Mid Connection

Chapter 3

Lazaro put his hands on the steering wheel at nagdrive na pabalik ng school.

I couldn't put it kung sinadya ba itong pagkikitang to o baka aksidente lang naman. Na siya lang talaga ang nandoon sa aming office kaya nasabihan siya na sunduin ako.

Lazaro is Jesh's cousin. Minsan nagtatambay siya doon sa office kahit wala naman talaga siyang karapatang mapunta doon. Worse, Pio is very fond of him na kahit display lang siya ay okay lang kay Pio.

Di naman talaga kami close nito pero magkakilala kami.

Which led me to the question, baka naman nakilala talaga ako nito kanina? I almost wanted to hit myself repeatedly against the wind shield. Ano ba kasing naisip ko at kinunan ko ng photo?

Tumikhim si Lazaro na nagpabalik sakin sa nangyayari, may sinasabi siya pero di ko masyadong narinig.

"Ha?"

"I said, sorry."

"P-para saan?" para sa pagtataksil ninyo kay Joseph na wala namang ibang ginawa kundi ang maging mabait sa inyo?

"I got lost on the way. Mahirap din pala hanapin ang building nyo kasi medyo tago."

Ay, Oo. Gaya ng pagtatago ninyo ni Chastine sa loob ng library.

I smiled. "Oo, eh. Si Jesh nga nung unang beses mga isang oras din nagpaikot ikot para hanapin ng building. Sinabi nila sayo kung saan?"

"Yeah, nag gps lang ako pero nahirapan pa din."

It was silence after that. Kinakabahan ako sa mga nangyayari so I sent a text to Bella.

To Bella
Bellaaaaa huhuhu

Bella
anu

To Bella
Wow mahal reply?
KASAMA KO SI LAZARO NGAYON i cri

Bella
Hehez
WAT BAKET MO SHA KASAMA
U r so dead

To Bella
Idkkkk nagpapasundo ako kina Jesh, sya sumundo sakin

Lumiko kami sa eskinita, sa may madilim na kanto.

I don't really know what made me take the photo. It must be because of them, cheating. It angered me that Chastine was making out with Lazaro where in fact, yung jowa nya naman ay nagpapakafaithful sa kanya.

Atleast when something comes up, may ipapakita ako kay Joseph.

"I know it's you." Lazaro muttered.

Kumabog ang puso ko.

"No it's not me!" I replied too quickly. "I mean, ha? What are you talking about Lazaro. In case you're accusing me of something ba, or anything it's not me."

I heard the slight amusement in his voice. "Really, now. It's not you,"

"Nope." sabay iling. Tinitibayan ang sarili.

"What do you even know with what i'm talking about?"

"Wala, nafeel ko lang."

"And in any case that I found somebody lurking around the library and probably stalking, that's not you?"

Parang nagsitayuan ang mga balahibo ko sa katawan. Alam niya! Alam niya!

My brain alert goes from green to yellow to red.. To blue. Which means i'm really going to die because this person will murder me. Joke.

"I wasn't stalking!"

"So it was you, then?"

"No! Bakit mo ba 'to ipinagpipilitan," I slowed down. "I mean, if I was that person, I wouldn't stalk you 'no. As if! Malay mo naman that person was actually searching for books in the library for academic purposes and it just happened that she saw students shoving their faces towards other."