Nagkasagutan ulit kami ni Viena sa bahay kaya heto kanya-kanya kami ng direction.Habang hindi pa nagsisimula yung klase namin ay napagdesisyonan ko muna na maglibot-libot.
Sa kalagitnaan ng paglilibot ko e may nakita akong isang can softdrink.Mukhang wala naman na itong laman.Pupulotin ko na sana ito pero naisip ko na maya-maya nalang.Sinipa-sipa ko na muna ito hanggang bahala na kung saan kami makarating.
"Dapat kasi hindi ko nalang pinatulan si Viena.Hays, ikaw rin self e masyado kang nagpadala sa mga sinabi niya.Next time, hinga muna ng malalim ng tatlong beses bago ang lahat."bulong ko sa sarili.
"Pero nakakainis naman kasi eh."naiinis kong sabi hanggang sa napalakas yung sipa ko sa can softdrink.
"Tangna."inis na sabi ng isang lalaki na tinamaan nung can softdrink.Nakatalikod naman ito at humarap sakin.Takte,si Yanes!
"Ay, lagot.Patay ako nito.Nag-iinit pa naman na dugo nito sakin."bulong kong sabi.
Lumapit siya sakin kasama ang mga TOP na kapatid niya at ang Trios.Galit na galit niya akong tiningnan.
"Gusto mo ba talaga ng gulo?"nanlilisik nitong tanong sakin.
"Sino bang tangang gugustohin yung gulo?"matapang kong sagot sa kanya.But deep inside e nanginginig na talaga ako sa takot.Syempre kahit takot tayo 'wag natin ipapahalata dapat cool lang.
"Aba, pilosopo ka rin noh."
"Ako, philosopher? Hindi noh."Takte, Aki, nakuha mo pa talaga magbiro sa kalagitnaan ng sitwasyon na 'to.
"Wala ka manlang ba sasabihin sa ginawa mo sakin?"
"Sorry?"
"Is that how you apologize?How ridiculous of you!"galit nitong sabi.
"Tangi, hindi pa ko nagsosoryy noh.Wag kang masyadong excited noh."inis kong sabi.
"I'm sorry,okay.I didn't intended to hit you.It was an accident."paghingi ko ng paumahin.
"I don't believe you.I know you did it on purpose."
"Sira ka ba? Gusto mo kong magsorry at heto na nga ginawa ko tapos pinagtatakahan mo pa ako."naiinis kong sabi sa kanya at hahakbang na sana ako palayo pero hinila niya ako palapit sa kanya at binitawan din agad yung kamay ko.
"Ano bang problema mo ha? Kung ayaw mong tanggapin yung sorry ko e hindi ko na problema yun.Kung ayaw mo then fine.I don't care either you accept my apology or not."sabi ko sa kanya at lumakad palayo sa kanila.
Mga ilang hakbang ay bigla rin naman may humila sakin na isang lalaki.Natamaan naman siya nung can softdrink at hinarap ko naman si Yanes na alam ko na siya yung may kagagawan nun.
"Are you hurt?"tanong nito sakin.
"No need to ask me if I'm hurt 'cause obviously you're the one that is hurt for saving me from that evil guy, Yanes!"pagpaparinig ko.
"No, I'm okay."sagot ng lalaki."By the way, I'm Keliam Froantalve."pagpapakilala nito sabay lahad ng kanyang kaliwang kamay.
"Thanks for saving me.I'm Ayla Akira Elavelda.Nice meeting you,Keliam."pagpapakilala ko rin sa kanya."Sa wakas may nakilala na rin akong mabait rito sa University na 'to."
"HAHAHAHAHA."natawa naman siya sa sinabi ko."Don't say that, marami ka pang makikilala na mas mabait sakin pero wala ka ng makikita pa na kasing gandang lalaki ko."
Lumapit naman ulit sina Yanes sakin.
"You're lucky that Keliam was here.But next time, you won't be lucky anymore as you think you are."sabi ni Yanes at umalis.
"Nyenyenye."naiinis kong sabi.
"You're cute."sambit ni Keliam at nahiya tuloy ako sa inasal ko.
"Sira."sabi ko sa kanya.
