What it means to be in the A-LIST

Chapter 8

DJ's POV

Nandito kami ngayon sa classroom. Syempre san pa ba? Nakakatamad talaga at ang boring pa. Tsk! Di nalang sana ako pumasok.

Ipapatong ko na sana yung ulo ko sa desk para matulog nang magsalita si Andrei.

Tss! Isa pa tong makulit..!

"Hey! Dude! Look over there., that's the new student."

"Huh?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

Tumaas-baba pa ang mga kilay nito at ngumuso sa kabilang direksyon.

Napakunot-noo nalang ako at nilingon ang sinasabi nito.

There I saw a guy na seryosong nakikinig sa lecture ng professor with a bored expression habang kinukulit ng nerdy-looking na babae.

"So?" tanong ko kay Andrei while tinitingnan pa rin sya na habang tumatagal ay parang nagiging pamilyar.. hmm.. i think I've seen that face before..

Tumawa si Andrei.

"Just thinking, bakit di natin sya isali sa grupo natin?" suggestion nito.

"Tsk! Are you out of your mind? What for?" nagdududang tanong ko dito.

Seriously, what the hell is he thinking?

"Haha! Wala lang... Masama ba? I just thought, why not? He's got all the qualifications para makasali sa barkada diba?" pangungumbinsi pa nito.

Napakunot-noo ulit ako. Ano bang sinasabi nito? Qualifications my ass! Saka kailan pa kami nagkaroon ng grupo? Anong akala nito? Super Juniors kami, kaya may grupo lang? Loko talaga tong si Andrei.

"What do you think pare?" binalingan nito si August.

"I think that's a good idea." sabi nito.

Isa pa tong loko-loko. Sinakyan talaga ang trip ni Andrei.

"Oh, come on! You two? Seryoso?" tanong ko.

Tiningnan nito ulit ang bagong student habang tumatango...

"Yeah! Just check him out. Look at that face man, the eyes, the nose, the lips... Tsk. Haha! Nababading na yata ako. Anyway, he's got a different air don't you think? Girls go crazy for him too. Malakas ang dating." sabi ni Andrei.

"Shut up dude! You sound like a pimp." sabi naman ni August na parang kakaiba ang tingin sa bagong student. Did I miss something?

Tiningnan ko na din ang bagong student. Parang may build-in radar naman ito na biglang napalingon sa direksyon namin at binigyan kami ng nakamamatay na tingin.. whoa! what's his problem?

Bigla namang tumawa ng malakas si Andrei.

"Hahahah! He's definitely in... hahaha! Fierce dude eh! ahahaha!" sabi nito.

Tumayo ang new student at lumabas ng classroom.. that little—

"Tara pare, gutom na rin ako eh." sabi ni August at tumayo.

Nagpunta na rin kami sa cafeteria at as usual, tilian naman ang mga babae..

Nakakairita..

Si Andrei naman kumaway-kaway pa na parang pulitikong kakandidato lang sa eleksyon. Wala na talaga tong pag-asa. Tss. This rascal really loves attention.

Nagtuloy-tuloy kami sa cafeteria at nagtaka ako kung bakit di kami dumiretso sa table namin.

O_____O

Aisshh! Kaya naman pala.. Nandito rin pala yung bagong student at papunta kami sa table nito. From the looks of it, mukhang isasagawa na ni Andrei yung agenda nya.

"Yow! Ollie Pierce right? Mind to share your table?" tanong ni Andrei.

The guy gave us a cold stay-away-or-I'll-break-you-look.

Heh. What the?

Parang nilamig yata ako don ah.

"Cool greeting!" sarcastic kong sabi. Tumawa naman si August.

"I suppose that's a yes.." sabi ulet ni Andrei. Hanep ka tol! Di ka yata tinablan ng kasupladuhan. Sige ikaw na pre!

Umupo na rin kami sa table after this Ollie guy begrudgingly gave us his consent. Tss. Never in my entire life na may tumrato sakin ng ganun. Well, there's always a first in everything I guess.

Tahimik lang kami ni August don habang si Andrei naman dada nang dada. This Ollie Pierce on the other hand just continued eating like he's never eaten for days.. Parang wala nga kami sa harapan nya eh. Nilipad yata ng hangin ang manners. Fvck his divine attitude.

I was about to give him a piece of my mind nang bigla itong nagsalita..

"Tell me, what do you want? tanong nito habang ngumunguya.

I was incredulous. For a guy na parang walang pakialam sa paligid he's quite perceptive.

"W-well.." nauutal na sabi ni Andrei.

Nakakatawa lang ang hitsura ng loko. Parang natatae na ewan.

"I know you have something up your sleeves, spill it." sabi nito and looked at August's direction.

He just smirked. Oookaayy.. Something is definitely going on..

"Haha! Actually, we're here because we want to recruit you" masiglang sabi ni Andrei..

"Hmmm.," the guy made a sound habang tumatango..

That seemed to be Andrei's cue and voila! Sinabi nya ang kanyang gusto. He's so persuasive he looks like some shitty salesman selling crap.. tsk. Why is he so obsessed with this Ollie guy joining us?

After ng napakahabang explanation ni Andrei tumahimik nalang bigla..

Kain pa rin ng kain ang kaharap namin.. tsk. After a while he looked at August's direction again and the atmosphere suddenly grew thick, I immediately felt uncomfortable.

And then he said,

"Fine" as simple as that.

Andrei blew a sigh of relief. "That's good to hear man! You're officially a part of our group now." tinapik pa nito ang balikat ni Ollie.

Tumango lang ito at biglang lumingon saking direksyon. He looked at me intently and then burst out laughing.

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Gulat na gulat talaga kaming tatlo sa biglang pagbabago ng mood nito. Seriously? Is there something wrong with his head? Parang bipolar yata ang lalaking to. Creepy.

"So did you use it?" tanong nito sakin.

"What?" nalilitong tanong ko. Use what?

"You know, the coupon." dagdag nito.

Then suddenly, realization dawned on me. This guy's the one who gave me that crappy coupon.! I can't believe it. May utang pa pala sakin ang gagong to.

"Took you so long down the memory lane? Haha! Anyway, it's nice talking to you. Gotta go." sabi nito at umalis na sa table at nag-umpisang maglakad. Nagtilian naman ang mga babae dito.

"What's he talking about?" tanong ni August.

"Nothing." sabi ko nalang.

Now Ollie Pierce. What am i gonna do with you?

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Author's Note:

It's almost 2 in the morning and I still can't sleep. >.<

Writing frenzy kicks in.....