Over you (Rules Breaker Series 2)

Chapter 3

Majbritt

HINDI gaanong maganda ang pakiramdam ko nang pumatak ang tanghalian. Ngunit, dahil may kailangan pa akong i-train haggang alas-dos ng hapon, ini-inom ko na lamang ng gamot.

"Akala ko may katulong na kayo? Ba't walang pa-foods si Mayora?" Usisa ni Joyce habang kumakain ng aming lunch sa school canteen.

"Yamarrrnnn!" sigaw ni Miles. "Taray naman ng kambal ko. Tara tambay sa inyo, may yaya pala eh."

"Gago ka talaga," sabi ko sabay tawa.

HALOS kalahating oras na lamang ang natitira at alas-tres na ng hapon. Halos patapos na din ang klase ko, hindi na ako makaka abot pa. I choose to stay in our training room instead of attending my last class. Narito din naman si Austine at mukhang napagod din sa mga ginawa. He was also a photojournalist kaya siya narito. Austine happened to have the same as mine.

Tumabi siya sa high chair malapit sa'kin at sumandal duon. He slightly massage his head.

"It's exhausted, right?" I suddenly asked.

"Yup. More difficult that I expected," He answered. "They're hard to teach."

Natawa ako at napatingin sa mga trainees na mukhang hindi naman kami naririnig. "Slightly agreed."

"By the way, send me some of your shots later at night," He said. "Will elaborate something."

"Yeah sure. Gusto mo pati pictures ni Miles eh." pang aasar ko. He suddenly stopped kaya't natawa ako. "Oopss, I forgot, marami ka na pala noon."

He looks startled. "What are you talking about?"

"Duh, Santiago. We ran the same blood when it comes to photography, I know if someone's taking pictures of me, or the things around me."

"Shut up, Reyes." he seriously said. "You don't know a thing or two."

"You guess so? But not the thought that you like Miles but tried to hide it." Umangat pa ang dalawa kong balikat. I saw him clenching jaws.

"What the hell."

"Back off, Santiago. Miles' already taken. You are too late for that." banta ko sabay ikot ng aking upuan. I smiled nautly.

Kinuha ko na ang mga gamit ko at saka umalis roon kahit hindi nag papaalam sa mga taong na'ron. Seryoso akong nag tungo sa aming canteen at umorder dahil nagutom sa ilang oras na pag tuturo. I eat a lot this past few days. Perhaps because I wasn't eating at home, especially breakfast.

About Russel, hindi na naman kami nag kita matapos ang pag tatalo sa may parking lot. I used to understand dahil nga college na siya at busy sa tinake na course. I heard mahirap ang accountancy. Well, may madali bang course?

Sa palagay ko ay malapit na din ang anniversary namin at wala pa akong maisip na ipang regalo. Hindi ko nga sigurado ang date, sa totoo lamang. I don't have any sense of date. Kahit birthday ng mga kaibigan ko, limot ko na. Sa isang banda, mukhang hindi din naman naaalala ni Russel ang petsang iyon. It's not a big deal anyways. Maayos pa naman kami ni Russel and I don't see any wrong about that. As long as maayos kami, as long as we're okay, I think we can still make it.

I was in the middle of eating my miryenda when I saw Mendoza approaching the main door. He's with his typical school uniform, dala niya rin ang itim niyang bag na naka sukbit sa iisang balikat niya, hair are brush up neatly, Nikkolai looks very fresh. I expected his very good smell nang tuluyan siyang maka pasok.