The Perfect Man

Chapter 2

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"Geovanni! saan ka ba galing? Let's go malapit na daw ang prof!" kasabay ng pagsigaw ni Sherley ang pag sulpot ni Joseff sa likod ko. They're almost shock like I said yung nangyari kanina. Joseff turned left at sa dulo sya umupo.

"Bro! ba't ngayon ka lang! Who's that?" he's friend talking. "Don't talk" He said.

The class seems so good, and everyone introducing their selves like why did they choose this course the food service management.  "Okay class, for today I will group you into four groups and six members." Prof said. "Ano ba yan! First day pa lang Prof may groupings agad!" someone shout.

"Ofcourse, since I am your major subject dapat mas maaga pa lang maayos na kayo! So ang gagawin I have here the list of your names as actually naayos ko na 'to so you better listen carefully"

Our Prof still mentioning different surnames dahil sila ang magkaka-grupo. "Herrera, Cuba, Moreno, Madlangsakay, Miano at Ocampo" He said. "Oh for the third group, Mac,  Moa, Sy, Dela Merja, Bustamante and Alcantara" natuwa naman kaming magkakaibigan dahil kami kami pa rin ang magkakagrupo. Pero di pala dapat. Dahil nandito ka-grupo ko si Joseff Marcus.

"Since na group ko na kayo into four groups, I will dismiss all of you for now, at pag usapan nyo iyang gagawin. So the task is Kayong magkaka group maghahanap kayo ng place and interview their employees, or anything na tao dyan kung paano sila nabubuhay sa ganoong kalaking bahay, working area. Two weeks of preparation and then you will submit it to me next next monday." He said and leave.

"Hey! Saan kayo galing kanina?" nakangiting saad ni Ariela saakin. "Ariela, doon kami pumunta sa garden. Wala syang sinabing matino kung bakit nya ako dinala doon." I said. "Nung nakita ka nga nya nawala yung galit nya sa mata eh, ikaw naman kasi ang ganda mo!" nangaasar na saad ni Sherley.

"Wala 'yon She! For sure maayos naman talaga 'yon mahilig lang mang-bully." I said. Habang pinag uusapan namin ang gagawing approach sa mga lalaki ay sila na ang lumapit.

"Uhm, Hi? Kayo yung ka grupo namin dito diba? I'm Leo, and this is Xild and this one is Joseff" He said. So sila yung dalawang lalaking tinutukoy na makakasama namin sa project.

"Hi! Ako naman si Sherley, this is Ariela and this is Geovanni" Sherley said. Tinignan nila akong tatlong lalaki at pag ka puway tumingin kay Joseff. Titig na titig sya saakin na parang anytime kakainin ako ng buhay."Oh pre, easy ka lang jan" Xild said while smiling, maybe teasing Joseff.

"Guys, mamaya na lang tayo mag usap usap. Can I have your number?" Leo said to Sherley at biglang namula si Sherley. "Oh! Ofcourse wait" while exchanging their numbers "Una na kami ah may play pa kasi kami sa court, gusto nyo bang manood?" Nakatinging saad saakin ni Xild. "Let's go." sabi ni Joseff at nauna na syang maglakad. "Uhm no. Mukhang ayaw naman ng kasama nyo" saad ko ng paangas. I don't like that kind of attitude naiirita ako. "See you around Geovanni" Xild said and run towards.

"Geovanni! Ano ka ba wala naman tayong gagawin sayang naman 'yon makikita pa naman natin sila maglaro." Ariela said. "If someone don't want our presence mas mabuting wag na lang pumunta" I said. Nakatingin lang ako sa bintana then my phone rang.

"Hello? Kuya Nash, why?" I said. "Sis! punta ka ng court alam mo naman 'yon diba? May play kaming Senior then Junior nood kayo pag wala kayong ginagawa!" Kuya said  over the phone. "Ahm---" Sasagot pa lamang ako pero hinablot ni Ariela ang phone ko at sya ang kumausap kay Kuya. "Opo kuya, wala kaming ginagawa, oh yes po! Okay kuya salamat" At binigay na saakin ni Ariela and I guess wala na 'kong magagawa.

While we are on the hallway may sumalubong saakin at nagulat ako dahil ito yung sinuntok ni Joseff sa mukha kanina. "Miss naalala mo pa ba ako?" He said. "Ofcourse, why?" I said. "Thank you sa pag tulong mo sakin kanina I really appreciated it. " He said sincerely. "Always welcome, sa susunod wag ka na lang humarang sa dadaanan non" I said. "Oo nga miss, porke may-ari yung lolo nya nito. Ano nga palang pangalan mo?" He said. "Geovanni" I said. "You?" , "Grim. Grim is my name miss" at tuluyan na syang nagpaalam.

