•One day later•
"Omg! Ang hassle ko kahapon!" sigaw ni Alice while she pulled her hair down to her shoulders.
"Hmm... Is it about dun sa inccident with Ferry nanaman ba?" tanong ni Reece.
"Well yes! Kung di dahil sakanya di ako magpupuyat hanggang 2:00 in the morning!" Alice exclaimed.
"Hahaha! You look haggard nga, maybe you should go back to your dorm room. Papa-excuse nalang kita sa mga sub mo ngayon," Reece gently fixed Alice's hair.
"Dude stop it! People might think of us as a couple," tinabig ni Alice ang hand ni Reece, walang nagawa si Reece kundi magbigay nang di masyadong obvious na sad smile.
REECE'S POV
Hay naku! Failed nanaman ako! Bakit ba? Ang bilis ko siguro kumilos. Baka nafreaked out ko nanaman siya. I'll just wait. Doon naman ako magaling eh.
"Haha! Oo nga. Tara na, magtatime na. Kailangan na natin bumalik sa class natin," I said with a bitter-sweet smile.
"Okie, let's go!" Alice dragged my hand with hers. Kinakabahan ako! Bakit ganito?! Ang lakas ng heart beat ko! Baka manotice niya! I better let go.
"Ugh!" I forced my hand out of hers giving her a little bit of a shock.
"Ok ka lang Reece?" she asked a little bit concerned.
"Ha? Ayy! Oo, mahigpit lang kasi hawak mo eh. Kaya nagulat ako. Sige na, let's go nalang,"
I forced a smile on my face kahit medyo parang kinurot yung puso ko.
Siguro kailangan niya lang ng time. She'll realize. Not now but soon...
~~~~~
•Inside the classroom•
All were staring at Alice when she entered. Still amazed of what she did to Ferry yesterday.
"She's so awesome! She drove Ferry Mcolt out of PU! And, even called Ferry's father just to report!" bulungan ng mga students sa classroom nila.
Alice and Reece sat on their perspective chairs and naghintay for their professor to arrive.
•At the other table•
"Dude, ang galing ni Alice noh? She beat Ferry! Can you imagine that?" Kiosh started complimenting Alice with matching hand gestures.
"Haha! That's no surprise! She's the top 1 of our class, of course that's expected from her," Lloyd smirked.
"Hmm... Sabagay, siya ang first so kailangan meron siyang control dito sa klase natin," Kiosh chuckled.
"Hey Kiosh," tinapik ni Lloyd si Kiosh sa balikat.
"What?" Kiosh turned and looked at Lloyd.
"Wanna bet?" Lloyd asked.
"Oo ba! Tungkol naman saan?" Kiosh proudly raised his eyebrows.
"I bet that kaya kong kunin yung bag ni Alice without her noticing," Lloyd smiled.
"Weh? Oh sige. Pero pagnatalo ka kailangan mong lumuhid sa harap niya at isigaw na mahal mo siya," sabay taas nang isang kilay ni Kiosh.
"Haha! Easy! Pero kapag ako ang nanalo sasabihin mo dun sa katabi ni Alice na si Reece na your a gay and gusto mo siya. Still on?" payabang na sinabi ni Lloyd.
"Sure! Do it now," Kiosh shook hands with Lloyd as a sign of their agreement.
Unti-unting naglakad si Lloyd towards sa bag ni Alice para kunin ito.
"Just a little bit.... Got it!" Nahawakan ni Lloyd ang bag ni Alice pero nanotice niya agad ito.
"What the?! Really Lloyd?! Put that down!" biglang napatayo si Alice because of her shock.
"Haha! No! You'll have to catch me first!" Lloyd put his tongue out and started to run around the classroom.
"You- if a catch you you'll regret it so bad!" Alice chased after Lloyd causing a mess in their room.
All of their classmates stepped aside while the two kept running. Not noticing their professor staring at them.
"Ms. Loreign! Mr. Vissany!" shouted Prof. Bilano.
"Sir?!" both Alice and Lloyd said in chorus and napahinto sila sa pagtakbo.
"Explain to me why you two are running!" Prof. Bilano exclaimed.
"Sir because he-" Alice tried to reason.
"And! Why did you two made such a mess in your classroom?! Are you first graders?! Not knowing what the word discipline is?!" nag-aapoy sa galit si Prof. Bilano na sinigawan sina Alice.
"Sir we know, but-" Lloyd tried to reach out.
"No buts! You two, go to the detention room and write a 500-word essay on your thoughts about the meaning of the word 'discipline'. And! You guys are gonna be marked abscent for the rest of your remaining classes today!" Prof. Bilano explained briefly.
"What?!" both of them shouted.
"Go!" Prof. Bilano pointed the way out.
Naglakad ng magkasabay sina Lloyd and Alice. Parehas tahimik at walang magawa kundi sumunod.
•Walking down the hallway•
ALICE'S POV
Geez! Nadamay nanaman ako! And sino may kasalanan?! This stupid boy! Kung hindi dahil sakanya di ako mapapadala sa detention! I curse you Lloyd Vissany! Na ang babaeng magkakagusto sayo will be the most unlucky person ever!
"Umm.... So... Ano na gagawin natin?" Luh? May gana pa siyang magtanong sakin ah!
"Give me my bag!" sabay hatak ni Alice sa bag niya.
"Uyy, wag ka naman magalit oh. Dare lang naman sakin yun eh. Ayaw ko nga gawin kaso pinilit nila ako," pacute na sinabi ni Lloyd with matching baby eyes.
Ano toh? Nagpapacute pa! Di- di naman siya cute eh. What the flip? No! Hindi siya cute. Self, kalma. Kalma!
"What's that? You-you stop that now!" pautal na sinabi ni Alice habang pinipigil ang blush niya.
Shoot! I need to leave now! Or else iisipin niya na kinikilig ako sakanya! What if sabihin ko na kailangan ko pumunta ng labatory or mauuna na ako sakanya? Nope! Di pwede, iisipin niya na affected ako! So... No!
"Hey," what the?! Is he touching my face?!
"Get off me! You-you-ugh!" I need to run now. Kailangan ko nang mauna. Ok ok run. Just keep walking and he won't notice.
"Hey! Alice! Wait up!" Why the freak is he chasing me?! Ok ok just go faster. Run!
~~~~~
"What's wrong with her?" Lloyd chuckled then tried to catch up with Alice.
BINABASA MO ANG
A Genius' Guide: Falling In Love
Romance"Meet me at the cafeteria," one of the famous girls said to a guy. "No! No! and... No!" Alice shouted. "That's not right!" "What do you know? You can't fall in love anyways," the girl flipped her hair. "Oh we'll see...." Alice smirked....
