A Lousy Geek

Chapter 5

Hindi na ako nagulat nang pagkatapak at pagkatapak ko pa lang sa gate ng school namin ay pinukol na agad ako ng matatalim na tingin ng mga estudyante dito.

For sure it is about the pictures. Hindi na ako magtataka kung nakita nila yun. Maybe someone posted it in our bulletin board?  Or posted it in their social media accounts? I don't care anymore.

Hindi na ako masyadong apektado kagaya kahapon. Im already calm now. But still I cannot help to get iritated with the stares that the students are giving me.

"Did you already see it?"

"See what?"

"The pictures! Drice is kissing her!" halos mag-hysterical na yung babaeng nadaanan ko ng makita nya ako.

Ramdam ko rin ang inis na rumehistro sa mukha nya. Nagkibit balikat ako.Maybe one of the jerk's admirer.

"Avi!" napalinga ako sa kung saan nanggaling ang boses na pinanggalingan nun.

Nagulat ako ng biglang sumulpot si Laura sa harap ko na mukhang sumali ata sa marathon. She's breathing heavily na parang may humahabol sa kanyang multo.

"Avi! Are you okay?"

I look at her confusely...Anong pinagsasabi ng babaeng ito.

"I should be the one asking that Lau. Why are you running?  May humahabol ba sayo?"

Umiling-iling sya sa sinabi ko at bigla nya akong hinila sa kung saan.

"Hey. Where are we going?" inis na tanong ko sa kanya. But instead of answering me ay mas lalo nya pa akong hinila ng mabilis.

We stopped when we reached the garden.

"What the hell Laura?!"

I cannot help but to switch in my bitch mode.

"No. What the hell happened to you? Akala ko ba friends na tayo?"

Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi nya. I have no idea on what she is saying.

"Can you just go get straight to the point?  Hindi ako manghuhula."

She sighed and rolled her eyes at me. Sarap tusukin ng mata nitong babaeng ito.

"Kanina nagkagulo dito sa school. May pictures kasi na kumalat at nakapost sa bulletin board. And you know what is in that pictures?" nang-iintrigang tanong nya.

I grinned. Maybe she thought that I have no idea at all when in fact I already know that this is going to happen in the first place.

"Drice and I kissing. " tamad na sabi ko.

Nanlaki ang mata nya sa sinabi ko at tinakpan nya ng kamay nya ang bibig nya sa gulat. I smirked at her reaction.

"You knew?" di makapaniwalang tanong nya.

Ofcourse I knew. Kahapon pa lang alam ko na ganito ang mangyayari. Not surprising at all.

"Alam mo na and yet you didn't tell me! Isa pa how come Avi? Why are you kissing?! Kayo ba?!"

"No." mabilis na sabi ko. Halos mag-panic na ang boses nya kanina. I don't want her to be like those students who are so nosy and busy chitchating with others life.

"Okay. I won't ask further if that's what you want. "

Napangiti naman ako sa sinabi nya. Mabuti at alam nya.

"But you know what...nagwala si Drice kanina."

Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi nya. At bakit naman sya magwawala? I don't know what is running on his mind. Pagkatapos ng nangyari kagabi ay umuwi na ako ng hindi ko sya pinapansin. I don't want to see him pitying me.