In Love With The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 10

#ILWTG10 Chapter 10

"You're not wearing the one that I gave you," Yago said with that annoying grin on his face. Mabuti na lang wala pang masyadong tao sa classroom. I raised my middle finger tapos sobrang lakas ng tawa niya.

"You ass!" sabi ko sabay hampas sa kanya.

"What? I was just being helpful!"

"Ugh! Bwisit ka talaga!" sigaw ko habang patuloy na pinaghahampas siya. Sobrang annoying talaga ni Yago! I felt like dahil wala siyang girlfriend, sa pang-iinis sa akin siya kumukuha ng satisfaction! At ako naman 'tong pikon, laging mabilis maasar!

"D'yan ka ba uupo?"

Napa-tigil ako sa paghampas kay Yago nang marinig ko iyong boses ni Jax. He was looking at us while his bag was strapped on his shoulder. May hawak din siyang sandwich. Seriously?

"Di pa ako tapos sa 'yo," I told Yago, glaring at him. He only just laughed at me. May araw ka rin sa akin, Ysmael Agosto. Sinasabi ko sa 'yo.

Bumalik na ako sa pwesto ko. I was thankfully seated far from Yago kaya magkakaroon ako ng peace and quiet ngayon. Tahimik lang kasi si Cha. She's okay naman. Nagsasalita naman kapag kinakausap ko, though hindi siya iyong madaldal talaga. She's more on the serious side. Para siyang babaeng version ni Jax.

I did a quick scan on my notes at napatayo lang ako nang bumukas ang pinto at pumasok si Atty. Santillan. Sobrang unpredictable kasi niya if papasok siya o hindi. Mostly, hindi siya pumapasok... but if he comes into class, isa lang ang ibig sabihin nito.

"Floresca."

Fuck! Una talaga?!

Nanginginig ang tuhod ko habang naka-tayo ako. I kept my breathing even, my face neutral. Yago said that professors could smell fear... kapag ramdam nila na hindi ka handa, mas lalo silang magtatanong ng mga out of this world na bagay.

And I believe Yago, because believe it or not, that asshole can lie his way through recits. It's amazing and appalling at the same time.

"Suppose President X, president of State Y, made a unilateral declaration that he will prioritize citizens of State Z to be the workers of the construction of a dam in State Y. Is there a violation? Decide on the basis of the 1987 Constitution," he said.

I held my own hand. Pinanatili kong kalmado ang mukha ko habang mabilis kong inaalala kung ano ang applicable sa tinanong niya na provision. I knew this. I knew I knew this. I memorized the provisions last week pa, and I memorized again last night.

"In the case at hand," I said, begging myself to calm down. I knew this. I got this. "President X violated Article XII, Sec 12 of the 1987 Constitution which states that 'The State shall promote the preferential use of Filipino labor, domestic materials, and locally produced goods, and adopt measures that help make them competitive.' Given this, there is a constitutional violation for President X is constitutionally bound to give preferential treatment to the use of Filipino labor, or in this case, the citizens of State Y."

My whole body was shaking from the inside.

But I did good.

I knew I did good... especially when I could see Yago grinning at me and showing me his thumbs up. He was even mouthing 'nice.'

"Viste," Atty. Santillan called as he wrote my grade on my index card. Mabilis na tumayo si Cha sa tabi ko.

Habul-habol ko ang hininga ko nang maramdaman ko iyong upuan. Shit. That's my only recit for midterms. Sana okay iyong grade. 5 units ang Constitutional Law I. I needed this grade badly.