My Name

II

Lord, alam kong minsan lang ako pumupunta sa simbahan pero sana dinggin niyo ang panalangin ko. Lord, magtatanong lang ako. 

"Hoy, Green anong iniisip mo?"

Bakit mo kami ginaganito ni Rise!? 

I opened my eyes and faced him. Nakaharap ang arm chair namin sa isa't-isa. Habang nanginginit na ang mukha ko sa galit, siya naman tuwang-tuwa na Parang siya si Jerry kung saan, sina Tom and Jerry na naghahabulan tapos nabangga na naman si Tom sa pintuan at nagkaroon ng malaking bukol sa mukha.

He looks so amused at my agony.

Eh kasi si Miss! She gave us a project. Dapat kaming mamili ng mga theories sa psychology tapos mag-i-interview kami ng at least limang tao as well as recording a video of the interviews. Then we need to create an overall summary about it. 

What's worse is that dahil topakin din si Miss, she decided to pair the ones na hindi nagkakasundo. Para challenge daw, which leads to this situation. And we need to pass this next week.

Yes, pair kami ni Sun Rise and we're having a project. Isn't that just amazing? Please note the sarcasm here. 

I tried to say no. He also tried to say no. We both disagree with each other, but it gave more reason na maging partners kami. 

"Hoyyy..." 

I sighed. "Ano ba?" 

"Let's create a plan." He stated. "It needs to be passed next week, we need to finish it immediately. We should not depend on the deadline, especially Midterms na rin next week." 

I nodded. "It's better para di ko na makita ang pagmumukha mo." 

"Oo nga. Baka mainlove ka pa lalo." 

"Nagsalita na ang nahulog sa'kin." 

Tumawa siya ng malakas. Napansin tuloy kami ni Miss. I rolled my eyes and kinuha ang notebook ko.

"So what's the theory. May naisip ka na?" 

"Any theories lang di ba? So there's no need to choose the major ones since dapat tayong magmadali. Dapat rin patok sa masa ang topic natin." 

"So, what is it?" 

He smiled. "Triangular Theory of Love." 

"What!?" 

"What? Its perfect especially this time of day where the youth always think about love. Let us ask them about their love life, and which of the three aspects of love ang pinaka-importante para sa kanila and why." He explained. 

"Wala bang iba?"

"Ayan ka kasi, eh. Nasa harap mo na nga, naghahanap ka pa rin ng iba." 

"I'm creating options here."

"Kasi para sa'yo option lang. Di mo pinipili."

"What's your problem? It's only logical to create a plan B, C, D and more." 

"We don't have much time. Ganiyan ka na ba ka-bitter sa pag-ibig na pating project ayaw mo? What's your problem in love?"

I bit my lip.

"Oh, di ba natahimik ka? Then it's settled." He leaned on the backrest. I sighed. Damn, talo na naman ako. 

"Okay fine. We need 5 people. Luckily, I know five people with the same age as us. If it's alright, we can interview my squad." I'm not sure about this pero nagmamadali kami. We don't have time para maghanap ng iba pang mga tao. I opened my notebook and started making notes about our plan, and then continued speaking.