EVEN WHEN THE FIRST SET of exam starts at 9 AM, I still came two hours early. Sinadya kong dumating ng maaga para makapag last minute review. I need to step up my game. I cannot be complacent. I sat down on one of the cement benches near my classroom. The campus is still quiet dahil maaga pa.
I don't know how much time I consumed reading. Natigil ako sa ginagawa nang bigla akong bumahing. Inilapag ko muna ang hawak na papel sa gilid at kinusot ang ilong ko nang maramdaman kong may biglang gumalaw sa tabi.
"Stop staring," I stated when we locked eyes and he did not even try to pretend that he wasn't looking. For some reason, I was getting used to Andrei openly staring at me.
"Tulungan na kita." He took the paper across from me so I get to see his side profile in close-up. Breathtakingly handsome as ever even though I could only see half of his face.
"Tori." Andre's hand waving in front of my face startled me from my reverie. "Hindi ka nakikinig."
"I-I'm sorry. What was that again?" Curse that face. It's distracting.
"Cute." He bit his lip to hold back a laugh. I was startled when he pinched one side of my cheek. I shook off his hand but he decided to annoy me and pinched two sides of my cheeks.
"Akala ko ba magre-review. Bakit nagbebe time?"
Napaayos kaming dalawa ng upo nang makitang nakahalukipkip si Vicky. She's also holding her notes and I think I know why she's talking to us right now.
"Sali ako, pwede?"
Thought so.
In the end, we took turns sa pagtatanong at pagsagot just like what I did with Andrei last night. Yes, he did really call back. But we had a video call instead. It was quarter to one when we started the review and almost two when we ended. We were whispering to each other's earphones since we were the only two wide awake during that time.
"Wrong. That was the answer last question."
"Ah, nagkapalit! 'Wag kang tumawa ah. Nakakahiya." Napakamot si Vicky sa kaniyang ulo at bahagyang yumuko.
"Don't be. It's normal," I assured her. Vicky is part of the top ten so I can empathize with her worries and insecurities somehow. I don't know what the hell's this school doing to us that we ended up being a bunch of insecure honor students.
"Ikaw kasi memorize mo na lahat ng lessons kulang nalang i-encode mo yung napag-aralan mo at magiging exact copy 'yon ng libro." She pouted, her cheeks are sticking out more. "Gusto kong maki review kasama ka kasi akala ko makakatulong mamaya, map-pressure lang pala ako."
"Ako rin ganyan kagabi habang nagvi-video call kami," Both Vicky and I looked at Andrei in surprise but with different kind of surprise. Si Vicky nagulat dahil sa nalamang nagvi-video call pala kami. Ako nagulat dahil hindi ko inaakalang ipagsasabi niya 'yon.
"Nagvi-video call kayo?" she asked, still can't move on. "Aba. Gabi-gabi ba 'yan?"
"No!" I denied it immediately. Andrei, on the other hand, made a gesture like he's zipping up his mouth.
"Hala ang damot. Sige na. Magshare kayo." Kinulit pa kami ni Vicky kaya tawa lang kami ng tawa ni Andrei dahil wala naman kaming balak na sabihin pa ang ibang detalye. I thought I'd be awkward when they asked for this review but I was very much comfortable. Odd but I'm kinda liking this setup.
Miraculously, sobrang ganado ako sa pagsagot ng exams. Among all the exams I have taken, this particular exam is very enjoyable for an unknown reason. Mangiti-ngiti pa ako habang pinapasa ang papel na natapos ko nang sagutin.
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