The Seatmate (Bleeding Hearts Series #2)

01

I never had the courage to mutter some words, as if my tongue flipped out and prevented me from speaking. But again, I still kept my eyes on him. Ugh! Why can't I even say something?!

I can see that guy who bumped at me earlier looked at my way. We never spoke but our eyes can clearly sense tension. A fight, a beef? I really don't know. 

But before I can retract my actions and went back to my actual self, our teacher barged out of the door and stood stoic. Everyone was looking down on the ground. Feeling guilty that we have been late to her class.

"Sa susunod na mangyayari toh, I'll write all of you sa anecdotal and marked you all for cutting at my class. Understood?" 

Buti nalang our teacher didn't went hard on us. As soon as our teacher commanded the late ones including me to go back to our room, dali dali silang sumunod at sunod sunod din silang nag-apologize kay teacher.

"Ms. Arcilla, can I talk to you for a moment?"

Before I can say sorry eh bigla naman akong nagulat nung tinawag ako ng teacher namin. I went dull and became stiff for a moment, really nervous kung ano man ang sasabihin niya sa akin. It is probably about me being tardy for the first time.

I went forward sa harap ng teacher namin while my friends looked at me with an apologetic gaze at nauna na sila pumasok sa classroom at naiwan ako dito sa labas. I hope she wouldn't scold me or bawasan yung merits ko this quarter. She knows how it is important for me to have a higher grade, lalong lalo na sa subject niya because I have outstanding remarks on her subject.

"Yes p-po, Ma'am? Ano pong problema?" I asked her bravely. 

I am not that type of person na natatameme lang sa isang tabi. I am very curious and nosy kaya naman this kinds of things wouldn't gone out of my mind if patuloy kong iisipin. Kaya I have gone straight to the point.

"I wanted you to collect all of the ISNs of your classmates tomorrow before my time sainyo. That's all." Sabi ko na nga ba, today's lesson was very important dahil kailangang kolektahin yung mga ISNs namin. 

ISN is an acronym short for Interactive Science Notebook. Notebook namin yon sa Science but mas pinasosyal. It has an input were you jot down notes from the previous discussions while the output ay parang reflection from what you have understood based from that lesson.

Mahirap pa naman kolektahin yon dahil some of my classmates has a habit of passing their requirements very very late. Lalo na yung mga boys. Mukhang hindi madali but I can manage. Gagawin ko toh para lang hindi madeduct yung ginawa ko sa grades, this is okay.

"Is there any problem Ms. Arcilla?" hindi ko namalayan na matagal na pala akong nakatulala. Siguro dahil sa pamomroblema ko sa mga boys kung kailan sila magpapasa. Eto pa namang teacher namin ay napaka strict in terms of time management but she's very kind.

"Wala po ma'am. Yun lang po ba?" I asked in a very approaching tone that I can serve. She shook her head and tapped my shoulder. 

"Yes. and lastly, do not be late again or you won't want me to knock off merit points from your grades and behavior. You may go." she smiled before going in her own way. Nakatayo pa rin ako sa harap ng pinto namin. I sighed and calmed myself, continuously breathing in and out.

Hindi ko na talaga uulitin toh na mangyari.

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Dahil nga sa pinagsabihan na ako, I sat up at my arm chair and decided to keep silent. I ignored everyone around me even my friends. I am not mad or what, I just can't believe that I'll risk my grades for the sake of my friends. 

Hindi sa masama akong tao pero mas uunahin ko muna yung pag-aaral ko more than anything else. They understand that at I can feel that they were truly sorry.

"Uyy sorry Els napahamak ka pa." Issa occupied the seat beside me dahil wala pa naman yung seatmate ko na si France.

Hinimas-himas niya lang yung likod para pakalmahin ako. I am calm naman kaso I was overthinking talaga! Ugh! Bigla naman akong napapiglas sa paghawak saakin ni Issa ng may maramdaman akong sakit malapit sa braso ko.

"Oh, anyari dito?" 

she pointed the stained part of my sleeves na malapit sa shoulders ko. I winced as she touched it but I still act like I didn't feel any pain at all. Maybe the stain from my shirt came from the dirty walls when that wench pushed me. 

Mawawala den naman toh. At baka pag sa sobrang alala nila sakin ay papuntahin pa ako ng clinic. I can't. I will surely miss a lot of lessons for this day kaya pinabayaan ko nalang.

Wala pa naman yung teacher namin for the next subject kaya tumayo muna ako at pumunta sa shared locker ko with Alexa. I grabbed the stuffs that i needed for the next subject, Gabe greeted me habang may kinukuha siya sa locker niya but I just pursed my lips in a smile. Hay ang lungkot ko na naman ugh.

I felt someone quite taller than me blocked the sunlight that's piercing in my place near by the window. Di niya na ba ako nilulubayan? Seriously para tong kabute na sulpot ng sulpot eh hindi ko naman siya kilala.

I knew him from his face but not from his name. Oo, I am known as a number one gossiper in our friend circle dahil sa pagka nosy at curious cat ko but I don't actually give a damn to people like him. Hindi ko pa naman nagiging kaklase toh at obviously di pa kami nag-uusap nitong katapat ko.

Agad na naman kumirot yung braso ko nang masagi niya iyon dahil sa lakas ng pagkabukas niya sa locker door niya. 

Tangina nakakailan na toh ah! If I have the guts to be brave, I'll probably accuse him for purposely doing this to me! Isn't it enough that he gave me an injury dahil sa pagiging makulit niya? He should be thankful that I didn't throw myself at him para gamutin toh! As if naman talaga!

And what made me more furious is that dinaanan lang ako na para bang wala siyang nagawang masama? 

Boys and their manners nga naman! Babae pa rin ako and he should apologize for being careless on his actions not even once but twice na siyang nakakaperwisyo.

I gaped and froze at my place, sa tapat pa rin ng locker door ko. Aba? manhid ba toh? Pati nga si Gabe eh napunta na yung tingin sa akin because he definitely sensed na nasaktan ako sa ginawa niya.

ugh, what an asshole!

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