Chapter 12
After our vacation in Camiguin Island, I went back to training. Araw-araw ay binibisita ko ang gym dahil sa papalapit na Unit Meet. I am one of the athletes that will represent our school.
Two weeks lang ang semestral break and there's no enough time to train so we will be needing to be excused from our classes.
My teammates from AotE showed up outside classroom while the class is going on so they excuse themselves. Sinabi nila sa teacher na mamimigay sila ng excuse letter dahil magkakaroon kami ng daily training during class hours. Alam naman ng mga teachers ang tungkol dito since we are doing this since then. They just need the letter as a proof and as their guide to excuse us from their classes.
I read the letter before giving it on our adviser. Bukas magsisimula ang training namin at whole day na ito hanggang Unit Meet. Mrs. Sevilla reminded me to inform our subject teachers.
Hindi pa naman dumadating ang teacher sa next subject namin na si Mrs. Pimentel. Hula ko ay wala kaming MAPEH ngayon.
May ipinapabigay si Yssa sa akin kay Quinn. Pero sa halip na ako ang magbigay noon, ipinasa ko yon ka Ayeezah. Hindi naman siya nagreklamo at ibinigay iyon kay Quinn.
Sa tuwing nagtatama ang mga mata namin ay ako ang unang umiiwas sa aming dalawa. Tapos titingnan ko siya kapag pakiramdam ko ay hindi na siya nakatingin sa akin. It's what I do every time I avoid a certain person. I steal glances.
Noong umalis si Kimerly sa upuan niya ay tumayo si Quinn at umupo sa bakanteng upuan. Tumayo naman ako para umalis sa kinauupuan ko. I find a seat somewhere else. There's a seat at the very back kaya doon ako umupo.
Nasa harapan lang ng upuan ko ang upuan ni Kimberly do by the time that Quinn will initiate a conversation, I'll have no choice but to talk to him. He has something that I can't resist.
At kahit pa hindi niya ako kausapin, basta malapit siya sa akin, I'll end up being close with him again because I'll be the one who'll initiate and do the first move. That's dangerous for me because it's below my morals. I was taught to wait and not to do the first move for I'm a woman.
Dapat ko na ito pangunahan. Kailangan ko nang lumayo bago dumating ang panahon na hindi ko na kayang pigilan. Dahil alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi pa akong handing magmahal.
I may be overreacting but it's what's on my mind. Pero hindi naman siguro aabot sa panahon na mamahalin ko siya, 'di ba? It should never come to that point. I'm too young for love, too fresh for heartbreak.
Wala naman masyadong nakakapansin na nagiging mailap ako kay Quinn except for Celestine, the one who suggested me to do it.
But except for Celestine, I didn't expect that someone else would notice.
"Ylona!" She laid her hands on the arm of my chair.
"What?" I replied, still not putting my phone down.
"Tell me what's going on." Umupo siya sa bakanteng upuan ni Karylle.
"Nothing." Tanging sinabi ko dahil may binabasa ako sa phone.
"Nothing? Eh halatang-halata na. Itatanggi mo pa?"
I didn't bother. I didn't even look at her.
Ayeezah grabbed my phone away from my hand and put it down on my armchair. Now I have no choice but to look at her face.
"Ano bang problema mo?" Hindi ko naiwasang pagtaasan siya ng boses.
"Is it that bad?" She calmed her voice down.
I balled my hand into a fist. What have I done?
"I-I'm sorry. Hindi ko sinadyang pagtaasan ka ng boses. I'm just not in the mood, but everything's alright."
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Teen Fiction"Experience may be the best teacher, but we are the best advisers." Ylona Isabelle Azcueta has never been in love. But her, together with her boy best friend, Quinn Austin Buenafuente are the so-called love advisers. They give comfort and advices to...
