Project Loki Fanfiction (HIATUS)

Day with a criminal 1

Lorelei

"Lorelei bilisan mo naman oh," naiinip na tawag ni Jamie saakin na nasa labas ngayon ng aming classroom. "Wait lang!" I quickly answered while packing my things in my bag. Kakatapos palang ng orientation namin.

Mid-terms are fast approaching, thanks to Stein or Moriarty palaging pre-occupied ang aking utak kaya minsan hindi na ako nakakapag-focus sa aking studies. Coincidentally, the student council launched an activity that helps someone who needs tutoring. For a half day, volunteers would teach someone and also benefit from it. How? Habang kasi tinuturuan mo ang isang tao ay nakakapag review ka na rin. Bahala kang mamili kung ikaw ang mag tututor o ikaw ang magpapatutor. Hindi naman ginawang mandatory ang pagsali kaya okay lang naman na hindi ka mag sign-up.

But through Jamie's persistence, napasign-up na rin ako sa sinabing activity, besides kailangan ko rin ng tulong sa calculus at chem ko. Ewan ko nga lang kay Jamie, I thought with the help of her retentive memory, examinations will be a piece of cake. Pero sabi niya hindi lang dapat laging memorize, dapat alam mo rin kung paano gamitin. I don't buy that, I thought na gusto niya lang magpaturo ka Loki which is I doubt na sasali. Baka nasa club room siya o nag skip at umuwi na.

"By the way, where's Alistair? Absent ba siya?"Jamie asked breaking the silence between us,"May kailangan daw kasi siyang asikasuhin sa Manila kaya nag absent muna." I told her. "How about Loki? Sumali ba siya?" dag-dag niya at tila kumislap-kislap pa ang mata. My hunch was right, Jamie was expecting Loki to sign up, I shook my head "I don't know, but I doubt na sasali siya. You know Loki, mas pipiliin niya pang magkulong kaysa magsayang ng oras sa ganito." "Ay," dismayadong sabi ni Jamie, I peeked and saw disappointment plastered all over her face. My gosh Jamie! Sa tingin mo talaga sasali si Loki? Loki doesn't even care about academics, ewan ko baka siya pa ang may kailangan ng tutor. I wanted to tell her but I decided to keep my mouth shut.

We halted as we reached the library. Pagpasok ko roon agad na nakuha ang atensiyon ko ng isang lalaking nakaupo sa isa sa mga table na ngumisi ng makita ako. I felt goosebumps all over my body. Well, siya lang naman ang may kasalanan kung bakit ako nangangailangan ng tulong ngayon.

Instinctively, I backed as I reached the door, akmang lalabas na ako ng hilain ako ni Jamie, "Hey Lorelei, where do you think you're going? Magsisimula na tayo oh," I tried to escape from Jamie's grip, but the door swung open and the assigned instructor came. I sighed as I let Jamie pulled me, kahit kailan talaga.

"Good morning everyone!" masiglang bati ng instructor namin, what's good in the morning I thought. "Naorient naman na siguro kayo kanina diba?" ngiting-ngiti ang instructor sa harap namin, nag yes ma'am nalang ang ibang sa amin. "As you can see, the persons seating on every table will be your corresponding turors." Nagawi ang tingin ng lahat sa mga lamesahang nakahilera, "Okay, so what are we waiting for? Let us pick your work buddies!" energetic na sabi ng aming instructor, I cringed as I heard the word work buddies. The jolly instructor started to pick from a box, bunutan siguro para walang mag sabing bias. Out of 20 tutors, I have a slight chance to be partnered with that person.

"Our first pair, Ms. Soho and-" Stein Alberts, Alberts, Alberts, I chanted. How I wished na mabunot na si Stein. "-Mr. Caluwag." I heaved a sight, the more na hindi mapili si Stein, the more na lumalaki ang aking chance na makapareha siya. Di naman sa pagiging choosy but argh!

Everytime na hindi matawag si Stein napapabuntong-hininga ako habang si Jamie parang walang pake, dinidib-dib siguro ang hindi pagsali ni Loki.

After a while, we are now down to 3 pairs, may 20% na hindi ko maka partner si Stein. The instructor continued to announce, "Raffy and-" Stein, Stein, Stein, I continued to chant but still no avail. Dalawa na lang kami ni Jamie na natitira. Please sa kanya nalang si Stein, dibale boss niya naman ito. I peeked at Stein's direction na nakatingin din sakin, creepy. I felt chills when his smile grew wider, or should I say his grin. "Last two pair, Ms. Santiago and Mr.-" please be him I pleaded.