"Libre ko iyan sa inyo kasi nanalo po ako sa contest sa school."
He smiled at me. "Congrats sa'yo, hindi ka lang mabait at maganda, matalino ka pa."
"Binobola ninyo naman po ako, Manong, papasok muna po ako sa simbahan."
Tumango siya sa'kin. "Sige, isama mo naman ako sa dasal mo Aika,"
"Sige po," pumasok ako sa loob ng simbahan at taimtim na nagdasal. Simula nang ma-aksidente si Ryuuji palagi na akong dumadalaw dito. Pagkatapos kong manalangin agad din akong pumasok sa school.
Nagle-lecture ang prof namin sa biopsychology ngunit ang isip ko ay nasa cellphone kong hawak, ilang beses ko na itong tinitingan kung may darating na text mula kay Ryuuji.
I couldn't even count my sighs as I watched my professor teaching ahead of us.
"He really forgot me. I murmured.
"Miss Aika!"
Suddenly I looked ahead and saw that our prof was looking at me, her eyebrows raised as she looked.
"Y-Yes, ma'am?" I got nervous.
Inayos pa niya ang makapal niyang salamin sa mata. "Stand up,"
I immediately stood up and looked at her, hoping she would not ask me for her lectures, as I would surely be embarrassed. I didn't listen to her while she was teaching.
She raised her right eyebrow. "Are you listen to my lectures?" she asked.
"Yes." kahit ang totoo hindi ko masyadong naintindihan ang tinuturo niya kanina.
"Let see... What is Neurotransmitters?"
"Neurotansmitters is chemicals that are used to relay, amplify and modulate signals between a neuron and another cell.Often referred to as the body’s chemical messengers.Molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles." I answered politely.
Mabuti na lang at natandaan ko pa ang meaning na 'yon, ito kasi ang binasa ko kagabi dahil kasama iyon sa assignment niya.
"How about Acetylcholine?"
"Acetylcholine..." I briefly thought about what that meant.
"Miss Aika?" tawag ng professor namin nang hindi agad ako nakapagsalita.
"A chemical messsenger..." said Timmy in a low voice.
"Acetycholine a chemical messenger that causes our skeletal muscles to contract and regulates our endocrine system."
"Very good, sit down."
Napabuga ako ng hangin, instant recitation tuloy ako ngayong araw. Tumingin ako kay Timmy. "Thank you," I whispered to her.
Isang ngiti ang naging tugon niya sa'kin. Pagkatapos nakinig na ako sa professor ko, mahirap na baka mapatayo naman.
"Aika," sambit ni Timmy.
I turned to her. Nakadikit na ang braso niya sa braso habang nakatingin kunwari sa professor namin na natuturo ng philippines history.
"Bakit?" tanong ko sa kanya. Nakatingin din ako sa professor namin.
"Anong nangyari kay Ryuuji?"
I smiled bitterly. Pinipilit na kontrolin ang luha kong gusto ng pumatak. "He's in the hospital."It was like a thorn in my throat when I said that.
"Anong nangyari?" tanong niya.
"Na-aksidente ang kotse niya, aray! Napuwing ako," kinusot ko ang mga mata ko.
CHAPTER 16
Magsimula sa umpisa
