Hot and Cold

Thirty-one

"Oh? ba't ka nakasimangot? That's not a MVP's reaction after winning"

Tamad na tinignan ko si Yra bago ibinalik ang pagkakasandal ko sa braso ko na nakalagay sa mesa. I sighed.

"Whatever Yra" I answered lazily.

"C'mon Captain, we just won the Championship the other day, and you were hailed the MVP of the conference! The Nationals is finally done. There's no room for some gloomy emotions! We should party and celebrate!"

"I ran out of luck today. sigh" I answered with despair.

Tinaasan ako ng kilay ni Yra bago nya inilagay ang bag nya sa mesa't umupo sa upuan sa harap ko. I sighed again before umayos ng upo. Nakasimangot pa rin ako ng humarap ako sa kanya. Doon ko lang napansin si Kenshi na ngayon ay tinatawanan ako. Actually, kasama ko sya kanina pa pero sabi nya may gagawin daw sya kaya akala ko iniwan nya na ako.

"Ha? What do you mean?"

"Ganito kasi yun" I started. "Oh diba nga pwede na tayong kumain ng kahit ano since tapos na ang nationals--"

Kenshi laughed even more kaya sinamaan ko sya ng tingin. She saw me getting upset kasi kanina. psh.

"And?" Yra's getting impatient. tss.

"So I was planning to eat those special biko that was displayed earlier sa caf. I was really looking forward to eat those" Kwento ko with matching action pa sa kamay. "Tapos--"

"Tapos ano?"

Kenshi burst in laughter kaya binato ko na sya ng ballpen na nakalagay sa mesa. Sinamaan ko sya ng tingin pero di man lang natinag ang pandak na haponesang to.

"Tapos ayun" Kenshi said in the midst of laughter. Sya na ang tumapos sa kwento ko. "Pagdating nya sa caf kanina, wala na yung biko na gusto nyang kainin. You should've seen her face when the caf lady told her na ubos na yung bibilhin nya. She almost cried infront of everyone!"

Remembering earlier's even made me pout. True to what Kenshi had said, halos umiyak na ako sa caf kanina ng naubusan ako ng biko. I mean, its not that everyday they'll sell something like that. That was the first time I saw them selling biko at the caf. argh.

"Wait, what's biko?" Yra asked.

Kenshi laughed even more attracting some students nearby, akala siguro nila nabaliw na ang haponesang to. Kanina pa kasi tawa ng tawa. I shook my head and grabbed my phone on the bag, I then searched biko on the google and showed it to Yra. My mom told me it's a filipino delicacy called kakanin. I just happen to taste it once when my mom brought home nung napagtripan nila ni Tita Sapphire na libutin ang Pilipinas. Lol, mga bourgeois. I kinda like how it taste specially when paired with a hot chocolate drink and a ripe mango. Umuulan pa naman ngayon, mas nasarap kumain ng ganun. Hmm. Maybe I should consider putting kakanin on my cafe's menu. Watcha think?

"Hey! Earth to Snow!!"

Yra snapped his finger closed to my face that dragged me back from my reverie. Di ko man lang napansin na nakatulala na pala ako sa kanya. Nasa study lounge kami malapit sa cafeteria, the glass wall is floor to ceiling kaya kitang-kita ko ang malakas na pagpatak ng ulan sa labas. The sky is dark indicating na hanggang mamaya pa uulan. I like rain, it makes me calm actually.

"If you really want to eat those biko something, why don't you buy it nalang?" Yra suggested.

"Hello, as if I can drive somewhere with this kind of weather" I stated as if it wasn't obvious enough for her to notice the hard pouring of the rain outside. "As much as I want to eat it, I wouldn't risk my safety over my abnormal craving of sweets"