•His Stare 06•🖤
The teacher is lecturing in front and I am busy taking notes. I am really focused when it comes to this. I love studying. I love school.
"Psst.."
"Psst.."
Luminga-linga ako upang makita kung sino ba 'tong sumisitsit sa akin.
Nakita ko sa hindi kalayuan si Epriel. Nakangisi sila nila Marycar and Jhea. Dahil sa paglingon ko, napalingon din si Johayra sa tinitignan ko, they were smirking.
"What's wrong with them?" nababahala kong tanong kay Johayra. Kagat-kagat ang ballpen ko.
"Don't mind them," kibit-balikat ni Johayra.
I also saw them signaling something to Genevieve. Genevieve had this puckish forehead na parang hindi niya naiintindihan. Kalaunan ay nakita kong napangiti siya at tumingin sa direksyon ko.
Umirap lang ako at ipinagpatuloy ang pagte-take notes. Ako na naman ang pinagtri-tripan ng mga 'to.
Argh. They're making me feel curious.
Tinawag pa ni Ma'am si Epriel dahil sa napalakas ang hagikhik niya. She didn't even mind. She's wearing her wide grin showing how go-lucky she is.
What is it? Looked like it is something interesting.
I opened the window beside me kasi nasa may bintana ako. Just to check if the rain was still bad. Sumalubong sa akin ang lamig. Ang lamig ng titig niya sa akin.
Nanatili ang ballpen ko sa labi ko habang hindi ko nabibitawan ang tinginan naming dalawa.
He looked directly into my eyes, like expecting to see only him. Him and him. May dala siyang maraming libro na hula ko ay inutos sa kaniya ng teacher nila.
Mabilis niyang iniwas ang tingin at dumiretso na kaagad sa classroom nila na katabi namin.
I was still in dazed because of his stare. How can he looked at me that way?
"Na ano ka?" nagtatakang tanong ni Johayra sa akin.
"Nothing," sagot ko at isinarado na ang bintana at nagfocus sa pakikinig. Hindi rin nakaligtas sa akin ang mga tinginan ng mga kaibigan ko. I can feel the turmoil in my stomach because of what they are doing. They made me curious. These girls!
"Ano? Sa bahay mo na lang ba gagawin ang GenMath? Ang dami ng kailangan nating sagutan," ang sabi ni Johayra patungkol sa next subject namin.
I was busy staring at my notes while she's packing her things up.
"Kasi ako sa bahay na lang siguro ako. May book naman," she told me while staring.
"Yeah. Sa bahay na rin lang ako," tamad na sagot ko at ginawang unan ang braso ko. Argh, the weather wants me to go to my comfy bed and put my comforter to my whole body, with a sweet melody in the background and doze myself to sleep. The idea wants me scold myself. Iniinggit ko pa yata ang sarili ko.
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