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Einstein's POV
Pag uwi ko ko sa bahay, Naabutan ko si gale nag huhugas ng pinggan. I can tell she regained strength which she lost for a long period of time.
"Ako na yan" Sabi ko .
Nagulat sya at napatingin sya saakin sabay ngiti, tapos napansin ko na patapos na din sya.
"Tapos na din po. Ah! Salamat pala sa breakfast" Sabi nya with the jolly attitude like that time when I took the midterm exam. Her face was bright and it was filled with colors.
"Wala kang pasok ngayon?" Tanong ko.
"Ahh, meron po mamayang 1-5 p.m. po, Pero uuwi na po ako ngayon" Sabi nya, she washed her hands then she walked to the counter na nasa pagitan namin.
"Ihahatid na kita, mamaya pa naman class ko 3-5 p.m. " Sabi ko.
"Hala, Okay lang man ako, kaya ko na yan nag suffer ka na din saakin" Sabi nya.
"I think responsibility ko yun to make sure you're home safe, after all, this is my place and...papatayin ako ng kuya mo lung napahamak ka" Sabi ko.
She started to have different thoughts evidenced by her facial expression. "Sabagay tama ka, sige na nga" Sabi nya. "Nga pala kuya, Masyado ka naman atang formal saakin. Nakalimutan mo na ba? Close man tayo dati sana maging comfortable ka saakin, ako lang to" Sabi nya, with a smile on her face that seemed sincere.
"Uhh, Ganto lang talaga ako" Sabi ko.
I lied. Actually, Hindi talaga ako ganito. Nung bata pa ako, makulit ako hanggang 1st year college, I was bright to the point na naiinis na saakin mga teacher dahil sa enthusiasm ko.
But, I did well in class.
Medyo maharot din ako which became my vice, pag alam kong crush ako ng babae sa school kakausapin ko sya at bibigyan ng motibo.
The problem is, Sabay sabay ko syang ginagawa.
Another problem, I would always get in trouble, Kami ni N we would skip the boring classes and magtatambay kami sa playground sa ilalim ng puno at magkwekwentuhan hanggang sa nakatulog kami at nasa harap na namin ang principal at ang mga magulang namin.
"Ahh, Sabagay I guess you...grew up and matured, si kuya nga din" She pouted. "Pero anyways, If you need anything andito lang ako, I mean nandoon ako pero, gets mo na siguro point ko" Sabi nya.
"Haha, Gets ko naman" Sabi ko, Upon hearing that may naisip akong idea. "Ako din, if you need anything we're practically like family and I owe your brother alot" Sabi ko.
"Okay naman pala... kaya sana close din tayo" Sabi nya.
"I don't think na magiging problema yun" Sabi ko. "Ready to go ka na ba?" Tanong ko.
And so we set off, She checked if she left some stuff, I met her at the front with my motorcycle, malapit lang din condo nya saakin, It was a 10 minute ride.
"See you at school" Sabi ko.
"Sige po" Sabi nya then she waved goodbye.
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Noreen's POV
I don't see that as a problem Nag echo sa isipan ko ang mga salita na yun ng paulit ulit hanggang sa pagdating ko sa makalat kong bahay.
Pagkaligo ko at pagkakain ng lunch, dumiretso ako sa guild para ibalita ang nangyare.
"Rizal" I whispered on the ears of the gatekeeper ng guild.
and so I entered, Hinanap ko agad si Lisa at si Aries, I searched the working rooms and atlast nakita ko na din sila magkasama na parehas nag ta-type na may katabi na yellow pad at ballpen, napansin ko din ang pile ng mga scratch paper sa sahig.
"Guys, Di kayo maniniwala sa nangyare" Sabi ko.
"Ikaw din!" Sabi ni Aries na naka indulge sa screen ng laptop nya.
"Ano meron bakit parang busy lahat nag tatype?" Tanong ko, napansin ko kasi puno mga working areas at busy ang lahat sa pagdaan ko, meron kasing total ng 8 working areas at and meron ding special working areas for level 4 and 5.
"OHMAYGAD" Sabi ni Lisa na biglang sinara ang laptop nya.
"Bakit?" Sabi ko, nagulat ako sa reaction nya.
"Lowbat na ako, paabot daw ng charger bes" Sabi nya. "Aries, ikaw nalang mag kwento" dagdag nya.
Inabot ko na ang charger kay Lisa at tumabi na ako kay Aries na busy padin na nagbabasa ng kung ano man.
