Contrasting Colors (Veles High Series #2)

5 | Alessandria

Alessandria’s POV

AFTER I INTRODUCED myself in front of my new classmates, they’re all curious about me. For fuck’s sake, I’m not a freaking celebrity so they should just shut up. But they kept on talking about me that I decided to drown their voices out with my airpods.

Veles High kids are so damn annoying. 

I am silently enjoying Playing God by Paramore when a hand suddenly waved in front of me. Kasunod ay ang paggalaw ng isang arm chair papalapit sa upuan ko. Umupo roon ang isang lalaki na mukhang kaklase ko at saka siya biglang ngumiti sa akin.

Seriously? Why do they love smiling?

I decided not to pay any attention to him so I raised the volume of the song. But I also noticed that he keeps on saying something—but since I have airpods on, I could only see his mouth moving. For a while, I found myself actually checking out he’s features.

And take it from me, he’s not that bad. I bet he could pass as a goody-goody student council officer in VIS, my former school. Like Arabella, the guy in front of me rocks the school uniform. It’s actually just a plain white polo and royal blue slack pants but it looks cooler on him. Maybe it’s his sleepy eyes, or his long lashes, his thick and manly eyebrows? I don’t know…but he has average-sized pink pale lips and angled jaw—enough to be on a cover magazine.

I think he’s goody-goody but looking at the way he smirks—he’s in between good and bad. Maybe a naughty boy with trust issues or something. Ugh, why am I even figuring him out? Am I this bored?

Maybe I was staring at him for quite long that I was surprised when he suddenly tuck my hair behind my ears and took out my right earpiece. Then he suddenly smiled while examining the earpiece. “Kaya naman pala hindi ka sumasagot, akala ko tuloy pipi ka. Pahamak talaga ‘tong mga wireless earphone na ‘to…”

Sinubukan kong kuhanin sa kamay niya ang earpiece. “Hey! That’s mine!”

Pero umiling-iling siya at mas inilayo sa akin ‘yung earpiece ko. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang isinuksok niya iyong maigi sa bulsa ng pants niya. What’s up with this guy?

I figured I won’t be able to get it so I tried giving him a serious warning. “Mr. whoever-you-are, I’d like to inform you that what you just did is actually theft. Now, if you don’t want me involving the police here…give my earpiece back.” 

Tumawa lang siya saka biglang naglahad ng kamay, “Erald. Erald Hernandez. Kung gusto mo naman, pogi na lang for short.”

Anong pogi? The hell? So I did what I do best, I rolled my eyes then said, “I’m not interested. Give my earpiece back.”

Umakto naman siyang parang hindi narinig ang sinabi ko. Kinuha niya ba naman ang kanang kamay ko ay pwinersa akong makipag-shake hands sa kaniya. Lalo akong nainis dahil parang ang saya-saya niya pa, gusto kong burahin ‘yung ngiti sa labi niya. “Nice to meet you too, Miss…?”

Naiinis ako pero nakita ko ang sariling sumasagot sa tanong niya. “Alessandria.”

Kumunot ang kaniyang noo pagkarinig ng pangalan ko. “Ano? Kalesangriya?”

Seriously? What in the world did I just hear? He just murdered my fabulous name!

I sighed, trying to calm myself. “It’s Alessa.”

Tumango-tango siya na parang nakuha niya na. “Ah…Kalesa!”

After putting my phone down, I raised my brows at him. “Are you fucking tone-deaf? My name starts with an A and not with a K!”