The Seatmate (Bleeding Hearts Series #2)

04

"Noted. So Lesley and Ela will do that." bigla akong natauhan. Lesley?? Parang kanina lang I can clearly heard him said Kel bat nabago? I tapped Raffa's shoulder and he quickly turned around.

"I thought it was Kel?" I asked innocently but my question was only replied by laughs and chuckles.

"Yes it was Kel. Short for Kean Lesley, or Lesley." Ngiti ni Raffa while trying to contain his laugh.

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I was just sitting in my seat, not thinking about what Raffa was saying. Something made me gain back from staying still. Sa isip isip ko, are they kidding me? Or am I not that knowledgeable enough to know such small details about my classmate?

I mean, ako nga yung pinakamaraming alam in terms of teas and other social well beings on the people around me but this?? Well Lawrence or Lance whatever his name is, is not deserving of my attention.

Tyaka andami naman netong pangalan? Isa lang naman siya? And its understandable on my side to be confused since first of all, he has a lot of names but one thing's for sure; he's a total asshole for me. 

"Bakit may iba pa bang Kel dito?" tanong netong kupal nato. Ugh! He even has the guts to mock me about it!

He teasingly gazed around his sides exaggeratedly just to annoy me more and with that, hindi ko maiwasan na tabunan siya ng masamang tingin. But he remained unfazed of my look, like he wasn't scared of me going all nuts; about to fume in anger.

Our group mates didn't bother to notice the intense exchange of our eyes to each other. They were laughing and some of them are already starting to wrap up some things for our group presentation. And I wondered to myself that if I continue to stay affected with his subtle moves to irritate me in many ways, then I will receive nothing but a massive stress and headache.

So, I just let him be. Besides I needed to be professional with this. I really need to handle my personal issues with people properly in my work. Plus, this is academics! It has nothing to do with him. For me, I will thoroughly do my obligation here; pure expertise,  with civility.

I never looked back at him again. Instead of hoping for the things we were supposed to do together, I just asked Raffa rather than him. Even without him helping me, I know wholeheartedly that I can do it by myself. I interrogate Raffa on the terms, articles and topics that we need to include not only about the main concept but also the supporting bases.

Fortunately, mga 40 minutes lang ang itinagal nang brainstorming namin. Personally, parang hindi na nga brainstorming yung ginawa ng grupo ko. It was like they were prepared sa bagay na ipepresent namen.

Somehow, hindi naman ako nairita sa supposedly partner ko while doing my toil. All of us went to our respective seats after our teacher dismissed her time with us. Pagkatapos neto ay isang subject na lang bago mag recess.

At last, recess time. And alam niyo na kung ano yung routine namin on a daily basis. Siyempre, Tati, Issa, Alexa, Niki and I will gather kung saang karatig-upuan namin. It was now our fixed practice to eat our packed food like yung baon naming mga kanin or etc. sa recess. Meanwhile sa Lunch, siyempre di ako kumakain pag time na yon ay sasamahan ko lang sila na bumili sa baba.

"Kelekels, patulong naman!" I overheard Tati from my back. Siya palang kase yung di pumupunta dito sa upuan na malapit saakin. Lahat sila ay nandito na kalapit ko pero I think Tati is fixing her locker dahil burara tong babaeng toh at ngayon palang naisipan na ayusin.

But have I heard her clearly? Kel? Kelekels? Wait, close pala sila? 

Shit! Oo nga pala! I recalled that one conversation of us friends back then when we were only acquaintances. They were friends since elementary pa! And still, hanggang ngayon, kahit na may iba iba na silang circle of friends, they didn't lost contact and connection with each other. I assume, I am not really that observant. I can forget things easily lol.

Napasilip naman ako sa kanilang gawi. Kel was responsive and to my big surprise, he wasn't on his usual resting asshole face. He was calm while lending a hand to her friend. Even with the huge block of books and stuffs he was carrying with his arms, the peaceful and restful demeanor still lingered.  

I failed to notice that I was staring and eavesdropping to much on their conversation. I heard they were talking about something related to a drama that they are currently watching. I did not expect that this guy will took a large amount of interest to that. All of a sudden, he glanced at my direction and i immediately averted my eyes on my packed lunch.

why does when it comes to me, he's always like that? Eyes furrowed exasperatedly, with a hot-blooded stare, a thin and narrow lips or sometimes with that clenched jawline. As far as I know, I didn't do anything wrong to be treated rudely like that.

Does he have a problem with me? Sana naman ay wala. The irritation and the hatred I had earlier was suddenly replaced by sadness and despair. I can't explain this peculiar emotion that was building in the insides of me. Maybe disappointment?? Or........

Bitterness?

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short chap :D