Remembering Sir Tisoy

Tinapay

"I can't believe na ngayon mo lang 'yan nalaman."

"Ano? Alam mo? Bakit di mo ako sinasabihan?"

"Siyempre, di ko pa naconfirm sa kaniya. Pero halata naman kasi."

"Am I the only one who did not notice...at all?"

"Bes, manhid ba you?"

Fourth suddenly walks into the teacher's room. Maine and Sheen look at him as he started to come closer to their table.

"Bes, iwan ko na muna kayo ah?" Sheen declares as she starts to get up from her seat.

Fourth sits beside Maine, replacing Sheen's seat. They stayed there, not facing each other. Maine hugged her mug with both hands, whilst Fourth's hands were also on the table. He moves his hand closer to Maine's, and gently takes hold of it. She quickly looks towards him, startled by his actions. He was tearing up as he looked at their hands.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Maine queried, holding tight of his hand as she shook it.

"I don't know why I'm being like this," Fourth explains. "Hindi naman naging tayo, but why does it feel like we're breaking up?" he adds.

"Baliw," Maine jested as she threw his hand away from her.

He chuckles at her as she did the same.

"Am I the reason why you broke up with your girlfriend?"

He nods, plastering a sad smile on his face.

"You didn't need to do that, Fourth."

"I needed to. It was totally unfair for her. Akala ko kasi may pag-asa ako sa'yo. I immediately regretted it when I found out that Faulkerson's back...and that you guys already met again."

"Ah, so pinamumukha mo talaga na ako ang may kasalanan?" she queried, raising an eyebrow at him.

"Oo," he confessed.

"Ay, wow. Sakit," Maine expressed, laughing once again.

They were stuck like that for a couple more minutes until the door to the room abruptly opens. A certain Richard Faulkerson runs in, rapidly looking side to side searching for something - for someone. Once he saw her, he immediately ran up to her not minding the other teachers in the room.

"Maine," he almost shouted.

Everyone looked towards him and it was only then that he realised that everyone was watching him.

"Alam mo, Pre. Panira ka talaga ng moment noh?" Fourth cracked.

"Sorry na, Fourth," he replied placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Nah, I was just kidding, go ahead," he uttered.

"Let's go?" Richard invited as he took out his hand and placed it in front of her.

"Ha? Saan?"

"Basta, akong bahala sa'yo."