School Year

Chapter 12

"Steph!"

It's Nich's Voice.

"Nooooooo! Nich don't come in!!! Or you'll die!!!" I shout at him before he can peek in the door.

"Huh? W-What happened?" he hurriedly opens the door wide. Then we just stare for a million minutes!

"Uhhh..." his jaw drops while I wince. I feel my cheeks became hot and turn red as tomatoes.

A few minutes later... He LAUGHS so HARD.

I get a pillow and throw him as hard as I can.

"Ouch!" he backs to reality.

"GET OUT!" I shouted at him.

He picks up the pillow I threw to her and hug it.

"I said get out you pervert!"

"Fine," he sighed. Ah parang gusto niya pa ah?! He lazily walk out and I hurriedly shut the door. I lean against the door and I realize the window is still open.

Ugh!? Stupid of me! Stupid! Stupid!

I hurriedly put on my clothes and shoes and my phone in my pink bag. I close the window before I went down. What will I just tell him?

I saw my parents and Nich's family downstairs. It will be so embarrassed if he tell our parents and I'll sure to kill him.

"Oh, nandiyan ka na pala iha. We're waiting for you. And your act last night is really good. Why didn't you come back?" Tita Nicole Greeted me.

Oh, I almost forgot what happened last night. I look at Nich but he avoided my gaze. Signs of Guilt? Maybe. Then I looked at Dad. He also look at the other side. Maybe he felt sorry slapping me last night.

"Maybe we should go? Mahaba ang biyahe natin papuntang Calasiao Church." Tita Nicole said.

???

"As in Pangasinan? Why would we need to go all the way there just to attend mass?" I curiously asked.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you. Your cousin's sister is going to have her Baptist... Oh, and that cousin is Nich's best friend so they are coming with us." my mom explained.

"Ahh, Baby Erica? Emanuel's sister?"

My mom nodded.

Okay.

We go to the van and Nich's Family driver is the one going to drive. Yung Dad ni Nich ay nasa harap tabi ng driver. Habang sila Tita Nicole at Mom naman ay magkatabi at nag-uusap sila ngayon. Tabi rin nila mom si Dad reading newspaper. And No, di ko katabi si Nich. I requested it nasa pinaka likod siya ngayon ng van kasama yung mga gamit nila na hindi ko alam para saan.

Pero kahit hindi ko katabi si Nich, nang-iinis pa rin siya sa akin.

It's been 1 hour nasa biyahe pa rin kami. Well, malayo naman talaga ang Pangasinan. Our parents are already asleep. Kaming dalawa nalang ni Nich ang gising. I get my phone and earphones and watch detective Conan.

I'm on Episode 715 😅.

Nasa Climax na yung story, kung saan i-rereveal na nila yung May Kasalanan nang tanggalin ni Nich yung earphones ko.

I turned to him and I caught him smirking. Ugh! Like his saying what happened earlier.

"Don't worry I'm not perverted as you thought." I feel my cheeks turned red. He laughs in-low voice.

Tsk. I'll kill him or kill him?

"Do you wanna die?" I rolled my eyes yet he still smiles. "And who said you can enter in my room not knocking first?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Nah-ah I knock. It's your fault because you don't lock the door." he put his chin on the backrest.

I rolled my eyes once again.

"Well, I didn't respond at your knock. And I even stopped you. Didn't you heard I shout?"

His smirk still on his face, "Well, don't worry. I've already seen you naked before right?"

What?! My eyes widened and my jaw drop.

"Pervert Pervert!!!" dahil dun nagising ng parents naming.

"Steph? Who's a pervert" My mom asked.

"Nich?! Did you do something to Steph? You will sure to be grounded young boy!" his mom asked.

I looked at Nich. He raised his shoulders, "Mom, I don't know what she's shouting about. She's just sleeping their when she shouts Pervert. And definitely, I'm not a pervert."

"Ugh... I just have a nightmare," I said when they look to me.

"Okay, mahaba pa
ang biyahe natin maybe you two should take a nap." Nich's Dad said.

Nich and I nodded.

Our parents back to sleep. I looked at Nich once again and to my surprised, he fell asleep. But what he said earlier made me uncomfortable.

"Well, don't worry. I've already seen you naked before right?"

It played to my head. It's not what you're thinking. That Jerk.

I put my phone and earphones in my bag. And decided to take a nap. It's better to sleep than to think of Nich's word.

~

I wake up in the vibration of ny phone. It seems someone chat me. Di ko kaninan namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako. I looked at Steph. She had a hard time having a comfortable sleep. The car stopped when as the light tirn red.

I quickly go to Steph's seat and put her head over my shoulder. Well, I want to see her sleep comfortably over my shoulder. Maybe you can call it best friend duty.

About what I said earlier, "Well, don't worry. I've already seen you naked before right?"

I meant by that is when our Mom's have a swimming party, Steph wore a cute little two-piece swimsuit. And after that, we go bath together. Well, that's when we are only 5 years old of course. She is not that careless. Except earlier. Maybe she really worried about last night.

And I wish I can apologize to her. Steph did many sacrifices for me. But I didn't still thank her.

I'm sorry and thank you, Steph.