Gosh! Those girls don't understand me a bit! Akala ko pa naman nage-gets nila ako. Kaya nga sa kanila ko napiling mag-open up eh. Kaso, no. They don't. And that upsets me. But, hindi naman ako galit sa kanila. I love them too much to be angry at them over such trivial things.
Hindi ako inlove kay Kevin. Alam ko yan and that's final. I dont even know the feeling of being 'inlove', so how could I be? Duh.
And it can't be. One, because my bestfriend is in love with him and I think he's the same.
Second, cause he's just a dope I've known since I was a kid. He's a cruel, vile and a jerk of the best kind! He only thinks about himself and he thinks so highly of himself!
See? How can I fall for that kind of guy? Please. I have my standards. And my standards are too far from him!
My type of guy is a humble one! A nice, kind of guy. The one who excels through his hardwork, not through his connections. The one that got away. Lol. Kidding aside, I am serious. The kind of guy I like is the complete opposite of Kevin Reyes. Period.
The next day, I went to school early para hindi ko na makasabay pa nor makita si Kevin. I will still see him at school and much more to my hate, we are still seatmates.
Good lad, we're finished with that report. Sana wag na ulit kaming magka-partner, Amen.
Pagkadating ko sa school, cause I'm early nga, isang guy palang ang nandun. I don't know him, kasi nga nag-rumble ng bloc. So out of courtesy, I greeted him.
"Good morning." I said to him, with a smile. And much to my surprise, he looked at me, and I was dazed. Really. I. Was. Dazed. He looks so cute!!! And when he smiled, lumabas yung mga dimples niya on both of his cheeks. Ang lalalim! So adorable!
"Oh, good morning din." He said. Hindi naman ako dapat ma-surprise cause it's just normal na tumingin sayo kapag binati ka. But this one's different. Like, his good morning took away all the stresseseses I had these past days.
"Uhm, I'm Jess, short for Jessiemae. Hehe." Shocks! Am I beginning to be a flirt? Nooo. Jess, you just introduced yourself, and that's just normal.
"Oh, yes. Sorry, I was so rude. Hindi ako nagpakilala agad. Sorry. I was just thinking of a lot of things. You know. I'm Brad by the way." he said.
Para akong ewan na super concentrated sa bawat word na sinasabi niya. Is this love at first sight? Omg. Ito ba yung feeling ng in love? Or ng kilig? Ang sarap pala sa pakiramdam!!!
"No, it's okay. I understand. Hehe. Maaga ka talagang pumapasok?" I asked. Pero mukhang busy siya, may isang book na puro mga documents ang binabasa niya.
"Ay, sorry. Busy ka nga pala. Hehe. Sige, just carry on." sabi ko, sabay upo sa pwesto ko
"Hmm. It's fine. Sorry talaga, I dont mean to be rude ah. I just need to finish reading these files eh. And yes, madalas akong pumasok ng maaga. Pero minsan nale-late din. Ikaw ba?" he said while still looking through the papers, then after one last look, he closed the book and sat properly.
"Haha. Okay lang. Hindi naman ako na-offend or something kasi ako pa nga ang nang-aabala eh. Hehe. Uhm, dati not really, but now I will. Kailangan eh." I said and he just nodded and I smiled.
It became a bit awkward because no one spoke. I pretended to look at my phone kahit wala naman talaga akong ginagawa. Then after a couple of minutes, Brad took the liberty to speak.
What a gentleman.
"Uhm, boyfriend mo ba si Kevin?" he asked. And it was not a very nice question, indeed.
"Heck no!" I said out of pure disgust.
"But I thought... cause he reserved the seat beside him on the first day for someone special daw eh. And you sat there, so I thought.. And, your report was so awesome. You are both very quirky." he said, full of energy.
"Haha. Thanks for the compliment but you got it all wrong. We have nothing to do with each other and I am single and he is uhm, going out with my bestfriend." I answered his not-very-nice question, and he seemed to get the point.
After that, hindi na kami ulit nag-usap, pero we're good. Friends or acquaintance. Wala naman akong hard feelings sa question niya kanina. Haha.
Isa-isa na din nagsidatingan ang mga blocmates namin and the girls too. Pagkakita agad nila sa akin, agad silang lumapit and hugged me.
"Huhuhuhu. Sorry na, girl. Hindi na namin ipipilit yung amin, kahit na alam namin tama kami." cried Kyla and napataas ang isang kilay ko. Nagsosorry ba talaga ang isang to?
"Shh. Kyla naman eh. We are here to apologize. Sorry, if we forced our thought to you, girly. We just love you." said Belle
"Yep, I second to that." sabi naman ni Carla
"Alright, alright. You're forgiven. But! Please dont do that again. Please. And I love you too, girls." I said that and we had our group hug.
"Aww. Yes, we promise." said Belle to conclude the drama.
Dumating na yung prof and we all sat down. Pero nakapagtataka naman is wala pa si Kevin. Hindi naman nale-late yun, or naga-absent. This is the first time. Ugh, am I concerned about him? Maybe, cause... we're friends? Or dahil soon-to-be boyfriend siya ni Jona? Or dahil sadyang mabait lang ako? My gollybelly, whatever.
After magkwento ng prof ko ng talambuhay niya, she said na may in-arrange daw siyang seat plan. Wow. Just wow. Hello, ma'am college na po kami? Not high school anymore! But my classmates were so excited! Akala mo naman may prize 'to.
"Why are you so excited?" I asked Belle, kasi nakatayo kaming lahat habang inaayos ni ma'am yung arrangement
"Isn't it exciting for you? Like, bago yung magiging katabi mo? Seriously, hindi pa naman natin kilala ang lahat ng blocmates natin, no! Can't you just see things, so excitedly? Haha" said Belle
"Fine." I replied. I still dont get it. I mean, I got what she said, but I cant understand why. So, fine. Just let them be.
Tinawag si Kevin, but since he's absent, siyempre walang sasagot. So I took the liberty to say that he's not around. Tinuro lang ni prof yung seat niya then she resumed her thing.
Nung tinawag na ako, luckily, hindi ko katabi si Kevin. This arrangement is only for this subject though. Pero, hindi na ako aalis sa pwesto ko kahit sa ibang subject. At least, hindi ko na makakatabi yung jerk na yon. Yes! Hehehe
Hindi agad nasabi ni ma'am yung katabi ko kasi may tumawag sa phone niya. Is that even allowed? It's still class time!
Then, when she proceeded, I dont know what to feel or what to do or who am I! Lol. Over reacting na ako. Kasi naman ehh!
"So, where am I again? Ah! Miss Garcia... hmm... next to you is... Mr. Simpson. Then..." hindi ko na narinig yung susunod na sinabi ni ma'am kasi masyado akong pre-occupied sa pagtitig sa katabi ko na busy sa pag-aayos ng mga gamit niya. Simpson, huh? May dugong American? English?
Oh em gee!!! Swerte ko ata nga ngayon! Walang Kevin na masungit, tapos katabi ko pa si Brad!!! Oo! Si Brad!!! So kilegz na ako. Like, seriously! In love na nga ata ako sa kanya!!!
Ngayon, naintindihan ko na kung anong excitement yung sinasabi nila Belle sa arranged-seating plan!
