"Ang daming activity ngayong December," sabi ni Kevin.
I nodded. "Nakakatamad."
"But hey, this means malapit na ang Christmas vacation! Yes!" sabi ni Karen.
Ice is not speaking. Palagi naman.
It's been months, nakapag adjust na ang kambal. No signs of Mark. Or Rain. Pero malakas talaga ang hinala naming magkasama sila. I wonder what happened...
"Field trip, Christmas party, exams, ah! Super jampacked month!" sabi ni Kevin. "Teka.. sasama ba kayo sa fieldtrip?"
"No," Ice said.
"Ha?" sabi ko. It's gonna be our first field trip together, tapos hindi siya sasama?
"Wala naman akong mapapala eh," sabi niya.
"But it's fun," sabi ni Kevin.
"You're so uptight, edi kung ayaw mo, wag! Masosolo ko si Troy," Karen said.
"It's Allen!" she said. "Fine, I'll come!"
I smiled.
"Threatened ka yata masyado sa 'kin? And don't you trust your boyfriend?"
"I am, kasi you're a flirt. I trust him, but I don't trust you," she said sharply.
"Woah, watch your words, missy," she said.
"I am, and you should too. I thought I made it clear which is mine. Stay away from my Troy," Ice said.
Lalong lumawak ang ngiti ko. Sa'yo lang naman ako, Ice, wag ka mag alala.
Lagi silang ganyan. Aso't pusa. Si Kevin, dati, nanaway pa, pero, nagsawa rin. Grabe kasi magsalit 'tong dalawa, harsh kung harsh. But at the end of the day, magkaibigan pa rin sila.
Come to think of it, nang aaway lang naman si Ice kapag ako na ang pinaguusapan. Hehe.
"Saan daw ba ang field trip?" I asked.
"Sa Subic," sabi ni Kevin. "Overnight, actually. Umaga, pupunta tayo sa various museums, tapos sa gabi, midnight safari sa Zoobic Safari, sayang di natuloy 'yung planong camping."
"Camping.. ugh," sabi ni Karen.
"We can creat smores pa naman sana," Ice said.
"Smores? Omg! Tapos we'll put nutella on it!"
"Then gawin 'tong filling sa crackers," Ice said.
Ang bipolar nila pareho. Ganyan. Magaaway. Magkakasundo. Tapos magaaway ulit. Nagkakasundo talaga sila when it comes to food.. and books. Mahilig magbasa si Karen- romance nga lang. Pero nahihilig rin si Ice. Basta libro.
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5 am kami umalis sa school. Magkakalapit lang kami ng upuan sa bus. Si Ice at Karen magkatabi, kami naman ni Kevin. Nasa harap namin sila.
"Don't sleep on my shoulders! Agh! You're so heavy!" Ice said.
"Ano ba Ice, ang arte mo! I want to sleep!" sabi naman ni Karen.
"Not on my shoulders!"
"Eh!"
Nag away sila pero sa huli si Karen ang nanalo.
"So annoying..." Ice said.
"Ang cute niyo kaya, bestfriends!" I teased.
"Shut up, Troy!"
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Nung nakarating kami sa Subic, sobrang gulo ng klase namin. Tsaka kaunti lang kami. Hindi kasi sabay sabay ang field trip ng lahat ng levels. Ngayon, mula sophomores hanggang seniors lang.
