Novels by Hanleng

"Anong plano n'yo sa Christmas break?"Binaba ko ang librong binabasa ko at tumingin kay Yzza. Sumandal ako sa upuan. Kagabi pa topic 'yon sa GC dahil sa sobrang excited nila sa bakasyon."Quiet."All of us looked at the librian. We were just whispering but she could still hear us. Naiinis na siguro siya dahil kanina pa kami rito naka-upo pero nag-aaral naman kami!"Bahay lang ako." Si Jhannus.Niligpit ni Inna ang mga libro sa harap niya. Hindi ko alam kung binasa niya ba talaga 'yon o binuklat lang niya para may excuse siyang mag-stay dito sa library."Same," sagot niya.

"How dare you, ate!"Hindi ako nakapagsalita. Magkatabi kami ni Joaquin na nakaupo sa kama habang nasa harap namin si Coleen na palakad-lakad at nakahawak pa ang dalawang kamay sa bewang.She massaged her forehead. Why is she acting like that? Napairap ako. She was acting like she was so stressed. What's her problem? I was only.. sitting, right?I wanted to pull my hair as I remembered how I acted minutes ago. I didn't even know why I freaking closed my eyes! Was I waiting Joaquin to kiss me? My gosh. Ano bang iniisip ko kanina? I must be out of my mind earlier!Muli akong tumingin kay Coleen na hindi pa rin tumitigil sa pabalik-balik na paglalakad sa harap namin. Kanina pa ako nahihilo sa ginagawa niya, e!

"Bilisan mo."I followed my mother while she was busy putting groceries on our cart. Walang pasok kaya sinamahan ko siya, hindi naman kasi pwede si manang dahil matanda na 'yon kaya kami na lang talaga ang gumagawa ng ganitong mga bagay.I continued on pushing the cart. I sighed and made a bored face. Kanina pa kami rito. I looked down on my feet as I saw my reflection in the glass door of one of the fridges.Before we came here, I just wore a plain white loose v-neck shirt and a black adidas sport shorts. Nagsuot lang din ako ng white sliders at black cap.Kukuha sana ako ng pringles at potato chips kaso tinampal ni Mama ang kamay ko. I stopped myself from frowning."Ang hilig mo sa maa

You can now leave, Ms. Dela Vega."Nagmamakaawa akong tumingin sa prof ko. I failed an exam, no, hindi ako nakakuha ng exam dahil hindi ako nakapasok sa class niya.Kanina ko pa siya hinahabol, nagluluha na ang mga mata ko. I was late for almost 10 minutes that's why he didn't allow me to go in his class. May iba rin namang late pero bakit ako lang ang ayaw niyang pakuhanin ng exam?"Sir, please let me have the exam," I pleaded.He just acted like he couldn't see me. Nag-ayos lang siya roon ng mga folder na parang walang naririnig. Hindi ko alam kung may galit siya sa' kin.Madiin kong hinawakan ang laylayan ng suot kong uniform para pigilan ang muling pag-iyak ko. It would be a big loss

"I-shot na lang natin 'yan!" Tinapik ni Zea ang balikat ni Jhannus.I drank the glass of alcohol in front of us before pouring another shot. I shook my head as I glanced at Jhannus. He and his boyfriend broke up so we were here in a KTV bar, drinking with him.The jerk even told him na matagal na raw siyang may babae at sobrang tanga raw ng kaibigan namin para akalain na seryoso siya sa kanya. That asshole's reason was so stupid but I wasn't surprised anymore. He has always been looked dumb in my eyes kahit ilang beses ko lang siya nakita kaya hindi na rin ako magtataka kung bakit pang-tanga lang ang utak na meron siya.Umiling ako sa naisip. Bakit kaya may mga taong nasisikmurang manloko ng tao para lang sa pera?

Sunday.Nasa mall ako sa makati dahil nag-aya si Jhannus na lumabas para manood ng cinema. But the truth is, he only asked me to come with him because his boyfriend can't attend today. Busy raw but I doubted it! That asshole must've really planned to ditch my friend.Naglakad-lakad muna ako habang hinihintay si Jhannus. Nag-alala ako na baka kanina pa siya naghihintay dito mag-isa kaya nang i-text niya akong pumunta sa mall, nagmadali agad akong umalis ng bahay. Pero pagkadating ko dito, wala pa naman pala siya!He texted me that he was already on his way but almost 30 minutes had passed and he wasn't still here! Kanina pa ako nakatayo malapit sa entrance ng mall. Nakakainip.Sa sobrang inip habang naghihint