LOVELY MESS

Chapter 23 Saved by the bell

Clifford (POV )

I just finished my Biology class. Nasa dulong baitang na ako ng hagdanan when someone so familiar calls my name. 

"Clifford!!" tawag sakin ni Mindy. Mukhang kanina pa ito nagaabang sakin. 

"Oh?" tanong ko paglapit sa kaniya. Hindi maipinta ang mukha nito. "What's up?" nakangiting bati ko. Bahagya naman itong ngumiti. 

"Do you know where Fhilea is?" malungkot na tanong nito. 

"I don't really know. We haven't talk since then, why?" wika ko at sumimangot ito lalo. 

Hindi din naman kasi ako kinausap nito after nun. I was thinking she doesn't want to talk to anybody yet and just like what I told Mindy, I gave her space too. 

What happened last week is not something that can be easily forget. Aaminin ko, I haven't had a decent sleep for days after what happened. Yung feeling na gabi-gabi paulit ulit kong napapanaginipan na may nakatutok na baril sakin. Yung feeling na any moment, mamatay na ako. The only thought that helped me during those times was that Fhilea was always there to save the day. That whenever I'm on the edge of something bigla na lang siyang dadating. And that thought, always keep me going. 

Dumaan na pala ang isang linggo na hindi kami nagkikita-kita. Hindi ko na din napansin dahil naging busy sa dumating na Preliminary exams. 

"Have you checked her usual spot?" tanong ko na ang tinutukoy ay ang paborito nito na puno sa field. 

"She's not there. I've been looking for her everywhere. I was thinking na maybe hindi sya pumasok but someone I asked told me na nakita nya ito kanina." mahabang pagmamaktol nito.

Busangot ang mukha nito na sinisipat ang buong paligid. Nagisip ako kung saan ito maaaring magpunta. Mukhang si Mindy ay ganun din ang ginawa dahil biglang nanahimik ito. Nasa ganun kaming pagiisip ng may marinig kaming tunog. 

🎶 I woke up in Chris  Brown's body ... Somehow this shit turned into Freaky Friday ... 🎶

Naagaw ang atensyon namin sa mabilis na Black Volvo na nagparada sa gilid ng gym. It's my brother's car. Sinundan namin ito ng tingin. Nagulat na lamang kami ng pagparada nito ay biglang sumulpot din si Fhilea galing sa kung saan. Dahan dahan kaming lumapit doon.

"What the hell are you doing there?!" rinig pa naming singhal ni kuya sa kaniya. 

"I just feel sorry for the car." sagot naman ng babae dito. Natawa naman kami ni Mindy sa sinabi nito. Agad din itong umalis kaya sinundan na lang namin ni Mindy. 

Nang naabutan namin ito ay nagulat na lang ako ng biglang humarang si Mindy sa daraanan nito. 

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.. Hindi ko na uulitin. Promise!!" pagmamakaawa ng babae na takhang luluhod pa ng nagsalita si Fhilea.

"What the hell are you doing?." angil nito kay Mindy. Bigla itong tumayo ng diretso at yumuko.

"Do I look like a Buddha to you?" asar na tanong ni Fhilea dito at nagpalinga linga pa sa paligid. 

"What!? No! No! Of course not!" di magkanda-ugagang paliwanag ni Mindy.

"Then why do you have to kneel?" asar paring tanong nito. Mababakasan na ang iritasyon sa kaniyang mukha.

"I was about to say sorr........--" hindi na naman nito natuloy ang sasabihin ng magsalita si Fhilea.

"BLOODY HELL." putol nito sa babae. "If you're sorry, then you're sorry. You don't have to fucking kneel just to proved that you fucking meant it!" and there's the accent again. This time, with curses.