Trouble In Paradise

TROUBLE 4

We're both standing here in front of the door of the Principal's office. Nakarating na kami kanina matapos ko silang ipakilala ni Apollo which I think, didn't go well?

"Are you not going inside?" I asked Aless.

"Are you gonna wait here for me?" He asked me.

"Ha? Eh kung matatagalan ka pa mauna nalang ako." I answered. He just looked at me. Oh obob! Sabin ang di makaintindi ng Tagalog eh.

"Charot lang. I mean, if you're going to take long then I'll just go ahead?" Di ako sigurado sa sagot ko dahil naisip ko na baka di alam ni Aless ang daan pabalik ng classroom.

"Just come inside pasticcino. This is not going to take long. And besides, we still have class, right?" He asked me while laughing. I just nod at him. He's right.

Aless knocked first before coming in. Once we heard the words 'come in', we entered right away. Pagpasok namin sa loob, namangha ako sa disenyo. The walls are painted white while some of the furniture are black. Maybe favorite colors of the Principal. Isang taon na akong nag-aaral sa eskwelahang ito pero ngayon palang ako nakapasok rito.

"Ah il mio ragazzo. Come come. And who is this bella ragazza you're with?" Ha? Italian din pala ang Principal? Great. More spokening dollars.

"lei è la mia compagna di classe." Kung sa English palang nakakadugo na ng utak, ano nalang kaya tong mga pinagsasabi nila.

"Ah okay. Why don't you both sit down." Umupo naman kami sa isa mga sofas rito sa loob ng office. So soft.

"What's your name hija?" Please no detention after this.

"Ah Christine po. Christine Revillas." I answered back. Kinakabahan ako.

"Nagtataka ka yata kung ba't parang kilala ako nitong kasama mo. I'm this boy's Uncle. His father is my brother that's why I also know how to speak Italian." Kaya naman pala. Their family's visual is not joke. I heard that Principal Luca is already 33 years old but he still looks young and really handsome too.

"Ah ganon po ba." I just gave an awkward laugh. I don't even know what to say. Principal kaya to.

"Don't be shy hija. Kaibigan ka naman ng pamangkin ko kaya wag ka nang mahiya saakin. Pasensya kana kay Alessandro ha? He was never thought to speak Tagalog even though his mother is a Pilipino." Nahiya naman ako kaya tinawanan ko nalang ito at sumagot ng 'okay lang'.

"So il mio ragazzo, cosa vuole da me?" My poor self can't keep up.

"Ho provato di nuovo. Io possa avere di prendere una pausa di domani. Solo nel caso sì?" This is more stressful than learning General Mathematics.

"Notato il mio ragazzo." Pakiramdam ko dudugo na ang ilong ko. Wala man lang akong naintindihan tsaka ang bilis nilang magsalita. Parang narinig ko yata yung salitang Polvoron? Oh baka gutom lang ako?

"Pasensya kana hija ha? Family matters. You can both go back to your class now." Tumayo naman kaming dalawa ni Aless. Nang makalabas na si Aless, tinawag naman ako ni Principal Luca.

"Po?" I asked him.

"Please take care of my nephew Ms. Revillas. He is very hard to handle but I'm glad that he's friends with you." He offered me a smile which I returned too.

"Wag po kayong mag-alala kay Aless. Akon a pong bahala sakanya." I said.

"Just, widen your understanding Ms. Revillas. Well thank you again for your time. Sa susunod ililibre ko kayo ng pamangkin ko ng makakain." Dalawang libre sa isang araw.