Chasing Hearts

Chapter 4

He was 20 when I first step on my teenage. He was already in second year college while I was on first year in high school. He was taking business management in an international school and still the achiever that he is. He was varsity captain and a president of the student council and top one of the dean lister in their department. 

I have learn to understand Dustin's world and it sometimes pain me how far he is. Ang hirap hirap niyang abutin because except that he was much older than me, he was different from me. He was an achiever, intelligent and handsome while I'm just a pretty face who is only good at looking beautiful. I was the first grade 7 who become a member of the cheerleading squad. Mostly, halos mga senior or di kaya ay 4th year ang nakakasali dahil matured na at may enough experience na sa pagsasayaw. 

I have always been good at dancing and look matured than my age. I was never an achiever, hindi naman dahil sa bobo ako or what. It's just studying is not my type. Hindi naman ako kulilat sa school pero hindi din ako magaling. Onyx was our school valedictorian habang ako ay grumaduate lang. He received so many award. Who would have thought na ang hambog, asungot at pangit na yun ay matalino pala? Oh well nasa dugo na siguro nila yun. Hmm should I blame my parents na ba? kidding

Wala naman akong problema sa pagiging normal student ko but everytime I look at Dustin, nanliliit ako. Mas lalalong lumaki ang insecurities ko that he will never like me. Guys like Dustin likes matured and intelligent girls like him. Kahit anong pilit kong maging confident, I can't deny that sometimes, it pains me how he looks so close to me but hard to reach. He sees me nothing but his baby sister.

 "Hey wazup nigga" A voice woke me up from my thought. Nilingon ko naman si Onyx na tumabi sakin habang nilalapag nito ang libro at notebook nito sa lamesa. I look at irritatingly. 

"What?" Masungit na tugon ko. He chuckled and pinch my cheeks. I slap his hand away at pinanlisikan ko ito nang mata.

"Pumupunta ka lang ba sa library para mag day dream?" Natatawa nitong saad habang binubuklat nito ang libro. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Whatever asshole" Masungit na saad ko as I fix my things and ready myself to leave. Ayokong makasama ang asungot nato, nahihighblood lang ako.

Nilingon ako nito. "oh saan ka pupunta?" 

"Aalis na ako, ayokong makasama ang pangit na katulod mo" Masungit na tugon ko at humalakhak lang ato as he look at me amusingly. I was ready to leave when he spoke.

"Tapos ka na ba sa assignment natin sa math?" he asked. Napatigil naman ako.

I faced him and I saw him smiling evilly at me.  He knows na hindi pa ako tapos, he knows na kailangan ko siya. Mas lalo naman akong nairita kay humalakhak na ito sa tuwa.

" Oh let me guess. Hindi ka pa nakagawa ano? Hmm 100 points pa naman yun nako." 

I gritted my teeth as I try to kill him in my head.

Padabog  na umupo ulit ako, the thund of my bag echoed the whole library. 

"Ssshh" 

"What?!" masungit na saad ko habang tinataasan ng kilay ang groupo ng mga babae na nasa  kabilang table na hindi naman nagbabasa at nagmamake up lang. Ang kapal nang mga mukha gaya ng make up nila. 

"hey hey" awat ni Onyx sakin. Siya naman ang binalingan ko ng tingin habang tinitignan ng masama.

Tumawa lang ito as he hand me his notebook.

"I'm done na." Nakangiting saad nito. Inaasar talaga ako ng pangit nato.

padabog na kinuha ko ito sa kamay niya. I brought out my notebook and begin to copy his assignment.