Kabanata 12
Hindi ako pinapansin ni Clary. Maaga rin siyang umaalis ng bahay kaya di kami nakakapagusap. Wala akong magawa kundi hintayin na kumalma siya para makapagusap talaga kami.
Hindi ko naman kasi talaga pwedeng pagpilitan ang gusto niya. Ang daming lalaki sa mundo, hindi naman sila limited edition. Ang pangit lang kasi tingnan na hinahabol niya si Sarathiel na hindi naman nagpapakita ng motibo sa kanya.
Mas mainam pa nga 'yatang lumandi sa bato kesa kay Sarathiel na hindi ka na nga papansinin — tatarayan ka pa.
The Intramurals ended, iba't-ibang strand ang nakakuha ng trophies sa bawat kategorya. Although STEM got the highest number of trophies and ABM came second, it was a close call. May araw din talaga 'yang mga tangkay na 'yan saamin.
"Adren! Pwede ka ba maging sugar daddy? Kung hindi, kahit daddy na lang! Rawr!"
Napatingin kami sa itaas ng building ng TVL at nakitang may babaing nakasilip doon at nakasandal sa railings. Kumindat siya kay Adren saka umalis.
"I won't judge your taste," I said as I recognized the girl as the Ms. Intramurals during our Intrams.
Ang wild naman ng type ng anak ng mafia na 'to. Pero maganda talaga siya kahit maikli lang 'yung buhok niya. Siya 'yung tipong girl crush, ganun?
Hindi sumagot si Adren. He just shrugged his shoulders. Inayos niya rin 'yung buhok niya bago siya naunang maglakad saakin.
Nakita ko naman si Bea at Melay sa Bonanza Area. Nilapitan ko sila at nakita kaagad ang problemado nilang mga mukha.
"Bakit?" I asked as I went to them.
"GC," sagot ni Melay.
I checked my phone for notifications and messages. Ang GC namin para sa buong section ay naglabas ng isang announcement.
Presidente Gio:
Summative raw next week y'all.
Handa na ba kayo?
HAHAHAHAHA
My lips went slightly agape because of what I've read. What the hell? Ang dami pa namang gagawin! Bakit kami tinatambakan!
In Senior highschool, mas gugustuhin mo na lang maging octopus. Ang dami talagang gawain tapos isa ka lang. Di ka naman pwede mag-taympers o sumigaw ng sandali!
Ang swerte mo kapag nag-extend ang deadline. Malas mo kung kinabukasan kaagad ang pasahan. Sobrang malas mo kung surprise ang pasahan ng notes niyo tapos di ka pa pala gumagawa.
"Summative? Meron pa tayong gagawin sa ibang subjects ah!" reklamo ni Melay.
"May practical research pa tayo," Bea sighed exasperatedly.
"Ilang subjects pa 'yung it-test natin." Napabuntong hininga na lang din ako dahil naalala ko ang MATH002.
Halatang problemado kaming tatlo habang nakapila sa bilihan ng snacks sa Bonanza Area.
Bumili lang ako ng softdrinks pati chips dahil nakalimutan ko magbaon ng pagkain. Ang bigat din kasi sa bag pero wala akong magawa kasi ang pagkain namin sa school ay gawa sa gold.
Pumunta kaming main caf at doon kumain. Although, it was just our short recess so we didn't really eat a lot. Nasa mukha namin ang problema namin dahil malapit na ang summative.
"What's with your face?" Sarathiel sat beside me. I tilted my head to his direction.
"Kagandahan."
"What the fuc—" bago pa siya makapag-reklamo ay sinubuan ko na siya ng tsitsirya na kinakain ko.
"Ha? Kain ka lang diyan." I smiled sweetly at him.
Hindi ako mananalo kay Sarathiel kung palagi akong mapipikon sa mga banat niya. I found his weakness though— he couldn't stand me acting caring towards him.
"May problema ka ba?" Sarathiel was examining my face.
