Begin Again

Chapter 4

Cupcake

Weeks had already passed. As I entered the school gate, I had noticed that the crowd was quite busy. Agad akong nagpunta sa room para makapagtanong kung anong meron. Some of my classmates were busy doing some random things.

"Hi Eu!"

"Clenth." sabi ko sabay lapag sa aking mga gamit.

"Wanna join our party list? The SLG election is coming and the SLG adviser already announced that the campaign should start tomorrow. We're lacking in the P.I.O position, would you want to join?" I laughed a bit and shook my head after hearing him.

"Nope." I'm not really popular in school so I wouldn't dare. I don't have other extra-curricular activities aside from journalism. I am not friendly either so how would I gain votes?

"But, you'll surely fit for this. You are good at speaking." pagbibigay-assurance niya.

"Sino-sino ba ang nasa kabilang party?" tanong ko.

"Tricia, she'll be running for the president position same as mine. Then, I am not sure about the others." sagot niya, sandali akong nag-isip.

"Fine. List me down Clenth." He smiled after hearing me. Bahala na nga. Napatingin ako sa pintuan ng dumating ang mga maiingay kong kaklase. At agad ko ring binawi ang aking tingin ng may nakasalubong ang aking tingin.

"Eu!" sigaw ni Chloe sabay punta sa akin.

"Maingay kahit maliit. Grabe."

"Ang sama nito! Hiyang-hiya ako!" I just laughed at Chloe who snorted at me. I then tickled her and teased her on his crush na sakto namang papasok. Haha!

"Hi Eu." I stopped teasing Chloe and looked behind just to see Lucas who was uneasy. My classmates were now teasing us. They were cheering for him. I rolled my eyes at them and turned my back. I took my phone and pretended that I had something to look at. He just greeted at hindi na lumapit sa akin. Napansin siguro niyang hindi ako komportable.

The day of election came. Tapos na rin kaming magpunta sa bawat silid-aralan para mag-campaign noong isang araw pa. Napag-alaman kong anak ng guidance counselor ang tumakbo bilang P.I.O sa kabilang partido. She's quiet well-known to the campus. My friends give their luck and cheered on me though I know already what the result would be. But anyway, there's no harm in trying.

"It's okay Eu. May daya siguro yun. Tsk." nakabusangot na wika ni Chloe. The result of the election was posted on the bulletin board. Nagkibit lang ako ng balikat sa sinabi niya kasi I kind of expected it. I preferred reading and stayed on the room rather than attending the school's event to socialize. And besides hindi na rin masama dahil ilang votes lang naman ang lamang sa nanalo which I didn't expected.

"Let's go Chlo. Tatapusin ko pa ang Diary ng Pangit.'' agad siyang sumunod habang nginingitian ang mga nakasalubong naming bumabati.

Mukha ng mga kaklase kong nakikisimpatya ang nabungaran ko pagpasok sa classroom. They give me a pat on my shoulder. I just chuckled on their reaction at umupo na sa aking upuan at agad na kinuha ang aklat na tatapusin. Ilang sandali lang ang nakakaraan ng maramdaman kong may umupo sa aking tabi. I know it's not Chloe nor Annie since naririnig ko ang maingay nilang boses sa likod na nakikipag-asaran sa iba.

"Hi.''

I raised my head only to see a chocolate cupcake that has a smiling emoji. Tiningnan ko ang may hawak nito na seryosong nakatingin sa akin.

"I put a curse on this. Kailangan mong tanggapin ito kung hindi ay iiyak ito ng sobrang lakas at walang tigil." tumaas ang kilay ko habang tinitingnan ang cupcake niyang dala. Napailing ako sa mga sinabi niya at tinanggap ito.