Table
"Mr. Dela Vega?"
"Present, Ma'am." Wala akong ibang ginawa kung hindi titigan ang lalaking nasa tabi ng bintana. Why does he have to be this handsome? Damn.
Magkaklase kami ni Kiro since 9th Grade. He was a student in the second section when he excelled and got moved to the first section. He is smart, actually. One of the things I loved about—
"MS. MADRIGAL!"
"Holy shit!" Napasigaw ako ng may sumigaw sa tenga ko. Napatalon din ako sa upuan. My classmates were about to laugh when I looked at them. Tiningnan ko ang teacher namin and she's already giving me daggered looks. Oh no!
"Ms. Madrigal, today, we have our Mathematics subject. We don't have a subject called," Lumapit siya sa tenga ko. "Stare at Mr. Kiro Dela Vega. Okay?" Napatango ako. Umalis din siya pagkatapos.
Tumingin ulit ako kay Kiro. I saw a ghost of a smile! Damn, napahiya ako.
Lutang pa rin ako kahit lunch break na.
Why do I have to shout in Math class? I hate that teacher! Umupo ako sa usual table namin nila Wendy. Wendy went back to our classroom to get her wallet.
Lasagna, a veggie salad, and some chicken nuggets, ito ang binili ko sa canteen namin. I also have an orange juice and sweet pops.
I waa about to take a bite of the nuggets when a form went in front of our table. Tiningnan ko ang mukha nito and I was about to let go of the fork.
"Can I sit here? Puno na kasi ang ibang table." Kiro asked. Agad akong tumango. Lord, ano po ba ang nagawa ko? Why give me more embarrasment?
Umupo siya sa harapan ko. He had some chicken nuggets, veggie salad, and an apple in his tray. He had an energy drink in his hand.
"Hey." Agad akong napatingin sa kanya. "You okay?"
"Y-yeah. Sorry." Yumuko ako. Stop being too nervous, Julia!
"Eat. You haven't been touching your food." Sabi niya pa. Ngumiti nalang ako. We stayed like that for a while until Wendy came.
"Julia, I got my wall—" Napatingin siya sa harap ko. "—nevermind. I'll go back to the classroom to eat."
Tumayo si Kiro. "No, you can eat here. Tapos na rin ako." Niligpit niya ang tray niya. "Thank you for sharing your table with me, Julia." And he left.
"OH MY GOSH!" Wendy shouted.
"Wendy, huwag ka ngang maingay!"
"Why was he here? Lunch date? Ano? Sagot!" Mabilis niyang sabi.
"Goddamn it, Wendy. Sit down!" She was jumping all over. It's weird.
"Sorry. Pero ano nga? Anong ginagawa niya dito?" Tanong niya at agad lumapit sa akin.
"He just needed a table, Wendy. Puno yung iba, ako lang mag-isa yung nakaupo rito. I shared him my table. That's all." Kalma ako nang sinasabi ko iyon pero grabe na yung tibok ng puso ko.
"That was that?! You didn't talk? No progress?" Sabi niya pa.
"No, Wendy. Now, eat! Male-late tayo dahil sayo." Sabi ko at pinagtulakan siya papunta sa counter. I don't want to think about it, I'm too overwhelmed.
