Walk With You

Chapter 5

Papunta si Magee sa room ng Eyewitness Time. May mga papers na nira-rush ang adviser nila for the upcoming MassCom Week. In-charge ang buong newspaper team nila dahil isa ang ET na pinagkatiwalaan ng kanilang Dean para mag-assist sa week-long celebration kasama ang Student Council. Kahit gusto niyang tumakbo, alam natin na hindi pwede dahil hindi niya kaya. That's why she stepped one at a time pero mababakas pa rin ang pagmamadali. It was almost lunch, good thing vacant niya ngayon. But her adviser wanted the papers as soon as possible kaya no choice siya kundi ihatid ang mga ito. She was walking with her head bowed down while keeping the bunch of papers on her chest when she didn't notice the two students coming right her way. Palabas ang mga estudyante from one of the classrooms sa right side ng hallway. Nakikipagkaladyaan ang babae sa kapwa estudyante nito habang may hawak na coke in can. So, the unexpected happened.

*boogsh*

Tumapon ang laman ng coke nito sa kanang manggas ng blouse niya at nabasa rin ang mga dala niyang papers.

Girl 1: Oh my gosh! Sorry, hindi ko nakita.

Magee: *irritated but remains calm* You know what, to tell you frankly, Miss, hindi okay dahil walang magagawa ang sorry mo. Nabasa na ako pati ang mga dala ko. Sana lang next time na makikipagkaladyaan ka sa friend mo, make sure na wala kang dalang drinks. *fakes a smile then umalis na*

Girl 1: *tamemeng sinundan ng tingin ang papalayong si Magee*

Girl 2: Huy girl, are you okay? May pagkamaldita talaga 'yong si ate Magee. Bakit kasi siya pa ang nakasalubong natin eh.

Girl 1: Oh my. Siya ba si Margarette Sebastian? Yung sinasabing pinakamatalino sa batch nila?

Girl 2: Hell yeah. Consistent US since first year. Most probably na usap-usapang ga-graduate as Magna Cum Laude.

Girl 1: Kaso ang sungit, eh pilay naman.
Girl 2: So true! *laughs with Girl 1*

(Scene 2)

Russel, together with Tom and Dave, went to College of MassCom para kausapin ang English Prof nila regarding sa project nila rito. Napadaan sila sa hallway kung saan dumaan si Magee, but they were a few meters away from her; mas nauuna si Magee. Hindi pa nila agad nalaman na si Magee ito dahil nakatalikod ang babae. Kitang-kita nila kung paano natapon ng babaeng kalalabas ang laman ng coke nito kay Magee.

"Look what we have here," pabulong na sabi ni Russel then he smirked as he kept an eye on Magee's back.

Napansin yata ni Tom kung sino ang natapunan. "Wait. Is that Magee?"

"You know the girl?" Dave asked.

Tom answered him. "Yeah. Blockmate namin sa Math216."

Pare-parehong napatigil sa paglakad ang tatlo as they watched the little scene. Russel noticed na napahinto rin ang ibang dumadaan at saglit na pinanood ang scenario. After Magee walked out...

Dave: Woah. Iba naman pala 'yang blockmate niyo. Maldita na may class. *laughs as they continue walking*

Russel: Maldita talaga. I don't know pero hindi ko gusto ang ugali niya. May pagkamatapobre, palibhasa anak-mayaman.

Tom: Ayan ka na naman, 'tol. Why don't you talk to her first? May pagkamaldita nga but she's nice.

Dave: Bakit ikaw, nakausap mo na ba? *pertaining to Tom*

Tom: Yep. I even taught her some Math problems and she made me a beautiful essay in return. So what can you say? *panunutil kay Rus*

Russel: I don't have to talk to her myself para patunayan 'yon. We saw the proof.