You Are Mine (Published Under LIB)

Chapter 28

CELINE'S POV

10 am. I was in the cafeteria just to have a short break from bulk of school works when someone sit beside me.

"Celine, pwede bang patulong ? Alam ko namang magaling ka dito, eh."

Nalingon ko siya. Si Billy, schoolmate ko at madalas ring mangulit sakin. Medyo slow kasi kaya madalas, paulit-ulit kami. Pero kapag nagpapaturo siya, palagi niya ring sinisingit ang pagyayaya niya ng date sakin. Which is paulit-ulit ko ring tinatanggihan.

I smiled. "O sige. Ano bang problema ?" I ask after sipping coffee.

Napakamot pa siya ng ulo.

"Ito kasi o. Hindi ko maintindihan kung paano naging ganito yung sagot. We need to have a formula that will justify this answer. What do you think ? ... Sorry ha. Mahina kasi ako dito, eh."

Hindi ka kasi nag-aaral. Lagi kang laman ng gimik sa halip na sa school. Tss. Mga estudyante nga naman ngayon, no ?

I made a formula out of the given answer.

"Ah, Celine ..."

"Yes ?" without looking at him.

"Can I ask you out ? May party kasi yung cousin ko tomorrow. Maybe you can go with me, this time."

Sinasabi ko na nga ba eh. Walang pinagbago tong lalaking to.

I smiled. At naibigay ko na yung yellow pad, saka ko inexplain sagot.

"... And about what you are asking, the answer is ---"

"The answer is no."

At kapwa kami napatingin sa nagsalita.

There stands Shaun, crossing his arms and looking at us, seriously.

Ang suplado naman ng hitsura nito. Nandito na siya ? Bakit hindi man lang tumawag o nagtext ? Eh gawain naman niya yun.

"I believe our engagement was well publicized. I don't know if you're not watching tv or you're just keep on trying to ask her out. Let me just tell you this, bro ... She's mine. I own her already. Now, leave."

It's not a request. His voice has an authority saying that Billy should really go.

Hindi na nagsalita si Billy at agad na tumayo dala ang yellow pad.

She's mine. I own her already.

She's mine. I own her already.

She's mine. I own her already.

Paulit-ulit yung nagreplay sa utak ko kaya hindi ko na napansin si Shaun na nasa tabi ko na pala.

"Lampa ! Ano bang nangyayari sa yo ? Lumlipad ang utak ? Hindi mo man lang ako pinapakinggan."

At doon ako napapitlag, lalo na nung hapitin niya yung bewang ko. I looked at him.

"Ha ?"

"Tingnan mo, hindi talaga nakikinig. Tss !" at nginusuan ako.

"Teka ano, ba. Bakit ang init ng ulo mo ? Tsaka di ba, sinabi ko naman sa yo na huwag mo na akong tawaging lampa." at inalis ang kamay niya sa bewang ko.

Pero binalik niya ulit yun, and he doesn't really care if all eyes weree on us now.

Mas lalo niya pa akong niyakap.

"Sorry na, baby. Kung sino-sino kasing kinakausap mo, kung hindi pa ako dumating, siguro pumayag ka ng makipag-date dun sa g'gong yun !"

"Ano ba, Shaun ! Hindi ako ganon no ! Ano na lang sasabihin sakin ng ibang tao kapag nakita kami ni Billy na magkasama. Palibhasa ikaw ..." at naalala ko na naman yung ginawa niya.