Ang Manika ni Lola (Ongoing)

CHAPTER 2

ENCOUNTER
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Natalia's POV

The bell rang, an indication that our classes are done, I can now go home and sleep peacefully on my comfy and soft king sized bed filled with fluffy stuff toys

Subalit hindi ako mapakali, I can't grasp the feeling why my heart is pounding. Why am I feeling this?

This feeling-a bad feeling that something big is gonna happen. I tried to calm my self and paulit-ulit kong sinasabi sa sarili ko na 'I'm just being paranoid'. But, unfortunately it didn't work.

Hinintay naming maka-alis ang iba naming kaklase na lumabas, dahil ayaw naming makipagsiksikan. Some of the girls' skirt flew because of the strong wind. Nagtilian ang mga ito may makita pa akong naka-panty lang at walang suot na short or cycling. Napa-iling na lamang ako.

Girls nowadays.

Nang kaming dalawa na lamang ay sabay kaming lumabas ng classroom ni Chelsea, but we were stopped widway at the door.

There stood a girl with a petite slim body, yet, she has a chubby cheeks. Her wavy brown hair was long and it reached her waist. She was glaring at me with her piercing hazel brown eyes.

Nagtataka kaming tumingin sa kaniya. We looked down at her dahil mas matangkad kami. I am a 5'5 while Chelsea is 5'3. The little girl looked like a primary student pero nakasuot ito ng uniform naming senior high school. She's cute.

"Anong kailangan mo, miss?" Mataray na tanong ni Chelsea sa Babae. She raised her left eyebrow, it was thick in a good way.

Lumobo ang pisngi ng Babae na para bang nagpipigil ng galit. Bago pa man ako makapag salita ay sumabat ito. "I need to talk to Nathalia, concerning to what happened last night."

Maraming ertudyante ang nakatingin na para bang nanunuod ng inaabangan na isang drama. They all gazed us in curiosity and some of them were staring at me-- mockingly.

The nerve.

Ibinalik ko ang tingin sa kaniya, i sighed at ngumiti. "Where do you want to talk?" I asked calmly. I saw her clenched her fist at bigla na lamang umalis, not before giving us a deadly glare at inirapan kami.

"Aba, napakabastos naman ng elementary student na 'yon. Let's not follow her, let's go home instead," nanggigigil na sabi no Chelsea, I chuckled at her statement.

"I need to talk to her, maybe she's a relative, ex or a fan of Alex or my cousins. Although she's suspicious, mas magandang mag-usap sa pribadong lugar kaysa mag eskandalo," Sabi ko sa kaniya at ngumiti.

"As you said, she's suspicious and therefore, let's go home." Hinila Niya ako palabas ng classroom, but I only stood there frozen.

"What? Aren't you coming? Come on, wag mong sasabihing pupuntahan mo 'yong bibuwit na iyon?" Hindi ako sumagot at inisip ang mga posibilidad na mangyari. Like; What if magtatanong lang about the incident? What if she's going to capture me at ibenta ako as a slave or prostitute. I shivered at the thought of being sold to someone for pleasure.
Sumakit ang ulo ko kakaisip ng what if's. But what if it's a trap para patayin ako? Nah, that's not gonna happen.

Tumingin ako kay Chelsea na hinihintay akong sumagot. "Don't worry, Chels, malakas ako," Sabi ko while showing my imaginary muscles sa magkabilaang braso ko.

"Funny."

I sighed. "Come on, girl, don't worry sisigaw ako ng 'Darna' pag may ngayaring masama sa akin. and remeber Kuya Nathan is here--I mean nasa 4th floor, pero-- nevermind. This is frustrating!"