"Miss Silva! Are you listening?!"
Agad akong napatayo nang biglang sumigaw yung teacher namin. Hindi ko namalayan na nakatunganga na pala ako the whole class. My classmates started laughing, pointed their fingers at me. In an instant my face is as red as a tomato.
"Sorry Ma'am," paumanhin ko at umupo ulit.
Nagpatuloy lang sa pagdiscuss yung teacher namin. Pinili kong makinig pero parang ayaw ng utak ko. I'm bothered. Hindi ako makakapag-focus dahil sa black letter na yun. I feel like there's something about that simple message.
Legacy? Was it referring to me?
"Class dismissed!"
Lumabas na yung teacher namin at isa-isa ko naman linigpit yung mga gamit ko. I took my bag and went out the room. Nakita ko sa di kalayuan si Anna na nakasandal habang nasa tenga yung earphones niya.
"Let's go!" I poked her. Tinanggal niya naman yung earphones niya sa tenga at inakbayan ako.
"So, where are the letters?"
"Nasa locker pa," walang gana kong sagot. Huminto siya sa paglalakad kaya napahinto din ako.
"Is something wrong?" she asked. Nagdadalawa pa akong sumagot pero mas pinili kong sabihin kung ano yung bumabagabag sa akin.
"You know that I receive love letters from strangers, right?"
"Every single day, yeah. Bakit? Are you tired of receiving them? Do you want it to stop?" she asked.
"No. Hindi. Hindi naman siya issue sa akin. But I received this very suspicious black paper--"
"Black paper?" Anna's eyebrows met. Parang hindi niya ito inaasahan.
"Yeah."
All of the sudden, biglang nanlaki yung mga mata niya.
"Sh*t! Anong nakalagay?" She asked.
"Just a poem. Why?" I replied.
Hinilamos niya ang kanyang mukha gamit ang kanyang mga kamay. Huminga muna siya ng malalim bago ako hinarap. When our eyes met, I see a different Anna. Her eyes were full of seriousness. Parang nagbagong-anyo siya.
"Where is the letter?"
"Nasa bag. Bakit?"
"Listen Via," she paused as she put both of her hands on my shoulders. Hindi na niya ako tinatawag gamit yung friendship endearment namin. Kapag tinawag na niya ako ng Via, it means that she's dead serious. "Uuwi tayo ngayon. Since wala tayong driver, maglalakad tayo pauwi. Give me a favor to not look back while we're walking. Can you do that for me?"
BINABASA MO ANG
The Legacy (COMPLETED)
Teen FictionI thought I was the type of girl perfectly described as a beautiful garden on a hillside next to the sunset. The type where I bloom everyday with peace and elegance. But, boy am I wrong. The thought of me being fragile is so far from me being a bloo...
