"Oh shut up, Francisco!"
"Nurse! Nurse!" Franz and Fort run back and forth inside the small clinic room acting delirious while laughing.
"Assholes!" Rom shouted na halatang medyo naiinis na. A fact about him is that he has a short temper, he's quite easy to tease and get pissed off.
Habang abala sa pag-iingay at pag-aasaran ang tatlo ay napansin kong lumabas na ang lalaki.
What a relief.
Napansin ata iyon ni Rom dahil sinubukan niya itong sundan but the two stop him.
"Chill, dude. Let the man go, okay? I think Ria is pretty fine already. Just let this one go, don't make a big deal out of it." Fort intervened. I'm actually surprised on how serious his tone compared from the mocking tone awhile ago.
"Can someone explain to me what's happening?" I asked. I can't help it, too many questions are already clouding my mind.
"Well that guy that just came out of here is the reason why you're on a clinic bed now. That's what happened." Rom said sorely.
"Woah, woah. Don't jump into conclusions, bro, okay? We just saw him carrying Ria to the clinic." Franz said.
Wait, that guy brought me here? Doon ko naalala kung paanong unti unting nagdilim ang paningin ko kanina at ang imahe ng lalaking iyon ang huli kong nakita.
Napahawak ako sa ulo ko na bahagyang kumikirot. Maybe this is because of my lack of sleep and rest. Di na rin ako nakakakain nang ayos.
I should thank that mysterious guy, if not because of him ay baka hindi agad ako nadala sa clinic. But how can I thank him? Sa laki ng campus ay baka hindi ko na ulit siya makita, I don't even know his name.
My mind's wandering toward oblivion when I noticed that the three guys are still arguing. Why is Rom even making a big fuss about it?
"That kind of face can't be trusted, okay? I'm a guy and I can sense incredulous guys like that shithole!" Rom said sounding like a child giving a tantrum.
"Well, if not yet obvious we're guys, too, scumbag! And I ain't noticed any of your baseless assumptions, DUH!" Franz countered with an eyeroll.
"You're pathetic." Fort simply replied as he cross his arms toward his chest.
"Psh, gays!" Rom retorted with a pout. This is a common personality of him. He really can be quite childish and short-tempered most of the time. But I find it as a cute side of him.
"Quit all the nagging, you all sound like gays fighting over that guy." I can't helped but butt in. Lalo lang sumakit ang ulo ko sa kanila.
Mukang nagulat sila sa biglaang pagsabat ko at mukha ring naalala nila na nandito pa ako.
They all went toward me and I saw how Rom's face went soft and how his blue eyes became so serene, like the calm waves of the sea. It feels so refreshing just by staring at it.
Suddenly, the brown eyes of the mysterious guy creeped my head, those cold yet intense eyes. Napapikit ako bigla. Why did I even?
Naramdaman ko ang kamay ni Rom na ipinatong niya sa akin. Agad akong napadilat at bumungad sa akin ang mga mata niya.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" He said calmly, gone his furious voice earlier.
"I-I'm fine. J-just a li-little bit of rest, I g-guess." He's holding my hand! He's holding my hand!
I roam my eyes awkwardly trying to avoid to look at our hands but I can't help it! His hand is warm, so comforting.
Napansin niya ata ang pagtingin ko rito kaya agad niyang inalis ang kamay niya. Agh, why do I always need to make things awkward?
Narinig kong humahagikhik ang dalawa na nasa kabilang parte ng kama. They even hold each others' hands like couples acting in a movie.
He takes a step backward. "I-I'm sorry, I j-just--nevermind. I'm glad you're okay, a-and uhm well, tell me if someone is behind this happening to you."
"I just felt tired and maybe the lack of sleep is a factor, too. I'm the one at fault. I just need rest and I'll recover fast." I smiled.
"See? No need for a nurse, Mister." Franz teased Rom again.
NAGLALAKAD ako ngayon sa hallway patungo sa library. Tapos na ang mga klase ko although hindi ako naka-attend sa unang klase.
Rom said he already talked to my subject prof about what happened, hindi na daw dapat ako mag-alala.
Nang magising kasi ako sa clinic ay inubos ko na roon ang oras ng first period para makapagpahinga. Rom insisted even though I still want to go to class.
Pinipilit niya rin na ihatid ako pauwi at huwag nang umattend sa review session ko sa library. Surprisingly, I managed to convince him na kailangan kong pumunta. He said he'll just meet me at the library after their training.
Hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti, this is the first time na ihahatid ako ni Rom. We just usually talked inside the campus before and after class. Kapag nagkakasalubong kami sa hallway ay umiiwas agad ako, he's quite famous and I don't want to gain much of attention.
Speaking of popularity, as I had already expected, the mysterious brown-eyed guy seemed to caught the attention of every student. Buong maghapon ay siya lang ang naririnig kong pinag-uusapan ng nga estudyante.
Well, I'm not quite surprised, actually. That physique and facial feature will surely attract a lot.
Even you? What? No!
Anyway, hindi ko na siya nakita ulit after he walked out of the clinic. I really want to thank him, though.
I sighed, I wonder if I already knew him before I lost my memories. This sense of familiarity is telling me he's part of something in my past.
Pero kung kilala ko siya noon, bakit mukhang hindi naman niya ako kilala? He should've recognized me at some point. This is so frustrating.
I was snapped back to reality nang mapansin kong nasa tapat na ako ng library. Kumabog and dibdib ko.
I took a deep breath, I've been pretty anxious about this all day. But it's too late to turn back now.
I quickly noticed Madame on the middle table of the first row upon entering the library. She's facing me habang may kausap itong lalaki na nakatalikod naman sa akin. Maybe this is Khalyx's brother?
Lumapit na ako kahit ramdam ko ang bigat nang bawat hakbang ko. Nang nasa harap na ko ay agad akong napansin ni Madame.
"Oh, you're already here, Ria! Magnifico!" She went toward me and lightly grab my arm. Hinila ako ni Madame papunta sa harap ng lalaki.
Agad nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita ko na ang mukha nito.
I'm doomed. The guy I've been thinking of just now is right in front of me, penetrating my very soul with his stone-cold eyes.
"So let me introduce your new student, Ivo Alexir Gonzaga."
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