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Ang dating maingay cafeteria ay naging tahimik at unting unting nagbubulungan when the basketball players went inside, even though I'm not facing the door entrace but I knew based ba rin sa tunog nang bolang papalit sa amin.

Alam ko na sino ang mga yan, Arellano's basketball team.

"Sanchez"

Dominique whispered my last name and I felt the ball in my head.

I didn't look at him pero siniyod ang paligid  dahil nagsimula na namang mag-ingay ang mga babae. 

The girls won't stop their shamelessly admiration to the boys, the basketball team scattered themselves while taking photos with their fans, damn fans.

Neil stand beside Bev, but Bev just roll her eyes showing how she disgust him.

"Neil, bumili ka na, damihan mo"

Manlilibre na naman to, umupo na siya sa tabi ko but I ignored him, baka nakalimutan niyang may away pa kaming hindi natapos at may kasalanan pa siya sa akin. 

"Wag na, nilibre na kami nang mga volleyball men, so we are full na"

Bev said in her most feminine voice.

"Tsk, mas sikat naman kami noon, pacool cool lang yon"

Sabat ni Neil sabay walkout, at huminto pa nang may lumapit sa kanya.

"tsk, Flirt"

Bev whispered in a scoff.

ha, it takes one to know one ha.

I'm talking with my bestfriends and ignored this one. 

I saw him beside putting all our books in the tabke and my shoulder bag ay nasa kanya na habang suit na suot. 

"Akin na yung camera, ito na yung bag mo" 

He thought I would talk and look at him? damn him. 

I gave it without looking at him, I give it to him, pasimpleng binagay habang sumasabat sa ako sa usapan ng mga kaibigan.

Kahit hindi ko ako nakatingin sa kanya, alam kung tinitignan ya pa rin ako.

"Kamusta na pala yung mga kaklase mo, found new friends?"

Mira said while roaming her eyes around tapos pumirmi din ang tingin sa akin.

"Baka makalimutan mo na kami niyan ha"

Sabat ni Belle habang nag aaktong iiyak.

I throw chips in their faces at tumawa, mga baliw.

"Don't throw your foods, Eunisa"

Now, he's picking a fight ha.

But I ignored him.

"Don't throw kasi eh" 

Bev said while mocking me, but I just gave her my middle finger. 

Bumalik na si Neil nang may dalang dalawang order ng pizza, sandwich, juices, "

Kala ko tapos na, our eyes almost fell when he went back. 

"May order pa akong hindi na kuha" 

"Ha" 

Sabay naming sabi. 

Dahil compared to the volleyball men, yung inorder nila isa isang slize ng pizza at tubig, it's not tipid though but maybe they think that we are less eater. 

Neil came back with a big smile and we roll our eyes to him.

Nay dala lang rice at ulam, pambihira talaga. 

"Ubusin niyo yan, galante kaming manlibre, I bet at isugal ko yung kayaman ko, isang pizza o sandwich lang nilibre at tubig?" 

Patanong niyang sabi pero nakahula namanat wala na kaming nagawa dahil tama naman siya. 

We may have curves and skinny but we ate a lot of foods. 

Umupo na siya sa tabi ni Bev, but remained silent.

 

"Hindi nila alam na animal eater kayo, kahit gaano pa kayo kasexy, hindi nila alam na mas malakas pa kayong lumamon kaysa sa kanila" 

Indeed that was true. 

"Ang ingay-ingay mo kumain ka na lang, ubusin mo yan lahat ha" 

Sabat ni Bev habang tumitirik ang mata at nagsisimula na namang magalit. 

Belle and Mira just smiled at them. 

Naalala kung may pasa yung katabi ko and I slowly looked at him, but he was staring at me too.

He rest his head in the table while looking at me

I made a face and his slips start to draw the smile but he controlled it by biting his lips.

Pacool, eh. 

"Problema mo" 

Sabi kong nagagalit na din.

 

My eyes darted infront of me when the girls atarring to eat. 

" I thought we are full na?" 

I imitate's Bev voice. 

Narinig ko pa rin ang bulong ng katabi ko. 

"pabebe amp" 

I still ignore and think he's just a statue, hindi attractive, at hindi kaakit akit. 

"eh, nandito na sa harapan, wag sayangin ang blessing Mars"

Belle said while giving me the piece of pizza.

So I ate it.

"Di ka pa kumain?"

Tanong ko pero naka tingin pa rin sa mga kabigamg masayang nag-uusap, kahit hindi ko naiintindahan yung mga sinasabi nila pero natatawa na lang din dahil for sure si Neil lang naman ang inaaway nila.

