The Waiting Game

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Akira

"Well done Ms. Saveron. " Said our professor after my report. I looked around and all eyes were on me. It made me conscious that I had to look down. I thanked her and shyly walked back to my chair without making any eye contact. She announced our scores for the report and I was the only one who got a perfect score. After ng dismissal ay agad kong kinuha ang mga gamit ko para makalabas ng room. Siguradong may sasabihin nanaman sila. It's either pupurihin nila ako or lalaitin and I don't want any of that.

I went straight to the open student's lounge near the main gate. I was peeking through the rails to see if my friends were already there when someone stood beside me and spoke. I have a bad feeling about this one

"Ang galing mo talaga Akira" I looked at Peachy, my blockmate ,who complimented me about my report. I gave her a kind smile and immediately looked away, hoping that she would leave. Thankfully, she did. Nakahinga ako ng maluwag ng makaalis na siya.

I'm never good at receiving nor giving compliments, I almost hated them. I looked up at the sky and noticed that it's cloudy. It was therapeutic for me, seeing the sky without sun. But then I remembered, Sky. Some memories came rushing in. Napailing na lang ako at nagpakawala ng maliit na ngiti. Why do I love dwelling in the past?

"It's all in the past" I whispered to myself. My watch made a beep indicating that my friends, Jana and Lane should be here already. I went closer to the gate but there were no sign of them. I looked around and caught some eyes looking at me. Most of the people around me are on their phone and got company, maybe they were thinking that I'm a poor loner or something. Ang hilig talaga mang-judge ng mga tao, hindi naman required na lagingmay kasama di ba? I mean mag-isa lang naman ako nung pinanganak ako.

I was about to take my phone out to ease my mind but then I remembered that I forgot to charge it last night so its probably dead. I decided to just walk around since I don't feel comfortable standing there pero mabigat nga pala yung mga books kaya naisipan kong maupo na lang. I saw an empty bench near me so I walked towards it but changed my mind when I saw a PDA couple seating there. They were pinching each other's cheeks with a wide smile plastered on their faces. Mukhang sobrang saya nila. Does it really feel good to be in love? I have no idea.

I decided na lumabas na ng gate para dun na lang maghintay, if wala pa sila after 10 minutes uuwi na lang ako. Hindi na lang ako sasama sa kanila at mag aaral na lang ako. Sayang ang oras.

"Alam mo ba andito daw si Alex?" rinig kong bulong ng senior high student as I was walking towards the gate.

"Talaga?! Tara puntahan natin" the other answered and straight up walked past me. Kung hindi ako umiwas siguradong nabunggo na nila ako. I rolled my eyes, annoyed at how they didn't even say sorry or excuse me. Humans be doing whatever they want, huh? They don't think deeply about their actions or the outcome. Lucky them.