"OHHWW" SABI NUNG lalaking nasa sahig. What to do!? What to do!? He's still alive!!
"Oh my gosh! You're still alive!" Sigaw ko.
"Bakit? Balak mo ba akong patayin?"
"'Di ah, anlakas kasi ng pagkabagsak mo, uhm" tinulungan ko siyang umupo at nagsquat ako sa harap niya-my bruised elbow long forgotten.
Naguilty tuloy ako, he was just trying to help me, pero it's his fault in the first place, bakit kasi anlapit lapit niya, ang bango bango pa man din-urg! Stop!
"Dadalhin na ba kita sa hospital sir?" tanong ko habang sinisilip ko ang muka niya, minamasahe niya kasi ang likuran ng ulo niya kaya nakayuko siya. Binuksan niya ang mga mata niya at parang nagulat siya nung makitang sinisilip ko ang muka niya pero pansamantala lang yun kasi unti unti siyang ngumiti, revealing two cute dimples just below the sides of his lips, napangiti rin tuloy ako.
"Ba't ka ngumingiti?" Tanong ko at inilapit niya ang muka niya sa muka ko kaya napaatras ako ng konti at nawala ang ngiti ko-he's so close again!
"Ikaw, ba't ka ngumingiti?" Tanong niya.
"Uuuuuhhmm, you know what? Sa tingin ko napalakas ang pagkauntog ng ulo mo" sabi ko then I stood up at pinagpag ko ang shorts ko, saka ko napansin ulit yung siko ko nung medyo mahapdi na naman.
"Can you help me stand?" Tanong nung guy.
I offered him my hand and I helped him up, nung makatayo na siya, hindi parin niya binibitawan ang kamay ko kaya I wiggled it off pero lalo pa niyang hinigpitan.
"Diba..ikaw yung nagi-isang babae sa class 3F?" Tanong niya.
"Yyyeah?" Sagot ko looking at him suspiciously.
"I'm Kyle Santos, from class 3A" sabi niya then he shook our hands and finally, bumitaw na siya.
"I'm-"
"Allexa" he cut me off. Owwwwkeyyy? "Everyone knows you" he said, nabasa ata niya ang iniisip ko, "popular ang class 3F dahil..sa maraming bagay. And after the cafeteria incident, naging instant popular ka na rin" he explained then he picked up his skateboard.
Oh my, cafeteria incident? When that witch tripped me? Yup, that's an easy way to be famous, huh?
"You deserve it naman," he said,
"Na tinapilok ako?"
"Na maging popular, wala pang gumawa nun sa school's queen bee. Ikaw palang ang nakagawa no'n"
Does he think na he's making me feel okay? Hindi no! Nabubully na nga ako ng mga classmates ko, nakabangga ko pa ang school's queen bee. I know what people with that title can do and believe me, you don't wanna know.
"Err, thanks?" Sagot ko looking at my shoes.
"Coffee?" He asked with his cute smile kaya napa smile din ako.
"It's 2pm and you're asking me for a cup of coffee" sagot ko.
"Hmm, burger?"
"tara" sabi ko pointing in front of us and started to march pero 'di siya sumunod.
"Uhm, it's that way" sabi niya sabay turo sa left niya.
Itinuro ko ang direction na itinuro niya, "tara" sabi ko then I marched and finally sumunod siya.
Sa isang simple but cool retro restaurant ako dinala ni Kyle and I instantly fell for the place! They have lots of enormous food! Alam mo yung pang 3 people yung isang burger?! I'm totally going to bring Kurt here, he'll love the place!
Old pictures of cars hang on the cream wall, may mga pictures din nina Marilyn Monroe at Elvis Presley, pati mga old bands like Beatles at Carpenters. Red ang mga soft chairs and silver metal ang mga tables. Mababait din ang mga waiters.
"Masaya ka?" Tanong ni Kyle and naramdaman kong nakatingin siya sakin so I looked at him and he is!
"Uhm, ano.. Iniisip ko lang na dalhin dito si Kurt" sabi ko trying not to feel awkward sa kakatitig niya.
"Hmm, so ano'ng gusto mong kainin?" tanong niya at tumingin siya sa menu. Sa pinakagilid kami nakaupo sa tabi ng glass window.
I bit my lower lip and concentrated on the menu. Let's see, Jumbo Bacon Burger, Crazy Lary Fries, Tripple Patty- why do I have a feeling that someone is watching me? I looked up from the menu and to the guy in front of me na nakatitig sa akin.
"Sinisilip mo menu ko?" Tanong ko then he chuckled.
"Hindi,may napili ka na?" He said looking at his menu.
"Mag-order nalang tayo ng isang Jumbo Bacon Burger at paghatian natin since ang laki laki naman eh-unless, you want something else?"
"No, that's fine" sabi niya then he closed his menu at tinawag yung waiter saka nagorder siya, wala pang 5 minutes meron na yung burger namin, FLASH!
"So how are your classmates?"tanong niya in the middle of me biting my part of the burger.
"Uhm, fine?" Sagot ko
"'Di ka naman nahihirapan don?"
"Uhm, no?"
"Nageenjoy ka naman?"
"Uhm, yes?" Ibinaba niya yung burger niya at ipinatong ang baba niya sa kamay niya and tinitigan niya ako-na parang he's studying me. "What?" Tanong ko.
"Nagtataka lang ako"
"Kuuuung?"
"Kung bakit sa class 3F ka napadpad" he said then he smiled na parang may nalalaman siyang iba. This guy really is something.
"Bakit hindi?" Ginaya ko ang posisyon niya.
"For someone like you na galing sa private school sa US, it's kind of.. Wierd"
Okay, first thing's first, how did he know na I studied in the US? Second, paano namang naging weird yun?
"As the school's Body President, trabaho kong alamin ang mga records ng mga transferees at-"
"Whoa whoa!" I raised my hands in front of me, "ikaw ang SB pres???"
How could he be!? He looked more like he's from class 3F dahil sa black shirt and pants niya, pierced ears, spiky black hair, and he rides a skateboard! Not to mention na third year palang siya.
"Yes, Miss Louie, I am."
"Uhhh, gano'n ba" sabi ko sabay sip sa straw ko. OMG, I almost killed the SBP, I slapped the school's queen bee, and I am from class 3F. Way to go Allexa! What's next? Punch the school's principal??
"Ano'ng iniisip mo?" Asked Kyle.
"Kapalaran ko"
"Huh?"
Sasagot na sana ako pero biglang nag ring ang cellphone ko, nagblush ako ng sobrang sobra. Bwiseeeet! Ibinalik na naman ng kung sinong kupal yung ringtone ng babaeng umuungol! Kitang kita ko pa na nagpigil ng tawa si Kyle.
"Uhm, excuse me" sabi ko and I answered my phone without standing up. Nagwhisper nalang ako. "Hello?" I answered with gritted teeth.
"Hoy Lexa!! Ano'ng ginagawa mo dyan!" Sigaw nung nasa kabilang linya at inilayo ko pa ang cellphone ko sa tenga ko.
"Sino ba to?" I answered
"Tingin ka sa kaliwa mo!" Sabi niya, I was confused but I did. My jaw dropped. Ang Class 3F, nasa labas at nakatingin silang lahat sa amin ni Kyle.
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