Queen Bee's Diary

04- Lab Partners

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KATAMAD NAMAN NG ARAW NA 'TO.

I was half dragging myself to school though I wanted to take the class off. Ayoko lang kasing magsumbong na naman ang bruha kong pinsan kapag 'di ako pumasok today. They're so freaking annoying in all ways and I don't want to add misery to my day. I can handle my classes—I can sleep whenever I want compared to dealing with those senseless b-tches.

I sighed as I reached my first class. Jeez! Ayoko talagang mag-aral. Can I just be a fashion designer without forcing myself or let me rephrase it, can I skip high school and college? Di naman lahat nagagamit, eh. Tss.

With my entire last drop of drive to go to this ugly school, I went to my first class which I love the most— Laboratory Class. I love this, I'm telling you. Tch.

Since start na naman ng class reschedule— which happens every quarter, here we are bound to our new classes. Tch. Nagsipasukan na lahat ng estudyante at wala akong choice kundi umupo dun sa bakanteng upuan— which is sa harap pa talaga. Tch! See how I LOVE this class?

Maya-maya pumasok na yung Lab Instructor namin at pinaupo sa tabi ko yung isang geek na nawawala yata. Since 'di naman ako natural na maarte sa katabi hinayaan ko na lang siya—though it feels a bit awkward to have a seatmate for the first time in my life in this school.

Nagpakilala na yung Lab Instructor namin at naglatag na ng house rules niya sa loob ng lab. Ako? Alangan pang makinig pa, dati ko pang naririnig yan, science school 'to, eh. Ang paulit-ulit na rules... nakakaumay na.

I just stared blankly at the board for a while, then pulled out my sketch board and drew as she discussed the do's and don'ts. Nung tumunog na ang bell for next class, nagsitayuan na rin ang lahat para sa next room at subject namin. Unlike other high school classes, we're jumping from one class to another due to Instructor's dramas.

I went off to my next class when I bumped into one outsider.

"Hey." She greeted me dryly wearing that blank expression again.

Automatic na tumaas ang kilay ko at tinarayan siya.

"What brought you here?" I asked with a knotted forehead.

"Oh, she brought me here." Sagot niya sabay turo dun sa kasama niya na isa ring outsider na parang nakawala sa mental at may patalon-talon pa talagang nalalaman. Seriously?

"Hi Yshi!" She greeted sheepishly with a peace sign.

"Mavis? Seriously?! At this hour?" I asked incredulously. School days at class hours. She's something.

Ngumiti lang siya ng malawak.

"There's a term we called 'ditching classes', girl. It's cool!" Masayang imporma niya na parang ngayon niya lang nadiskubri ang tungkol dun.

Ang pasaway talaga. Well... she's just in time to kill my boredom.

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"TALAGANG SUMAMA KA, BLAKE?" Tanong ko habang bumabyahe kami papunta sa kung saan.

"She won't stop pestering me." Sagot niya with the same blank expression.

Psh. She's always been bored or sleepy. Ni minsan wala akong naalalang nakita ko siyang nagulat. At minsan lang din siya ngumingiti. She's really someone you can't easily get close with, but for us, she's our Blake. The mute Blake.

"Wala ka namang ginawa kundi matulog kaya sinama na lang kita." Singit ni Mavis sa usapan naming dalawa na parang nagbibigay ng napaka-importanteng suggestion.