Drop of the Stars (Cold City Series #2)

Kabanata 16

Mas lalo silang nagwala doon.

"OMG! That's my seat! Baka naman ako yung girlfriend mo." Humagikgik pa siya.

"Noon nga daw diba? Noon! Baka sinisipon ka pa nga noong mga panahong iyon," pambabara ng isa.

Pangiti-ngiti lang si Heron habang inikot ko naman ang aking mga mata.

Evry pulled me at iginiya sa likurang bahagi ng room. Using his eyes, he asked me where my seat is.

Nilapag ko ang bag sa may second to the last at umupo roon.

Sinamaan niya ng tingin ang lalaking nag transfer seat sa tabi ko, para naman itong natakot at nagkukumahog na bumalik sa sariling upuan.

"Happy?" I said to him.

He leaned to me and blew the strand of hair away from my forehead.

"Behave in class, okay?"

Sarkastiko akong ngumiti. "Opo, kuya."

He obviously didn't like the honorifics so in return, he messed up my hair.

I sneered at him but he only chuckled as he left the room with his gang.

Ly occupied the seat that was vacated beside me and propped her chin on her hands.

"Kuya Evry didn't seem so bad at courting you, advance nga lang masyado mag-isip. Wala pa naman kayo pero kung maka bakod, parang pinangako ka na nina auntie sa kanya."

Ngumisi ako. "Isn't that toxic? Basted-in ko na ba?" nagbibiro kong sabi.

She frowned and immediately shook her head. "No. That's sweet kaya and it's normal for them to feel territorial. He just had the guts to act his thoughts compared to other guys." She sighed dreamily. "Kailan naman kaya magiging ganoon si Gustave sa akin?"

"Baka kahit pumuti na ang uwak, hindi ka pa rin niya papansinin. Kung ikaw kaya ang mag first move."

Napa ayos siya nang tayo at tumitig sa akin. Napa bunghalit ako nang tawa. Mukhang may balak na ngang mag first move.

Sinimangutan niya ako dahil doon at bumalik na sa upuan niya.

It was 4:30 in the afternoon and I'm already walking along the road to our club house when I passed by the field.

Sa kabila ng wire fence ay nakita ko ang nakayukong lalaki na nakaupo sa bench. He was using his phone I think, and he's alone.

The sky was in a hue of amber and gold that made the scene more melancholy and lonely.

There were kids playing happily in the soccer field, but he was just there, bowing his head like he carries all the burden of the world.

The next thing I knew was that my feet were heading to Izaak's direction. I just couldn't pass him by with that image, it's as if an invisible string was pulling me to him to comfort him.

"Hey," I called him when we're a meter away.

Nagtaas siya ng tingin sa akin at bahagyang ngumiti.

"Shy." Umusod siya sa bench para bigyan ako ng space kaya umupo ako roon, may ilang dangkal ang pagitan namin.

"Bakit ka nag-iisa rito? Wala ba kayong practice?" Their tournament is approaching and every athlete were busy practicing for it.

"Today is our rest day, tuloy ulit kami sa Monday."

"Oh," tango ko at hindi na dinugtungan iyon. "I heard what happened sa inyo ni Ate Yumi," sabi ko kapagkuwan. Last minute nervousness grew inside me but it's too late to take it back. Baka isipin niya that I'm prying their private life.