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Locker
"Mia! Catch!" At sabay tapon ng baryang sukli from the ice cream we bought kay manong. I licked to ice cream, nasarapan ako and sinunggaban ito. "Uhm Mia? What kind of Ice cream is this? I've never tasted this before." I asked.
"Ah! Dirty Ice cream po yan ma'am." Manong replied. Kaya agad kung niluwa ung Ice cream at nabitawan. "y-you mean this ice c-ream is dirty?!"Both Mia and Ari laughed hard.
"Dirty Ice cream is the traditional variation of ice cream made in the Philippines, Kris. Tawag dyan ay ganyan pero, it is distinct from the similarly named sorbet, Kris" Mia said "yeah, it is peddled by street hawkers, like manong." Ani ni Ari.
"Ah sorry i didn't know, I'll buy nalang po ule sayang ung nahulog na ice cream."
Currently nasa Plaza Intramuros kame ngayon. Mamaya pang 1 pm ung klase ko. Narineg ko ang hikbi ng isang bata sa may tabi. I immediately searched kung asan galeng yon. Sniff*
And finally, i saw a little girl crying 'cause she can't reach her balloon stuck on the tree. Masyadong mataas ung puno, I'm about to reach it kaso mas lalong lumayo ung tali pinned with it. I felt frustrated, kase I can't help this little girl the balloon is a bit far from here kaya.
"Hey, wait for me ha?" Agad akong tumakbo at namili ng sorbetes kay manong. Nag abot ang ng one hundred pesos, at namili. "Manong keep the change nalang po." Then i smiled sweetly.
"Kris! San ka pupunta sama kame!" Mia shouted. Hindi ko na sya nalingon at saka dali daling hinanap ung bata. "Here. This is my favorite flavor. Ll, sorry I can't reach your balloon kanina ha?"
At saka inabot ung ice cream gamit ang maliit nyang kamay. "C-cookie n cream! Xia's f-favorite!" She said, she's so adorable! argh!
I watched her ate it. Magpapaalam na sana ako, I'm not gonna waste my time here in the park madame pa kong aasikasuhin, so i waved my hand to the little girl and smiled at her.
"Ate! I'm Xia. T-thank you!" She shouted bago ngumiti na halos hindi na makita ang mata. So kawaii (cute) Pagtalikod ko bumangga ako sa wall.
"Ahh!"
"hey. Miss, you okay?" oh akala ko bumangga ako sa wall, sa chest lang pala nya. I'm about to speak pero he walked forward.
"Xia! We're have you been? Fu-" he's about to curse pero pinagil sya nung bata. "Profanity kuya, you'll need to buy me lollipop r-remember?" she pleased. He didn't reply, but kinuha nya ung balloon na na-stuck don sa tree.
His biceps appeared quickly nung inabot nya ung balloon up there. He's from my school din pala. Aalis na sana ako pero hinawakan nya ung pala pulsuhan ko. "ehem." Nanigas ang kamay nya na parang hindi alam ang sasabihen.
"Kuya! Ate gave me this Ice cream! Look!" At saka pilet na itinaas ang kamay. "Ate, ate? w-what's your name?" She looked shy while asking.
"Kristelle,you can call me Ate Kris."
"Ate K-k-krissy, Hello!" Then smiled sweetly.
"Kristelle! San ka b-ba galeng? We're looking for you everywhere. Alas dose na may klase pa tayo." At saka hinila ako papalayo sa kanila. "B-but"
"No buts Kris. You don't wanna be punish by Mr. Virgo? right? Tara na aga aga pusasok non di panga tumitilaok ung manok andon nayon!" Mia said. "Kaya nga let's goo!! Bye Future Husband ni Kristelle, sasusunod na lang landian may klase pa kame!" Ari shouted and waved idiotly.
Sadly i didn't even asked for his name. I gotta go, early. Bye Xia!
