HEARTBEATS OO7
| We're friends |
╰☆☆ YELENA ☆☆╮
"Ang panget ng sayaw mo, dapat sumayaw ka na lang ng tatlong bibe mas bagay sayo 'yon-- ouch!" Ako lang 'yong babae sa 'ming magpipinsan pero ako 'yong pinaka mapanakit at si Beau ang palaging biktima.
Ang daldal kasi, ikakamatay niya yata kapag itinikom niya ang bibig niya kahit isang minuto lang.
"Huh? Saan ka pupunta? Ia-announce na nila mamaya ang mga nakapasok." Tanong ni Beu nang makitang paalis na ako.
"Bibili lang ako ng maiinom." Paalam ko.
"Buy me some corndogs!" Pahabol niyang sigaw.
Inis ko siyang nilingon. "Buy your own corndogs!"
"Isusumbong kita kay Yuan! Madamot kaaaa!" Isip bata.
I just stuck my tongue out to annoy him even more.
I went to Charm's booth-- doon lang naman talaga ako bumibili eh. After getting my milktea I turned around to go back but--
"Hey." Nagulat ako nang makita sa harapan ko si Jiro.
"Uhh... hey?"
Bigla niya akong hinila palayo sa booth nina Charm. "Sumama ka sa 'kin."
I mentally rolled my eyes. Like I have a choice! He's already dragging me. Dinala niya ako malapit sa audio visual room.
"Anong kailangan mo?" I asked as I took a sip from my milktea.
He let his finger run through his hair. Mukhang nagdadalawang isip siya sa kung ano man ang sasabihin niya. Well, I have no time for this.
"Kung wala kang sasabihin aalis na ako. My time is precious--"
"Talk to Mina."
"Sorry, who?" Kunot noo kong tanong.
"It's Minthe, kausapin mo siyang sumali sa Music Club." So that's why he dragged me near the audio visual room.
"Bakit ako?" Dinadamay pa ako kung pwede siya na lang ang gumawa.
"She won't listen to me," mahina niyang sabi, "isa pa kasalanan mo rin dahil inimpluwehsyahan mo siya na huwag sumali sa mga club tapos ngayon malalaman kong sumali ka pala sa club namin!"
Luh! Bakit ako pinagbibintangan niya?! Akala ko ba humihingi siya ng tulong? Bakit pinagmumukha na niyang kasalanan kong ayaw nang sumali ni Minthe sa kahit na anong club?!
"Bakit kasalanan ko?" Madrama kong inilagay sa tapat ng puso ko ang kanan kong kamay.
"Kasalanan mo naman talaga," he even emphasized the word 'mo', "so by the end of the day you should persuade Minthe to join the Music Club."
"Ayoko!" Wala akong kasalanan kaya wala akong gagawin.
He looked pissed but then later it turned calm. "You won't be able to join the Dance Club then, mag audition ka na lang ulit next year."
His words definitely left me confuse. "H-Huh? Anong ibig mong sabihin?"
"Pagbobotohan ng mga miyembro ng Dance Club kung sino-sino ang mga makakapasok and for your case," he grinned, "Yuan and Beau won't vote for sure because others might think that you got in thanks to them. You're known in this school for always causing trouble and the other members might drop you because of that."
Kumunot ang noo ko. "That's unfair!"
He crossed his arms. "Sure, you have talent and skills pero tinitignan rin namin ang attitude ng isang tao."
And according to Beau, attitude daw ako. But I still find it unfair though. Bakit do'n sa ibang club maraming mayayabang na members?
I pursed my lips as I think of a way go get in the dance club. Pinasadahan ko ng tingin si Jiro tapos tinaasan lang ako ng kilay.
"May kapalit ba kapag napilit ko si Minthe na sumali sa Music Club?" I asked with hesitance on my voice.
"I'll make sure that you'll get in our club." Why do I have this feeling that I am lowkey being blackmailed?
Wait, I am being blackmailed.
"Is it a deal?" He stretched out his right hand for a handshake.
Nagpabalik-balik ang tingin sa mukha niya at sa kamay niya. I still ended up shaking hands with him.
"Deal."
I just hope I won't regret doing this.
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Kanina pa ako naglalakad, nagsisimula nang sumakit ang paa ko pero hindi ko parin nahahanap si Minthe. Where could she be?
I passed by the Music Room. Awtomatikong naglakad paatras ang mga paa ko nang makarinig ako ng tumutugtog ng instrumento.
Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang pintuan saka sumilip. And there I saw Minthe sitting in front of the piano, playing a melancholic song.
Tamang-tama! Naghahanap sina Yuri ng estudyanteng marunong tumugtog ng piano dahil g-graduate na next year 'yong kasalukuyan nilang pianist.
Nadulas ang kamay ko sa knob kaya aksidente kong natulak ang pintuan. It made a very creepy sound, kagaya ng mga napapanood sa mga horror movies.
Biglang napatayo si Minthe. "Who's there?"
"Sorry for disturbing you." I chuckled nervously.
"Oh, it's okay."
"Bakit hindi ka sumali sa Music Club? They're actually looking for a pianist." Please say yes, please say yes!
Ngumiti lang siya... but there was sadness in her eyes. "I'll pass for now."
Kaya ba ayaw niyang sumali sa kahit na anong mga club dahil sa 'kin? Ah! Maybe Jiro was right. Ngayon nagi-guilty na ako.
"Forget the part where I said that joining a club is stressful," pagbawi ko sa mga sinabi ko, "your highschool life will be boring if you won't join any club."
"It's fine," there she go again with a sweet smile but dead eyes, "my highschool life won't be boring since I met you."
Huh?
She smiled again but this time her eyes were more lively. "I'm really looking forward on being friends with you, Yena."
For some reason I felt... happy all of sudden. I don't really have a lot of friends in this school. Ang mga itinuturing ko lang na kaibigan maliban sa mga pinsan ko ay sina Yna at Charm.
And no one in this school wants to be friends with someone like me. They say I'm a freak. I'm sure Jiro told Minthe about every bad things I did these past few years. After knowing those things... I'm still surprised that she still wants to be friends with me.
Ah! Why am I even making a drama out of it?!
"We're friends, right?"
Ngumiti ako. "We're friends."
#HEARTBEATS
NOTE: While waiting for an update I suggest you to read my other story entitled Gone. Completed na po siya at matatapos mong basahin in less than an hour kasi naka-diary format siya. And that story is somehow connected to this story. You'll find out the connection once my story Half Moon is published.
