"Hi, Videl."
The familiar voice greeted me the second I stepped in the corridor. Si Suarez na malapad ang ngiti sa mukha; numipis ang namamaga niyang labi na para itong nanalo sa lotto. Itinaas niya ang kamay sa lebel ng tenga para kumaway.
Equal opportunities, fair game, huh! Gago!
"How was the exam?" he asked as he stopped in front of me.
"Sinabotahe mo 'ko? The transes you gave were no help. Sinadya mo bang hindi isama ang mga importanteng topics?" Ang bobo ko sa part na hindi ko iyon napansin.
The bastard smirked. "I gave you the transes because I have the transes. But that doesn't mean you'll not read the reference books or your notes anymore."
Pambihira! Naisahan ako ng putakte.
"Is this what you call your fair game?" Humalukipkip ako.
"Yup. It was your choice to rely on that alone."
He has a point and I hate it.
"To win a game, you cannot just be academically smart, Videl. Be street smart or else you'll see yourself losing a lot." He smiled and tapped my shoulder before walking past me.
Pinagpag ko ang balikat na tinapik niya. My jaw clenched as hard as my fists. I'm so fucking dumb to trust him; to say he's not bad—well maybe because he's the worst.
I whirled around to watch his back get distant. "Laro talaga ang gusto mo? Pagbibigyan kita."
Humarap siya sa akin at patalikod na naglakad. "Sige. Hihintayin ko," nakangiti niyang sabi.
The best way to avoid losing a game is not to play at all. But if he is to play with me, I will do everything to win.
I'll eat the second semester, I promised myself to compensate for my disappointment.
"Nahirapan ka?"
Nag-angat ako ng tingin sa lalaking nag-aabot ng candy. The bench accompanied me while waiting for Caela to finished. Bumaba ako sa open field para magpahangin.
"Oo," sagot ko kay Villareal bago tignan ang candy niya sa palad. "Hindi ako nagke-candy."
Umupo ang lalaki sa tabi ko kaya kinailangan kong umusog nang kaunti.
"It's fine," he uttered.
I am looking at the sky while feeling his stare.
"Don't think you are dumb because you had a hard time. The exam was just really hard."
"It won't be hard if I worked harder." Iyon ang palagi kong sinasabi sa sarili ko. I chose comfort last night because the workload in the bakery drained me and reading the 500 pages reviewer is easier than reading eight to ten books.
"You already worked hard by doing your best. I am not confident with my answers either. Tinapos ko na lang kaagad. I mean, why would I prolong my stress?" He chuckled.
"We are not the same," I said. "There's a pressure on me."
He nodded with pouted lips. "Is it from other people or from yourself?"
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