When Destiny Plays

Chapter 20

As Blake's first class started, he built a certain goal to participate in every class. Walang araw na hindi siya magre-recite at sasagot sa harapan. Gusto niyang lagi siyang natatawag. He is the best example of an honor and active student. While on the other hand, Madison was struggling to answer her quiz in solving math problems though she already took a long review about it last night. Hindi talaga para sa kanya ang solving problems.

"Suko na 'ko..."

She wished to become an engineer someday, but this dream turned into something far from what she wanted to become before, and it clearly explained why she changed her mind when it comes to her future. She doesn't hate math, she's not just a fan of solving equations. She's not a math lover. Looking at her blank paper sheet, she did what she usually do. Ask for some help and later on, ask if the answers were right.

"Koeli?" Mabilis namang itinaas ni Koeli ang nakayukong ulo niya at binigyang atensyon si Madison na nagmamakaawa.

Though, hindi sila alphabetically arranged, one seat apart naman ang arrangement ng upuan nila kaya mahirap pa rin para kay Madison ang makita ang papel ni Koeli kahit na malapit lang ito sa kanya.

"Lapit mo pa," bulong ni Madison. Agad namang inilapit ni Koeli ang papel niya kay Madison ngunit hindi pa rin niya ito makita.

Koeli scratched her neck as she began to feel irritated towards Madison. She didn't have any choice but to move for a bit so that Madison could finally see her answer sheet.

"'Di ko pa rin makita." Nang marinig pa ulit ito ni Koeli, do'n na siya nawalan ng pasensya.

She quickly moved her chair forward and placed her paper on Madison's desk and then acted like nothing happened. Luckily, their subject teacher was busy talking to someone on her phone outside the room. After 10 minutes of copying Koeli's answers, Madison was about to give the paper back to Koeli and she was about to take it from her when she tried to reach it using her left hand—not until their subject teacher announced.

"Okay, pass your answer sheets forward." Ramdam ni Madison ang kaba dahil hawak pa rin niya ang papel ni Koeli na dapat ay ipapasa na ni Koeli papunta sa harapan niya.

Wala itong nagawa kundi mabilis na ihagis ang papel ni Koeli na napadpad sa sahig, kaya dali-dali itong pinulot ni Koeli at mabilis na pinasa sa harap. Hindi malaman ni Koeli kung matatawa ba siya o maiinis sa ginawa ni Madison, pero mas pinili na lang niya maging positibo dahil para sa kanya, kaibigan naman niya si Madison.

"I owe you a lot," Madison whispered.

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"Salamat talaga kanina, Koeli." Yumakap siya nang pasalamatan niya si Koeli.

"You're welcome," matipid namang sagot ni Koeli.

"Dapat ilibre mo 'ko ah?" biro pa ni Koeli.

"Sure, ano ba gusto mo? House and lot?"

"Siya..."

"Siya lang naman ang gusto ko." Their gaze shifted towards Koeli with the same reaction on their faces.

Koeli started to feel upset, but tried to act like she was fine. She intentionally said it out loud—for them to realize that she still has it, may feelings pa rin siya kahit papaano. She realized, when Eunice and Rei became close to each other—it totally made her sorrowful. She regret everything she saw between the two—though Eunice only sees Rei as her friend.

Masakit pa rin ito para kay Koeli dahil laging may comparison na nangyayari sa pagitan nilang dalawa ni Eunice, and she wasn't comfortable with it.