How To Tame A Demon

Chapter 47

47 : Confused

Before our first class began, Emma approached our seats. Akmang tatayo na sana ako sa pwesto nang pigilan ako ni Travis tumayo.

"Uhh... excuse me?" Emma started as she reached our spot. I was about to respond, but Travis cut in.

"It's his seat now. Mind if you leave us alone?" Travis' gaze was sharp, causing Emma to freeze at his sudden coldness. Maski ako ay bahagyang natigilan din sa kanya.

"Pero... kasi--"

"Are you deaf?" Travis interrupted again, making Emma halt entirely. She slowly bowed her head, clearly embarrassed by the situation, especially with some of our classmates now glancing in our direction.

Napakagat ako ng labi. Kahit hindi ko gusto si Emma... responsibilidad ko pa rin bilang class president na siguraduhing komportable ang bawat estudyante sa loob ng campus.

I turned to Emma and gave her a small, reassuring smile. "It's alright, Galemma. You don't need to feel embarrassed. Pagpasensyahan mo na si Travis."

However, instead of feeling better, she seemed more irritated, glaring at me with furrowed brows. I met her gaze innocently and widened my smile.

I caught her subtle eye roll, and I couldn’t help but shake my head slightly.

Confirmed. She doesn't like me.

But who cares? The feeling is mutual. Hindi ko rin naman siya gusto. I just wanted to ease the tension a bit. It's not like I'll suddenly start liking her just because I acted nice.

"It's Emma," she corrected irritably. I lowered my head to hide my smirk.

"Sorry, akala ko Galemma." She didn't respond, choosing instead to look at Travis.

"U-uhm... sorry, pero may ibibigay pala ako sayo, Travis," she stammered. Travis gave her a brief glance before looking away. Kumunot naman ang noo ko.

Ibibigay?

I watched her return to her seat next to Andrei and rummage through her bag. While waiting, I caught Andrei's puzzled expression directed at me.

I glanced at April, who seemed equally confused by what she was seeing. Alam kong parehas lang ang iniisip nila, kaya bumulong ako ng mamaya.

Though confused, they chose to stay silent and follow my lead. As I took in the changed seating arrangement, I realized we had swapped places. I was now beside Travis, Emma was next to Andrei, and the guy who used to sit beside Andrei was now next to April. Luckily, our class didn’t enforce gender-based seating arrangements, so boys and girls could sit next to each other.

Matapos obserbahin ang buong paligid, I dismissed it when I noticed Emma retrieving the item she wanted to give Travis.

It was wrapped in a white plastic bag, so I couldn’t see what was inside. She pulled it out of her bag and walked back toward us, handing it to Travis.

"Yung jogging pants mo nga pala," she whispered. Travis looked at her, then at the plastic bag she was holding.

I, on the other hand, felt a jolt of surprise.

Jogging pants... ni Travis?

I couldn't help but listen to their conversation, despite my mind racing with confusion.

"Jogging pants?" Travis asked. Tumango naman si Emma at nagsalita.

"Yeah, the one you lent me yesterday. Thank you so much. If you hadn't been there, I wouldn't have known what to do." Upon remembering, Travis nodded, avoiding eye contact.