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It's my first time here, pag pasok ko ay lahat sila ay nakatingin sa akin. So i tried to wipe my cheeks kasi mamaya may stain pa ng ice cream na kinain ko kanina, but there's none. Then why are they starring at me? I'm getting sheepish already hoho. '~'
"Buti nalang nakarating tayo bago dumating si Sir! Phew." Ani ni Ari. "Mamaya pag nalate tayo na kahit 5 minutes lang ay papasaluhin nya satin ung whole dictionary." sabi naman ni Mia.
"W-what?" I groaned. "Shh! Andyan na si Sir!" Sabe ni Mia. "Btw kanina kilala mo ba ung kausap mo sa park?"Ari asked me.
"Nah."
"Oh my God, you don't know him talaga? He's famous here in UST. He's a varsity player. Self-made, righteous and laging pinag-aagawan ng mga girl kahet nga mga seniors naten e! Lahat nagakakandarapa sa kanya, manonood pa sila ng laro nya para lang mapansin sila. Kilala din sya sa iba't ibang school here in Manila tas ikaw hindi mo kilala? Huhu" Ari said na parang denidescribe nya ay ideal, no. Perfect man in every girls eyes.
"Pero I don't really know him and I'm not interested, Ari." Ari's eye pitied me.
"Why?"
"I would rather study or read some books in the library." A simply told her.
"You know kasi 'Books before Boys because boy's bring babies' Ari. I want a bright future for me." At saka tinikwas ung ulo ko.
"You're right, hindi ko talaga maiwasan ikwento si Lash Veliam Costa, hindi naman dahil pinsan ko sya-"
"Ms. Gonzales!"
"s-sorry po sir." Ari said shyly. "You can share in the front of the class or how about lets exchange. You'll teach here in the front of the class, deal?"
...
After a long discussion ay lumabas na kame ng room "Kris! Hanapin mo na ung locker mo, p.e. is next we'll wait for you ha?" Ani ni Mia. I nod and waved at them ang biles silang mag bihes, look at me still wondering where part of earth is my locker located.
I'm holding the guide book Ms. Charlotte handed to me. Nakaipet don ung No. ng locker ko, 1892. Aha! Found it!
Naiwang bukas ung locker, hm? I check inside. Andameng gamet, a lots of books, water jug and even a hunging Varsity jacket. Huh?
Lash Costa.
Nakalaga sa likudan ng jacket, why is it here? Familiar ung name.. kinuha ko ung laman at saka ipinatong muna sa taas para ilagay sa loob ang gamit ko
"what the hell are you doing?" tinapik nya ang kamay ko "Don't fucking touch my things, get lost" nawala ako sa timpla ko did he just curse me? I did not do a thing!
"Why would I? This is my locker, you're the one who should get lost. Asshole." At saka kinuha ung ilang gamit ko na nailagay ko sa locker.
"1892, that's my locker. Child," huh?! "Do I look like a Middle schooler?"
"yeah" he glaced at me from head to toe "you're-so-small" nagwawala ang kamao ko gusto ko syang sapakin sa muka. "you're just tall, I'm in the tenth grade mister" he wiped his sweat and said
"I'm your senior pay your respect, and this is my locker. Andyan ang mga gamet ko kita mo naman diba?" and smirked playfully.
I'm out of here nakakairita ang pag mumuka nya. Ibang iba ang ugali nung nakita ko sya sa may park. Maybe kambal nya yon or something hmp, such a jerk. Aalis na sana ako don andame ng mga students ang nakikichismis nakapalibot don mamaya makita ko nalang ang muka ko sa isang malaking bill board kaso-
Nakaapak ako ng balat ng saging habang planong umalis sa lugar na yon akala ko tuluyan akong babagsak pero naramdaman kong, someone held my waist.
"hey your ribs aren't indestructible, be careful." umawang ang bibig nya at malalim akong tinitigan, I can feel my cheeks are already burning. This is literally making me uncomfortable and uneasy huhu
Kaylangan ko bang mag pa-doctor? E wala naman ako sakit sa puso then why is my heart pounding so fast? What did this retarded asshole did to me?
