"FYI, HINDI NAMIN INAASA lahat sa kaniya 'no! Minsan nga lang kami magtanong ganoon pa yung isasagot niya. Nako, pasalamat siya marunong ako magpigil." Vicky asked for my help with the booth we will set up because Marcella, the Club President, refused to give ideas and instead urged them to brainstorm and not rely entirely on her.
"Then hold a meeting so all of us can—"
"Sinuggest ko na 'yan kaya lang sabi niya hindi na raw kailangan dahil madali lang naman daw. Edi siya na ang gumawa. Nakakalito siya." Bakas ang irita sa kaniyang boses. "Feeler masyado eh kaya lang naman 'yan naging Club President kasi umayaw ka sa lahat ng posisyon."
In the end, I tried to formulate some ideas. I gave her some suggestions and solutions dahil naaawa ako sa level ng stress na idinulot ng club sa kaniya para sa paparating na event. That's the least I could do.
"G!" She wrote something in her notebook after our thorough discussion. "Nakaka-stress maging Vice President niya ah. Buti nalang nandito ka. Sayang talaga, we would make a great partner."
And because of that, here I am in this boring booth keeping an eye on all the books despite my protest. Ewan ko ba kung nasaan ang mga inatasan magbantay dito at kami pa ni Vicky ang naatasan gayong kami na nga ang nagtayo nito.
"Ilang oras na tayong nakatambay dito wala pa ring lumalapit." Vicky sighed. I know, students here mostly don't like books kaya nga ghost library ang tawag ko sa library namin.
"Go with your friends, I'll be alright here." I'm not but she clearly wants to walk around the campus. That's what the other three did while I would rather stay in one place. I'm saving up energy for the dance competition later at five in the afternoon. And if I'll leave with Vicky then who would guard this booth? Baka manakawan pa kami. Especially outsiders are now allowed to enter the school premises.
"Hindi na. Sasamahan na kita."
She's been a really good classmate to me. We've been seatmates for years dahil magkatabi lang ang apilyedo namin at in alphabetical order ang seating arrangement. It's one of the (unnecessary) rules of Lucky Academy.
Even though she hasn't said it, I can tell she wants to be my friend. However, I'm not particularly skilled at making new friends, though I still make the effort. Sa katunayan, komportable naman na ako kay Vicky. Just not as comfortable as I am with Andrei and the other three. There's still a wall between us, preventing us from truly connecting.
Speaking of Andrei, dahil sa kalutangan ay hindi ko namalayan na nasa booth na pala namin siya at mukhang kanina pa siya naririto dahil pinagtatawanan niya ang hitsura ko ngayon.
"Mukha mo," puna niya.
"What about my face?"
"Maganda."
Napairap na lang ako sa ka-cornyhan ni Andrei kahit hindi ko ugali ang mang-irap. I wasn't in the mood to embrace his humor at this moment.
"Itsura mo kasi mukhang kaka-break lang sa 'yo ng boyfriend mo tapos pinilit ka agad na magbantay dito," tawa niya.
"You're right on the last part."
"Wow, si Andrei napansin mo agad tapos ito hindi? Landian pa more!"
Kasabay ng pagkakasabi ni Vicky ay saka ko lang din nakita ang water bottle na inilahad niya sa akin. "May nagpapabigay," sabi niya at mukhang kinikilig.
My forehead creased. Andrei's too, and he asked, "Sino raw?"
"Sekretong malupet," Vicky answered, dancing her eyebrows.
"Fine. I won't use this baka may lason pa," I said.
"Oo. Akin na nga." Andrei attempted to get the bottle from Vicky but she refused to.
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Teen Fiction(Lucky Academy #1) -Aubri Victoria Silvestre - Aubri's life is full of competition and pressure. She never had a fun childhood because, at a young age, she was conditioned to be the greatest and to excel in school academics. Fortunately, few people...
