Chasing Boundaries (Parallel Rhythms Series 1)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18



Days had passed and it's already Thursday again. Ang dami kong ginagawa at gagawin. These past few days have really been too hectic.

"Sure kang magpapaiwan ka, Harley?" tanong sa akin ni Sid. Saklay niya sa kaniyang magkabilang balikat ang kaniyang bag at nakahanda nang lumabas ng classroom.

"Yeah. This won't take too long." tugon ko lamang sa kaniya. Binalingan ko siya at ngumiti at agad ring ibinalik ang tingin sa laptop sa harapan ko.

Rinig ko ang mahina niyang pagsinghap. "Don't exhaust yourself too much, Harley." saad nito. She paused, but she was still looking at me. "Mauuna na ako."

Tumango na lamang ako nang hindi man lang siya binalingan. "Sige, bye."

"Bye."

The next thing I heard was her footsteps fading away.

Nandito pa ako ngayon sa classroom kahit uwian na. Nanghiram ako ng laptop sa computer lab dahil wala akong sariling laptop. Ini-encode ko kasi iyong binigay sa aming assignment ng Practical Research 1 teacher namin.

We were asked to gather information and create a sample RRL, all while putting citations correctly. Ah, this is my first time. I didn't really understand how to create one but I'm trying, nevertheless.

Kung anong format daw ng isang citation ay iyon na rin ang format ng ibang citations na ilalagay ko. I chose the APA format dahil iyon ang pinaka-common.

I hope I'm doing this correctly.

In-stretch ko ang mga balikat ko nang makaramdam ng kaunting ngalay. Ngunit nabigla ako nang biglang makaramdam ng kung anong sakit sa aking ulo.

I pressed my head and gently massaged it. Agad rin namang nawala ang pananakit nito. Maybe it was just because of the exposure to the screen. Kanina ko pa kasi itong ginagawa.

Nang matapos sa ginagawa ay agad na akong lumabas ng room para tumungo sa computer lab para magpa-print. Our PR1 teacher doesn't want the soft copy file kaya kailangan talagang magpa-print pa kami.

I gazed outside as I walked along the hallway. The breeze suddenly made my hair dance gracefully. The slightly orange sky beamed at me. It was already getting late.

Dahil nasa ikalawang palapag ang classroom namin ay kitang-kita ko ang mga tanong nasa labas ng building. There were still people at the quadrangle, but they were already walking towards the exit. Siguro ay pauwi na sila.

I continued walking but suddenly went to a halt as I stood in front of the cafeteria. It was still wide open, though there were only two people inside.

My heart raced for an unexplainable reason.

Kahit nakatalikod ang dalawang taong nakaupo sa harap ng isang table ay nakikilala ko pa rin sila. They sat beside each other, probably conversing.

It was Archein. Together with a girl I know not too well. 'Yon yung babaeng sinabi niya sa akin na kaibigan niya lang. The same girl who Sid called leech. The same girl I got jealous with as I saw her tied around Archein in the cafeteria last time.

I don't know, but I feel like that sight was painful enough to drive me away. Yeah, it was painful.

So I blinked and walked away.

Hindi ko alam kung anong naramdaman ko. I know Archein already told me not to be jealous of her, but I still can't stop what I feel. Sinabi niyang parang nakatatandang kapatid ang turing niya rito, ngunit hindi pa rin mapigilan ng puso ko ang maghuramentado.

My heart was weary as I walked to where I'm heading. Dala-dala ko ang laptop habang pumapanhik sa hagdan. Bakit kasi nasa ika-apat na palapag pa ang computer lab? At bakit kasi walang printer sa room?