Bad For You

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Coffee

"Kumusta ka? It's been a year..." si Lancer iyon. We are here sitting on the bleachers.

"Okay naman... Ikaw?" tanong ko pabalik. "I'm worried about you. Ni hindi ko manlang nalaman 'yung lagay mo no'ng umalis ako."

"I'm fine, Li..." aniya. "I transferred with Jax."

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Talaga? Saan? Puting-puti ang uniform mo ha!" Pinagmasdan ko ang uniporme niyang kulay puti at ang ganda no'n.

"Sapphire Academy," sagot niya.

I wanted to ask how's everyone... How's Paige, Andy, Ate Thea... All of them.

I took a deep breath. "Mac is here," I told Lancer.

His brows furrowed. "Really? He succeeded then..."

"Huh?" I asked. Hindi ko narinig iyong huling sinabi niya.

Umiling lang siya. "Did you talk to him?"

"I-I tried... I don't know what's going on, Lance. He is acting like he doesn't know me. It's confusing," saad ko rito.

Bigla namang napaisip si Lancer.

"Naaksidente ba siya? Na-amnesia? Nagkasakit?" sunod-sunod ko pang tanong. "Can you talk to him?"

Malalim na huminga si Lancer. "If he didn't talk to you, he won't talk to me too... But don't worry, we'll figure this out."

Lancer will go back to the city. He said that he'll contact our friends at Garnet Academy.

"Thank you, Lance. Ingat ka," sabi ko rito.

Ginulo niya ang aking buhok. "You said you want a new life, so I can't really tell you everything... But for what it's worth, we really did try to find you, you know? We all did."

Mas bumigat ang dibdib ko sa kanyang sinabi. They tried to find me? All of them? Kasama ba si Paige? Si Mac?

Linggo ngayon at may pasok kaming dalawa ni Emi sa coffee shop. Si Art naman ay nandito rin bilang costumer.

"Sis, baka 'yong iced coffee maging coffee na lang. Tunaw na ang yelo, oh... I-serve mo na," ani Emily.

Nagising ang ulirat ko roon. "Ay, sorry!"

I really can't focus on anything now. I need to plan carefully for my next move to Mac.

"Arthur!" tawag ko sa costumer, ay si Art nga pala iyon.

Natatawa siyang lumapit sa serving area kaya naman inirapan ko siya.

"Ito na po, boss..." sabi ko kay Art sabay abot sa kanya no'ng order niyang iced coffee.

"Thank you, Madam!" Inabot niya iyong kape sabay tumawa. "Muntik nang maging iced ha,"

"Grabe! May natira pa namang yelo ha..." giit ko at natawa rin.

Unti-unting napawi ang tawa nang makita ko kung sino iyong pumasok sa shop. It's Mac and Megan... Oh, great! Our professors are here!

"Ate," Art called.

Lumapit naman agad si Ms. Megan sa amin tapos ay nasa likuran lang niya si Mac ay este si Sir Luke.

"Art... Nandito ka pala, binabantayan mo na naman si Gwy!" ani Ms. Megan.

Art and I were really closed friends before. Kilala ko na rin si Ate Megan dati pa, pero hindi kami ganoon ka-close.

"Ate naman!" angal ni Art. "Nag-aaral ako."