Kismet's Cultivation [Metanoia Series 1]

Kismet 06 🌱

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It was a sunny day. The sunlight gave the school's circular garden a different light making everything lively specially when it hit the lushy green bermuda grass that was covering the earth. It have walls made of bushes with flowers and trees everywhere. The water droplets on the flowers was glistering as the light coming from the sun struck on it. Some butterflies flying around, the old tree still standing proud in the middle.

It was our recess break. Michelle and Danny was sitting on a wooden bench away from us, talking animatedly while facing each other, I couldn't help myself but watched them.

"You keep looking at Danny."

Agad na nanlaki ang mata ko at sinubukang humarap kay Zaffron na nasa likod ko pero hindi ko magawa dahil hawak niya ang buhok ko.

I stopped using hair dryer to dry my hair easily and just let it air dry. But by doing that, I can't braid my hair at home so I'm entering school with my hair falling on my back. It all started with a random question about conserving electricity from Danny, asking different things about how much energy an appliance consume. He literally asked every appliance he can think of then Zaffron keep answering him like he memorized each and every appliance' energy usage.

Seems like I'm not alone on how shocking it was to meet greenie.

The glances are making me uneasy though specially in the hallway. Some stares even linger that I can't help myself by hooked my arms to Michelle. Mabuti na lang at okay lang kay Danny kaya silang dalawa ni Zaff ang napupunta sa likuran namin. Hindi ko malaman kung dahil ba sa nakalugay kong buhok o may iba pang mali sa akin kaya sila tumitingin palagi. Masama bang magbago ng hairstyle sandali?

I don't know if Zaffron was guilty of the sudden change, so he offered to braid my hair at recess time and I was shocked he knew how. He's been braiding my hair for four days now.

"Hala, hindi naman ako sa kaniya nakatingin," sabi ko agad at pinaling na lang ang ulo ko dahil naramdaman kong gumalaw na naman ang mga kamay niya sa buhok ko.

"To whom then?"

"Sa kanila ni Michelle." I smiled before looking at my friend's direction again. "She's radiating."

Nanahimik kami habang ipinagpatuloy niya ang ginagawa.

"You want a boyfriend?" nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa tanong niya.

"Grabe, boyfriend agad 'pag nakatulala sa couple," I told him before pouting.

"Pero, alam mo 'yon..." I faced the tree in the middle before looking up at the clear blue sky. "Minsan, hindi mo maisip kung nasaan na kaya 'yung taong para sa'yo... O kung meron ba. Maiisip mo kung ano kayang ginagawa niya, ayos lang ba siya, anong pinagkakaabalahan niya habang hindi pa kayo nagkikita. Kung nasaan na ba siya. Sometimes, you'll just wish it's besides you when you needed someone the most. Or you'll just miss it suddenly. Have you tried looking up at the horizon or on the stars, thinking if both of you was witnessing the same sky? Or have you ask yourself if it was thinking you too?"

"'Yung tatanungin mo kung kailan kaya kayo magkikita. Sa paanong paraan. Kung saan." I smiled as I continued. "Na sana naririnig niya 'yung mga binubulong mo sa hangin kapag wala kang mapagsabihan. 'Yung ang dami mo na agad plano na sabihin sa kaniya pero hindi mo pa siya nakikilala..."

I felt Zaffron tied my hair so I turned to him when he was done. I smiled at him as he stared at me. "Have you ever felt that?"

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