"Maingay na ulit ang University" Sabicni Aries, nag tahimik nalang ako para hintayin sya mag kwento.
"Lisa! Kailangan ka dito gumawa ng script para sa producers" Sabi ni Pretzy, a fellow level 4 na nag bri- brisk walking padaan sa pinto namin.
"Okay, wait!" Sabi ni Lisa , nag tumakbo at sumabit pa ang paa sa charger sa kakahadali.
"Ano ba meron kasi?" Tanong ko.
"You're gonna thank me so bad noreen" He said, smiling at the screen like a crazy person. At hinarap nya saakin ang laptop nya, It was his facebook page.
"Picture ng babae na nakaangkas sa motor" Sabi ko. Nanlaki mata ko sa familiarity ng motor, bigla akong kinabahan at bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko...tinignan kong mabuti. Hindi naman ako ang babae pero si kuya Ezra yan.
"Hindi lang kung sino na babae, It's Dhonnabelle "Balm" Go" He said smiling.
"Why are you smiling?" Tanong ko.
"Di mo ba gets? We're on the lead here, kaya pagpatuloy mo ginagawa mo, mahimatay ka ng kunware kapag nandyan sya therefore, we can really get the scoop on these things" Sabi nya.
"Yun na nga sasabihin ko" Sabi ko. "Uhh, Aries pwede ba tignan mo muna ako bago ka pa mabaliw sa kakabasa ng mga posts about sa kanila" Sabi ko.
He didn't listen at nag sc-scroll padin sya. "Aries" Sabi ko. "Aries" Inulit ko pero di nya padin matanggal mga mata nya sa screen "ARIES!" Sinara ko na laptop nya sa sobrang kabingihan nya para magising sya sa katotohanan.
"Aries, Kaya ko makipagclose sa kanya" Sabi ko.
"YES!" Sigaw nya. "Paano?" Sabi nya.
"Well, simple lang...We were neighbors before and we were really close tipong parang kuya ko na sya and parang madali lang naman makipagclose sa kanya..." Sabi ko, I felt that it made no sense pero alam kong kaya ko...
He was so happy that I feel na mapupunit na balat nya sa sobrang kakangiti nya.
"I love you bes, pagpatuloy mo yan" He hugged me tight sabay bukas ulit ng laptop.
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After classes, dumiretso kami sa Lair ng Producers, we use the same password per level to enter.
"Ezekiel Einstein Yang at Dhonnabelle "Balm" Go were spotted together, Item na nga ba sila ulit? Or friends lang? . The current Poll shows that 43.7% voted na bagay sila , 47.3% voted na mas bagay si Balm/ Ez saakin and 9% voted na hindi sila bagay. This has been Alestair news, Julious Jayson Alili signing out" Sabi ni Julious, Na broadcast na sa buong school ang nangyare through the screens scattered sa campus.
And it is something that the guilders and the producers want to keep the school alive, was Noise. People admired Balm more, I can't blame them. Nakita ko sya minsan and I swear kumikinang sya, Her presence is like the brightest diamond. I mean I never saw one pero kung makakakita man ako ganun din siguro pakiramdam. She was gorgeous, her hair is silky and smooth, her skin is flawless ,she has long legs,she won debates and declamations dahil nakaobserve ako for newspaper purposes.
She is beauty, brains and bedazzle. She has that extra something that not all girls can achieve, Kahit kami ma he-head over heels sa kanya. I can't blame kuya Ezra...kahit ako din naman.
" Taken na baby ko " Julious sobbed as he approached me and Lisa.
" Sino doon baby mo?" Tanong ni Lisa.
" Yung may pandesal " He sobbed sabay yakap kay Lisa.
" Eh? May pandesal si Kuya Ezra? Ang cute man ng mukha nya" Sabi ko.
"Napatingin saakin ang dalawa" Sa gitna ng yakapan nila. Hinila nila akong dalawa sa area ng lair na walang tao at pinaupo sa upuan, They cornered me as if parang i-e - execute nila akong dalawa.
"Kuya Ezra?" Sabi nilang dalawa, One if furious and the other one Curious, Or maybe a mixture of both.
"Kababata ko sya, bestfriend sya ni kuya he's practically my kuya! Tsaka totoo man baby face sya, Mukha ngang ka edad lang natin sya eh , seryoso? may pandesal talaga sya?" Sabi ko.
