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Habang tumatagal nasasanay na akong makita si Gabb sa entrance ng school, madalas ring nakakasama kapag nariyan ang iba kung kaibigan. I was really expecting that I would see him again this morning. Muntik ko nang mabangga ang isang estuyante. Mukhang nagmamadali, mala anghel ang alindog niya. Matangkad, morena, mahaba ang maalon alon na buhok. Then, I realized that she's Sianna, she's beautiful and smart kahit mga pinsan ko hinahangan siya. But Sianna was approaching slowly to Gabb, I was shocked and shook my head a bit, bigla umasim ang pakiramdam ko, ang sakit nila sa mata.
"Hi,bakit wala ka kahapon?" the guts of this guy, I thought he was with Sianna and now he's following me.
"Yesterday, I asked Mau about you" still ignoring him. Why would you ask my friend instead of asking me?
My classmates were going crazy about Gabb, it's sickening. Tuwing breaktime at lunchtime ganon parin ang set up kasama sila Mau, teammates niya at ibang pang kaibigan. Hindi ko talaga nagugustuhan ang presensya ni Gabb dati pa man, mas lumala ngayon. Naisip ko ring umiwas pag nariyan siya subalit napagtanto ko nauna akong naging kaibigan nila Mau bago siya. Pretending like he was not here was an easy job for me.
I was fixing my stuffs because I promised Mau that I would watch her compete. Medyo marami na ang estudyante sa pool, naghanap ako ng mauupuan na magiging komportable ako. I saw Sianna and her company, nakita ko rin ang grupo ni Tori. I liked Tori more kumpara kay Sianna. Hindi naman ako ganoon kalapit sa kanila.
"Ang aga mo naman yata" Mau appeared and the surprised in her face was evident.
"Yeah to support you" I laughed a liitle.
"Mamayang hapon pa ang event ko" hinila niya ako at lumipat kami sa ibang bleachers kung saan naroon ang mga kaibigan.
"What? Akala ko ngayon na, hindi mo naman sinabi" I whined then greeted our friends.
"Hello, hindi pwedeng sabay ang event ng boys at girls. We will support Gabb and Rojan" pahayag ni Mau.
"Kailangan ba talaga nila ng support, Mau? Mukhang marami naman silang ganon" Lena joined our conversation tininggnan ko ang paligid and she's right. Sianna is holding a banner with Gabb's name on it. Confirmed girls were crazy about him and I don't get it. Why? He's not that super gwapo, maybe my eyes were different from the other girls.
"Hi, I'm glad you're here" hindi ko na kailangang harapin pa kung sino ang nagsasalita boses pa lang kilala ko na.
"Yeah. Congrats!" di ko pa rin siya tinitignan, I am watching Mau preparing with the other girls.
"Thank you" Gabb replied and now I looked at him fixing his disheveled hair. Hindi na ako nagsalita para hindi na humaba ang usapan baka san pa umabot.
The event went well and I congratulated my friends for their victory. It was really great seeing your friends achieving something and you were there supporting them. Nagpaalam ako dahil gusto ko nang umuwi. I was waiting for Ma but she texted me that she could not pick me up. Nagjeep ako pauwi dahil medyo may kalayuan ang La Asuncion. Sumakay ulit ng tricycle para magpahatid mismo sa bahay. Binubuksan ko ang gate ngunit nahagip ng aking mata ang dumaang tricycle at nakita ko si Gabb hindi ako namamalikmata siya iyon.
"Mau, nakita ko si Gabb dito sa La Asuncion" I was talking to Mau on the phone. I wanna know why I saw him in La Asuncion this afternoon so, I won't assume things. Napapaikot na ako sa sala.
"Haler, diyan siya nakatira and his Dad was the developer and owner of La Asuncion. They're rich pero mas mayaman pa rin ang Buencamino at Gregusova, hahahaha" I was surprised of what I heard from Mau. I can't believe it.
