Bad For You

Chapter 33

Chapter 33

Song

"Friendly date, you mean?" Professor De Guzman clarified.

Napataas ang kilay ko roon. "No, Sir!" giit ko.

"So, you two like each other?" tanong pa niya at mas lalong tumaas ang kilay ko roon!

"N-no..." Nanlaki na lang ang mga ko sa sariling sagot. Damn it! I have no feelings for Art, but I'm not supposed to say that because it will ruin the whole plan! Argh! Mac, you're so smart!

"I do," si Art. "I like her." Napatigil naman ako roon. Oh my God.

"But she don't..." Mac said it so clear. Nanuyot ang lalamunan ko roon.

"Yeah... But maybe soon," Art said and looked at me. "Only time will tell... Lalo na kung may mga pabaya."

Napalunok ako nang biglang hinawakan ni Art iyong isa kong kamay. "Shall we proceed with our date and eat some donuts?" He asked and I immediately nodded.

"Let the teens do their thing, Luke. They are old enough to date..." Narinig ko pang sabi ni Ate Megan.

Minsan talaga, nalilimutan ko na mas matanda sa akin si Mac. He's really mature but when we're together, everything we do just matched.

"But it's better if we could guide them," Mac said and I was so surprised when he and Ate Megan sat with us. Gosh!

Sobrang awkward talaga. Buti na lang at end na ng shift ni Emi kaya naman may dahilan na para umuwi! Siguro kung may sound effects lang, puro krook krook ang narinig namin. No one is even talking! I can't even look at Mac!

Dahil magkakalapit lang kami ng bahay ay sa iisang tricycle lang din ang sakay namin. Si Sir Luke naman, iba ang daan niya at hindi na pumayag si Ate Megan magpahatid dahil gabi na raw at kasama naman namin si Art. Sumakay si Art sa likod ng tricycle tapos nagtabi kami ni Ate Megan sa loob at si Emi naman ay doon sa upan na nasa gilid.

Coding kasi si Art kaya naman tricycle muna kami ngayon.

"My brother really likes you, Gwy..." Ate Megan said out of the blue.

Agad naman akong napatingin kay Emi. She likes Art too... She might not be vocal about it, but I know.

"I-It's just a friendly date, Ate..." I told her.

I call her Ms. Megan in school, but Ate outside school. She prefers it that way.

Kumunot ang kanyang noo. "But you said no earlier?"

"N-Nabigla lang po," pagdadahilan ko. Tumango-tango naman siya.

I took a deep breath and garnered all my strength to ask her a question. "How about you and Sir Luke? A-Are you two dating?"

Her face automatically glooms. Parang keyword ang Sir Luke doon sa biglang pagbabago ng ekspresyon niya. "No, we're just friends..." she answered.

"Oh," ako naman. Si Emi ay tahimik lang din na nakikinig.

"You know, Luke is very easy to like... He's handsome, he's smart, he's really nice..." aniya at unti-unting bumibigat ang dibdib. She do likes him.

"Do you like him, Ate Meg?" Emi asked. I can't even ask it myself.

"I-I do, but I can't..." aniya at kumunot na lamang ang noo dahil sa lubos na pagtataka.

"He said that he likes someone so much and he can't let her go..." dagdag pa ni Ate Megan. When I heard those words my heart went wild... Gustong tumalon, gustong magwala.