"Huhuhu, How to be you!" Sabi ni Julious na kinikilig.
"Seryoso ka?" Sabi ni Lisa na napaluhod na sa balita ko, few moments later nag claclap na sya and she was dumbfounded. "Okay yan, super okay mapropromote ka na talaga sa level 5 bes!" She jumped out and hugged me really tight, I hugged back as we both felt happy , si Julious nakiyakap nadin.
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The day ended as a happy day, although nagsimula ako magkaroon ng thoughts about the articles, parang okay na din sila, dadagdag na din ba ako? They seem to take care of the topic well. Ang bilis nya ngang kumalat sa campus eh.
Ano kaya feeling na pinaguusapan ka ng buong school?
Medyo kinabahan ako doon, akala ko ako ang nakita nila na nakasakay sa motor nya, Nasira na siguro pagka invisible ko.
Naglakad lang ako pauwi, summarizing everything that happened these past few days, the day I was assigned to write about him, the day I fainted, the day I thanked him, the day i felt safe and felt home, the day I felt like I know him very well, the day...I felt like I can breathe again.
I don't know how to thank him enough.
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"Noreen" Sabi ng lalake na nakahelmet na nalagpasan, The helmet is black and tinted pa ang plastic, nakasuot sya ng suit with a bowtie at nakasandal sya sa car.
"Oh?" Sabi ko, With one foot a step behind getting to run, Sino ito sya? Why is he wearing a helmet eh may kotse sya? My heart raced a bit and I felt anxious , Who is this?
Tinaas nya ang plastic ng helmet.
"Kuya Ezra?" Tanong ko.
His eyes smiled at me sabay baba ng plastic ng helmet nya.
"Busy ka?" Tanong nya.
"Uhh, Wala naman ngayong gabi and wala akong pasok bukas...bakit po?" Sabi ko.
"May kailangan sana ako" Sabi nya.
"Ahhh, Ano po yun?" Tanong ko.
"Kailangan ko ng kasama" Sabi nya. "Kasama sa Antipolo?" Sabi nya.
"HUH?!" Sabi ko. I stuttered and I felt nervous, I'm starting to have different thoughts baka alam nya na taga writers guild ako ,papatayin nya ba ako? Ano ba to?
"It's just a thirty minute drive, and kailangan ko ng kasama and naisip kita" Sabi nya.
Aye, naisip nya ako?
"Ako?" Sabi ko.
" I know you need it like I do, Kaya sumama ka na saakin" He said as he opened the door.
This is really stupid and my life could end up here, Pero...
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Sumakay ako, and I wore the seatbelt, I prayed that God will protect me at makakauwi ako ng buhay. He took off the helmet and we drove off.
It was a rather quiet ride half way, It was cold, hawak ko phone ko and it was ready for speed dial sa police.
" Okay ka lang? " Tanong nya.
"Hmm" I smiled.
may kinuha sya sa likod tapos pinatong nya sa lap ko, It was a jacket.
"You can borrow it" Sabi nya.
"Thank you po" Sabi ko.
"How was your day?" Tanong nya saakin.
"Okay naman po" Sabi ko.
"Hindi ka na nahihimatay or? " Tanong nya.
"Hindi na po, Okay naman po ako" Tanong ko.
I looked at the other side, Noreen Nightingale umayos ka, ayaw mo ng awkward diba?
" Ikaw, Kuya?" Tanong ko.
" It was okay, I finished all my requirements at nakapag review na ako, I thought that I should unwind" Sabi nya.
"Ahhh, Alam mo ba narinig ko nagkabalikan kayo ni Balm?" Tanong ko, Trying to focus on his reaction.
He laughed. "Talaga? Hmmm... Ano mga ginagawa mo ng kuya mo pag may free time kayo?" Sabi nya.
Supression. "Hmm. Movies, amusement park, Kain tapos Kain tapos nililibre nya ako ganun, Haha" Sabi ko.
"Sige nood tayo ng Sine tapos kain tayo, You want to have coffee din mamaya?" He asked.
"Eh? Libre mo? Sige ba!" Sabi ko. "Minsan nag kakaraoke din kami" Sabi ko.
"Wala ka naman pasok bukas diba? Sige tara" Sabi nya.
I felt nervous, Last supper ko na ba to? I swear, mali ata mga sinabi ko , Baka patayin na nya ako.
"Ahh... sige po"
This is the end.