In Between (SC, #4)

Kabanata 24

Kabanata 24

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The gala ban is officially lifted. No one even dare or intefere regarding who the are suspects for our ban. Aniya, ang mahalaga ay pwede na kaming gumala. Walang araw na hindi tumutunog ang notifications 'ko sa Messenger or mga SMS para sa mga suggestion nila kung saan kami pwedeng pumunta sa December. The girls want to go to the San Rafael. That includes me because marami ang nagsasabi na mala-Bali raw. Sa mga blog review na nakikita 'ko sa internet, ang gaganda lahat ng kuha ng mga taong pumunta roon. The boys desire to go to Pansol, the official slash the capital outing of the Philippines.

I didn't know how many times we rolled our eyes in the group chat. Kami-kaming mga babaeng magpipinsan, even ate Kelly and ate Helena ganoon din ang reaksyon. Ang sabihin lang nila, gusto lang nilang videoke at uminom. Aba, hindi pa ba nila nagagawa dito iyon? Sa bahay nga lang namin pwede na gamitin ang videoke. Naku, alam 'ko ng mga rasonan nila!

The second semester already started. The first day was easy and fine. Ang tanging pinagdiskuyunan lamang ay ang course syllabus. The following days were, I don't even know how to describe it, Programming 2 already gave me a heartbreak. Unang linggo ay may case study kaagad na sinabi. Plus, another one, a minor task that needed to finish that week. Actually, the case study is advance like we need to finish the whole course for us to understand. Ang gusto lamang ni Prof. Candelaria ay mag-advance reading kami tungkol sa Java. She wants us to know her subject matter kaya ganoon na lamang ang kaaga ang case study a.k.a ang isa sa mga final projects. The other one is to follow. Aniya, one of these days or probably the end. She doesn't know yet daw.

Kaya ganoon na lamang ng pursigi 'ko na magbasa-basa kahit papaano. Hot sunny Saturday, I started to download about Java books that are free in the internet. But unfortunately, even how many pdfs I downloaded, kahit isang page doon hindi 'ko binuklat. Because my cousins are one hell devils. Walang araw sa weekend na hindi kami tambay sa Le Pher. Ang mga lalaki nanatili hanggang madaling araw para sa bar naman para sa inuman. Their lungs are really burned out right now. Even Jayden, minsan nakikisabay kapag hindi inaabala ng kanyang pag-aaral!

All I could do is to shake my head. These are my cousins!

I should just really focus on my subjects this semester. It is more hell version of the first semester. Ilang beses na 'kong nag-ra-rant sa mga babae 'kong pinsan tungkol dito. Ate Helena advised me to take it slow and learn surely para hindi ako ma-frustrate. Same with ate Kelly, ganoon din ang sinabi. Both of them have works na kaya mas may alam siguro sila dahil nakatapos na sila ng kolehiyo.

Cold late November wind blew from the window. Ang kurtina ay hinangin pati na rin ang modules sa ibabaw ng mesa. Napairap ako sa dahilang kailangan 'ko pang tumayo sa aking kinauupuan para isara iyon. Abala pa sa aking pag-po-program!

I groaned out loud.

I stomped my feet as furious I am. Ilang beses umere ang irap sa akin hanggang sa tumayo rin ako. Napagulo ako ng buhok nang isasara 'ko na sana ang bintana. However, I stopped moving but only cocked an eyebrow. My eyes glowered automatically because of the familiar face. Though he has shades on. He made himself drunk his Friday night away. Probably! Magulo ang buhok maari dahil ilang beses niyang sinuklay iyon gamit ang mga daliri.

It is Satan. At their balcony, chilling. Nakasalo sa palad ang baba habang hindi magkamayaw ang ngisi. His smirk is mocking the hell out of me. Kahit sa kalayuan ng mansyon nila dito sa bahay namin ay kitang-kita 'ko pa rin ang pang-aasar niya. He raised his arm and slowly waved. Ngumuso at napailing lamang pagkatapos.

"Go to hell," I muttered under my breath. I'd bet he won't he even see the action of my mouth.

My chest never felt guilty after all. Not until I saw his grin went bigger than usual. Lumipad ang palad niya sa kanyang dibdib. Genesis shook his head and curved his lips downward soon after. I raised my fist and slowly gave him my middle finger. He clutched his shirt even more, feigning the invisible pain I am giving. Dinagdagan 'ko pa ng isang gitnang daliri ang responde 'ko. But before he could take his glasses off him, I closed the window.