My Life With You

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

In just a few encounters with him, I already knew his voice. Inabot niya ang card niya, a gold one. 'Yun siguro ang sinasabi ni ate na kailangan para makabili dito. This university is really for elites.

"Calvin!" gulat na sabi ni ate na nagtitinda. "Sorry. Pinsan mo ba 'to?" tanong niya pa sabay turo sa akin.

"You don't need to know, Bhea. Just give her a bottle of water."

"Oh..." sabay abot niya sa akin ng tubig.

"Bibigyan din pala ako, pinatagal pa," singhal ko sa kaniya. Sinamaan niya pa ako ng tingin.

Calvin smirked at me. "Tss. Ihahatid na kita sa Registrar's Office. Kaya mo pala, ha?"

"The last time I remember, Tita Emma told you to tour me around."

"I didn't know you believed that," he looked amused, a bit smirking. Inirapan ko na lang siya at sumunod sa kanya sa paglalakad.

Later on, we're already in front of the Registrar's Office. Huminto siya sa paglalakad. "Go on, I'll wait for you."

"Oh... Okay," sabi ko at pumasok sa loob. Ang daming tao sa loob! Hindi ko maiwasang hindi kabahan.

"Yes? What can I do for you?" someone asked.

I sighed heavily. "Goodmorning, sir. I would like to get my schedule. I'm a transferee."

"Your name, please."

"Charmaine Iris Marquez."

"Just a second, Ms. Marquez," he uttered and smiled at me.

I couldn't help but notice his physique. He's like in his late 30's but it doesn't change the fact that he is a good-looking man even with his specs. Pinanood ko siyang mag type ng kung ano sa computer.

May inabot siya sa akin after no'n. "Here's your schedule. Talk to Ms. Gonzales regarding your id. She's right there," he pointed at the other door inside the office.

I smiled at him and he smiled back. "Thank you, sir."

Dumiretso ako sa pintuan na sinabi niya. Pagpasok ko ay nakita ko ang isang babaeng nakatalikod na hula ko ay nasa mid 20's. She has a black shoulder-length hair and a slim body figure. May kausap siyang mga lalaki. Puno ng mga film lights, tripods, at camera ang silid. I guess this is their photographic studio.

She looked at me. "You are?"

"Good morning ma'am. I am Charmaine Marquez."

She looked puzzled. "Oh.. The one that Ms. Robinson enrolled. Am I right?"

Hindi ko akalain na pati si Tita Emma ay kilala rin dito. I really have no idea who are them. I don't even know what's their job or business. But I think they earned a lot. In a house as big as theirs, at sa ganitong kalaking unibersidad pa nag-aaral ang mga anak at pamangkin nila.

"Ms. Marquez?" nagbalik ako sa reyalidad ng tawagin niya ako.

Napapahiya naman akong tumangin sa kanya. "Uh... Yes, ma'am. Ms. Robinson enrolled me already."

"Okay. Pumwesto ka na do'n," turo niya sa white curtain background na natatapatan ng film lights.

Nasa tapat naman no'n ang isang lalaki na nakatutok sa kaniyang camera, a photographer. Sa gilid naman no'n ay ang isa pang lalaki na nakatutok sa computer, the editor, I guess.