As I got up my bed, I pray immediately and after that I power up my phone. BUT, there’s no reply of Jace. Hayy. What a morning! I tried to call him but it was off. -___- Baka, nag-chacharge kaya nakapatay phone niya.
I logged - in on my FB account to check if there’s a messge from him but there’s nothing. Last convo pa naming dalawa ang nasa chatbox namin eh.
I scanned for a little while my news feed. And ayon puro about sa first day ng school ang status ng mga tao. >.<
So, I’ve decided to take a bath na para di ako ma-late sa first day of school ko.
After kong maligo, I checked my phone again. BUT, there’s no sign of JACE! Ohmy! We’re okay naman diba? Right? Hayy.
Binababa ko muna ‘yong phone ko, then nagbihis na ako. I’ve decided to wear my new skinny jeans and my new red checkered shirt and pair it with my red-ruby-ish high heels. Yes! Favorite ko po talagang maghigh-heels eh. Ang liit ko kasi I’m 5’1 only.
-____- What an effin’ height! Tsss. Tsaka sanay na talaga ako ever since mag-heels. So after I groomed myself up, I’ve decided to text Jace.
“Morning Jace. You’re still not picking up your phone and it was off. Anyways, Good luck to both of us. First day of college life. **Crossed fingers. ^_^x . Please call me as soon as you received this message. I love you BIG TIME. Make friends. Mwah! :*” and I hit ‘SEND’.
I get my bag and left my room. After eating breakfast and brushing my teeth, I went in front of a big mirror in our living room and look at myself. “Well, obviously nervous but in the very least way, presentable…” sabi ko sa sarili ko. I put my eyeglasses on, kasi I am near-sighted and got a grade of 150 right eye and 125, left eye. After a while, I left home.
As I enter the gate of our school, nakita ko na ang kumpol-kumpol na mga estudyante. I bet, tulad ko, freshmen din sila. ‘Yong iba kasi nakita ko na nong FOTS eh. Tumingin-tingin ako sa paligid ko and suddenly, “Dej!” sigaw ng isang girl na papalapit sa’kin. Ah, si ano pala, ah… si… ano na ‘yong name niya. Bago pa ko makapagsalita inunahan na niya ako “KESHA!!!” sabay turo sa sarili niya. “OO! Alam ko noh! Hihi” sagot ko. “Palusot ka pa eh halata namang nakalimutan mo. Unfair huh, ikaw kilalang kilala ka namin, tapos ako, kinakalimutan mo??” as she pouted at me. “Uy, hindi ah. Tsaka ikaw lang naman nakakakilala sa’kin eh.” “Hell No!!! Halos buong freshmen kilala na ang ‘in a relationship about two weeks ago’ noh?! HAHA.” Nabigla ako sa sinabi niya. I was like ----à O.O “Whaaattt??” sagot ko. “Hehe. Joke lang. I mean kilala ka kasi ang galling mo nong FOTS” sabi niya. “Whatever. Ano? What block ka?” I asked. “Block 2 ako at ikaw, block 1!” she answered. “Ayy. Ang malas naman oh, di kita block mate. L Ikaw palang naman ang kilala ko dito. Hmpt” as I complain. “Don’t worry, ang liit liit ng school natin oh, magkikita at magkikita pa rin tayo ;) And you should make new friends din naman. Hello? 4years tayo dito noh kaya kelangan nating maka-adapt sa new environment natin” sermon niya. “Sa bagay.” Sabi ko na lang.
Afterwards, nag-bye na kami sa isa’t isa dahil we have to go na to our classrooms and since we’re not block mates, magkaibang rooms kami. Before I enter our classroom, I saw Champ together with his high school classmate na dito rin mag-aaral. Kasabay niya sila Kesha, so I guess, block 2 din siya. He smiled shyly at me and I smiled back at him din before I finally entered our room.
Lunch break na and no signs of Jace pa rin. Hayy. I am so worried na. By now, dapat tumatawag na siya or kahit text man lang sana, but apparently, no signs of him pa rin.
Maya-maya, as I try to call him, napansin kong may lumapit sa akin. Pagtingin ko, si Champ pala! “Ehm. Hi! Nag-lunch ka na?” he asked. Dahil naputol na ‘yong call ko for Jace, binababa ko na ‘yong phone ko. “Ahm, hindi pa eh. Ikaw? Asan pala mga classmates mo? Ba’t di mo yata sila kasabay?” sabi ko.
“Nauna na sila eh. May kinuha pa kasi ako sa registrar kaya pinauna ko na sila, eh nakita kita na nag-iisa na naman so I’ve decided na lapitan ka.” Oh! Ganoon na ba ako kaka-wawang tingnan? Sa bagay, I am so alone talaga! Hayy. Buhay!
“Ahm, di ko pa kasi nakikita si Kesha eh.” Sagot ko. “Ayy tama, pinapasbi rin pala niya na she had to go early kasi half day lang naman siya.” “Ah see. Pero, diba ngayon malalaman ‘yong results kung naipasa and pwede ng ma-accelerate doon sa English and Math?” tanong ko. “Yeah. Eh sabi niya, bukas na lang daw niya aalamin eh. Tara, sabay na tayong mag-lunch.” Sabi niya.
Nagdalawang isip muna ako bago sumagot. Baka kasi may isipin ‘yong iba. Alam nilang may bf na ko tapos kung kani-kanino pa ko sumasama?? -_____- Pero si Champ naman ‘to eh. Wala naming malisya doon. He’s trying to help me lang naman. No! He’s trying to SAVE me s aka-alone-an ko. And alam naman niyang may bf na ko diba? Kasabay ko siya sa FOTS kaya dapat narinig niya ‘yon, diba??!
So I nodded and sumabay na ko sa kanya.
Habang kumakain, magkaharap kami ni Champ kaya kitang-kita ko ang mukha niya. Well, maputi siya, curly hair but clean cut naman, mayabang tingnan pero mabait naman siya. Brown eyes, matangkad pero di naman ganoon katangkad siguro mga 5’4? Basta he’s way taller than me. At that time isa lang nasa isip ko, hindi siya ‘yong tipo kong lalaki. And dahil sa kaka-observe ko, may bigla akong naalala na nawala sa isip ko. JACE!!! >.<
