Entwining our Frayed Strings (Strings #1)

Chapter 8

"Ano na naman yang pinagkakaaablahan mo?" Tanong ni Ralph sa'kin habang naglalakad kami palabas ng campus.

"Wala. Reviewer lang. Para sa exams." Tugon ko habang patuloy sa pagbubuklat at pagsasaayos ng hawak-hawak kong reviewer.

Iyon ang nakakainis kapag may ginawa kang reviewer at dinala mo. Kani-kaniya na silang kuha ng litrato ng mga ginawa mo at magkakagulo talag ang mga papel. Minsan ay may nawawa- Shit! May nawawala nga!

Punyeta naman kasi! Nanghihiram nalang nga 'di pa inaayos pagbalik!

Malapit na kami sa gate may kakaiba akong nararamdaman sa paligid. Yung pakiramdam na sinusundan ka. Malakas ang kutob ko na parang may sumusunod talaga sa'kin

"Ralph, may nakasunod ba sa atin?"

Agad namang niyang nilingon ang likuran at ibinalik ang tingin niya na humahalakhak.

'Di ko alam kung anong natatawa kaya naman ay nilingon ko ang likuran ko to see a group of ninth graders tailing us. Yung iba sa kanila ang obvious na kinikilig at nagtutulakan pa sila. Nakuha ko agad kung sino talaga ang sinusundan nila. Si Ralph. 

"Don't mind them, they're just infatuated high schoolers, bigyan mo ng isang linggo and their silly feelings will diappear."

I felt secured yet somehow insecure. Nilingon ko muli ang likuran ko to see them again. There was this long haired girl, she was undeniably gorgeous. Her hair was shiny and curled habang yung akin naman ay nasa isang magulong bun. What made me insecure the most was her skinny legs and her skin of was like marble sa kinis.

Napakakinis ng legs n'ya at ng balat n'ya samantalang puno ng peklat ang mga hita ko dulot ng pagiging makulit ko noong bata pa ako.

The pretty girl cat walked herself papunta sa amin holding a small pink envelope. She was absolutely stunning. Naniniwala akong mas gumaganda tignan sa malayo but this girl was different. She looked like a goddess sa malapit.

As she came near us, she was turning red. Her redness was different from any other human being. Yung normal na tao, nangangamatis tuwing nagbu-blush sila but this one parang make up ang pag-blush niya.

I was kinda insecure with her but I can't help myself praising her heavenly face. Pang Miss Universe!

"Um... K-kuya" She started to stutter. Pero ang pagka-utal niya ay hindi pangit pakingan. 

"There's this newly opened carnival malapit lang."

"And?" Sabi ni Ralph habang hinihintay ang susunod na sasabihin ng babae.

"I really liked you since the day I saw you. Kinuk'wento ka po sa'kin ng ate ko. Alam ko pong nakakahiya but nandito po lahat ng feelings ko." She presented the pink envelope as though it was an assignment.