AS I WALK on the corridor, I noticed my classmates are busy doing something outside the room.
"Anong meron?" Tanong ko nung nakalapit na ako sakanila.
"Arts Beh." Winter answered.
"Ayy, okay akala ko kung ano na. Thanks." I smiled at her and I entered the room. The tables and chairs are already fixed at the back part of the room, this is the usual arrangement of the chairs and tables pag may group presentations. Ngayon kasi, our intructor assigned us to have a variety show about greek and roman arts.
"Tapos na kayong magpresent?" Olly asked. He's my seatmate for our art class.
"Yes, last week pa. Second presentor kami." I answered with a smile. He's absent during our presentation. Halos palagi naman eh. Basta minor, balewala kasi sakanya.
"Okay class, keep quiet. Group presentor, start performing." The first presentor for today is the group of Kobe. I was looking at them when my gaze was set on Koko, and to my surprise, he is also looking at me. And when he caught my gaze, he winked at me.
"Ang landi mo." I mouthed at him, but he just smiled at me.
"Good Morning mga ka-diyosahan!!" Sheena said-the acting host for their variety show.
Their show mimics the show of Vice Ganda which is the GGV (gandang gabi vice) wherein, the show has a special guest/s. One of the guests is Kobe, they are acting as if they are vloggers who are knowledgeable about Greece and the greek arts. The flow of the show is just a Q and A in a humoruos way.
"Hindi ba't kasing ganda ko ang mga arts na nakita ninyo mga ka-diyosahan." Sheena said. And everyone in the room laughed at her.
"Pero, dahil hanggang doon nalang ay kailangan na nating tapusin ang pagkukunwaring ito." She emoted. And everyone said 'Oww'.
"That's all ebribadi. My vlogger guests, may mga gusto po ba kayong batiin?" She asked.
"Binabati ko nga po pala." When I heard someone to talk, I raised my head and confirmed, its Kobe.
"Yung misis ko, hi Courtney. Uwi ka ng maaga mamaya, hindi na ko galit." He is smirking while saying those with his eyes settled on me.
And with that, my classmates yell and my heart goes with the noise of the class.
I can't breath. Heart, wag namang ganyan.
After he said those words. I just rest my head on my table and tried my best na piliting walang pakealam lang.
"Okay class, stop the noise. Next group."
For the remaining presentations, I just take a nap. Dahil kung iisipin ko lang yung nangyari awhile ago, baka di ko na ma-manage yung mararamdaman ko.
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AS WE enter the room, my classmates are already seated by group. Group activity again. Basta talaga Minor subjects, napakahilig ng instructors namin na magpagroup activity or reporting.
Napansin kong occupied na yung usual spot na inuupuan ko kapag group activity, at wala na ring any vacant chair sa group namin. Kaya tumabi nalang ako sa group nila Leighra, magkadikit lang naman yung group namin medyo nasa harapan lang sila.
"Courtney, bakit ka nandyan?" Biglang sabi ni Kobe nung nakaupo na ako. I remember na magkagroup pala kami.
"Wala ng vacant chair diyan." I said while looking at him.
"Bitter ka lang eh." Wow, bitter agad?
"Ko, magkaiba ang bitter sa wala lang talaga akong pake kung san ako uupo." Mahinahong sabi ko, but those words is enough for him to shut up. Buti nalang talaga wala ng nagcomment pa na kaklase namin. After that, I just face infront because the group reporter is about to start.
"Nice one Coco." Leighra suddenly said at nag-hi five pa kami na sure akong nakita nila Kobe.
When the reporter started to report, all of us kept quiet and listened to the reporter.
"Class, the quiz will be per group." Our instructor said after the reporting. Kaya tumayo na ako at kinuha ko na rin yung chair na inupuan ko.
"I'll carry it for you." Nasa harapan ko na pala si Kobe. Hinayaan ko nalang na kunin niya sa kamay ko yung chair. Medyo stiff siya ngayon, mukhang medyo nagtatampo pero obvious na di naman niya ako matitiis.
The quiz started, and all of us tried our best to understand the question. Buti nalang kahit papaano ay alam namin ang isasagot.
"Gusto mo ng autograph ko? Pirmahan kita." Demi said, she's one of our groupmates. She asked that question to Koko, I notice that she is the usual girl who is close to every guys, I'm not saying that she's a flirt. No comment nalang ako.
"Okay." Koko said with a smile, on the other hand, Koko's the nice guy type. Friendly to everyone, but there's some point na ang landi na. Not only to me, but with some of the girls in the class.
Demi signed just below Koko's shoulder.
"Courtney, you can put a signature in any part of my body, para malaman ng iba na sayo ako." I looked at him.
"Yun oh!! Koko for the win." Andrei said in a not so loud voice. Buti nalang at medyo maingay sa room, kaya may sari-sarili silang mundo.
"Sige na Coco, put a signature on him." Berry said to me and put a pen on my hand.
"Nope, I know that you're not mine." Biglang sabi ko. And then I realized ano yon? Kung ano-anong sinasabi.
"Don't mind it. Kalimutan niyo nalang na sinabi ko." I said when I noticed that all their eyes are looking at me. Medyo awkward teh, di ako sanay.
"Pero C, bet mo ba?" Berry said while pointing Kobe.
"Nope." Labas sa ilong na sagot ko. Alanganamang sabihin ko na yes, edi nagmukha pa akong t*nga sa harapan nila. Hindi ko na hinintay na magviolent reaction sila. Tumayo na ako dala ang bag ko, dahil napansin kong nakalabas na pala yung instructor namin.
What I feel for him, saakin nalang yon. No one needs to know that slowly by slowly, I am falling for him.
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NCM102, our subject for our Return Demonstration. All of us are walking in a fast pace, sa kabilang building pa kasi yung klase namin at medyo nag-overtime pa yung last instructor namin kanina. So everyone are rushing to our next class.
"Kobe, bakit hindi mo manlang sabayan yung misis mo?" Dale said (he's one of Kobe's troops) halos magkakasabay na pala kaming naglalakad.
"LQ kami tsong." He answered without looking at me at mas binilisan pang maglakad.
Ouch
"Anyare teh?" Leighra asked, she is with me.
"Malaysia Pakistan." I answered.
"Huh? What are you saying?" Nakakunot-noong tanong niya.
"Malay ko at wala akong Pakealam." Kibit balikat kong sagot.
"Let's go na teh, where getting late already." Sabi ko at halos takbuhin na namin, buti nalang at malapit-lapit na kami sa room.
HABANG naglalakad kami ni Leighra palabas ng gate, we saw Kobe with Louise (mukhang ihahatid pa ni kuya si ateng ah), and I suddenly realized that after the flirting moment inside the classroom, whatever happened in there will always stay there.
Kasi at the end of the day, iba pa rin yung babaeng gusto niya at panandaliang landian lang ang namamagitan at mamagitan sa aming dalawa.
