The Seatmate (Bleeding Hearts Series #2)

05

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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I quickly regained my composure when I saw them being sweet with each other behind me. I don't know but I don't seem to be in the right place to interfere in whatever relationship is going on between them now.

And who am I to question and intervene with them? After all, that's normal for friends, right? right? 

Tyaka, I feel like I am invading some 'intimacy' happening between the two of them. Usually, I am not like this before naman. Whenever, or when I knew to myself that I am somehow invading other people's privacy, I'll quickly shrugged it off and just mind my own business.

Sticking my nose where it doesn't belong is not an 'Ela' thing. Ugh! Bakit ko ba'to pinagkaka-abalahan pa? 

Ugh, I don't really really like what's happening to me this past few days. As if something or someone was bothering me. And also, I noticed that it was as if I am not in my right mind  because it seemed that everything I was doing was against to what I was thinking.

Hays! Maybe I should stop overthinking on some futile thoughts and get a hang of it. Pero isa lang talaga ang masasabi ko. Hindi toh maganda para sa kung ano man ako. 

"HUY!!" I was startled by a very pitched voice beside me kaya naman napahawak ako sa aking dibdib. I inhaled and exhaled sharply. The least thing you shouldn't do is to frighten the hell out of me dahil hikain ako. Alam kong si Tati yon dahil siya lang naman ang mahilig manggulat sa grupo namen.

Tyaka? Nakita niya ba ako na kanina pa nakatulala? Did she saw me gawking to her and Kel's interaction earlier? I kept up from being stunned. Bakit bako masyadong affected! 

"Teh galaw galaw para di pumanaw!" Tati laughed hysterically when she saw my shocked expression, gratified to pull up a successful prank on me. Seriously! I was always the target when she's doing something crazy. Ewan ko ba bakit naging kaibigan ko'to.

Pinalo ko siya nang malakas sa braso, and knowing her, she wasn't affected of that. Mas nairita lang ako lalo dahil sa ngisi niya. Hays! Dapat magsama sila ni Kel! Parehas na nakakairita. Joke, I love Tati so much.

"Ano ba kase?" there was a hint of annoyance in my voice kaya naman they stopped being so giddy and went back to their serious aura.

Alexa was trying to contain her laugh. At ako naman, tinarayan ko nalang sila at nagsimula nang tapusin yung kinakain ko. 

"pssttt" I didn't bother to spare an inch of glance on that person who went in our circle. Probably some of our male classmates na laging nanghihingi ng pagkain sa aming magtotropa. Not only are we well known to be the group of "Gossiping Machines",  we are also notable na masasarap lagi ang inuulam. 

Ewan ko rin ba, ganito lagi pag recess! Hindi pa nga namin nabubuksan yung mga baunan namin, may nakaabang na na mga lalaki na may mga dala-dalang baunan! Ginawa pa nga kaming buffet!

"Ayy hala sorry!" napatingin naman ako kay Tati dahil may nag-abot ng libro sakanya. Nag-aligaga pa siyang kunin because she's holding her utensils on both of her hands.

"Tsk. Lagi ka na lang nagpapalagay ng gamit sa locker ko, may locker ka naman" pagsusungit nung boses na narinig ko. Ooh, he sounds familiar....

Tch. Kaya naman pala.

In fairness, it's my first time to heard him mutter something unsarcastically. And it's also the first time for me to hear him na nagsasalita ng mas mahaba. Thank god wala nama pala siyang trouble of speaking.

Or baka naman may bad blood lang talaga siya sa akin at ayaw niyang sayangin yung laway niya sa pakikipag usap sa akin. Pwes, ako rin noh! Tsk. Madedma na nga lang. Nagpasalamat si Tati and Kel chuckled, whispering 'burara' - pertaining to Tati - before he left. 

In fairness, tama siya!

As the whole class were busy after recess dahil Science na and it's Wednesday ngayon, ibig sabihin Computer Class namin. Once a week lang kase yung ICT Class namin, kaya pala magulo. 

I am lining up sa pila ng girls namin at nagproceed na kaming girls papuntang ICT room. Ganito kase yung routine namin. By class number kaming pumipila and by gender. As I was attentive in my way, suddenly the stuffs that I was carrying fell into the floor which means, mahuhuli ako.

Bawal pa namang late sa klase ni Ser Alvaro dahil nga once a week na nga lang at nakakain pa yung time niya dahil ang bagal naming pumunta sa ICT room niya! 

Incoming tears almost dripped down my eyes and I just prevented them to from streaming down on my face. Maybe because of the frustration that I am going to be late again?

This is not me, Ela does not cry and should only show a strong facade in front of everyone. I think it is just a waste of time to invest a big amount of emotion onto something petty. 

That was my mindset ever since I was young at hanggang ngayon din. I felt even more sorry for myself when I saw that the people around me had no intention of helping me. Mas lalo kong pinigilang umiyak at biglang pinunasan ang nagbabadyang luha.

I was shocked to see a silhouette bowing to my knees now. I looked at him in the face but I couldn't recognize even a small feature of his face because crystalline tears covered my whole eyes. I froze and let the tears fell down on my face I didn't mind who that person is but I am glad he helped me to fix my stuffs.

"Wag kang umiyak" I heard him say with as stern voice as if he was commanding me to stop crying. I immediately wiped away the tears and stole my belongings from him. Out of all people? Why him? In my worst state? The heavens are seriously messing up my life.

"Umalis ka dito." I sneered; but he remained unfazed and still continue to pick up my stuffs.

Then he stood up, hands placed on the sides of his waist, sighing. I gave him a piercing look as an exchange. 

"Fine, do what you want." I was about to get up on my knees, and expecting him to just leave me here when he threw something in my lap. My eyes went down on it, as I saw a neatly folded black handkerchief. 

"Just don't do something pitiful out of yourself. You look pathetic." that was Kel's  last sentence before he left me here behind, as I watch him vanish from my sight.

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