EMMANUELA'S POV
"WHAT?!" Kyline exclaimed. Agad ko namang sinapak ang balikat niya kasi tinitingnan na kami ng mga estyudante dito sa hallway. Pero nakangisi siya. Hindi ko alam kung proud ba siya or ano.
We're on our way to the canteen para kumain ng lunch. I told her about what happened last night, and she freaked out.. or... amused?
"Oh my fucking god, Emmanuela Besar." She subtly squealed. Napayuko naman ako. I know I messed up. I messed up so bad! This is not something to squeal about!
"First time mo pa lang pumunta ng club tapos ganyan na agad ang nangyari sayo?" she quietly exclaimed.
"Stop acting like it's a good. Why are you smiling?" I subtly whined at her. Napatawa naman siya.
"Because someone made kain to your pepe," she whispered while locking our arms together.
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Para bang that one single moment nag-flashback lahat sakin. Naramdaman ko naman ang pag-iinit ng pisnge ko. I slightly pushed her away. "Kyline!"
Tumawa lang naman siya. I pouted. "Tsk, dali na kasi!" I grabbed her again and pulled her close. "Ano? Virgin pa ba ako?" I asked worriedly.
Hindi naman masama kung hindi na virgin ang tao. Pero kasi! 'Di pa ako ready.
"I'm pretty sure fingers can't break your hymen easily. " Kyline stated then does a firm nod. "But who knows, maybe his fingers were long and it actually broke your hymen and it became possible for fingering to lose virginity—"
"Kyline.." I whined a bit then she looked at me chuckling. She's got to be kidding, right?
"Fingering is a form of masturbation for girls so just imagine that you were just masturbating, except," she stopped and looked at me with a playful grin. "It was another person's finger." Kyline whispered as she patted my shoulder and chuckled again.
"Don't worry, sis. You're still a virgin." She reassuringly said.
"Sinong virgin?"
"Pot— ANO BA?!" Kyline shouted nang biglang sumulpot si Frudo sa usapan. Frudo is one of our friend since highschool. He completes our day with his clumsy and stupid actions. Pero takte, ang talino ng kupal na'to.
"Malamang kami, Frudo. Kung makagulat ka naman eh." Kyline whined as she took a deep breath.
"Eh bakit ba kasi ganyan kayo kung makakwentuhan. Daig nyo pa ang mga mean girls dito sa university kung makabulong sa isa't isa eh." Ani Frudo. Kyline rolled her eyes at him.
"Frudo, girls' talk kasi toh kaya auto-echupwera kayong mga boys sa usapan na 'to!" Giit ni Kyline sabay irap.
"Nag-aaway na naman kayo eh." Sabi ko sa kanilang dalawa.
I was busy scolding the two about fighting like cat and dog but a small whisper caught my attention.
"There she goes.."
"Siya ba yun?"
"Well.. the quiet bitch is here."
"The quiet bitch, patahimik tahimik lang yan pero ang dami nang nagawa n'yan."
"Siya ba yung ano.. yung Valedictorian?"
"Ahh, oo. Besar, Emmanuela. Valedictorian 'yan noon eh, ewan kung anong pumasok sa utak n'yan at nagloko."
I stopped. I listened for a bit.
"Luh? Ampota, sayang ganda pa naman. Ano yan? Beauty lang tapos brain nawala?"
"Siya yun, diba? Pfft."
"Di natin alam, baka 'di na virgin yan."
Their soft laughs invade my ears into my brain.
"Hoy, ano 'yan ha? Ang alam ko eskwelahan 'to eh, hindi Kanto Tiño kung saan pwede magchika ang mga inggeterang palaka katulad n'yo,"
Napatingin ako kay Kyline nang bigla niyang linapitan ang dalawang babaeng nag-uusap tungkol sa'kin.
"Oy, tama na yan.." Suway ni Frudo, akmang hahawakan ang balikat ni Kyline pero napaatras agad ito nang sinuway niya.
