Confessions of the Photographer

Chapter 13: Hiding Beneath the Gray Hood

I woke up with the searing light trying to peek out from the darkness that covers my eyes. I get up and went straight ahead the bathroom to fix myself, then put on my contacts, afterwards put on some clothes. I wore a blue t-shirt with a huge print of exclamation point partnered with a gray hoodie, to hide my cheeks, a six – pocketed jeans and gray converse.   

I started the engine of my bike and just drove wherever this thing would take me.

The wind feels nice, it’s a little bit piercing, but feels good.

Pumunta ako sa isang fast food, umorder ako ng burger, pasta, fries at coke, nagutom na ako eh at tinamad na rin akong magluto.

Umakyat ako sa second floor and as I munch my food, I stare outside – seeing the busy traffic.

I was about to take another bite, but something stole my attention, well actually its ‘someone’.

Yup, si Flash.

Di ko alam ang naramdaman ko nung nakita ko sya.

Halo-halo na eh.

May saging, ube, monggo, langka, yelo… may leche flan pa! Joke… :3 (corny -,- )

So kung nandun sya, malamang umabsent din sya tulad ko.

Mukhang patawid sya ng highway papunta sa side kung san nakatayo tong fast food.

Sinundan ko sya ng tingin kung san sya papunta at…

Ikinagulat kong pumasok sya..

“Shit!~” mahina kong sabi sa sarili ko.

Ayoko pa syang makita. Di pa ako handa. Ayokong masapak! Huhuhu….

Maybe I tatakeout naman nya yung food nya or mag ccr lang…

Ahhhgh!

I’ve waited for a few minutes. . . just staring dun sa stairs, waiting if aakyat ba sya…

Ant then, whoopa!

Pumuslit ang ulo nya paakyat!

“Shit.. Shit.. Shit..” bulong ko.. nag-panic ako ng konti, then huminga ng malalim…

I just stopped, frozen. . . then it took me awhile to realize na yung sa may tabi ko na lang yung free.

“Oh, shit! Not here… ayoko ng mapahiya.”

Nilabas ko yung phone ko at ginamit yung reflection para makita if she’s approaching to my position.

Ugh! At ayan na nga sya….

Bigla akong nagpawis ng malamig, yung pawis kapag taeng- tae ka na pero pinipigil mo yung pagtae mo kase nasa classroom ka pa at nag-quiquiz pa kayo…

Okay… Jacob, don’t panic. . .

Just don’t pani---

“Excuse me, is this seat taken?”

Polite? Malamang di nya ako nakilala… Suot ko pa rin kasi yung gray hoodie ko…

That’s good! Phew!

“No.” mejo nilagungan ko yung boses ko para di nya to makilala…

Pinili ko na rin ang ‘NO’ kesa sa ‘HINDI’, two syllables kasi eh.

“Okay, salamat.”

Nilapag nya yung tray na may burger, sundae na may chocolate syrup at fries. May coke din.