Telepathic Violinist

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 1
[THE MUSIC TEACHER'S SUICIDE]

Three weeks later...

September 15, 2016
12:07 PM
School Cafeteria

[Apollo]

'Kamo, muntikan ko nang kausapin gamit ng isip ko si Manang, diyan sa may kusina. Grabe nakaka-ilang ganito na'ko; 'yong muntikan ko nang magamit 'tong Telepathy sa ibang tao. Jeez. I think I need to get a hang of this ability again. Ngayon ko lang kasi talaga napansin,' agarang saad ng thought speech ni Niccolo nang umupo siya bigla sa tabi ng table naming dalawa ni Philip; sa kalagitnaan namin sa pagkain.

He was smiling really wide while holding the tray of his food. On the tray was a bowl of bulalo, three orders of rice and there was an unopened milk carton with it as well on the side.

Philip's thoughts uttered 'Edi wow.' without looking at Niccolo, who was still grinning from ear to ear as he placed his food near us and started to pour the bulalo soup on his rice with a spoon.

I pointed my head while chewing on the broccoli I was eating.'Naranasan ko na din yan lately, parang ilang daang beses na ata na muntikan ko nang makausap 'yong nanay ko gamit din nito. Baka kasi kulang lang tayo ng tulog. No'ng nakaraan wala naman tayong incidents na ganyan.'

The cafeteria was noisy during that time and it wasn't conducive for us to talk to each other using our normal voices. Kaya minsan ay diretsahang kaming nag-uusap gamit ng Telepathy naming tatlo.

Like in this case. Kaysa naman hindi kami magkarinigan, 'di ba? An ability like this comes in handy. Effort efficient nga eh. Habang ngumunguya, pwede pa rin kaming mag-usap.

'Pero kung iisipin guys,' I said while playing with my food 'di naman natin kaya makipag-usap ng ganito sa isa't isa four years ago. Remember? May perks din pala talaga 'yong malagya-'

'Apollo, we talked about this. Not even a word about that incident ang napag-usapan natin, diba? Ang kulit mo. Four years na't lahat, di ka makatanda ng pinag-kasunduan.' Philip cut my thought speech with his own while widening his eyes at me and knitting his eyebrows together.

He even looked funny doing it. Dahil ang laki pa ng bibig niya mula sa sinubo niyang kanin na may pancit na ulam, kasabay ng pandidilat niya sakin. I sighed with my eyes closed and adjusted by black school blazer and its buttons. Di ako makaupo ng matino sa cafeteria pag nakabutones ang blazer ko.

'Opo tatang Felipe-'

'It's Philip, jerk.'

'I love youuu~' I chuckled through thought speech while wiggling my eyebrows, and he thinned his eyes at me, then continued eating.

'Onti na lang mapagkakamalan ko na kayong magjowa. Ang sweet niyo eh.' mapang-asar na reklamo ni Niccolo. Sabay kaming dalawa ni Philip ang napatingin ng masama sa kanya.

'Oh easy,' Niccolo combed his short k-pop-styled hair with his free hand while he chewed on beef and rice.'magpatawad tayo ng kapwa at magmahalan.'

"O ayan na naman 'yong Tropang PWD slash Mental Refugees."

The three of us looked at the other table at the same time when we heard that familiar voice of a girl. Dahil synchronized ang mga utak naming tatlo, sabay-sabay naming napaningkitan ng mata ang babae at napatingin ito sa amin.

We realized that it was Mina Soledad, a member of the school's Executive committee. I'm surprised to see a member of the 'Perfect' Committee eating here in a cafeteria filled with students she 'cares less to bother with'. Isn't she supposed to be eating at the lounge inside their office?