Dalta Series #1: Depth of his Eyes

Chapter 8

Sobrang aga ng pasok ko ngayon gamit ang aking BMW, ng hindi alam ni Papa. Bahala na mamaya, basta ayaw ko munang makasabay o makita si kuya Collin ngayon. Hindi ko alam pero nitong mga nakaraang araw ay napagdesisyunan kong iwasan muna sya dahil hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin maisip kung bakit may iba akong nararamdaman tuwing nandyan siya. Merong pumapasok sa isip ko pero ayaw mag sink in sakin.

Konti pa lang ang mga nakatambay dito sa european garden ng Perpetual dahil nga sobrang aga kong pumasok. Pero isa lang ang nakaagaw ng pansin sakin. Si Marinel na malapit sakin at may kausap sa kanyang cellphone. Hindi naman sa tsismosa ako pero tinanggal ko muna ang earphones at nakinig sa usapan nila.

"Uhm.. I don't have a ride mamaya eh, pwedeng pasundo ulit. Pretty please." sambit nya sa kung sino mang kausap nya sa cellphone.

My brows furrowed as I heard her pleading tone. Could it be kuya Collin she was calling? Of course it's kuya Collin her boyfriend. I smiled bitterly. And here I thought i wouldn't be thinking of him for even a second.

So I made the right decision to bring my BMW so I will not be sharing rides with them, making me look like a freaking third wheel. Why do I sound so bitter? Never mind. I decided not to listen anymore and just went to our classroom for our first subject.

I entered the room and saw Jerome staring at the ceiling like he was thinking so deeply. He didn't notice me so I carefully placed my bag and things to my chair and went to cover his eyes. He was surprised and looked at me with a face that tells 'what the hell?'. I made a peace sign.

"Ang lalim ng iniisip mo ah." ani ko.

Hindi nya ako sinagot kaya kinulit ko sya ng kinulit.

"Kelan pa kayo naging close ni Collin?" he suddenly asked making me look at him with a serious face.

"We weren't, why'd you ask?" I answered.

"Nah, just curious why he's like your bodyguard."

"Ugh, it's Dad. Sabi niya si kuya Collin daw susundo sakin lagi." I answered briefly so he won't be asking questions anymore.

Sakto namang dating nila Freya at Naomi kaya nakalusot ako sa mga posible pang tanong ni Jerome. We had a little chitchat before the first subject started. In the middle of discussion my phone vibrated. I took it and saw a message from an unknown number. I opened it and read the message.

Unknown Number:

You stubborn little girl.

My brows furrowed as I read the message from an unknown number. Little girl? Do I look like a Little Girl? But who could this be?

I replied.

Xira:

Uh, wrong send ka po.

Minutes after, my phone vibrated again.