Something Great (Valdemora Series #3)

Chapter 3

I raised my brow while eyeing the paper that she gave me.

Alam ko namang sa lahat ng subject ay iyong may Math ang pinakaayaw ko. I hate it. Alam niya bang mahina ang utak ko doon kaya niya ako nilapitan?

"Uh... hehe. Ano kasi, you know, may napili na kaming club and thanks to your offer pero hindi kami makakasali."

"Gano'n ba? Sige, okay lang." With that, she left us. "Phew. Akala ko makakasali tayo do'n. Na-sense sigurong bobo tayo dun, ah?"

I ignored her and continued finding some club that will interest us. Hanggang sa makaabot kami sa dulo ay may nag-iisang club na naroon kung saan maraming nakapila.

My eyes narrowed.

It's the Music Club. The only club that I didn't tried entering. Wala naman akong talento pagdating sa music kaya hindi ako sumubok kailanman.

To make yourself be the part of their club, you should at least know how to play some instrument. Iyon ang isa sa pinaka importanteng requirement nila dahil syempre, may mga panahong sumasabak sa competition ang mga myembro dyan.

Last year naman ay hindi ganito kahaba ang pila rito. What happened now? Did something caught their attention?

Halos lahat ng nakapila ay puro mga babae at mukhang kinikilig pa. I noticed some familiar faces that belongs to other club. Bakit sila narito?

I gave a glance to their member. There's nothing much in here. Bakit bigla naman yata silang dinumog?

Iyong kilig nila ay mas lalong umingay nang may dumating, bitbit ang isang plastic ng drinks papunta sa likuran ng naglilista ng mga pangalan. I almost dropped my jaw when I noticed him.

He was walking, not minding the attention given by the students to him. Tanging nasa daanan lang ang tingin niya at hindi nag-aksaya ng panahong bigyan ng pansin ang ingay na naririnig.

Hinatak kaagad ako ni Reese papunta sa pila. We're on the last. Mas humahaba ang pila nang nakita nila mismo kung sino iyong lalaking dumating.

"Shit. Kaya pala marami ang pila. Ganoon ba naman kagwapo ang member." Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nandito siya.

Why Enzo's here? As far as I know, he's not a student from this school! Bakit nandito siya? And he's a member of the Music Club! Paano nangyari iyon?

Sumandal siya sa pader na nasa kanyang gilid. He's still wearing his usual outfit. The white loose long sleeve and then his black slacks together with his guitar.

His look seems bored on what's happening. Naroon na iyong nakatutok na sa kanya ang phone ng karamihan pero hindi siya nag-abalang magpakita ng emosyon.

He crossed his arms while watching the head of their club listing some names. Habang paikli ng paikli ang pila ay mas lalo siyang naging bored. Hindi rin nagbabago ang kanyang pwesto.

His eyes never looked at us. At iyong magaling kong kaibigan naman ay todo tili at kuha ng stolen sa kanya.

Nang kami na ang sumunod ay doon na siya napaangat ng tingin, diretso ang mata sa akin nang nakakunot ang noo.

I stared at him surprisingly.

Ni hindi man lang siya nagulat na nandito kami. I know that he didn't notice us earlier because he's not paying attention to the applying members.

Still crossing his arms, his eyes went down again, leaving me speechless and irritated.

Kita mo na. Kung makatingin sa akin akala mo kung sino. Though I have no talent on instruments, I wrote my name on the paper and gave space for my friend. Hindi ko na nagawa pang tignan ang mukha niya.