Dreams Beyond Love (Albay Trilogy)

Albay 5

Violation

Friday ngayon kaya walang pasok bukas. Maaga akong gumising para sa unang klase ko na alas-siete ng umaga.

Naglalakad ako sa corridor papunta sa aking unang klase, malayo palang ay dinig ko na ang mga tilian at hiyawan ng aking mga kaklase.

I wonder what they are laughing at. Seems like they are teasing someone.

From the door of our classroom I saw Joaquin sitting on the arm chair and surrounded by our classmates.

"Truth or dare?" Someone asked.

"Truth" He answered. I went to my assigned chair and dropped my bag on my desk.

Most of my classmates were interested in Joaquin's nonsense while some of the people here are just having their own world.

"Sinong crush mo? Kahit initial lang" The one who asked him a while ago asked him again.

"C" He answered. My eyes widened and looked at him.

"Oh my! Kaklase natin??" They intriguingly asked him.

"Nope" I rolled my eyes. Of course, why would he like a girl like me?

"She's from the Figueroa clan" Pahabol niya. My eyebrows furrowed. Whom in my relatives? Or maybe cousin?

"Is it Crisantha Amor?" They look so intrigued. He has no comment on Crisha's name but I bet that's her and I don't care.

The class started when our professor came. I'm playing my pen while listening to this boring teacher.

She looked disturbed of someone's presence and continually looked at us and back to the board.

"Mr. Esguerra, being the team captain of our badminton team I hope you are aware of the word respect" Our teacher turned to him and removed her eye glasses.

We all looked at the back where Joaquin is confusedly looking at us.

"Maam?" He asked as if he doesn't know anything.

"I heard you talking with your seat mates. Right, Mr. Pineda and Mr. Saquido?" She raised her eyebrows to her three stupidents.

"But no—"

"Maam—"

"No buts and reasons, boys" She strictly said.

"Now, Mr. Esguerra move in to another chair" Maam looked in every each one of us.

"There" She pointed my seat mate. Inigo Imperial, team captain of the BU soccer team and also an honor student sabi nila. From a political family in Sorsogon, so we are not kinda new to each other. Politics being our common denominator.

"Mr. Imperial, do you mind exchanging seats with Mr. Esguerra?" Maam asked Inigo and he just nodded. He's the typical nerdy and quite kind of student yet very charming.

Inigo stood up and went to Joaquin's chair while Joaquin is nagdadalawang isip pa yata but then he sat beside me in the end.

This jerk, seriously? Beside me? Eh baka mangopya lang 'yan eh.

I looked at Aina who giggled when Joaquin sat beside her, flirt. I rolled my eyes and mind my own business.

"Ganda mo ngayon ah" I was surprised when he suddenly whispered.