"Teka, puta ka hindi pa ako tapos!" Saad nito. Hindi ko naman siya mapigilan. Mumurahin niya lang ako 'pag pinigilan ko pa and plus, I'm tired. I chuckled mentally while watching Kyline, mentally hoping that she won't do anything stupid.
"Sabi ko nga. Ge, tapusin mo na." Frudo walks back.
Kyline rolled her eyes at him before looking back at the girls.
"Alam n'yo, 'di ko naman sinasabing kayo yung nga inggeterang pakshit. Pero.. ganon talaga eh. Kaya, putangina n'yo, umalis kayo sa harapan ko and I better not hear y'all gossiping about my bitch. Kilala n'yo bitch ko?" She smiled at them before pointing at me. I facepalmed.
Jusko, porkchop 'tong babaeng 'to.
"Siya bitch ko kaya chupe, mga gaga!" Giit ni Kyline. Galit man ang nga mukha ay naglakad din naman palayo ang mga babae. I laughed a bit. Knight in shining armor? More like a loud whining dame.
"Sira ka talaga, Kyline."
"Eh kainis eh." She replied.
Napakamot si Frudo sa ulo niya. "Alam mo ikaw, ako ang nastestress sa'yo eh. Kahit saan ka magpunta meron ka talagang makakaaway. Tara na nga sa canteen para makwentuhan na din ako ni Ela kung ano na ang ganap sa buhay niya." Saad niya sabay hila sa amin papunta sa canteen.
Frudo is an open-minded guy. So kahit ano pwede kung sabihin sa kanya. Pero kasi, nahihiya ako baka husgahan niya ako.
"ANO?!" he exclaimed in the middle of eating his lunch.
Sinabi ko rin sa kanya ang nangyari. And I think he's disappointed.
"I know right." Ani Kyline na para bang sumang-ayon siya sa reaction ni Frudo. Napayuko nalang din ako.
"Si Emmanuela, may ka make out kagabi? Deputa." He whispered at us. I facepalmed.
"Wala na, natuto na talaga." Pabiro niyang tugon as shook his head. Napatawa nalang si Kyline.
"And I don't think I would call it a make out myself, kasi nga may kainan na nangyari." Mahinang saad niya para kami lang ang makakarinig.
"Oo na, Frudo. Alam kong napakabobo ko para patulan ang stranger na 'yon. Pero kasi.." I move closer to them and whispered.
"Lasing kasi ako and.. I was horny." Pag-aamin ko bago ako sumandal pabalik sa upuan at napatakip sa mukha ko dahil sa hiya.
Napasandal nalang din sila sa upuan at napabuntong hininga. I put my hands down and looked at them.
"Bobo mo talaga." Ani Frudo at napailing iling ito.
"Alam ko," I said as I acted like I was crying. But deep inside I really wanna cry so badly. Kyline snickered.
"Emmanuela, sana naman inilagay mo diyan sa kokote mo na nasa bar ka noon. Edi syempre may high possibility na mangyari yun, eh nangyari nga." Sermon ni Frudo. Mahina lang ang boses niya kaya kami lang ang nakakarinigan.
Napatango nalang ako sa lahat ng sinabi niya.
"By the way, sissy. Gwapo ba ang guy?" tanong Kyline. I looked and glared at her.
"Nagawa mo pa talagang tanungin yan, 'no?" I asked annoyingly.
Frudo throws a crumbled tissue at her.
"Isa ka pa eh. Ikaw nga 'tong dahilan kung bakit nangyari yun kay Emmanuela." Sermon ni Frudo sa kanya. Napatango nalang ako kasi naman kasalanan talaga niya eh.
"Sorry na kasi, eto naman eh." Kyline rolled her eyes at Frudo.
"Sorry? Eh ikaw 'tong may kasalanan eh!" Frudo throws another crumbled tissue at her.
"Malay ko ba na malilibugan si Ela 'no!" Giit niya pero hininaan niya ang boses niya nang banggitin ang salitang malilibugan.
She also threw a crumbled tissue at Frudo.
