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I let out a big yawn.
"Mr. Pavor, can you please show some respect. Nasa harap mo na ang Principal!"
"Oh Miss Guidance Counselor, pwede ho bang 'wag kayong sumigaw at kagigising lang nitong anghel niyo. Ayan ka nanaman oh, sabik na sabik na makausap ako" pabiro kong sagot.
"You— brat-!" naputol yung sasabihin ni Miss GC.
"Mr. Nikko Pavor, you slept the whole morning at nagawa mo pang taasan ng boses yung subject teacher mo nung nagising ka. Do you seriously want to get held back a year when you're supposed to graduate junior high school this month?" sabi ng Principal after stopping Miss GC na balak yata akong tampalin ng hawak niyang pink na clipboard.
I sighed.
"Hay nako... Kaya single ka pa rin Ma'am eh. Hanggang ngayon ba naman nandyan pa yang Hello Kitty sticker sa clipboard mo," sabi ko sabay turo sa likod ng clipboard ni Miss GC.
"Nikko, hindi 'to biro. If this issue doesn't get resolved, you'll be suspended for another week. By then your school attendance won't even make it to the required number kahit magklase ka pa during weekends," the principal said in a convincing tone.
I rolled my eyes.
"Ho? Alam mo po kase Ma'am, sa pagka-Grade 10 ko hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang beses kong nakaharap yang clipboard na yan... Eh... Tagal na rin pong di ko nakita si pinkahallic Miss GC, namiss ko lang po siguro." sagot kong may kasamang awkward na ngiti.
"That's the point," sumingit si Miss GC at huminga ng malalim.
"You were supposed to meet me during your last suspension for counseling, pero ano? Natapos na yung 1 week suspension mo pero hindi ka pumasok for almost two weeks then you finally came back! And now what? Another record for my PINK clipboard na may HELLO KITTY STICKER!"
Woah. Miss GC actually lost it.
Pinalabas muna ako ng Principal. But guess what? I'm going home. Boring kaya dun, I was seeing Miss GC as she cried through the translucent windows of the principal's office.
"Hindi naman siya ganyan dati eh, ano bang nangyari sa batang yan..."
That sentence followed by the sound of Maam GC weeping were the last things I heard as I left the office.
Yeah, as if you actually care about me.
I sighed.
After that thing, tsk.
Three weeks...
Suddenly, I heard a sweet voice a few meters behind me,
"Heyyy~"
I looked back and saw her gentle smile.
A girl of average height, slightly fair skin and long wavy hair. I'll say this kahit parang exaggerated. Of all the people I have met, siya pa rin ang may pinakamaamong mukha.
"Stupid motherf*cking cousin, ano nanamang kagaguhan ang ginawa mo~?" sabi niya nung nakahabol na siya sakin.
'Di man kapani-paniwala, she said that to me with an angelic smile.
Wao. Innocent-looking girls are to be feared. Can't believe we're blood-related...
Chos, demonyo din pala ako. Di ko lang tinatago.
I just stared at her pero 'di nawala yung ngiti niya.
"I wanna go to number 15!" masigla niyang saad na kasabay ng pagtaas ng kamay niya na akala mo gustong magrecite sa klase.
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