Kanina pa kami nandito sa library. I'm at the history aisle and I don't know where he is, I'm not gonna find him, after what happened? I don't wanna think about it again.
When I already pick a book I that piqued my interest, I showed it to the librarian. There's a policy that allows us to bring the book outside the library but it would be recorded under our name with our signature. Kung mawala ang libro o hindi mo maisuli, may parusa.
"Thank you po."
I'm on my way to my room with the book I borrowed, in my hand, when I heard students gossiping about something. To go in my room you need to pass the cafeteria.
"President and Vice President, bagay sila diba?"
"Someone saw them, walking together. Kyaaah!"
"Sa ganda niyang yon at sa gwapong iyon ni President...bagay talaga!"
"Powerful naman nila. Beauty and brains ah!"
"I'm so into President talaga pero noong nakita ko 'yong Vice President? I know my place na pala,"
"Langit yon, lupa ka, putik pa."
"Alam mo bang sabi nong kaibigan ng Ate ko, schoolmate raw niya dati iyong si VP, matalino raw 'yon tapos talented pa."
"Nasa labas siguro nong namimigay ng ganda at talent si-"
"Gaga! Nakakulong ka noong mga oras na iyon, wag ka na magtaka."
Ilan lang yon sa mga naririnig kong chismis tungkol sa akin at kay President. I don't want any attention on me, but being in a position, I guess it's a requirements to have a attention focused on me.
I'm reading the book I borrowed, but I can't focus on it. Ang ingay ng dalawang bata na katabi ko. I sighed, I closed the book and look at the two of them.
"Palit tayo, Princes," ani ko. Mas gusto ko pang lumipat kesa mabingi sa dalawang ito. Nag- aaway sila dahil sa sino raw mas nauna ang itlog o ang manok.
"Ayaw ko, Meira. AYAW kong makatabi iyang lalaking yan." Sinamaan niya ng tingin si Marlo at hindi ito nagpatalo, naglalabanan sila ng tingin.
Lumapit ako kay Princes at bumulong. "Mas madali mong mahahampas kong mapipikon ka."
Naputol ang tinginan nila ng gulat na tumingin si Princes sa akin, ngumiti siya na mala- mangkukulam. Tumango siya sa akin at tumayo.
I'm reading my science book while listening to music, Just A Little Bit of Enhypen. Tahimik na iyong dalawang bata. Elia challenge them, kailangan nila maghanap ng patunay na tama sila, ang kay Marlo ay manok habang itlog ang kay Princes.
"Class Dismissed!" Parang mga hayop na nakawala sa hawla ang mga kaklase ko, mga nagsitakbuhan palabas ng room. Napapailing ang teacher namin habang pinapanood niyang magkagulo ang mga kaklase ko.
Tahimik kong niligpit ang gamit ko ng unti-unti ng nababawasan ang tao rito sa room. Nasa library si Princes naghahanap ng patunay na nauna ang itlog kesa sa manok, si Marlo naman ay nasa court kasama ni Elia.
"Ms. Ortiz?" Napalingon ako sa biglang pagsasalita ni Sir. Nasa may bintana si Sir, nakatingin sa labas.
"Po?"
"Your mother is Ecila Ortiz, right?" tanong niya. Kilala niya ba si Mama? Binanggit niya ang pangalan niya eh.
"Yes po, you know her?" I ask politely. Kung kilala niya si Mama baka kilala niya rin yong tatay ko.
"I'm right. Kaklase ko ang Mama mo noon sa college. Asan siya ngayon?"
"Fashion week." He just nod, he turned his head at me and he told me that I can already go home.
I'm walking here in the pathway. Marami akong kasabay na estudyante 'yong iba nakatingin sa akin, 'yong iba walang pake at tutok sa mga ginagawa nila.
Im sitting at a stone bench table desk while reading a book. At first I'm anxious that most of the students that passing here is looking at me, till I got used to it and I become engrossed at the book.
"How's your ankle?" Pagbaba ko ng librong hawak ko nakaupo na siya, katapat ko. Sinilip ko ang paa ko. "Okay lang."
Hindi na siya sumagot pa kaya binalik ko na ang atensyon ko sa libro. Istorbo eh. May naririnig akong pagkalukot ng papel pero pinipilit kong hindi tumingin sa pwesto niya. Isipin niya pang chismosa ako, hindi naman.
"Eat." Nilapag niya sa lamesa yong tupperware na may sandwich. Nakita ko rin ang paper bag sa tabi niya. Tinuro niya ang tupperware. "Eat, Meira."
His face is blank. He's just watching me, looking at the food in front of us.
"Walang lason?" duda kong tanong. He chuckled, it sounds sexy. The students who saw him chuckling gasped. They're covering their wide open mouth, like they hear the God of music singing in front of them. He's handsome, a godlike face, so they may thought that he was Apollo.
He can attract every girls here with just simple giggle.
I took a bite at the sandwich he made. It's delicious, like the sandwich he made at our house. His eyes are focused on me while I'm chewing it.
"Such a creep." I glared at him. He just raised his eyebrows at me before eating. Silence engulfed us, I feel awkward because of the incident earlier.
"You're so stupid," he suddenly said. Sino siya para sabihing stupid ako? How thick his handsome face to insult me?
"Excuse me?"
"Are you talking about yourself?" I smirked at him when I saw amusement in his eyes. He shook his head before he glance around us, maybe he felt those eyes watching our every move.
"I won't kill you here nor put a poison in your food that I give. There's witnesses here," he plainly said. He got a point. Why would go in trouble to kill me just to have someone saw what happened, totally pointless.
"Either way, I'm not criminal."
"I know," I whispered to myself. He peak a glance at me before continuing observing the students. Did he heard of it?
I saw Princes walking surrounded with other students. She stands out among the others, she's tall than the other girls and her curls at the end of her hair makes her noticable.
She's looking from left to right, obviously finding someone, she's like a kid looking for her mom in the grocery store. She somehow manage to see me. She waved her hands at me to catch my attention, she walks faster that makes her curls to bounce.
"Meira!" She's so focus at me that she didn't notice President at the other side. He's busy in his phone, like he's reading something from it.
I pointed my finger at President. "President," I mouthed it to her. She turns to President's side, she seems shock but she recoverd quickly.
"Oh, ano meron sa inyong dalawa?" she suspiciously interrogate me. My eyebrows almost meet at her malicious question.
"Nothing," emphasizing every letter, I said. She judge me with her eyes scrutinized. I raise my eyebrow at her and she look away from me.
Princes is throwing weird stares at President. I thought I saw hint of recognition at her eyes earlier, a recognition that she knew him more than being the President of this school SSG.