Run Away With Me

Chapter 12: I'll become that and I don't want that

Derrick's POV

Hahaha.. you're kidding me. Tahimik lang akong nakatingin sa salamin sa men's cr. I'm.. a guy.

Hahahahahaha, I'm a guy. no, I'm a boy.

I'm still in grade 5, I'm just a kid. A confused kid. Because Gemini.. is.. special. Special? What? w h a t.

Did I just.. say, "He's special?"

Why is he special?

He's special..

...and due to that, blood worked its way up to my face. I'm red. Hahaha, I'm blushing because I thought a boy LIKE ME, is special. Hahahaahahhaha.

Hahahhhaha. Ha. Haha.

!!CLASH!

Napalingon ako sa bigla nang bumukas yung pinto sa boy's CR.

"Derrick?" Rinig ko na boses ni.. "May sakit ka?" Tanong niya pa. I stared at the boy holding the door open, looking at me as I finally spoke,

"Ah, Kyle." Salita ko ng pangalan niya, a shred of disappointment in my voice.. haha, clearly, there's something wrong with me.

"Okay ka lang tol? Namumula ka." Dagdag niya pa and all I could think about was.. how pathetic I am for expecting something, no, someone.

"Pft.." Malamyang tawa ko because for the first time in my life,

I feel like an idiot.

A big idiot who got Gemini's dumb virus.

"Derrick?"

"Yeah, I.." I pursed my lips before speaking again, "I'm not in good shape right now." Sagot ko sa kaniya, "Thanks.. for coming here and.. asking." Ngiti ko pa.

"Ay, siyempre, ikaw tong nagbuhat samen sa group task eh." Ngisi ni Kyle pabalik sakin. "Diretso ka ba classroom o pupunta ka sa clinic?" Tanong niya.

"Ah.. dito nalang muna ako pero pupunta rin ako sa classroom, malelate lang. Salamat." Sagot ko sa kaniya as he nods and finally left the cr.

This is unpleasant,

because right now.. I feel disappointed, confused, down, and light at the same time.

I feel contradicting feelings inside and I'm.. stuck. It seems I'm stuck being weird. Being weird because of a dunce.

A dunce named Gemini.

Finally, I washed my face to wake myself up. Stop the redness Derrick, stop. Sabay hilamos ko ulit nang ilang mga beses pa. I inhaled deeply and exhaled then looked at my reflection. And there, only one thought appeared in my head,

I need to avoid Gemini.

Or else I'll become weird.. and I don't want that. To become someone who gets a late slip just because of a lame reason. I'll become that

and.. again, I don't want that.

I finally stepped out of the cr, on my way to the class room until, wait-- how.. CAN I EVEN AVOID GEMINI?

HE'S MY SEATMATE.

I stopped at my tracks, a rain of distress down my back. Maybe... Just keep it lowkey right? Yung, hi tapos bye tapos goodmorning o sige. Just.. short stuff.

Yeah, I just need to keep it short.

Yep. Don't overthink it Derrick. And there, I continued heading to the classroom until I reached the door, knocked three times and opened it. My eyes instantly laying on Gemini's.. empty.. seat?

He's not here?

Why? "Mr. Arsuela?"

I scanned the whole room, about three times but ..he's not here. Where is he? "Mr. Arsuela."

Is he sick? Why isn't he here?

"MR.ARSUELA." !! I flinched at Ms.Chopin's voice, it rang in my ears unpleasantly, my attention finally onto her. "What are you doing?"

..huh?

"Mr. Arsuela, what are you doing?"

Huh?

"For the LAST time, What. Are. You. Doing?"

Huh?

"Ugh. Someone get Arsuela to his seat," She gestured to my empty seat while looking at me. "I'm letting you off since this is the first time you became late but this will be the last too." Salita niya but.. I.. can't understand anything. I don't know.

Why isn't Gemini in his seat?

"Uy derrick, umupo ka na." Ramdam ko na hila sakin ng kaklase kong babae but.. I don't know. I don't really care.

Nang makaupo na ako, "Si Gemini?" I asked before my classmate could let go of me. And.. again, I don't know.

I don't know why.

"Ay, may emergency raw ata." Sagot niya, she seemed unsure but I need information. I need details. I need to know where he is. If he's okay, and if not, I'll make sure that he.. is?

..hahahahahahha.

F-ck.