LOVE LIES

Chapter 2

"What?! Again?! Pailang hiwalay na nila Ito ahhh "
She massage her temple habang naglalakad pabalik balik dito sa loob ng kwarto.

"Dad did the same thing again. Mom's with tita Emerald in Caticlan. Palagi akong kinukulit ni daddy kung nasan si mommy, but I remained silent and refused to answer his questions. Mom needs to stressed out so I let her"

"I'll talk to your dad about this matter"
She's fuming mad. I've never seen her mad like this before. She's my dad's eldest sister.

"He's always drunk auntie"

"That shit!"

I remained silent.

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Napatingin ako sa orasan ko 10 minutes na lang at malalate na ako shit! What to do?! Di ko pa tapos itong  report ko mamaya.

Wala na akong nagawa at tumayo na I have no choice kundi ang pumasok sa next class ko siguro doon na din ipagpapatuloy ang report ko. Ohh shit! Oo nga pala may assessment kami ngayon.

"2 min. Late Ms. Yamamoto"

"I'm sorry sir"
Tinanguan niya lamang ako at sinenyas na pumasok na sa klase. Darn it! How can I do my report here?! In Mr. Becker's class no gadget allowed kaya hindi ko alam kung paano ko ilalabas ang laptop ko. Hindi pa nga ako nakakapag lunch ng maayos dahil sa report na gingawa ko.
Maya maya pa ay nagkaroon na kami ng assessment.

Anong isasagot ko dito? Hindi ako nakapagreview dahil sa report na ginagawa ko. Sobrang malas ko naman ata ngayon. I roamed my eyes around,all of them are busy answering the bloody assessment given by Mr. Becker. Yung iba mukhang patapos na, how about me? Kahit number one wala pa akong sagot.

"Copy my answer"
I look at my seatmate, he's showing his answer to me. Is this his tactics? Oh I don't care anymore! Sagot na ang lumalapit saakin tatanggihan ko pa ba? He's being kind so grab it!

Mabilisan kong kinopya ang sagot niya hanggang sa matapos ako hindi kami nahuli ni Mr. Becker. I should thank him after the class, maybe free meryenda?

I'm not really a friendly person kaya hindi ko kilala ang mga kaklase ko even their names. Call me weird, I don't care, I don't give a fuck. Kinakausap ko lang sila kapag may groupings, Hindi rin ako matanda sa pangalan, but this guy who seated beside me is not familiar. I haven't seen his face yet.

After Mr. Becker's class, I approached the guy or should I say my seatmate.

"Uhm, I just want to thank you for letting me copy your answer"

Napaawang ang bibig ko ng tumawa siya, tawang hindi nakakainis his chuckle is so sexy.

"No need to thank, but you're welcome?"

"Yua"

"You're welcome Yua"
He smiled and turned his back pero bago pa man siya makalabas I stop him.

"Wait, c-can I treat you? Ahm.. meryenda?"
I should ask his name first before asking him meryenda! Stupid Yua!

"That would be great! Hindi ko yan tatanggihan after my next class vacant ko, ikaw?"
I nod as response after next class.

"Can I know your name?"
I hesitantly asked, this is my first time asking a guy's name and it's really uncomfortable.

"Casper James Andrada, but you can call me Casper, by the way nice meeting you Yua see you later"
He winked at me bago tuluyang lumabas. What was that?! I remember may report pa akong tatapusin thank God dahil ikahuli akong magrereport so I have time to finish it. Tumakbo na ako papuntang next class, I still have 5 minutes bago pumasok si Ms. Agripa.

Pumasok na ako sa room at naupo. I start typing my report at halos lahat busy dahil abala sa report na ginagawa. Ms. Agripa entered and we greeted her. She discussed the criteria of judging para sa report na gagawin kung pano niya kami bibigyan ng grade. Pumasok sa loob ang dalawa pang magiging judge which is Mr. Polario and Ms. Bernabe.

Naging maganda ang usad ng reporting and all in all we've got high grades and positive feedbacks.

After our class lumabas na ako ng room at naalala ko si Casper I will treat him meryenda nga pala but stupid of me I didn't tell him kung saan Niya ako aantayin or kung saan ko siya aantayin malay ba natin kung sino ang mauna saaming dalawa matapos ang class.

Where do I need to find him?  Napalingon lingon ako sa paligid baka makita ko siya pero wala, I remember he's wearing gray shirt imprinted with CHILL'N. Where art thou Casper?

"Boo"
Napatalon ako sa gulat at napahawak sa dibdib ko. Damn it! I glared at Casper na tawa ng tawa sa akin while pointing at me na parang isang nakaktawang bagay ako sakanya.

"What the hell Casper! You startled me!"
Kung may sakit ako sa puso baka inatake na ako.

"I-im sorry pffttt... Your reaction was so priceless hahaha"
He wiped his tears dahil sa kakatawa niya. This shit! Kung hindi niya lang ako pinakopya kanina hinding hindi ako magtitimpi na batukan siya.

Inaya ko na siya sa isang coffee shop nearby our university.

Ako na ang nagorder, chocolate mousse cake and americano two orders.

Hinayaan ko siyang maghanap ng mauupuan dahil medyo punuan ngayon. Hinananp ng mga mata ko kung saan siya nakapwesto, he waved his hands at lumapit ako sakanya dala ang inorder ko, tinulungan niya akong iprepare ito.

"So, why'd you treat me? Hmm.. sarap nito ah! I'm starting to put this on my favorite foods"
Panimula niyang tanong habang sunod sunod ang subo ng chocolate mousse cake, hindi naman ata siya gutom sa lagay na yan?

"Pa- thank you ko sa pagpakopya mo sakin kanina"

"Ah! Yun ba? Wala yun! Nakita ko kasi kanina na mukhang wala kang maisasagot at dahil gwapo ako I let you copy my answer"
Napangiwi ako sa sagot niya hindi ko akalain na mayabang ang lalaking to.

"Kahit araw araw pa kitang pakopyahin walang problema kung ganito ba naman na may libre!"
I laugh of what he said, he's really something that I found amazing. He never failed to amused me.

"Baguhan ka lang ba sa University? Kasi hindi ako familiar sa mukha mo eh"

"Kakatransfer ko lang last week, kala ko pa naman na notice mo na ako hindi naman pala"
Last week? Hindi ko yun alam ah, oh gosh Yua! Eh wala ka ngang pakealam sa paligid mo mapansin pa kaya na may bago kayong kaklase?

"I'm sorry, I'm not really fond of noticing my sorroundings"

"It's okay, atleast ngayon napansin mo na ako"
He smiled genuinely, natawa ako dahil ang kalat niya kumain ng cake, ang sagwa! Parang nagka instant balbas siya dahil sa chocolate icing. I took my cellphone ang capture him while smiling.

"Sabihan mo lang ako kung gusto mo ng picture ko, I can give you my picture albums if you want"

Ang kapal talaga! But im not irritated, im amused of his density. He's really something and I want to know more about this guy Casper.