The bell already rung and it only means that we need to go now in our departments.
"Ahm...I need to go."pagpapaalam ko kay Keliam.
"Sabay na tayo, were in the same department rin naman."sabi niya sakin.
"Owss, e bat parang hindi kita na mumukhaan?"nagtatakang tanong ko.
"Well, I'm at the last row that's why you wouldn't notice me."pahayag niya."Tsaka hindi mo talaga ako mapapansin kasi lagi akong nakayuko at natutulog."
"Well...if that's the case, sabay nalang din tayo."saad ko.
Nakarating na nga kami sa department namin.As soon as we reached the corridors,our blockmates turned their attention to us.
"Oh, you finally meet Keliam."paglapit nina Haliah.
"Yeah...What a coincidence."tugon ko at nagtungo sa upuan ko at maging siya ay yun din ang ginawa.
10 minutes passed at dumating na rin si Prof. Galon.
"Good Morning class."pagbati niya samin at agad kinuha yung book na lagi niyang dala.
"We will now be focusing on short stories.And I know that some of you have already read a short story,right?"pag-uumpisa nito.
"So let me call random names and name a short story that you've already read.Also, you must explain why you choose it."dugtong ni Prof. Galon.
Tumingin-tingin naman sa amin si Prof at ni-isa e walang nakikipag-eye contact sa kanya.Number one rule is never make an eye contact with your Professor or else ikaw yung tatawagin niya.
Ang kaso 'tong epal na Yanes e nakipagpalit ng upuan sa katabi ko at tumabi sakin.Bwineset naman niya ako dahilan para mapatingin ako kay Prof. Galon.Well, my intention was to tell Prof. that Yanes would want to answer but different thing happened.
"Yes, Ms. Ayla Akira Elavelda, what short story you've already read?"diretsang pagtatanong nito.
"I'mma just sit here and watch you being embarassed."sarkastikong bulong ni Yanes at tumayo naman ako at inapakan siya.
"Well, I'm really into this short story entitled The Necklace.It's about Mathilde Loisel who's beautiful but feels incomplete for not having a prosperous life.One night, her husband told her about the invitation to a formal party but she refuses to attend for not having jewelry and dress to wear.They were just poor and can't afford to buy a pricey jewelries and so she decided to go to Madame Forestier and borrowed a necklace.But suddenly something happened, she lost the necklace."pagsisimula ko.
"To make the long story short,she and her husband work hard just to replace the necklace that Mathilde had lost.Later on, they found out that the necklace she borrowed from Madame Forestier was just costume jewelry and not worth anything.In that, we should learn to accept what we have and be thankful for everything."pagpapatuloy ko."You may lack when it comes to money, no prob as long as you have your family, you're already rich, rich in love."
"In addition, Prof. Galon, every girls,ladies and womens are beautiful.There's no need to wear pricey jewelries and accessories.There's this saying 'simplicity is beauty' and I agreed on it."dugtong ni Keliam."Just like, Akira, simple yet she look lovely."
"Very well said, Ms. Ayla Akira Elavelda and Mr. Keliam Froantalve."sambit ni Prof. at naupo naman ako.
"Hoy ha, it seems that You and Keliam are getting well with each other."pagsasalita ni Reign.
"Ang issuemaker mo bb."sabi ko sa kanya."If you think na MS kami, wala nohhh."
"MS? Ano yun?"curious na tanong ni Sheyna.
"May Something."pagsagot ko.
"Wala nga ba?"pagtatanong ni Yanes na katabi ko.
"Ang tsimoso mo rin ha."sabi ko sa kanya."Bumalik ka nga sa upuan mo.Sa dinami-rami ng pwede kong katabi bat ikaw pa e pwede naman si Keliam nalang.Yung mabait sana, sanaaaa."pagpaparinig ko sa kanya at umalis naman ito sa tabi ko.
Hays, salamat at nakaganti rin.
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We All Lie
RomanceAkira is a half Filipino and half Japanese and she is famous model as well. She and her sisters decided to come back to the Philippines to give justice for their parents death. Her sisters were Ayla Reign Elavelda, Ayla Viena Elavelda and Ayla Zihan...
