Evigheden Academy || A Dance Between Water and Fire

1. a lost girl

"Beh, nakita mo ba yung chinito na dumaan sa harap natin kanina? Sobrang guwapo niya!"

Napatigil ako sa pags-scroll sa T-App nang bumungad sa'kin ang mukha ng kaibigan ubod na lawak ang ngiti kasi nakakita nanaman ng guwapo. 

Ang pangalan niya ay Shei, and she's my bestfriend here.

Currently, nasa canteen kami ng school since break time namin. Plano namin tumambay rito for the next two hours since spacious naman and may private cubicles. We booked one and ordered a heap of junkfoods.

"Ah, hindi." I shook my head

Hindi ko napansin kasi naka-focus ako dun sa plotwist nung kabit sa pinapanood ko na short drama habang kamukain ng fries.

I saw Shei visibly wilt upon hearing my answer kaya napa follow-up question ako, "Kilala ko ba 'yan?"

Nagliwanag ulit yung mukha niya tsaka tsaka tumango nang mabilis, "Oo beh, siya yung katabi mo tuwing Leadership Training na palagi mong ini-snob."

"Ahh..." I sighed, kilala ko nga 'yan for sure. A vividly annoying face flashed through my mind: maputi tapos singkit ang kakaiba niyang green na mata. Biglang nangasim yung mukha ko.

"Bakit, type mo ba? Suplado siya Shei." Sabi ko sabay higop ng coke float.

"Hmm. I meann..." Kumagat siya sa hawak niyang burger tapos tumingin sa ceiling na para bang napakalalim ng iniisip.

Mags-space out muna 'yan bago sumagot kaya tinuloy ko na ulit yung panonood. It probably took her three minutes bago niya ako kinalabit.

"...yes...?" Parang nag-aalangan pa siya sa sagot niya.

I raised my brow at her, "You sound unsure."

"I mean, super gwapo siya, yes." She fidgeted with her fingers.

"Hm." Tumango ako.

"And, sikat siya here kasi he looks like a Kpop idol." Pagpapatuloy niya.

"Hm."

"And I reallyyyy like his eyes, it's unique." She bit her lip.

"Okayyy."

"And that attitude bebs, have you seen the way he smiles and talks with people? He's so charming!" She sighed dreamily.

Hm, that's not the kind of person he is kapag katabi ko siya during class hours though. Sinabi ko na rin sa kaniya 'yun, pero parang 'di naman nakikinig ang gaga. Kaya umiling nalang ako, whatever.

If she's choosing to be blind about that, then what else can I do? I'll just support her.

We have this silly motto between us: when it comes to my bestie, I support her rights and wrongs, and katangahans.

Parang the blind leading the blind lang.

"Uh-huh. So like, type mo nga? Is he your new crush na?" I winked playfully at her.

Pero tumingin lang siya sa'kin ng malalim bago gumuhit ang isang makulit na ngiti sa kaniyang labi.

"Eh, no." She smirked.

I'm getting a bad feeling about this. "I was actually thinking na mas bagay siya para sa iy---."

"Ew, no." I immediately interjected. "Shei, what the hell?!"