Drive.

One-Shot

Krishna

I closed my eyes as I inhale the fresh air. Ang sarap makinig ng rock songs habang nagpapahinga sa taas nang puno.

It’s my haven, the leaves are enough to cover me from people below. Wala namang mga insekto rito, siguro natakot na sila sakin kasi araw-araw naman ako dito— kahit walang klase. 

Inayos ko ‘yung skirt ko upang bumaba na, matagal-tagal narin ako dito baka may naghahanap na sakin. Agad akong bumaba, ngunit may narinig akong pumito kaya dali-dali naman akong umakyat pabalik at duon nalang pumunta sa palapag kung saan malapit ang sanga ng puno. Bagong guard siguro ‘yun.

Dumungaw naman ako at makitang napakamot ng ulo ang gwardiya, Inayos ko naman ang aking sarili at inayos ang backpack ko na natastas. Nahulog ang ilang kagamitan ko, notebook, isang ballpen, panyo, cellphone, sketchbook, at iba pa.

Kukunin ko na sana ‘yung mga gamit ko nang apakan nang isang estudyante ang sketchbook ko na nagiwan ng marka.

“How dare—” hindi ko na naituloy ang sinasabi ko nang umakto siya nang hindi naman naririnig ang sinabi ko. I hate that guy! Forever! I sighed, wala naman akong magagawa. Itinuloy ko ang pagligpit ko ng gamit nang may tumulong sa akin,

“Sorry.” she said, napangiti naman ako at ganun rin siya. Si Shiena pala,

“Sorry for what?” I replied, clueless.

“Inapakan ni Dysse yung sketch book mo, I’m a fan of your artworks.” sabi niya, pinapalubag-loob lang ata sa pag-apak ng sketch book ko.

“Who is this Dice anyway? Is he your boyfriend?” I’m really clueless, though, I know Dysse, I know him but not enough. All I know was, I hate him.

“Well, Dysse… I’ll share you my story— our story. Just let me treat you something. Ice Cream, I guess?” she smiled, and I smiled back. It really sucks to be a wallflower, I’m not introvert but people made me do so.

Pumunta kami sa cafeteria habang nakahawak ako sa bag ko, She handed me a vanilla ice cream. Sheez, my favorite! And a sewing kit.

“That’s the safest flavor, so I picked that one. Is it okay?” she asked. She’s the opposite of me. School’s Sunshine, Shiena Rivera.

“Favorite ko nga ‘to eh.” I smiled, Nakakatuwa lang talaga na isang wallflower na tulad ko, napapansin niya. She really deserves her title, she is really friendly.

We talked about some school stuff, our common denominator, and the love of her—and every girl’s— life, Dysse.

“Dysse and I broke up last night.” a heartsore statement filled with sadness.

“He broke up with me with no reason.” She’s a keeper! She’s adorable, funny and simple. Hell no, I’m not a lesbo, but he just made a mistake of breaking her heart! 

I sighed, “Maybe there’s a reason, kaya siya nakipag-break.” cheering her up.

“Thank you for comforting me, I think, I need to go. Bye!” She said hurriedly and ran. I just said bye to her and waved. I looked at her, running away. Her brown wavy hair, her sexy body built, elevated nose, brown eyes, thin brows, long eyelashes are simply different than mine. My hair was dyed in black-gray ombre, thin body, elevated nose but not as elevated as hers because she wears make-up, my lips are thin, my eyebrows are not too thin and not too thick, I have small almond eyes and green pools.