Walk With You

Chapter 4

A/n: Hello! Thank you sa patuloy na pagbabasa ng WWY. You don't know how much it means to me. Enjoy reading!

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Nahihilo na si Magee. Kanina pa siya nagre-review ng lessons niya sa Math. No, wala silang quiz later. And no again, hindi pa hell week sa university nila. But why did she torturing herself? Kasi nga diba, she's the one and only student who will take a written exam as her practical while the whole class will going to take it in a fun way. She couldn't do the Amazing Race, so she has no choice but to do the written exam. Nasan siya? Saan pa nga ba, as usual nagpapaka-loner na naman sa library. It's only 7:30 in the morning, at mabuti na lang ay maagang nagbubukas ang univ library nila. Dapat talaga ay may seven AM  siyang klase, pero pagkaalis na pagkaalis ng sundo niya, she received a message from their prof saying na they will not meet today dahil may seminar daw ito ngayon. At bilang block president, she immediately disseminate the message to her classmates. As for her, she decided not to go home yet. Magla-library na lang siya. She has so much time this morning dahil ito lang naman ang subject niya ngayong umaga, pero ayun nga, nagkataon pa na hindi makakapasok ang prof nila. Naisipan niyang mag-aral na rin sa iba pa niyang subjects once na matapos siya sa Math. Sa Reference section siya nagbasa, at sa bandang sulok pumwesto. Though pipito pa lang ang estudyante sa Reference Section (which is btw much more appealing to her of course), mas gusto niyang sa sulok dahil nakakapag-concentrate siya at walang makakaabala. Mag-isa lang siya sa pang-apatan na lamesa. This is nice, she thought.

A few minutes earlier she received a text message from Lea saying na sabay na raw silang mag-lunch na apat nina Karen and Jim. She couldn't turn them down though, kahit gusto pa sana niyang gamitin ang lunch time to review for her other subjects (soooo nerd, sorry na!) , nami-miss na rin niyang kakwentuhan ang nga kaibigan. Since their sophomore year has started, bihira na silang sabay-sabay na kumaing apat, as in buong apat, dahil sa conflict ng schedule nila. They got to see each other naman during their ET (Eyewitness Time) time, pero kulang pa rin 'yon since busy din sila sa kanya-kanyang trabaho sa newspaper.

Maya-maya pa'y bumalik na siya sa pagre-review. She was too engrossed with her readings she didn't notice a boy asking her if he may share a seat on her table.

"Ahm, pwedeng makiupo?" said the boy in a polite tone, giving her a good morning smile while standing beside her chair.

Medyo hilo pa siya when she said "Go ahead." Naupo agad ito, sa may left side niya. Tsaka niya lang na-realize na si Tom pala ito, isa sa tatlong Engineering students na nag-add sa klase nila (and in better description: isa sa madalas na kalandian ng grupo ni Stella). A thought hit her, marami pa namang ibang table na walang nakaupo sa room na 'yon pero bakit heto at dito pa sa kanya naki-share ng table ang lalaking ito? Alam niyang kilala siya nito (block president, hello!), so sindaya ba talaga nito na makiupo sa tabi niya? She didn't know what to say. Napansin yata nito na kanina pa siya nakatitig dito. He raised his eyebrows as if asking her what was wrong. She immediately shake her head at yumuko. Medyo nahiya rin siya dun ah.

Wala pang three seconds when she heard the guy spoke. "Oh wow, tama nga sila sa block niyo. You're a nerd."

At talagang pinag-uusapan pala siya sa klase nila. Grabe lang.

She didn't know what has gotten into her, but she found herself explaining herself to this guy. "Mr. Panajon gave me an option. Since I cannot participate in the Race, I'm reviewing for my practical exam in Math. Hindi ako kagalingan sa Math unlike niyo na mga Engineering ang course. Tsaka mabuti nga kayo you will take the practical exam in a fun way kasi makakasali kayo. But not me. As if hindi mo alam ang condition ko."

Mataman lang itong nakatitig sa kanya, tsaka parang nahiya at tumango-tango na lang when she said her last statement. "Okay lang 'yan. Galingan mo na lang sa practical. By the way, if you need help with that Math problems, or kung may hindi ka maintindihan, just ask me. I'll try to explain it to you," then he smiled.