I shook my head and chuckled at their actions. Nagpatuloy nalang ako ng pagkain ng spaghetti ko na lunch. Habang nginunguya ko ang spaghetti ay tumingin tingin ako sa paligid.
Pero nanlaki ang mga mata ko at agad nabilaukan nang makita ko ang isang braso na may tattoo. The snake tattoo.
"Oy, Ela. Ayos ka lang?" Kyline asked but I didn't paid any attention to her. Instead, I focused my attention on the snake tattoo on someone's arm.
One look, and I remembered everything that happened last night.
I looked up at the man with a snake tattoo on his arm. He is carrying a tray of lunch.
He's tall. White. Not to mention, handsome. He has a great body shape. He's extremely attractive, and girls in the canteen turn their heads everytime he walk passed by them. That one moment, the tingling sensation I felt last night came back and I shudder because of it.
My thoughts shook off when Frudo shake me.
"Hoy, Emmanuela Besar! Ano ka ba?! Tulala ka ah." Ani Frudo. Napailing iling nalang ako at binalik ang paningin ko sa nakakaakit na lalake.
"Sino siya?" Tanong ko sa kanila sabay turo sa lalakeng may snake tattoo sa braso.
"Ahh, siya. Siya yung bagong teacher galing University of Santo Thomas. I heard na siya daw ang replacement ng dating teacher natin sa History of Arts na si Mrs. Zairon and naghahandle din daw siya ng PE." Ani Frudo. I froze on my spot.
"Buti nalang talaga na pinalitan si Mrs. Zairon. Grabe kaya yun kung magbigay ng projects." Saad ni Kyline.
"He's a teacher?!" I asked, wide-eyed.
The guy I kissed last night was not just a stranger?! He was not just a stranger! But a teacher here in our university?!?
Na-porkchop na.
"Oo." Frudo answered.
"Alam ko, sis. Sobrang gwapo at hot niya para maging teacher 'no? Pinagpala talaga tayo ni Bro ng isang magandang gawa Niya." Nakangising saad ni Kyline.
I looked back at him. I can't help it but to look at him, he's just extremely attractive and handsome, not to mention, hot.
"I remember that tattoo." I said as I glance at his tattoo. He sat on the table not so far away from us.
"Hmm? Magkakilala kayo ni Sir Marco?" Tanong ni Frudo.
"Sir Marco?" I asked. He nodded. I glance back at Sir Marco.
"His name is Lucius H. Marco. According to rumors he came from a spanish family." Ani Frudo.
I gulped.
"He preferred to be called Mr. Lucius Marco." Frudo added.
I don't know what to say. Is he really the man I made out with? Kung oo, na-porkchop na talaga. Sa lahat na pwedeng maka-make out, ba't ang isang teacher pa?!
Good Lord, I know that I screwed up last night but please... don't let me screw this up more.
"Bakit ba kasi, sis?" tanong ni Kyline. I gulped before looking at them.
"Last night, the guy I'm with has a snake tattoo on his right arm." Sabi ko sabay tingin sa braso ni Sir Marco.
"That might be coincidence, baka nagkamali kalang, Ela." Ani Frudo.
I immediately nodded. "Yeah.. of course. Baka nga.." Although my guts really tells me something. "But the snake tattoo is the only thing I remembered so clearly last night." I added
"Shit, sissy. Ang swerte mo ah! Natuka mo na si fafa deLucius." Pabulong na saad ni Kyline. I just rolled my eyes at her.
"Delucius?" ani Frudo bago tumawa. Napailing nalang ako.
"Delucius, parang delicious. Duh!" She rolled her eyes at him. Instead of reacting ti Kyline's corny pun, I can't. My mind is in chaos right now.
"Oh c'mon, baka tama nga si Frudo. Maybe it's just a coincidence that he has the same tattoo as the guy from last night..." I took a deep breath.
"Okay? What if siya nga yun?" Kyline insisted. I just heaved a deep sigh.
"Edi na-porkchop na talaga." I murmured.