Ablaze |Season 1|

Chapter 7

OCTAVIA

"BAKIT BA kasi hanggang ngayon, ayaw mong tigilan?"

I sighed when Tori started to sound like my mother. Nagiging katunog niya na rin si Yaya. I'm not too sure if it's a good thing or not. Puro sermon lang din naman ang ginagawa niya.

Nakaupo ako ngayon sa isang mahabang sofa habang nag-iisip ng paraan. Nasa BSBA lounge kami kaya tahimik dahil pinaalis ko ang ibang students. Si Lexi ay busy sa pinapanood na Kdrama sa cell phone.

It's not that I'm doing something to that girl. Nakakaasar lang talaga siya madalas at parang laging nananadya. Madalas pa naman kaming nagkakasagutan. And, out of all the people, only her can make me feel this rage.

"It's fun to see her." Walang ganang sagot ko at natigilan nang may mapagtanto. "T-To see her annoyed." Agad na pagtatama ko. It doesn't sound so right.

This is nowhere near good. I swear, something must be really wrong with me. I cannot get her out of my head. I cannot even think properly because of her. She's just too... impossible to exist.

She's annoying, yes. But, at the same time, she's also that interesting girl who shows her bright vibrant colors and yet, her soul is absolutely shattered, with an infinite darkness behind those eyes.

"Ah, really?" Nginisihan niya ako kaya mas lalong nakakairita. I dislike such smirk as if she's telling me that she knows something that I don't.

"Yes, so shut up."

"Binalik na pala 'yung baseball dito?" Umupo si Lexi mula sa pagkakahiga sa lap ni Tori. Nakatingin siya sa cell phone niya at mukhang may binabasa. "Naghahanap daw ng bagong members dahil kulang." She added, looking surprised.

"Bihira lang naman ang sumasali." It's out of our concern, anyway. Sa volleyball kami kasali.

Oh, right. A sudden brilliant idea popped up in my head. I smirked at the thought of it. I've been thinking of a way to make it even to the kid. Parang ang saya niya kasing lagi akong nakikitang inis sa kan'ya. Hindi ko alam kung sinasadya niya ba o talagang natural sa kanya ang mang-inis?

"Octavia, tigilan mo." Banta ni Tori nang makitang nakangisi ako pero inosente ko lang siyang tinignan.

"What?"

"Alam ko 'yang balak mo." She raised an eyebrow, questioning me. Inirapan ko siya. "Tigilan mo na. You want your peace and yet you keep on giving your attention to the girl."

I scoffed. Giving my attention? It's not that I am. It's more on, she's naturally pulling my attention. I don't even know what's with her that I'm having this kind of confusion. It's getting worse.

"Anong balak 'yan?" Singit ni Lexi at talagang tumabi pa sa akin para mangulit. "Pa-chismis ako, dali."

"Wala."

"Oh, c'mon. 'Wag kang madamot. Dali na. About ba 'yan doon sa cute na babae?" Pag-uusisa niya pa at nagdekwatro sa tabi ko.

"Yeah." Yes, she's cute, but annoying.

She's even adorable in her own strange ways, but as I've said, she's getting into my nerves. Hindi siya nakakatuwa. Maliit na nga, mukha pang bata. Sarap niyang pisilin hanggang sa hindi makahinga.