Chapter 14
Hindi na kami nagkita ni Kiel after that. Isang beses ko lang naman din gusto ang pumunta 'don kaya wala ng dahilan pa para magkita. As if naman I'm looking forward to meet him again noh. He's making me feel uncomfortable so no thanks.
"Guys, guys. May tanong ako." Kairo asked when we are eating our lunch today. Nagkataon kasi na kumakain kami ni Trisha sa caf, saktong dumating sila Jace and nagpasyang sumabay sa'min. This feels new to me pero I'm glad that we can hang with them sometimes.
"Ano na naman yan?" galit na tanong ni Trisha habang kumakain. Jace was sitting across to me, while Kairo sat beside me.
"Paano magalit ang isang babaeng unggoy?" tanong niya saka I waited for his answer.
"Paano?" tanong ko.
"Patrisha Jean." tawag niya kay Trisha kung kaya naman ay tinignan siya ng masama ni Trisha. She's even angry right now.
Kairo laughed out loud making other students look at our table. "G-ganyan magalit ang babaeng unggoy!" tinuro niya si Trisha at tumawa pa siya ng malakas holding his stomach for too much laughter. Muntik na nga siyang mahulog sa upuan eh.
Trisha throw him a tissue and sinapak siya sa braso but Kairo was just laughing at her. I bit my lower lip trying hard not to laugh.
"Ang galing mo mag-joke. Ba't di ka mag-dancer?!" Trisha snapped back and continue with her food.
"Gago talaga," sabi na lang ni Jace na tumawa ng bahagya.
"Syempre biro lang 'yon." Kairo chuckled and wipe the tear in his side eyes due to his laughter.
Umiling na lamang ako at saka inubos ang pagkain. We stood up when we're done eating and clean our table before we go. We headed out from the cafeteria. We still have an hour before our next class begin.
"Punta ako library, sino sasama?" isa-isa kaming tinignan ni Trisha at nakataas ang dalawang kilay niya.
"Me." I said as she smiled at me knowing that I will be the one who'll answer her.
"Ako din, sama ako." biglang sabi ni Kairo na siyang sinimangutan ni Trisha.
"Ano gagawin mo dun?" si Trisha.
Kairo rolled his eyes. "Duh, matutulog ano pa ba?"
"Gago." Trisha muttered under her breath at binalewala ko lang yun.
"Ano sabi mo? Gwapo? Ako? Gee, alam ko na yun." tawa pa ni Kairo saka binatukan siya ni Trisha.
"Saan banda, aber?" inis na inis na sa kaniya si Trisha and Kairo seems enjoying it.
"Ikaw ba, Jace?" tanong sa kaniya ni Kairo at bumaling ako kay Jace na siya namang hindi mapakali. He glared Kairo motioning something but I didn't get what does he mean by that. Trisha notices it and creased her eyebrows.
"Hoy, ano yan mga tingin na yan, ha?" she asked as Kairo put his arm around Trisha's shoulder.
"Ah! Ha? Ano ka diyan, Patrisha? Ano, tara na sa library!" hinila siya ni Kairo pero nagpumiglas naman si Trisha.
"Bitiwan mo nga ako Kairo! Bakit ka ba nanghihila diyan - " they immediately went inside the library at naiwan naman kami ni Jace dito sa labas habang tumatawa ako. Pupunta na sana ako sa loob pero I felt Jace behind me holding my wrist kaya lumingon ako.
"Can I talk to you?" he said, eyes on me.
I blinked twice processing what he said but then I nodded and he lead me to an bench near the library where there were no one else passing by. I waited for him to speak up. He sighed and looked at me directly.
