Found In The Wild Waves

Chapter 5

Starting Friendship...

It's been two weeks since the classes have started. It's been two weeks also since the day that i talked to that guy. Today is monday and siyempre dahil two weeks na ang nakalipas eh nasa stage na ko ng school life ko kung saan tinatamad na akong pumasok at halos puro tulog na lang ang ginagawa ko, may klase man o wala.

Sa loob ng two weeks, ang laging kasama ko lang ay si Rhyss na kaibigan ko since i was in grade 7 na kakatransfer lang two days after ng start ng classes. In those two weeks also, hindi na halos nagbago ang paraan ng pagtigin sa'kin ng ibang students pero at least hindi na lahat pero isa sa magandang nangyari sa loob ng dalawang linggo eh kahit papano ay may kumakausap naman sa'min ni Rhyss at isa na do'n si Klare.

Si Klare Marquez ay isa sa masasabing popular sa school na 'to dahil bukod na sa matalino siya at maganda e anak siya ng isa sa mga stockholder dito sa school. I don't know why she's doing this, but it kinda feels good because someone like her is like trying to reach out to me knowing that i am just lower than her status.

Halos wala rin namang nangyari sa nakalipas na dalawang linggo or hindi ko lang talaga napansin dahil hindi ako makahanap ng interes sa nasa paligid ko. Walang big deal na nangyari for the past weeks aside sa pagiging friendly ni Klare at mabilis rin namang nalipas ang mga araw. The only good thing that really happened is that i finally learned to adjust in this kind of environment.

Masiyado pang maaga pero nandito na kami ni Rhyss sa loob ng classroom kaya naman 'di ko na napigilang magtanong sa kaniya.

"Rhyss, wala ka bang ibang napapansin kay Klare?"

Lumingon siya sa gawi ko halatang nagtataka.

"Oh, anong meron kay Klare?"

Sinimangutan ko siya.

"Wala naman... Lagi lang kasi niya tayong nilalapitan. Well... there's nothing wrong with it naman, but it just feels... weird." paliwanag ko.

"What's weird? She's just trying to be friend with us. You're much weirder, Angel. But on the second thought, i agree with you. I feel the same way sometimes."

"Hindi naman kasi sa minamasama ko 'yun, e. What i'm trying to say is that she's kinda, you know... popular. Tapos sa dami ng tao dito tayo pa 'yung lagi niyang nilalapitan kaya minsan naiilang ako, e, pero not in a bad way, ah?" Mahabang sabi ko pero natigilan naman ako nang bigla kong marinig si Klare.

"Bakit ka naiilang?" I can hear the sadness in her natural almost sleepy voice.

Gulat akong napalingon sa kaniya. I immediately felt bad.

"Klare, nandito ka na pala?" Agad na sabi ko.

She just looked at me with those sad eyes which made me feel more bad. "I just want to greet you guys a good morning, but i heard that you're talking about me, so tell me why do you feel that way, Angel? Don't you like me to be your friend?" Malungkot niyang sabi na para bang iiyak na.

My heart ache for her. She's just too good for me. I already feel my conscience kicking me for hurting this woman.

"Come here, Klare. Sit here." tawag sa kaniya ni Rhyss.

Sa'ming dalawa ni Rhyss ay siya ang mas magaling na makihalo sa crowd. We are almost opposite in some wyas, but we're sometimes just like each other. I am not very sure but what i am sure is we do understand each other. I am timid while somehow, she's not. One reason while i am also barely surviving in here is because i have her.

I really feel bad not at Klare kaya naman tumabi ako sa kaniya at pinilit na labanan ang namumuomg pagkailang.

"Klare, i'm sorry if you take my words that way, but all of that doesn't mean in a bad way..." i took a deep breath and shyly smiled, "Sinabi ko lang na naiilang ako kasi since that day i saw you, i always look up to you. Don't you see yourself? You're smart, jolly, kind, friendly, rich, beautiful and more compared to me... I am just nothing compared to you." Pagpapakatotoo ko.