"Ikaw. Ikaw ang problema ko." Nag-finger heart pa ako sa kanya. Umirap sa'kin si Sarathiel.
"Summative niyo rin next week 'di ba?" tanong ni Melay Sarathiel. Tumango naman si Sarathiel.
"Di ka kinakabahan?" tanong ni Bea.
Sarathiel snorted. "Di naman nakamamatay 'yon."
Nang matapos kami kumain. Naunang naglakad si Melay at Bea kaya naman kaming dalawa ni Sarathiel ang naging magkabasay maglakad.
"May nickname ka ba?" tanong ko sa kanya. I can see how some girls will stop from what they're doing just to look at him.
"What's with the sudden question?" lumingon siya sa akin.
He's really hot. Alam niyo 'yung mga pilipinong nalahian ng dugo ng dayuhan? He's like that but he's more on the foreign side. Siguro nga kung hindi mo siya kilala tapos bigla siyang nag-Tagalog, iisipin mong may youtuber na pinagtitripan ka sa gilid e.
"Hey," I was almost caught red handed. Masyado 'yatang tumagal ang pagtitig ko sa kanya.
"Wala lang, ang haba kasi ng name mo. Pang-santo, hindi ka naman mabait."
"Sorry, akin." Nagkibit-balikat lang siya. "I don't have nickname, if that's what you want to know."
"Sath," I called his attention. He stopped from his track and tilted his head to my direction.
"I'll call you Sath from time to time. Pwede rin Sara? Sara, ang munting prinsipe ng kadiliman." Halakhak ko.
"Ikaw bahala," he said, stifling a smile.
"Mukhang natuwa ka naman sa nickname na binigay ko sa'yo. May kapalit 'yon."
"Ano?"
I smiled cheekily. "Pahiram ako ng notes mo sa MATH002, please?"
Imbis na notes ang binigay niya saakin. Binigyan ako ni Sarathiel ng one-on-one reviewing. Niyaya niya ako sa isang study hub na alam niya.
The place looks nice. It has a minimalistic interior design and a vast space— securing that everyone can study at peace. They also offer drinks and small snacks that could help their customers boost their energy for studying.
Umupo kami sa pinakadulong lamesa. Kinuha ko ang phone ko at nag-picture. Ang ganda kasi ng lighting dito! Instagram-able!
"IG mo?" tanong ko kay Sath, I'll tag him there. Ayoko sa facebook kasi ang kalat ng nasa friend list ko.
"I don't have IG." He answered as he was preparing his study materials.
Sayang naman mukha nito, hindi niya binibiyayaan ang IG feed ng iba.
"Gawa ka, tapos follow mo ako." Utos ko sa kanya.
"Okay," he grab his phone and a few minutes later, a notification from my IG popped in my screen.
sathrcs followed you
I followed him back and decided to post my IG story. It was a photo of him while he was creating his IG account.
I decided to add a caption:
I made @sathrcs make his IG account. No need to thank me.
Hindi ko inakalang marami ang magr-reply sa IG story ko.
Ladegetslaid: whipped hahaha
Giorgiyo: Yabang naman. Flex na flex.
Adonisrr: bagay kayo lol.
I also added it in my instagram account. Since I liked the place. I posted a picture of the interior, a picture of me and a stolen picture of Sarathiel.
I saw a familiar name in the comment section. He also recently followed me.
AlexSantiago: akala ko ba @sathrcs hindi ka gagawa ng IG ever? Hahaha dudeee
Hindi rin makatarungan dahil mas marami na kaagad ang followers ni Sarathiel kesa saakin. Wala pa namang siyang post at ako pa lang naman fina-follow niya.
Sarathiel ordered smoothies and a trail mix of dark chocolate and random nuts. Para raw may kinakain kami habang nagr-review.
We also decided to hide our phones so that we can review thoroughly. Lalo na sa MATH002 dahil ito 'yung core subject na meron kami pareho.
Nakakalito kasi 'yung Probability and Statistics sa totoo lang.
