PULLED AT HIS STRINGS | Darren Espanto #3 (Spin-off)

Chapter One

Chapter 1

Freshmen

"Asshole."

I quickly nudged Jace as soon as I reached his side. Pagkarating kasi namin sa school ground ay agad na akong inunahan na maglakad papaloob at ginawa pang alibi ang paghahanap ng room namin.

"Hahanapin ko ang room natin," he answered but it's obvious na iba ang tinitignan niya.

Kailan ba naging room ang mga babae?

"Asshole," I repeated and he laughed along with me. "You sure are looking for our damn room," I sarcastically told him and he nodded, still laughing.

Alam naman na namin kung saan ang room namin, excited lang siguro si Jace na makahagilap ng babae dito sa Caspian University.

"Mamaya na 'yan. Let's go to our room," I pulled his bag.

Papunta na sana kami kaso lingon ng lingon si Jace. The damned man kept on gawking so I punched his arm.

"Dude naman," reklamo niya.

"Quit gawking at ladies. They'll think you're a maniac," sagot ko.

"Sa gwapo kong ito," sagot naman niya while doing the pogi sign. Damn, such a jeje guy.

"Pangit mo," I answered.

Bago pa man ang pasukan namin, nakatanggap ako ng email galing sa school. Qualified ako na mag-exam para sa Science section. And fortunately, my buddy, Jace, was qualified as well.

Of course, we took the opportunity. At ang first 40 students ay napunta sa Science A, and the other 40, sa Science B.

Nang malaman namin ni Jace na pasok kami sa Science A, we immediately reported in our school na pumapayag kaming maging parte ng Science A. Well, everyone can accept or reject the offer. Bukod sa mas late ang uwian namin kesa sa mga nasa regular section, may additional subjects pa kami.

That didn't stop us from accepting the offer. We're actually honored to be in a program like this.

"Dude, covered court nalang."

Doon kami dumiretso sa covered court dahil may mga estyudante rin doon na nakalinya para siguro sa flag ceremony.

The only thing that I don't get is this. May gymnasium naman na ang school pero may covered court pa ito. Sabagay, hassle nga naman kapag flag ceremony at sa gym pa kami didiretso.

Medyo late na kasi kaming dumating dahil busy si Jace sa pagporma kanina kaya hindi na namin naiwan ang gamit namin sa room. Kahit papaano, I am confident that I won't lose anything in this school.

After reaching our line, nakipag-usap muna kami sa iba naming mga kaklase. Hanggang sa nagkakabiruan na kami and I was laughing so hard.

"That was a good joke, bro." Sabi ko at matiyagang naghintay na magsimula ang program namin.

"I am the king of humor," aniya. He started to bang on his chest. "Para akong si Tarzan." And he showed me how he banged on his chest like he's a mad man.

"No, you're much more of a gorilla."

"Gago."

I laughed at him. Hearing him curse at me wasn't offensive at all. Sanay naman na ako sa kanya na minumura ako kung minsan at kung minsan, ako naman ang nagmumura sa kanya.

I think I'm even more of a cussing machine than him.

Hanggang sa nagsimula na at nanalangin na kami. I thanked God for I have reached my first year as a High School student. He's been blessing me a lot and I just want to thank Him for everything.