Beanie Girl

Chapter 9

[PAUL TREVOR'S POV]

"Talagang nag-hi ka pa kay DESTINY AHHH?!" pang-aasar ni Greg sa'kin.

"Masama ba?" I asked him back.

"May sinabi ba ako Trev?" sarkastikong tugon niya.

"Tsaka, I think we should welcome her properly. I think she's just uncomfortable with us, so to speak. She's a nice girl." sabi ni Jayvee.

Napansin ko ang pananahimik ni Rhianne. I saw her eyes still at the classroom. Siguro na weirduhan kay Exellor. Niyugyog ko siya ng mahina, at parang nagulat pa siya.

"Ganun talaga siya. Weird diba?" I whispered.

"O-Oo."

"Una pa lang, nung nagkita kami sa Perisians– "

"Nagkita kayo sa Perisians??"

"Oo, yung teddy bear na binili ko sa'yo, dapat bibilin niya rin, kaso hinayaan niya akong bilin iyon kasi talagang nagandahan ako, and she said some words that's very complicated. That's actually the first time we met."

"... words that are complicated?" tanong niya muli, looking at me.

"Very. Parang binigyan niya ako ng riddle. She's so weird." I comment.

Later on, we had activities from Math and Oral Communication before breaktime. Hindi naman naging mahirap yung mga ginawa namin, pero nakakapagod. Especially, when you're trying to solve Functions. Damn!

I've been scratching my head repeatedly, trying to solve my activity. I'm still at number 2, and I have no freaking idea what solution to show 'cause I don't even know what will I SHOW. Nahihiya naman akong magpaturo kay Ma'am, and marami na ring nagtatanong sa kanya. Ayoko pang makisawsaw. Hindi ko rin trip ang mangopya ngayon dahil most of my classmates would show you the wrong solution. -__-

Luckily, Rhianne just glanced at my paper. She chuckled softly.

"You need help, Trev?" sabi pa niya. Tumango na lang ako dahil sa sakit ng ulo ko.

Tinulungan naman niya ako, pero being the good girl she is, tinuro lang niya sa akin yung paano i-solve.

I was hoping for answers you know.

But that's okay since, miraculously, nakuha ko naman yung iba as I solved. She watched me while I do the formulas. Tapos na siya e. Magaling rin kasi siya sa Math.

"... What do you think of Exellor, Trev?" suddenly, she asked me.

Tumigil ako sa pag-so-solve at tumingin sa kanya ng diretso. "She's... pretty weird."

"Weird? N-Nothing... else?"

"Hmm..." napaisip naman ako.

She's very mysterious. That's a fact. Secretive. Emotionless. Again, WEIRD, and... a SNOB.

"She's mysterious, secretive and a snob."

"Oh. Don't you find her... beautiful?"

"Beautiful?" Napa-tikhim naman ako. "Hmm... maybe... but she kept wearing that red beanie for some weird reasons, she doesn't even smile and her teet's kinda jagged." I say truthfully.

"Sandali ah, bakit mo nga pala ako natanong tungkol sa kanya?"

"U-Uhm... Nakakapagtaka lang kasi siya eh. Dahil nga na-meet mo na siya, I just... want to know if you know things about her."

"Ahh... actually, when we met, hindi niya hilig ang magsalita. Masyado siyang anti-social." and snob.

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