in the earth are you going to see him?"

"Sophia." Mas lumapit siya sa'kin. She held my elbow and whispered something to my ear. "You won't believe what I'm about to say."

"What?"

"I already found him." Napangiti naman ako.

"Oh my gosh! Really? That's... great."

"He's in your room."

"Our room?"

"Yeah. Absolutely."

"Do you mean he's in my class?"

"Yes, dear. Isn't it great?" she said as she smiled widely.

Napaisip ako bigla. Walang Burgess sa classroom namin. Inisip ko pang mabuti. 32 kami sa classroom pero hindi ko talaga maisip at sigurado ako na walang Burgess na nag-e exist sa klase ko. Sa pagkakatanda ko, yun ang pangalan ng boyfriend ni Cleo, diba?

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! I just asked for his name and one of your classmates told me that he's in your class. Actually, I just saw him earlier walked out of your classroom. I tried to approach and call him but he didn't notice me. I'm sure he'll be happy to see me."

"But there is no Burgess in our classroom." Sasagot pa sana siya ng may tumawag sa'kin.

"Sophia!" sila Patricia.

"Uhm, sorry I have to go Cleo. Can we just talk some other time?"

"Sure, go ahead."

Lumapit na ko kila Patricia.

"Sino yung kausap mo?"

"Ah, yun? Si Cleo. Ang ganda niya noh?" tumango lang silang tatlo sa'kin.

"Saan mo naman nakilala?" tanong ni Yssa.

"Mahabang kwento eh."

"Uhm, whatever. Tara balik na tayo sa classroom. Saka bakit hindi mo kasama boyfie mo?"

"Ha? Ewan ko. Kasama ata ni Ken."

Bumalik na kami sa classroom. After a few minutes, dumating na din yung teacher namin. Nagdiscuss lang kami sa music. Nung natapos na yung klase, nilapitan ako ni Ma'am.

"Sophia, aware ka naman siguro na may dadating tayong visitors from DepEd next week?"

"Po? Opo Ma'am. Bakit po?" Parang nararamdaman ko na kung bakit niya ko tinatanong.

"Gusto ko sana, kung okay lang, maghanda ka ng special number." Sabi na nga ba.

"Ma'am hindi po kaya nagsasawa na yung mga students at fellow teachers niyo po kasi taon-taon ako na lang lagi yung nagpeperform?" sabi ko kay Ma'am sabay tawa. Half joke. "Saka diba po madami namang iba pang talented students dito sa school?" Ayoko rin naman maging selfish. Malay ba namin kung meron pa diyang kasing galing o baka mas magaling pa sa'kin.