My Bestfriend Dated My Boyfriend [ON-HOLD]

Chapter 8: Meet my Savior

Coreen's POV

I'm slowly in the process of accepting the fact that Enzo's gonna be with me for the rest of the school year. And medyo awkward lang dahil--oh great, how am I gonna say this without sounding too nostalgic--crush ko siya nung bata pa kami. Yes. That's it. Darn it.

Gladly, nung nagstart na ang class namin ngayong umaga, iniba ni Miss Dolorosa ang pwesto ni Enzo. Right after he coolly introduced himself in front of the class, which caused a major commotion among the girls and a huge insecurity among the boys; Enzo was asigned to be seated on the second row. But still aligned with my seat.

The lesson started smoothly. English ngayon. And I really am thankful dahil bumalik si Khaleb ko para isauli ang mga libro kong naiwan sa sasakyan niya nung sabado.

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Of course exempted ang kulugong si Enzo mula sa homework namin na Essay about a Shakespeare sonnet.

Nakikinig lang ako sa discussion ni Miss Dolorosa about Shakespeare's life when someone nudged me. Awtomatikong nagawi ang attention ko sa kaniya.

"Bakit?" tanong ko kay Allie. Ni hindi ako tumingin sa kaniya. I pretended to stay focused on the writings on the board. Pero syempre ang totoo, nagtataka ako kung bakit ako siniko ni Allie.

"Si Enzo kasi.." sabi niya in almost a whisper. Takot lang namin na makita ni Miss Dolorosa. Or else, it'll be a two page essay about the literatures of the world as a punishment.

"What about him?" nasabi ko na lang habang nakatingin parin sa board.

"He's quite familiar." he said in a hushed tone.

And as if on cue, I automatically faced her. Shooting her with an unknowing look.

"Anong ibig mong sabihin?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

"Well--"

"As I was sayin'.. Miss Valentino. You are not paying attention. What's going on in there?" matinis na sabi ni Miss Dolorosa. Nakapa-meywang pa.

"Uhh.. We were just t-talking.." Oh fudge! Hindi ko magawang ipagpatuloy ang kung ano mang sasabihin ko. Paano ba naman, yung mukha ni Miss Dolorosa, nakakatakot!

"About what exactly, Miss Valentino?" she said while lowering her glasses as if trying to give me an investigating look.

"U-Uhh.. A-About.." I stuttered. Hindi ko talaga magawang dugtungan. Hindi ko rin alam kung ano ang gagawin kong alibi.

And just like that, Enzo raised his hand. And that caught everyone's attention. Napatingin ako sa kaniya. Nagtataka kung bakit bigla niyang itinaas ang kamay niya.

"What is it, Mr. Morales?" tanong naman ni Miss Dolorosa kay Enzo.

"Uhm. I'm sorry, Ma'am. Kinausap ko kasi si Coreen about kay Shakespeare. Ako po ang may kasalanan." sabi ni Enzo. My jaw literally dropped. What's he doing?

"Is that so, Miss Valentino?" Nabaling naman ang tingin ni Miss Dolorosa sakin.

I shot Enzo a knowing look before answering. "Yes Miss Dolorosa. I apologize for that."

"Very well. I'll let it slide just this once. You two better pay attention in class, do you get me?" matinis na sabi niya.

"Yes, Ma'am" Enzo and I answered in chorus.

Phew! That was close! Akala ko talaga magsusulat na naman ako ng Essay.

Napatingin ako kay Enzo na sa ngayon pala ay nakatingin din sakin.

Biglang nag-bell kaya naman nagsitayuan na ang mga estudyante. Lilipat kasi ng room. Ganun ang klase dito sa South Pacific High. Kami ang naglilipat ng rooms. Hindi yung teachers.