Turned Pages (SB19 Fanfiction Series)

Page 4.

June 14, 2016

Paulo's POV

I've been staring at my broken phone while eating breakfast. Sa sobrang pagkagulat ko kagabi sa reply ni Rodz, nabitawan ko ang phone ko habang kumukuha ng maiinom sa ref. It fell hard on the ground. The screen of the phone cracked. Hindi ko na mabuhay ang phone ko na iyon simula pa kagabi.

I'm terribly worried that Rodz might think that I've ignored her message last night. Hindi ko alam kung paano ako magpapaliwanag sa kanya kung bakit hindi na ako nakareply kagabi.

I drove for school earlier today than the usual. Nagbabakasakaling maisabay si Rodz papuntang PUP upang magpaliwanag. Pumarada ako sa harap ng bahay nila. Saktong paglabas ng isang pamilyar na babae sa gate.

"She!" I exclaimed as I recognized Ansherina, my brother's bandmate.

"Uy Kuya Pau! Anong ginagawa mo dito?" nagtatakang tanong ni She.

"Is Rodz still there?" tanong ko kay She. Sana naabutan ko sya.

"Naku Kuya nakaalis na po si Ate Rodz. Baka nagbabyahe na yun papuntang school." sagot ni She sa akin.

"Ganun ba? Sige thank you She." Sayang naman. Mukhang sa school ko na lang sya kakausapin. Nagpaalam na ako kay She para magdrive papuntang PUP.

9am.

Isang oras pa bago ang vacant time namin ni Rodz. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya ako nililingon o binabati man lang. Galit nga ang babaeng ito sa akin. Sinubukan ko syang abutan ng papel na may sulat ngunit ginusumot at ibinato lang nya ito pabalik sa akin.

I sighed. This girl is making it hard for me to apologize. Bwisit kasing kamay ito, kung bakit nadulas at nabitawan ko pa ang phone ko. Okay na sana eh.

10am.

It was finally our vacant time. Oras na ng pagtutuos. Pabiro kong sabi sa isip ko. Dali-dali kong hinabol si Rodz na mabilis na naglalakad papuntang cafeteria.

"Rodz sandali!" pasigaw na habol ko kay Rodz. Lalo namang nagmadali ang babaeng ito sa paglalakad. Lakad takbo ang ginawa ko para abutan si Rodz.

"Rodz sandali lang sabi!" sigaw ko kay Rodz sabay hila sa kanya. Maraming naglalakad na estudyante papuntang cafeteria.

I immediately pulled her from the crowd and pushed her to the wall on the hallway to stop her from running. I stared at her firmly to let her know that I really need to talk to her.

As I looked down on her, I can very well see the changes of her expression. I realized just now how deep brown and how beautiful her eyes are. My gaze drop on her plumped lips. How could it feel with mine? Shit. Nase. Only then did I realized something. On why I've been feeling this way since yesterday. Why this girl made me do things I don't usually do. I'm starting to like her.

"Rodz..." I said to her, almost a whisper.

"Hmmm?" she answered. That hmmm thing. Music to my ears.

"Can I court you?" I asked her without hesitation.

Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko sa reaksyon ni Rodz sa aking tanong. Mukha syang namumutla at parang hihimatayin sa gulat.

"Rodz? Are you okay babe?" tanong ko ulit kay Rodz.

Parang mas lalo lamang syang namutla sa tanong ko. Shit, am I gonna be rejected?