Snippets of Our Future (Commit and Run Series #2)

Chapter 16

Chapter 16
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Friends

"Angas, salamat dito, Ya!" Lyndex cheered and was now focused on his new laptop. Kahit sa akin naman na galing, mukha pa kasing bago. "At dahil d'yan, ikaw ay opisyal ng tropa!" 

I scoffed. This kid. Sa lahat ng binigay ko sa kaniya, ngayon lang kami naging tropa. What if I didn't give him a laptop? So we won't be friends? Dapat talaga, pinuputol ang sungay nito, eh. 

"Wow, so kapag hindi kita binigyan ng laptop ay hindi mo ako magiging kaibigan?" I raised a brow playfully. 

"Syempre, hindi! Iba naman ang tropa sa kaibigan for me. Kaibigan na kita kahit pagdating ko pa lang, natakot lang noong una dahil seryoso ka, pero hindi naman pala. Wew!" he murmured. 

"Hey, I am serious. Kaya ka nga sinabihan ng Kuya mo na mag-ingat sa akin, 'di ba?" iginala ko ang mga mata sa buong bahay pero wala akong nakitang Uno. "Nasaan na ba ang Kuya mo?" 

"Tinatakot lang pala ako. Buti na lang, hindi agad ako naniwala ng lubos." He also started to find her Kuya. "Baka. . . gumagawa ng plates niya?" 

I nodded and made my eyes back to my laptop and just focused on reading the materials Prezie sent me. I turned it off when I finished reading it. I still have some to read but I chose to take it more easily.

Most of it was a little upgraded from my freshman year back then. It has become more complicated now since scientists and mathematicians kept on adding formulas to it. Geniuses and their boredom problem.

I faced the teenage man in front of me who was busy with his book and laptop. "Hindi ka pa matutulog?" I asked. "Kung hindi pa, mauuna na akong aakyat. Do you know where your room is?"

"Ah, susunod na rin ako. Tatapusin ko lang ang problem equation na 'to. Alam ko na rin ang kwarto ko, salamat!" Lyndex answered, still busy with his studies. 

"Alright." I said before going upstairs. 

When I realized that Manang Dina was already in her room sleeping, I concluded that Uno might be in my room already. 

It was past ten in the evening and my body started to call the softness of my bed. But unfortunately, I did go outside earlier so I need to go to shower first before I am allowed to lie down on my bed. 

When I entered my room, I found no one inside. I shrugged and placed my laptop on my study table. I thought of placing it in the laptop bag but I remembered that I won't be attending classes tomorrow. I always did that dahil minsan nakakalimutan kong dalhin lalo kapag nagmamadali akong umalis. 

I was getting a towel in my walk-in closet when I heard the bathroom door creaking. And I was not surprised when I saw Uno only wearing a black pants with nothing on top aside from the towel resting on the top of his head. 

When our eyes met, I saw how shyness enveloped his system. "Uh, I use your bathroom. D-dont worry, I did not touch any of your things inside." He even stuttered while speaking.

I chuckled, amused with the way he behaved in front of me. "Why are you so tense whenever I am around? Easy, man. I won't bite." I said, to make him calm. "You are so nervous you know?" I walked past him and was about to go inside when he suddenly spoke. 

"Thanks, tatanawin kong utang na loob 'to," he said, showing me a timid smile. Ang towel na kanina ay nasa buhok niya ay nakasabit na ngayon sa leeg niya. "Promise, babawi ako kapag training na sa nationals." 

"Don't worry about it, it's nothing. Just stay calm, okay?" I assured him one last one. "And by the way, you're really fluent in speaking English, huh? What a nice voice." I pointed out and went inside the bathroom.