Once upon a Dream

SEVEN

KEITH'S POV

Naalimpungatan ako ng naramdaman ko ang sinag ng araw. Got to go to school.

"Good Morning Hectorians!" The headmistress greeted everyone in this campus with a smile.

"It's the 3rd day of the Intramurals, this day Board games will be played. Ngayon din yung Academic Contest!" Marami pa siyang sinabi pero di ko yun inintindi. Im just wasting my time.

"May I hear the growl of the Golden Lions?" Nagsigawan naman yung team ng Golden Lions.

"Blue Whales!" That's our team. Lahat ng nakapaligid sakin ay sumigaw well, except for me.

"Red Bulls!" They did the same thing too.

I was on my way to the library when someone blocked my way.

"Keith, mabuti naman at naabutan kita!" Nakangiting sabi ni Rose, classmate ko. Di ko maitatawag na kaibigan ko siya. Pero parang ganun na nga.

"Uh? Why?"

"Viral yung picture niyo sa Marriage Booth! Eto o." She handed me a school paper. It said:

'Alonzo and Dela Franca wedding'

Napamura ako nang mabasa iyon. Fuck this can't be.

"Sino ang may gawa neto?" Mahinahon pero may bakas na galit kong sabi.

I immediately got into the Journalist's club.

"Fuck that school paper! Undo this as soon as possible." Inis kong sabi at malakas na inihampas ang mesa ng lalaking nakatalikod at nakaupo sa swivel chair. Alam kong siya ang may kapakanan ng lahat ng 'to siya lang naman ang Editor-in-Chief!

"Ms. Dela Franca." He then turned his swivel chair and look at me with a bored look.

"Undo this." Padabog kong inilapag ang newspaper sa mesa niya.

"I won't." Aba nagmamatigas pa!

"What the hell?!" Napatingin ang iba pang officers samin. The hell I care? basta ayaw ko lang talagang makita ang ganitong balita na magkakalat sa buong campus.

"Yes. What the hell. It has been published all over the campus. No undo, No redo." He smiled, and it was teasing me. Damn it! wala pala akong mapapala dito.

Inis akong tumalikod. Bungad! Hays. May sinong bumangga sakin habang papalabas dito.

"Fuck!" Mura ko. It was Kyro.

"Ano ba?!" Inis na tanong ko imbes na sagutin niya ko or whatsoever ay tinitigan lang ako nito.

"Tss. Weirdo." Inis na sabi ko at nagsimulang naglakad palayo. Nasa isip ko pa rin ang nakakalokong ngiti ng Editor-in-chief na yun.

May araw ka din sakin Charles.

KYRO'S POV

Di ko sinasadyang mabanggaan si Keith kanina. Halata ang galit sa mukha niya. Parang araw araw naman siya nagsusungit e.

"Charles." Umupo ako sa harapan ng mesa niya at tinitigan siya ng seryoso. "What was that paper all about?"

"Uh, let's just say it's my ship." He grinned. Ever since kahapon I find Charles more happy. Di ko alam kung bakit.

"Your ship? You mean shiniship mo ako dun kay Keith?" Kunot noong sabi ko.

"Relax. It's just a paper. Just a report about the booths." Paliwanag niya. I sighed and walked away from their club.