(De-Leñdrez Series #1) Chasing The Star

Chapter 06

#ChasingTheStar06

"Are they knew each other?" Erin asked me.

Umiling ako. Hindi ko alam, wala akong alam. I picked those plastic cup floating on a river. Kahit pala anong linis namin dito walang mangyayari, hanggang hindi sila tumitigil na magtapon sa Ilog.

Kanina pa nag-uusap sina Ong at Adrian, hindi ko alam kung paanong alam ni Ong ang pangalan niya, but he used to call him Limousine.

"Its like they're really serious on what they are talking." Erin said.

Tinignan ko siya. "We should never ditch."

"Yeah, and probably we never ditch." Tugon nito na parang walang tensyong nangyari.

"The two of you, what are you discussing there?!" Sigaw nung babaeng marshall sa amin.

Umiling ako, I realized even if you explained your side, no one will ever trying to hear it. Magaling lang silang pumuna.

Nangalahati na iyong sako namin ng basura, medyo mabigat na kaya naman pinagtulungan namin ni Erin na buhatin iyon habang namumulot kami.

"Hey!" Ong beam. Tinignan ko siya ng masama. Siya lang iyong napagalitan at kina-usap ni Adrian, pero mukha pa siyang masaya dyan. Dapat kaming tatlo iyong pagalitan, because we supposedly ditch.

"Look like you're concern with me." Sabi niya sa akin kaya inalis ko iyong tingin ko sa kanya.

Mukha naman siyang masaya, baka nga hindi siya napagalitan. Baka kilala niya talaga personally si Adrian.

"What did he just say?" Tanong ko. He shrugged his shoulder.

"Not so important matter." Sabi nito at kinuha na sa kamay namin iyong sako ng basura. We followed him hanggang sa makasalubong namin si Adrian na kausap iyong mga marshall.

He looked at me.

We meet our eyes.

"Miss, de-Leñdrez.." he call out kaya napatingin naman ako.

"Follow me!" Sigaw ni Ong but i was too scared of how Adrian stares at me.

"You're free to ditch anytime." Sabi niya pausing.

I looked him very amusedly. Umiling ako. I cant even know what was running in his mind right now. I know he has the right to do things, pero kasi i felt like his using his power to punish us. Parang may galit siya kay Zia at nadamay lang ako dahil pinsan ko si Zia.

"But make sure you're not going to enroll at St. Paul Academy. You has the violation and whenever you like it or not you need to face the consequences of you're  action." Sabi niya hindi na lang ako nagsalita. Sometimes I need to zip my mouth.  He stepped back when Ong calls his name.

"Adrian..." Ong repeat, but Adrian just stop without looking back, he just wait him to say what he wanted.

"Told you, she's not going to ditch!" Ong hissed.

"Told you i dont care anymore as possible she's not making my name in mess." Sabi nito kaya naman napakamot sa ulo niya si Ong.

"Tigas talaga ng ulo nito!" He hissed.

"Tapos kana?" Adrian's asked.

"Bahala ka sa buhay mo!" Sabi nito at umalis na si Ong. We just followed him dahil wala naman na akong masasabi pa kay Adrian. I dont know their history, i should not meddle.

"Okay ka lang?" I asked him. Kanina ko pa napapansin iyong malalim niyang paghinga.

Tinignan niya ako at ngumiti siya. "Im always okay." He told me at bumalik na ulit sa pamumulot ng kalat.