Nahihirapan ako rito dahil hindi tulad ng Gen Math na basta sundin mo lang 'yung formula para sa equations ay sureball na tama ang sagot mo, just always be careful with the signs though.
"Gets mo na 'yung factorial notation, 'di ba?" tanong ni Sarathiel.
I nodded my head. "Yup!"
"Answer this," may inabot siya sa akin.
In how many ways can you arrange 6 persons in a picture.
I wrote my answer. 6! 'yung sagot e. I proudly handed it to him.
"Mali," he sighed.
"Hoy tama 'yan! 6! naman talaga 'yung sagot."
"Yeah, it is 6! but that's only part of the answer. You should still solve for it," pinakita niya saakin kung paano.
6(5)(4)(3)(2)(1) = 720 ways.
"I forgot," napaawang ang bibig ko.
He was playing with his pen when he looked at me.
"In MATH002, always analyze the question. Hindi pwedeng i-solve mo lang kaagad 'yung numbers."
He was really good in teaching me our past lessons. Akala ko nga aasarin niya ako pero hindi. He was serious on making sure I understand everything.
"Magaling 'yung teacher natin pero minsan talaga tulala ako sa klase niya," I pouted.
He chuckled. "Before recess?"
"Yes! Gutom na kami kaya naman ang hirap i-pasok sa utak 'yung mga lessons."
Nagkaroon kami ng pahinga kaunti. Tapos na kami sa core subjects kaya naman kanya-kanya na kaming review para sa specialized. Specialized subjects are designated for each strands, bale parang exclusive subjects lang ito sa strand na kinabibilangan mo. I think GAS is an exception though.
I listen to most of my subjects so I didn't have a hard time in reviewing. Madali lang naman kasi talaga kung nakikinig ka sa klase.
Sarathiel on the other hand was focused on his specialized subjects. One of them was Basic Cal.
Natawa naman ako, I remembered our first meeting.
"Want to talk about Pre Cal?" I mocked his tone as I skimmed through his old notes. Apparently, iisa lang notebook niya for Pre Cal and Basic Cal since iisa lang teacher nila roon.
"What the? Circle lang pina-kumplikado niyo pa?" nagtaas ako ng kilay. Isipin mo bilog lang may radius at center pa?
"Sath, ano 'to?" turo ko sa parang equation. Sinilip naman niya ito.
Written in his note was this:
(x-h)²+(y-k)²=r²
"Standard equation of a circle," he said, shrugging. He pinched the bridge of his nose, he looks sleepy. "If the center is at h,k."
"Anong h at saka k?"
"The abscissa of center is h and the ordinate of center is k."
"Ganyan palagi topic niyo? Hardcore." Halakhak ko.
Ngumisi lang siya.
Akala ko totoo na palagi siyang tulog sa klase. Pero kung totoo man— bumabawi naman pala siya sa pag-self study. Nothing's more attractive than a person who takes their studies seriously. Makikita mo kasi na kung ang pag-aaral nga kaya nilang seryosuhin, ikaw pa kaya?
Qoutang-qouta na sa pamumuri si Sarathiel sa utak ko. Sana lang hindi niya malaman dahil baka magyabang pa siya sa akin.
Since I was done with reviewing. I decided to check my IG. I saw Clary hearted my post and left a comment.
ClaryMorales: ship <3
What the hell? I decided to send a direct message to her.
ZafiSanchez: you're not mad anymore?
ClaryMorales: Nope! Actually, I want to be the bridge between you guys <3 if you'll let me?
ZafiSanchez: I think you got the wrong idea. We're just friends.
ClaryMorales: C'Mon, Zaf. I just want to help so that I can make it up to you. :D
Clary and I were really close. Kaya naman hindi ko alam bakit hindi ako mapalagay sa sinabi niya. I know her too well.
Tumingin ako kay Sarathiel. He was still busy reading his notes on Pre Cal.
I replied to Clary.
ZafiSanchez: If he likes me, he'll like me. You can't force people to like you, it just happens. You can't force feelings. It's not how things work.
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