Messing with the Geek

Chapter II.

CHAPTER 2

Well, not necessarily may plan na ako in mind pero I do have the goal. And that is to make Anton Perez my date. Grabe! Thought palang kinikilig na'ko. I definitely have to make this work dahil dito nakasalalay ang future namin ni Anton. Paano nalang sina Aiken, Anthony at Adrienne? Sino nalang magiging tatay nila? Eh kaya nga A lahat simula ng pangalan nila kasi parehas kami ni Anton ng initial eh. Hmp. That aside, kailangan kong makapag-formulate ng great plan dahil eto na ang chance ko makapiling ng saglit ang love of my life ko.

Dahil dyan, hindi ko na nagawang makinig pa sa mga sumunod kong subjects at excited nako magrecess. Dahil bukod sa gutom na ako kasi di ako nag breakfast, kailangan kong makausap ng maayos si Rea tungkol sa plano ko at syempre, dadaan pa ako sa classroom nina Anton para makanakaw lang ng tingin. Sigurado akong sinabi na rin sakanila yung news kanina.

I NEED TO GUARD MY DATE!! Dapat siguraduhin kong walang ibang umaaligid sakanya o walang ibang umagaw sa date ko.

Halos hilahin ko na ang bawat segundo para sana mag-recess na. Tulala ako at nagddaydream habang salita naman ng salita yung teacher namin.

After a moment, which felt like a century, the most awaited recess finally came. Agad kong hinila si Rea patungo sa direksyon ng classroom nina Anton.

"Hoy teka lang. Wala namang aagaw sa crush mong nerd. Ikaw lang ata may interes dun eh." Reklamo ni Rea. I threw her a glare. "Shh!" I hissed at her. "Anong wala? Eh kahit nerd at weirdo si Anton, alam kong marami paring humahanga sakanya tulad ko. Siguro pa-secret lang din. Ha! What's mine is mine." Dagdag ko pa. She muttered words under her breath and even made faces pero I ignored her nalang. Alam kong jest lang yun and she loves me kaya nga kahit ganyan siya ng ganya eh sinusuportahan niya pa rin ako sa Anton ko eh.

Nang makarating sa classroom nila, parang bigla atang humaba yung leeg ko kakasilip sa bintana nila. My eyes roamed in search for him. And I immediately smiled when I saw him standing at kausap yung friend niyang si Marky.

Tila huminto yung mundo ko at tumalon na yata sa lalamunan ko yung puso ko nang napatingin siya sa direksyon ko. Nagtama ang aming mga mata at feeling ko natigil yung oras. Grabe! Iba talaga ang dala sakin ng lalaking ito. Napa-smile ako ng awkward smile. Yung parang pasikretong nautot ako na smile. Ganon! Ano bayan Audrianna!! I inwardly groaned to myself.

All the angels must have heard of my prayer because Anton absent-mindedly smiled back at me. It was a small smile but it was still a smile. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! I tried to suppress my scream and turned to Rea with my face red as a tomato.

"Oh my Goooosh, Rea! Did you see that? Did you see that? He freakin' smiled at me! ANTON SMILED AT ME!!" I tried my best to keep myself calm but utterly failed because I was nearly breaking Rea's arm as I shake her.

Her eyes were still big as she slowly nodded. Bigla nalang syang sumigaw na para bang kinikilig. "OMG OMG OMG I'M PROUD OF YOU GIRL!" She shrieked and I simultaneously nodded my head. "We should really create that plan of yours, I'm having hopes!" She added. Again, I nodded with my face still flushed.

I stole one last glance at Anton and gladly, he wasn't looking anymore because I really look like a fool right now. Sobrang laki ng tawa ko. "Now, now, let's go to the cafeteria already kasi gutom na talaga ako and we start with our plan. G?" I told her. Now it's her time to nod.

Grabe! Kumpleto pa sa kumpleto ang araw ko. Umaga palang!

"Hoy baka mapunit na yang labi mo kakatawa. Why is it? Baka naman dahil naisip mo nang gawin akong partner sa prom?" Biglang singit ng asungot na si Sebby ng makasalubong naming siya. I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Back off, Seb. I have no time for this." Nilampasan nalang namin siya at naghanap ng vacant table. When we found one, we reserved it and ordered our meals.

"Uhh Ate! Isa po saking order ng Tapsilog tsaka fries po tsaka medium na orange juice," order ko. Wala eh, gutom ako! Sanay rin kasi ako na nagbbreakfast kapag umaga – rice yun para heavy. Sabi nga nila, the most important meal of the day is ang breakfast.

"Akin ate Spaghetti tsaka hashbrown tsaka medium na pineapple juice." Order naman ni Rea.

After naming magbayad, ay bumalik na kami sa table namin at umupo na. We found ourselves eating in silence as we were really famished. After eating, I checked my wristwatch and smiled kasi may 10 minutes to spare pa kami to talk about the plan.

As if Rea read my mind, she blurted, "So... how are you planning to do this?" She was wearing a mocking smile. This girl knows me too well. Alam niyang kinikilig pa rin siguro talaga ako ngayon and that I am very determined to make this thing happen.

"As you may know, I am not very familiar with these stuff as I have never gotten myself a boyfriend or kahit ka-MU lang. I am indeed clueless. Will you help me, Rey, please? Do you have anything in mind?" I pleaded with puppy eyes.

"Yuck wag ka nga mag-puppy eyes sakin. Ew. Tutulungan kita kahit di ka na magpa-cute. Kasuka to. Kakakain ko lang eh."

"So inaamin mong cute ako?" I teased.

"Yuck naman Auddie. Balakajan, iwan kita eh!" Umakto pa siyang parang tatayo na.

"Grabe ka naman! Hahahaha. Anyway, you have a plan, don't you? Spill!"

"It's not a concrete plan but I have an idea. Would you like to hear it?"

"I told you to spill, of course I want to hear it. Now, tell me, please?"

She chuckled. "You're too enthusiastic. Aren't you?"

"Yes I am! Hoy, sabihin mo na kasi. Dami mo pa sinasabi eh. Kurutin kita dyan!"

"Use of violence. Very bad. Anyway, here is it..."

I leaned forward to clearly hear what she has to say.

"Mess with his mind. Mess with the school's geek to get his attention."

"And how would I do that?" I asked with curiosity.

"Befriend him."