Mr. Torpe Meets Ms. Manhid (SHORT STORY)

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Myka's P.O.V

30 minutes na ang nakalipas, walang pumapasok sa utak ko. Guess why?

Una, wala akong interest sa subject na ito, pangalawa, how can I even concentrate kung si Luke ang nagtuturo? Minsan napapatitig na lang ako sakanya.

"Ayan ka na naman." Natatawang sabi niya at tumingin sakin, his eyes met mine and I can't express kung ano bang napi-feel ko.

"Ano na naman?" I asked innocently.

"Tinititigan mo na naman ako." He laughed and my face turned intoa bright shade of red.

"Ayoko nang magaral." I huffed, trying to change the topic.

"Kailangan, Myk." Sabi niya sabay ngiti sakin habang nagsusulat ng kung ano sa papel. I blushed at the nickname.

"Bakit ba ayaw mo sa Filipino? Anong problema mo sa Filipino?" Tanong niya at sinara samantala ang libro.

"I just hate Filipino. Nakakawalang gana pagaralan at wala akong interest dito." I admitted, bitig my bottom lip. He might think I'm a worthless person, like, how can you possibly hate Filipino? Yun na nga lang 'daw' ang subject na pinakamadali sa lahat dahil wika natin yon.

E paki niyo ba?

There was a few seconds of silence when he finally spoke up again.

"Alright, let's settle this on a game." Sabi niya at napakunot ako ng noo. "Pag ako nanalo, makikinig ka na sakin at susunod, no questions asked." He said with a little smirk on his face.

"At pag ako nanalo?" Tanong ko, a little smile appearing on my face. Akalain mo, magkakaron kami ng gantong klaseng sitwasyon.

He shrugged. "I'll let you do what you want today, at bukas na lang tayo magaaral." He smiled and I swear that made an effect to the butterflies again.

"I'll even let you pick the game that'll settle this matter." He said casually, sluching on the couch. Feel at home na agad siya dito e.

Interesting, kahit anong laro? Ano kaya? Hindi ko naman alam kung saan siya magaling at kung saan siya mahina. I pursed my lip and held my chin as I think of a game.

Then I had this idea- "Thumb war."

Lagi akong nananalo sa thumb war. Isa to sa mga laro na hilig ko at expert ako. I laughed when his forehead creased.

"Fear me now, punk." I taunted.

"Sa tingin mo takot ako?" He scoffed.

"I was just thinking about hoe anyone could be so..."

There was some seonds of silence.

"Childish." He finally chortled. "Thumb war? Really?"

"Wag mong maliitin ang lakas ng thumb ko, Lukey."

"Fine, shake on it. Myk." He smiled then suddenly naalala ko si James dahil sa nickname. Asan na kaya yun? Sana mag online na siya anytime soon.

He stretched out his hand to seal our thumbs together.

It was on.

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okay wat just happened?

this doesn't even makes sense sorry