Hidden Popularity

Scene#8

Agnes

The week has passed and it's everyone's hatest day. Monday.

Once upon a me. I used to love mondays. But now I feel like I wanna take out Monday as part of the week. I don't think that I can take all the information I've learned from both of them.

That CJ is a dancer and Finch is a model.

To tell you. I found girls on the streets looking at magazines with him in the cover. Kailan ba siya naging model? Well even if I knew. I don't care. It's not my business. It's his.

Right now I want to forget about what happened in the past week. I want to forget the sexy dance with CJ and the hot shooting with Finch. In short I want to forget them both.

Sadly I can't.

Every time I close my eyes bumabalik ang mga ginawa namin ni CJ. How he held me. How I touch him. How I almost wanted to kill myself for now knowing that it was him. And every time I breathe I still feel Finch's lips in my neck. His hands on my body and how close our faces were with one another.

It was one hell of an experience.

I didn't know na isa palang dancer si CJ to tell you he's an amazing dancer.

I sighed when I reached our class door.

"Finch I bought the magazine with you in it!"

"Finch when did you become a model?"

"Finch and hot mo talaga dito!"

Blah. Blah. Blah. Finch here. Finch that. Ano bang meron kay Finch na parang nababaliw na lahat ng mga babae sa kanya?

I stepped inside the room and blank. No reaction from my classmates.

Well I'm not surprised. In fact my school life here is more peaceful than the previous ones. Compared here people are more into popular guys/gals or even rich ones. They don't care about smart people. They tease ugly ones.

I caught a glimpse of Finch looking at me.

"Bundok!" tawag niya.

I pretended not to hear and sat on my chair which is beside him. Great.

"Hoy bundok" he called again.

My name is not bundok. It's Grace and you can call me Agnes. He waved his hand in front of me. I glared at him. Nakakainis!

"Bundok nakita mo na ba ito?" tanong niya while holding the magazine with him in it. He looks like a child having his first toy. What the hell.

I stood up when CJ walked in and approached him.

"CJ!" I called.

Napatingin naman siya sa akin and he smiled. He's cute when he smiles.

"Good morning Grace" he greeted.

"Good morning" I greeted back.

Our dance flashback in my mind.

"S-salamat nga pala sa paghatid ng notes." I stammered.

"Don't worry it's my responsibility" he smiled.

We stared into each other's eyes and continued to smile. I have to think of a topic. I heard na isa ka palang dancer. I can't say that! Papatayin niya palang ako. Hindi ba't pinsan mo si ANI? Pinsan? Ako nga si ANI! Why would I---

Bigla na lang akong hinila ni Finch.

"Hoy bundok tignan mo ang page na ito. Kasama ko sa shooting si ANI." sabi niya while pointing at the picture. Pointing at me.