Thank God for school suspension!
Nakahinga ako ng sobrang luwag when I heard on the news that classes in Manila will be suspended tomorrow due to the bad weather. I was glad not because I want to skip a day of learning but.... It's just that I don't know how I'll act around Andrei after what happened yesterday.
Sobrang awkward nun.
He didn't let go of my hand, Andrei even intertwined them. Hindi ko alam kung anong uunahin kong isipin, yung sino ba saming dalawa ang pasmado? O yung naghoholding hands kami.
WTF NAGHOHOLDING HANDS KAMI! I screamed in my head.
He started walking again at nagpadala lang ako sa kanya, this time nagsink in na sakin that there'll be students around us na kilala si Andrei and will see us like this. Ano na lang iisipin nila di ba?! Shit.
"Uh." I tried getting my hand back but whenever I do he'll grip it tighter making it impossible for me to remove it without using much force. And I'm afraid I'll end up attracting more attention if I do so. Or ayaw mo lang talagang bumitaw, infairness kay Andrei ah medyo rough ang palad prolly because of basketball pero ang sarap ng feeling! Says my ever helpful alter ego.
"Uuwi ba mga Ate mo?" tanong niya sakin.
"Bakit takot ka?" hamon ko sa kanya.
"Ako pa ba? Hindi no!" pagyayabang niya sakin.
Smile automatically formed on my face when I recall what happened yesterday. Ang pabebe lang namin, hehe.
From: Andrei Caracute
Good morning Ate! 🤗😊 For sure ang saya saya mo nanaman kasi makakatulog ka buong araw. 🤔
Hindi na ako bumangon ng higaan when I saw his imessage.
To: Andrei Caracute
Magandang umaga din sayo Koya, buti alam mo. I will sleep so, bye! 😂😴
From: Andrei Caracute
Ay ang bilis naman. 😞
From: Andrei Caracute
Sleep > Andrei 💔
Tawang tawa naman ako sa pag-iinarte niya kaya sineen ko lang ang messages niya at bumangon na sa higaan para magbreakfast.
From: Andrei Caracute
Talo na nga ni Sleep, seenzoned pa. 💔😞😢
"Ting, please don't use your phone when you're eating." Papa lectured, agad kong binaba ang phone ko at kumagat ng hotdog.
"Seems like you are so happy for the class suspension ah. Ngiting-ngiti ka." comment naman ni Mama while pouring water into my glass.
"Ah...I have deadline..yeah deadline kasi dapat today so I'm happy I had an extra day to improve my..report." palusot ko.
"Okay, atleast you have a day to relax a bit. Lagi kang nasa school eh, your Ate Eight nga nagsusumbong sakin na hindi ka daw nagmemessage sa kanila." napainom ako ng tubig sa sinabi ni Mama, ano pa kayang sinabi ni Ate? Shems.
"Ah, tumawag naman siya sakin nung isang araw. I talked to her and Ate Aiks. Busy lang po sa school and org." paliwanag ko.
Binilisan ko na lang ang pagkain at nagpaalam kanila Mama at Papa na sa kwarto muna ako, baka kung ano pa itanong sakin eh. And because my phone was kept in my pocket nagulat ako when I opened it and saw 2 messages from him.
Naawa naman ako, magpopokemon na lang daw siya kasi di ko naman siya pinapansin kaya nireplyan ko na kumain kasi ako at napasita ni Papa na nagcecellphone habang kumakain kaya hindi ako nakapagreply.
At mukhang gumaganti siya dahil hindi niya ko nireplyan, ako naman ang read-zoned.
"Bahala ka sa buhay mo jan."
I opened my laptop so I could watch some tv series pero hindi ko pa natatapos yung isang episode nakatulog na ako.
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Nagising ako nung hindi tumitigil sa pagtunog ang cellphone ko. "Argh!!" I groaned. Kinapa-kapa ko ang phone kung saan ko ba nailapag, eyes still closed.
"Who's this?" I asked when I was able to grope my phone but it won't stop ringing. I opened one eye to answer the call correctly and right there I got the answer to my question.
I am definitely killing this guy! "What?!" I asked him with a high pitch tone, binagsak ko ulit ang ulo ko sa unan. I'm not ready to wake up yet.
"Grumpy naman, gising ka na. Nagdinner ka na ba?" I frown at his question, dinner? Anong oras na ba?
Nilayo ko muna ang phone ko from my ear to check the time, I was shocked na almost 7pm na. "So, assume ko na that grunt is a no. Seryosong natulog ka lang simula umaga? Did you even eat lunch?"
Napaisip naman ako kung kumain ba ako ng lunch, "I did?" sagot ko still thinking kung bumangon ba ako kanina.
"What? Di ka sure?" gulat na tanong niya.
"Ginising ako ni Mama kanina to eat lunch, yeah. Ginising ako. So kumain ako ng lunch." I answered still half-asleep.
"Kain ka na dinner." he told me and I nodded as if he could see me.
Hindi ko napansin na nakatulog pala ako while talking to him over the phone, pag-gising ko 830pm na. Nilagay ko sa back pocket ng shorts ko ang phone without checking at bumaba to look for something to eat, nakakagutom talaga matulog.
"Oh, di na kita ginising kanina. Kumain ka na jan, do you want me to re-heat your dinner?" sunod sunod na tanong ni Mama, tumango lang ako trying to find my wandering soul.
Agad akong dinaluhan ni Mama.
Right after eating umupo ako sa sala with Mama and Papa, they're now watching the late news ako naman ay nagcheck lang ng phone ko.
Andrei sent me a pm in facebook, tss pagtapos mong putulin ang tulog ko? I thought.
Andrei: Hi! 🤓
Ernestine: 🤔🤔
Andrei: Sungeet 😁🤗
Andrei: Sundo kita later sa baba ng lrt 😁
Ernestine: Even if I say no, I'll see you there naman eh. So whatever 🙄🙄🙄
Andrei: Yay! Buti Ate alam mo po. Kainis po kasi suspension eh miss kita ate 😔
Ernestine: Seen
Andrei: Sana pokemon na lang tayo.
Ernestine: And why? 😏
Andrei: Kasi I choose you so para you'll choose me too. 🙃😊😉
Ernestine: Di din baka may ibang makacatch 🙄
Andrei: Ikaw lang kaya nakacatch 😁
Ernestine: Tss. Sakin may ibang makacatch 🙃
Andrei: Not gonna happen, Ernestine. Not gonna happen. 😏
Paano nga po ulit kumalma? I asked myself while grinning like a fool.