Kabanata 5
Wish
The room was quiet when I entered. Nobody talked and they only looked at me with their judgemental eyes.
My friends? All gone, and so are their true intentions on getting close to me. Everyone was fake.
Some of them looked at the cast in my hand and smiled at my despair.
"Goodmorning self!" sigaw ko pagka upo ko sa upuan.
My eyes wandered around my table. It was full of mean words. I smiled.
"Waw, compliments." I said loudly.
Napatingin ang lahat sa akin, their eyes full of fear.
I grabbed the lollipop from my pocket and opened it using my mouth. Agad ko itong sinubo bago ako tumayo.
Tinapon ko ang basura sa babaeng alam kong may pakana. It was one of Jeffie's friends.
"What the hell?" sumigaw siya.
"Oops, nahulog sa basurahan. Nice shot." sabi ko bago naglakad papalayo.
She ran towards me and I felt how mad she was kaya nang sasabunutan niya sana ako ay umilag ako at nadapa siya.
My eyes widened na parang nagulat talaga sa nangyari, kinuha ko ang lollipop sa bibig bago nagsalita.
"Oh, kailangan mo ng tulong?" linapitan ko siya and she charged at me but I still dodged.
I shrugged and walked back towards the room. The school bell rang.
Umupo ako at inayos ko ang lamesa ko. If the teachers see this, they're dead. Hindi ko talaga binura. Bahala sila.
I'll wait and see who wins.
The teacher arrived at agad-agad na tumayo ang may sala na kanina lang, ay nadapa sa labas.
Pinunasan niya ang lamesa ko and I smirked.
"Happy cleaning." I told her and she glared at me.
The teacher looked at us and coughed fakely.
"Let's start the class."
***
Lunch break. A lot of people are here in the cafeteria, my group of friends are on our usual table but I won't bother sitting with them.
I spotted an empty table kaya dali dali akong umupo doon.
I had a hard time bring my tray but I had my ways.
The food today's delicious. Chicken cutlet.
I smiled while eating. Pagkain talaga nakakapasaya sa akin. Sa bilis kong kumain, di ko namalayang ubos na pala. I was shocked, I'm still hungry.
May biglang naglapag ng tray sa harap ko.
Napatingin ako sa taas kung sino and saw Kylue. My heart flipped so much but I did not make it obvious.
"Why're you here in the senior high department na canteen?" I asked him and he just smiled.
Umupo siya sa harap ko. I'm done eating at awkward naman kung iiwanan ko siya mag-isa.
Bigla siyang pumulot ng portion niya at linagay sa tray ko.
I was shocked but also happy at the same time. Medyo gutom pa ako eh.
"Eat up." he told me and I smiled wide.
"Thank you!" I said in complete happiness.
Habang kumakain ako ay bigla niyang linabas ang isang plastic na puno nang takoyaki. My lips parted habang nakatingin sa plastic and my gaze landed on him.
