Ilang ulit muna itong huminga nang malalim bago natapos sa pagtawa. He was laughing to death. Hindi niya ito maintindihan. Ano mali sa naitanong niya?
Hahakbang na sana siya para lumayo rito pero inawat siya nito.
"Sorry, that's the first time I spoke seriously. I expect you to hug me tight. But instead, you asked me that." Then he laughs again.
"Anong bang nakakatawa? You started to annoy me again, Nicholas." Naiirita niyang sagot.
Inupo muna siya nito sa bench namalapit bago siya sinagot.
"Again, Carl, you look like you have something else to say then you end up asking me." Natatawa nitong komento.
"Carl again, Nicholas. Sasagutin mo ba ako o tatawa ka nalang?" Naiinis na niyang sabi.
"I heard you love giving nicknames. So, I gave you one. C from Cassandra, AR from Artemis then L from Lioness. Carl for short. You bestfriend already called you Cally so I think of something unique." He explained.
"Unique ba yun? Pang lalaki yun ah!" She didn't see that coming. Akala niya nagkamali ito. Or it was more like she expected him to.
"Why? You don't like it?" Natataranta nitong tanong.
"If you will call me Carl. I will call you Nicky."
"Woah, don't do that Cassandra Artemis Lioness El Forte. That obviously a girl name. At saka it was from your name."
"Bakit? Nick was from your name too. Iyong 'Y' sa-sakin galing. Gets?"
She enjoys this conversation. Masaya palang makipagtalo. All like this time, she always ends the talking. No wonder he loves to make her angry.
Nicholas really loosens something inside her.
"I don't like that 'Nicky,' Carl-"
"Then stop calling me 'Carl,' Nicholas." Seryoso niyang sabi dito bago mag-walk-out.
Walang patid ang pangisi niya pag naalala niya ang kahapong usapan nila ni Nicholas.
Huminto lang sila sa pag-aasaran nang dumating ang sundo niya kahapon.
Sa totoo lang ayaw niya rin tawagin Nicky ang binata. It doesn't match him. Ngunit kung gagamitin parin nito ang 'Carl' sa kanya. Gagamitin niya rin ang para dito.
"Ano nginingiti mo dyan?" Puna ng bagong dati na si Vince sa kanya.
She is currently in their room, silently recalling the happenings yesterday.
She noticed something different, but she couldn't point her finger in it.
Gumanti siya ng ngiti dito. "Saan ka nanggaling kahapon? Nag-aalala ako. Hindi ka man lang nagreply kahit isa sa text ko."
Napalitan ang sigla sa mata nito ng lungkot.
"Ok ka lang?" Akmang tatayo sana siya kaso napabalik siya sa pagkakaupo nang dumating bigla ang professor nila.
Muli siyang inaya nito sa canteen matapos ang morning class nila.
Akmang tatanungin niya ito ulit nang unahan siya nito.
"Let's eat first Cassandra." Awat nito at simulan ang pagkain.
Wala silang klase sa unang subject nila ng hapon kaya imbes na pumunta sa magiging classroom ay sa park ng school sila dumiretso.
Kasalukuyan silang naglalakad papunta sa park. Vince led the way. Sumunod lang siya.
But when they were about to enter the park. Suddenly, she felt someone embracing her from the back. Ang alam niya si Vince ang kasunod niya. But when she was about to take off his hands, she heard him crying.
VOCÊ ESTÁ LENDO
First Sight
Ficção AdolescenteIt's was her downfall but how come a pair of stranger's eyes makes her feel like heaven. Looking at him makes her forgot all her worries. Sabi nila kapag ready ka na saka darating ang love saiyo. Ready na ba siya? She don't want to worry about. Pero...