When we enter the entrance of the gym ang daming nagsisigawan. I look closely and I saw Kuya Nash and that Joseff Marcus nag aagawan sila ng bola ngayon. Maraming tao ngayon dito sa gym at it looks like laban ng Senior and Junior ngayon.

I look how the Joseff move his hands at kung gaano kabilis nyang i-shoot ang bola. The crowd went crazy. "Geovanni! Ang galing galing naman talaga ni Joseff ba yun? Look at kuya Nash namamangha sa kanya" masayang wika ni Sherley saakin.

The game end and the Junior wins over the Senior. Nakipag fist bump sila Kuya Nash sa mga Juniors and also kinakausap si Joseff.

"Oy! come here!" Leo shout out of his lungs habang kami ay nasa bleachers. At first hindi namin alam na kami pala ang tinutukoy nito pero kalaunan ay bumaba na kami at sinalubong sila ni Xild.

"Sis! Kamusta? Ayos ba ang play namin?" tanong saakin ni Kuya Nash. "Ofcourse, Kuya ang galing galing mo nga" I said and smile. "Oo nga kuya! Wala ka pa ring pinagbago!" saad ni Sherley. "Nako She! Ikaw ha, Kuya may crush to sayo oh!" Ariela said at nagtawanan naman kaming lahat.

"Oh, by the way sis this is Joseff, captain ball sya ng Juniors and Joseff this is my cousin Geovanni" Kuya Nash said. Ngumiti lang ako sa kanya at kapalit nito'y nakatitig lang sya saakin. "At ito naman si Leo, Xild ang members ng Juniors" pagpapatuloy ni kuya Nash.

"I know her" bulong na sabi ni Joseff. Tinignan ko lang sya at bahagya syang ngumiti. Nagulat ako dahil sa pag ngiti nya. Nakakapanghina.

"Kilala po namin sila kuya! Ka group namin sila sa project" saad ni Xild. Tumingin naman sa kanya si kuya at sinabing "Good, pero kayo ha! wag kayong malilikot pag kasama 'to ako makakalaban nyo lalo na kay Geovanni!" biglang gatong ni Kuya Nash na ikinagulat ko naman.

After the game nag hiwa-hiwalay na kami dahil may kanya kanyang pupuntahan. Suddenly, tinawagan si Ariela ng kanyang parent para I-discuss ang patungkol sa kanilang business, so she left early than us dahil magkikita ito sa restaurant.

"Oo okay lang Ariela, kaya naman naming dalawa ni Sherley" I said. "Sorry talaga guys! Bawi ako nex time!" saad ni Ariela. "Baliw ka! Okay lang 'yon. Unahin mo yan dahil importante yan" saad ni Sherley.  "Bye guys! Mwah" at umalis na si Ariela.

Habang naglalakad kami ni Sherley sa hallway our classmate approach her. "Ahm, Sherley pwede bang makahingi ng request?" saad ng nahihiyang babae. "Oh! Ofcourse ano ba yun bebe?" She said. "Papatulong lang sana ako kasi mag rerequest ako sa teacher" she said and then she look at me "Pasensya na Geovanni, saglit lang kami" she said. "Nope! I'm alright. Go ahead, antayin na lang kita sa gate" I said and smile. "Okay just wait for me Geovanni" and they left.

Around five minutes wala pa si Sherley maybe they had some conflicts about the request, when suddenly a guy talk to me. "Hi, may kasama ka?" He said. By the looks of it mukha syang napadaan lang dito sa school. I'm not being judgemental but he looks like dangerous to me.

"Oh, no! may kasama ako actually I'm waiting" I said covering the nervous hiding in my skin. "Nasaan sya ngayon?" He said at hinawakan nya ko sa balikat.

"Don't touch me" I said. "Yan ang gusto ko sa babae palaban" He said. I'm scared. First time mangyari saakin 'to.

Pero nang mahahawakan nya ulit ako someone punch him. "Omyghad!" I said. And I look who punch him. Joseff.

"Isa pa? Get loss" Joseff said in a low tone. The guy went to the other road and run.

"Are you okay?" He said in a low tone. "I'm fine" I said. "Why are you goddamn here?" He said na parang nagagalit na.

"I'm sorry, inaantay ko kasi si Sherley, she's inside the campus then dito ako nag antay sa shortcut namin" sabi ko sa kanya. "It's dangerous here, let's go" He said and he hold my hand. He hold it with care and at some point I get reddish face.

While walking I ask him "Where is Xild and leo?" I said. "Ako ang kasama mo ngayon, just focus on me" He said ng hindi tumitingin saakin.

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