SNIPPET OF A FAIRYTALE

PDA! (Public Display of Annoyance)

23.
"Such impediments."

ENGLISH TIME.

"Shakespearians, you may now proceed to the library and do your activity. Please stick with your partner all the time. Make sure that you'll finish it before the bell rings. Now, off you go." Ms. Mariano

Parang mga langgam na nakapilang lumabas ng classroom ang klase nila Pibi.

"Geeez! Why do we have to be robots everytime we're going to library?" Rox complained.

"As if naman may choice ka?" Arci

"It's way better, kitams organize tayo oh." Pibi pointed at her classmates.

"Eh nakakabwisit lang to oh! Para tayong mga biktima ng bagyo na hihingi ng relief goods!" Andrea rolled her eyes.

Bigla namang sumulpot si Ms. Mariano sa tabi nila.

"Ms. Capinpin, just so you know, i could hear your voice back there. Please lang, minimize your noise." Ms. Mariano raised her brow and walked away.

Andeng mouthed "ang sunget!" to Pibi. Which made Pibi laugh.

Actually these past few days napapansin na talaga nila na okay na si Pibi. Back to normal makulit-bibo-funny-at raker na Pibi na ulit sya. Minus the Nathan-fanatic side nga lang. Hindi nya pinapansin si Nathan o tinitingnan man lang pwera na lang kung kelangan talaga.

Tulad ngayon sa library. Hindi nya sinasadyang mapapwesto sa likod ni Nathan. So bale magkatalikod sila, wala naman sanang kaso yun, epal lang talaga si Chino.

"Nathan..." Chino whispered, nasa katapat sya ni Pibi.

Hindi pinapansin nung isa ang pagtawag ni Chino kay Nathan, kase nakaheadset sya, at hindi rin naman sya aware na si Nathan pala yung nasa likuran nya.

"Nathan..." Chino

"Yes?" Humarap si Nathan sa may likuran nya.

"Pa-edit nitong essay ko." Chino pointed at his paper.

"Sure." Nathan held out his hand pero kapos.

Chino kicked Pibi under the table. Kaya napatingin si Pibi sa kanya sabay alis ng headphones.

"Bakit?" Pibi

"Abot mo dyan sa nasa likod mo." Chino gave her the paper

Pibi, without knowing na si Nathan ang nasa likod nya, got the paper out of Chino's hand and turned around.

"Eto raw yung---"

Halos magkadikit lang yung chairs nila ni Nathan kaya muntikan na magkabangga yung muka nila. They both gaped at each other...

Pibi couldn't even remember when was the last time she saw him this close. Yung kahit ata pores ( na wala naman) sa muka ni Nathan makikita na nya sa sobrang lapit nila. Wala yatang balak magpatalo sa stare off contest ang dalawa kung di lang nagbell ang librarian.

"NO PDA INSIDE THE LIBRARY PLEASE, NATHAN, PIBI."

Because of that, all their classmates including some freshmen there looked at the two of them. At nun lang nila narealized na sobrang lapit nila sa isa't isa that their noses are almost touching. Tapos nakalean in pa sila pareho dahil masikip.

"Hoy! Piboy! Pda raw kayo!" Andrea said in jest.

Nag-ayiiiiiih tuloy ang mga kaklase nila.

Pibi, out of embarrassment shoved the paper on Nathan's chest.

"Kainis!" she muttered under her breath but loud enough to hear by Nathan.

They turned their backs to each other.