One Night with the Stranger

Chapter 5: You're so Nosy

"It says, the location is from our school. What? Are you saying na ka-schoolmate lang natin siya?" tumango si Andrea. "I thought it's from the other school since malapit lang sa atin, I didn't know na sa school pala natin." napairap ako sa kawalan. "You're a tracker, how can't you identify a location, huh?"

"Im sorry, okay? I was very hungry when you called, and you said you need it immedietly at saka, maliit lang ang phone ko kaya hindi ko agad namalayan na sa school pala natin." she grabs her lollipop from her pocket and open the wrapper. "Ang yamang-yaman mo pero wala kang pampalit dyan." napatapos na siya sa pagtanggal sa balot ng lollipop at isinubo sa kanyang bibig. "ofcourse, nagiging independent lang ako kagaya mo."

"Tsk. Bumili ka na lang kasi ng panibago, e!!" asik ko sa kanya sa pagtigil nya sa pagkain ng lollipop at napabaling sa akin. Bigla niyang inilahad ang palad niya sa harap ko. "Give me money to buy a brand new phone." sisigawan ko sana siya na "wala akong pera, ba't kita bibigyan" ng maalala ko na may pera pala ako galing kay Zedrick. Napaangat ang gilid ng aking labi. "Sure..." kinuha niya ang lollipop sa kaniyang bibig at saka idinuro sa akin. "nagpapatawa ka ba? Sige nga, I'll challenge you to buy me the new model of that phone!!" agad niyang idinuro ang billboard sa labas ng school gamit ang kanyang lollipop.

"Sige ba!"

" 'Tse! Wag ka ngang magbiro." ibinalik niya sa kaniyang bibig ang kanyang lollipop.  "I'm not kidding, Andrea. Wait." i stop her and grab my phone and dialed ate Celestina. I waited for the other line to pick up and glady, she picks it up right away. "Hello, Ate Celestina, haven't you seen the billboard outside our school? I want you to bought it for me, please? Yung Credit Card ko nasa iyo naman kaya—" napatigil ako sa pagsalita.

"Saan mo ba talaga nakuha ang kalaking pera, Ha?"

"I'll tell you, ate once I'll came back home. Okay? Thanks!" agad kong ibinaba ang tawag at saka humarap kay Andrea. "See?" she groaned and walk away, ignoring the last word I sair. Nagpatuloy kaming dalawa sa Architecture department para hanapin ang taong may connection kay Zedrick.

"Ummm, excuse me, may I ask you?" tanong ko sa babaeng pababa na sana ng hagdan kung hindi lang ako nagtanong. Nandito na kami sa lugar kung saan natagpuan namin ang taong huling kausap ko sa inyo. Agad namang tumango ang babae sabay ngiti. "Sure." aniya.

"Uh- may kakilala ba kayong Martinez ang Family Name? Dito kasi siya nag-aaral." Sabi ko sabay turo sa room kung saan siya lumabas. She holds her chin as if she's thinking. "May tatlo kaming Martinez ang apilyedo, sino ba sa kanila ang hinahanap mo?"

"Si—" napahinto ako sa pagsabi ng nakalimutan ko kung ano ang pangalan niya!!! "Moonoshton?" kumunot ang kaniyang noo. "You mean, si Monoceros Ashton?"

"Oo, nandyan ba siya?!"

"He's busy on his project, patapos na ang ilan sa kaklase ko pero hindi pa siya nangangalahati." aniya. "Sige, salamat. Pasensya ka na, kung naistorbo kita." she just shook her hand indicating that it's fine. Agad namin kaming dumiretso ng lakad ni Andrea para magtanong pero may humarang sa dinadaanan namin. Kaklase ata ni Monoceros kaya nagtanong kami agad at saka tinawag niya si Monoceros. "Martinez!!! May naghahanap sa iyo!!"

Agad namang tumingin sa banda namin ang iritadong mukhang lalaki. Sisigawan niya sana iyong tumatawag sa kanya ng nagulat siya nang makita ako. "What the—"

"Martinez, finish your work! Im hungry naaa." binato siya ng babae ng papel pero hindi siya tumingin sa tumatawag sa kanya kasi panay ang titig niya sa aming dalawa ni Andrea. The girl who's shouting his name must be his friend, nagutom na ata kakahintay sa kaniya. "Mauna ka na Elle, hindi kita masasabayan." he coldy answered his friend. Lumapit siya amin para magkaharap. "Please, wag ka muna dito mag-eeskandalo. Baka may makaalam." aniya.

