Behind His Smiles (Flawed Series #1)

Chapter 7

Days have passed and it's already monday. After that scene, tahimik ang gc namin, walang imikan sa aming tatlo sa bahay, and napansin naman iyong nina mama but they didn't voice out their confusion anymore. That's good, tho.

I'm also trying to call tita's phone everyday pero laging naka-off ang phone niya kaya hindi na rin kami nakakapag-usap ni babe ever since umalis sila ng Pilipinas. I missed her voice.

Hindi rin naman inusisa pa nina Mark at Klent o kahit si Kiel at Art ang nangyari sa mall through private or direct messages in any social media platforms of mine.

Kaya all I did these past few days was to refresh my mind regarding about my studies, nag-review na rin ako in advance dahil terror ang isang professor namin ngayon at baka magpa-short quiz agad today.

"Pat!" I turned my back to see who called me.

"Yow, Ren. Ikaw pala 'yan. Need something from me?" tanong ko at sinabayan niya ako sa paglalakad.

She seems jolly today.

Sana ako rin.

She shook her head.

"Wala naman... You're alone kasi so I decided to join you for a walk," sagot niya.

I chuckled.

"Walk? More like, sinabayan mo'ko papunta ng building natin..."

She rolled her eyes which is unusual for me to see.

"Ganoon na rin 'yun no! So anyway, as usual pa rin ba yung mga units na kinuha mo?" she asked.

Tumango ako.

"Yeah, why? Nagbawas ka ng units?" sabi ko nang makarating kami sa aming building.

Umiling siya.

"Hindi naman... Ganoon pa rin. Anyway, iyang pangatlo na ang room ko e. Gotta go, see you later, Pat!" kumaway siya at pumasok na doon sa room na sinasabi niya.

Tumango naman ako bilang pagpapaalam na rin.

Umakyat na ako sa hagdan dahil nasa second floor ang subject ko ngayon.

Pagkapasok ko ay hindi pa naman nag-stastart ang klase pero nandoon si Drei na nakasuot ng headphones.

I shrugged.

I mean, wala naman dapat akong pake kung may namamagitan man sa kanila ng kapatid ko, as long as hihintayin niyang eighteen na si Teirra at hindi niya 'yun sasaktan.

I know Drei. Makatarungan siyang tao. He always makes sense so I trust my friend.

Pero right now? He should stay away from my sister. Ginugulo niya ang utak ng kapatid ko and I want my sister to focus on her studies. Saka na 'yang pag-ibig kung handa na siya. She will be ready when she's over eighteen.

Sandali nalang iyon. Isang taon na lang. Hindi na rin ganoon kahaba.

Umupo ako sa pinakadulong upuan at nilabas ang notes ko para sa subject na iyon.

While waiting for our professor to come, I reviewed our lessons na ni-search ko sa google at siyempre sa mga libro ko tungkol sa medisina na nasa kuwarto ko lang din.

I glanced at Drei who's still in the same position for a second so I focused on understanding my notes. Hindi rin naman nagtagal ay dumating na ang professor at nag-focus nalang ako sa discussions namin.

"Okay, class dismissed. Short activity that involves research will be posted on our group chat later. Goodbye, class," sabi pa ng prof namin at lumabas na.

I checked my wrist watch to see what's the time and it's already 9:30 in the morning. Kinuha ko ang phone ko para tignan ang schedule ko at mabuti nalang may 30 minute break kami.