Hot and Cold

Forty-one

Tahimik lang ako habang bumabyahe kaming dalawa papuntang skwelahan. Kanina pa siya pasulyap-sulyap sa gawi ko at miminsan ay tatanungin ako ng kung ano. Alam kong napapansin niya na ang pagkatahimik ko but I can't help myself but get drown on the unwanted thoughts.

"Sunduin kita mamaya?"

Umiling ako. Di ko na hinintay na pagbuksan niya ako ng pinto dahil nauna na akong lumabas sa kanya. I saw how his forehead furrowed and his jaw clenched. He's getting annoyed minute by minute by my cold approach. But I didn't care. Lumabas na din siya ng sasakyan niya at agad na nagtungo sa harapan ko para pigilan akong umalis.

"Why?" he said, a bit angry on his tone.

"May gagawin ako" May kikitaing tao, to be exact.

"Then I'll wait for you"

And again, I shook my head. Ngayon ay halata na ang galit sa mukha niya pero binalewala ko lang ito. Inayos ko ang strap ng bag ko bago siya binalingan ng tingin.

"Wag na, matatagalan ako" I stated, not surprise on how cold my voice is. "I can manage. Alam ko namang busy ka"

He was about to say something pero inilingan ko sya. I then turn my back at him and started walking towards my building, leaving him dumbfounded and confused with what's happening.

It's better this way, I am not the same girl from yesterday na magkukunwaring ayos lang ang lahat. No, I won't be like that anymore. I won't be weeping my ass out just because I was, again, fooled by the same people.

I decided not to tell him just yet about the message. I know he would deny it, so the best way to know the truth is to ask the bitch itself. After that, I would confront him. Uunahin ko lang kausapin ang babaeng gustong-gusto ko ng kalbuhin. After all, alam ko namang ipagyayabang ng malanding yun kung anong meron sa kanila ni Fiero. Yun pa, eh hayok na hayok yun kay Fiero eh.

"Captain, look."

Hapon nang araw na yun at nakatambay kami ni Kenshi sa pang-apat na palapag ng building namin. She pointed something kaya tamad kong sinundan ng tingin ang kung ano man ang gusto niyang ipakita.

My blood boiled when I saw Melody walking towards Seth. She walks confidently na para bang isa siyang reyna. Ang sarap niya tuloy batuhin ng paso ng bulaklak. She sat across Seth at parang may sinabi. Seth just looked at her with a bored expression. He didn't even bother to open his mouth for a response sa kung anong sinabi ni Melody. He just stared at her lazily.

"Sila na ba? Palagi ko na silang nakikitang magkasama" Kenshi asked.

"Siguro" I shrugged.

I've always seen them together this past few days. Rumors about them being together spread, lalong lalo na sa circle of friends ko. Of course they would be curious, who wouldn't?

Ang hindi ko lang maintindihan, bakit pinatulan ni Seth ang bruhang yan? And for Pete's sake! Kung jowa nga siya ni Seth bakit habol pa rin siya ng habol kay Fiero? Alam ba yun ni Seth? Goodness. Seth doesn't deserve that kind of woman! I would surely approve anyone but her!

"Eww. How desperate"

I had the same reaction when I saw her stood up when she saw Fiero walked pass through them. Mukhang di naman sila napansin ni Fiero dahil seryoso lang ang mukha niya habang naglalakad patungo sa entrance ng building namin. He looked mad over something and I know it's because of what happened kaninang umaga. Kahit pa sa malayo ay kitang-kita ko kung paano tumayo si Melody at sinalubong si Fiero. Seth just gazed at them atsaka iniligpit ang gamit at umalis.