"Should I tell them that you are a regular costumer from the—" he shushed me. "Shut up, will you?"

"Just let me talk to Zedrick—" kinuha niya ang cellphonr mula sa kaniyang bulsa at ida-dial na ata ang number ni Zedrick.

"In personal." I finished my sentence. But he shook his head. "He's busy." he coldy said. "and he doesn't want to talk to you because he's busy on his work. You can't set an appointment from him because he has meetings to attend."

"Ba't mo alam? Are you his secretary?"

"Yes." namilog ang kaniyang mata. Gotcha. "I mean, no! Wala kang mapapala sa akin, just get the hell out of he—" I cutted him off. "Di ba meron kang maraming babae?" Inilakas ko ang boses ko at lahat ng estudyante sa silid ay napabaling ang atensyon sa akin. Sisira na ata ang sentido niya sa kahahawak nito. Papayag na yan

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"Fine!! just let me finish my project here." sabi niya at tatalikuran na sana kami. "Can I help? I heard that you're still not finished with your project." he shook his head but his other classmates are still looking at us. The girl suddenly talk out of the blue. "Hayaan mo na Ceros. Gusto ka lang tulungan ng girlfriend mo, oh." lahat ng tao ay napatili sa sinabi ng kaklase niyang nagbe-braid ng buhok sa isang babae. "See?" sasabog na ata siya dahil pumupula na ang tenga niya. "Pasok ka!!" aniya at tumalikod. Pumasok naman kaming dalawa ni Andrea sabay iling.

And his classmates were right! He's still not finished with his project. "Are you sure that you don't need help?" I asked him again, maybe if he can change his mind. "I'm fine." tanging sagot niya lamang. Andrea almost groaned in annoyance but she didn't do it kasi nagtitiis siya at nagpapasensya. It's really obvious that she hate him for keeping us waiting but I didn't mind. Kasalanan ko bang mali yung location na ibinigay niya?

Just kidding. And besides, bibilhan ko rin siya ng bagong phone para makabawi-bawi naman ako sa mga tulong niya sa akin. "Kailan ka pa matatapos?" tanong ko at agad na pagtigil si Monoceros sa pagdro-drawing. "Malapit na." Sabi niya at tiningnan ko ang gawa niya.

Well, he's pretty good at drawing but I'm still wondering why he takes so long to finish. "it's beautiful." i commented. He groaned and crumple the paper. "What's wrong? Bakit mo kinumot?" and I see that his ears was turning into red. What's his problem?

"Nothing, NAMOMOROBLEMA LANG NAMAN AKO SA INYONG DALAWA NI SIR, AKO PA TALAGA ANG NAIPIT SA SITWASYON NIYO. HAIST. BWESIT!!" we both look at Monoceros who just released his problem. Wait, what?!?!

"Ano? W-Why?" sasagot sana si Monoceros pero inunahan siya ni Andrea. "What the heck was your problem? Kanina ka pa mainit ang ulo simula nung tinawagan ka kanina ni Amalia, ah?" she burst out. "Kung ayaw mong ipagkalat namin ang mga katanrantaduhang ginawa mo sa au—"

"Stop! Okay? I'll just finish this fucking project, akala niyo siguro na sa inyo ako naiinitan ng ulo but it's not! FYI, kayo ang nandidisturbo sa akin, for pete sake!!!. Just wait the hell out of me and sit there like pretty, just let me finish this." Sasabog na ata ako sa kakatawa, buti pinigilan ko. Monoceros' shout was hella sounds like a gay who was pissed and Andrea from the other side looks like a bomb who's ready to burst in no time! Nagpipigil lang talaga siya sa galit niya. Knowing my friend, Andrea, she'll kick someone's asses if someone was mistreating her.

"Pfft. Gay." bulong ni Andrea at narinig naman ni Monoceros.

"And you're so nosy." he tsked and start to draw. Napahawak naman ako sa sentido at napairap ako, to the fact na makita ko na ang utak ko sa loob ng ulo. Haist, what a day.

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