Napabangon siya sabay ngiti.

"Hay, salamat tinanong rin"

Nakingiti niyang sabi sabay kuha ng pizza but before he could eat it, nasa ere yung pizza habang nakanganga siya ay kinuha ko na yung pizza na nasa kamay niya. 

"Eat your lunch first" 

I picked the rice and the meat and moved it infront of him. 

"Hala" 

Sigaw ni Belle, hindi lang kami yong napatingin sa kanya when the students also looked at her. 

"1:10 na, late na tayo ng sampung minuto!"

Sigaw niya at napasigaw na rin ang lahat ng studyante  dahil nakalimutan ang oras.

Bigla na lang silang lumabas lahat, at kahit yung mga kaibigan ko hindi na nagpaalam sa akin.

"Hala, shit, Math time na, hindi yun lumilibannsa klase" 

"May exam pa tayo, patay!"

"Takbo!" 

Our class today is Speech, we don't have to worry kasi hindi naman pumapasok yung Speech Teacher namin. 

"Why are you not in hurry?" 

Naguguluhang tanong ni Dominique. 

"Speech time natin ngayon"

 

He nodded like he understand. 

"Walang klase?" 

Tanong niya ulit. 

"Nakita mo ba si Mr. Galado, pumasok sa klase?" 

I said trying to prove a point. 

" Wala, pumasok ba yon?"

 

Kahit saan talaga ang bobo kausap.

"Wala kayong pasok-

Hindi natapos ang sasabihin ko nang wala na si Neil sa harapan ko, nilibot ko ang paningin.

Nasaan nayon? parang hindi ko naramdamang umalis.

"Umalis na kanina lang, ikaw kasi kung saan napadpad yung tingin hindi mo na namalayan "

I roll my eyes dahil sa sinabi niya, ang hangin talaga.

"Nasaan na yung group 2, minus 10 daw pag late"

Sigaw ng isang studyante na may gown na may dalang papel.

Kaya nagmamadali silang pumunta sa klase dahil dito, when the girl scanned the whole cafeteria walang nakita na kaklase ay umalis na.

"Tapos ka nang kumain?"

Ang dami pa kasing pagkain natira.

"Yung mga pagkain?"

Tanong ko nang marami pa talagang pagkaing natira, ayan ang dami kasing inorder kahit ano.

"Si Aling Nempha na bahala diyan, she'll wrapped it and bring it to her family"

ah, hindi man lang namin tatawagin or nakasanayan na nilang gawain ang natira ipabibigay?

Natapos ang klase na nakalimutan kung nag away pala kami ni Dom.

Dom seem a passionate and caring guy, he's also approachable to other especially to girls, I don't know but I guess he's trying to enjoy his youth, ever since he's life were devoted at me. 

He treat me as his sister, more than that, na lagi akong hinahanap and I do the same thing but I'm not clingy as he is. 

Ayoko lang siyang itali sa buhay ko, I want to give him to breathe dahil hindi sa lahat nang pagkakataon kasama niya ako habang-buhay, kahit gusto ko, pero wala akong magawa dahil may iab kaming buhay na tatahakin. 

I can love him without label, I can hold him anytime I want, I can hug him any time when I'm afraid. 

I don't need the label, as long as he's with me I'm okay, I'm good, that's enough more than nothing. 

Pero pag- siya makakahanap ng babaeng maging mundo niya, iiyak ako ng isang araw at ipaalala sa sarili na maging masaya para kanya at susubukin ring maging masaya para sa sarili. 

I've met Dom, he's dom but he save me from my own doom and darkness in life.

Naging pahinga ko siya, hindi ko alam pero ang bata pa niya dati pero alam niyang nasasaktan ako.

After I saw my mom bring a man inside our house, I'm still a 6 years old that time I don't know how I know that it was wrong but I guess I knew.

Mom didn't know I was in her room, I was searching one of my barbie toys inside her cabinet, I remember I put it there. While I was busy checking it, I heard the door closed kaya pagbalik ko it was mom and someone's else, it's dad, cause I know my dad's body figure.

I don't know natakot na lang ako until dad open the door, and he witnessed like I do. He didn't saw me first, my mom also look so shocked and all of them look shocked until I started to scream and cry. 

And that's the reason I hate sad endings, I don't want to have a sad endings like my mom and dad was, and in movie I also hate watching movie that has sad and heartbreaking ending.

We watched movies with my bestfriends when were having sleep over and we prefer movies with happy ending or comedy, and I always watch movies with Dom, especially were neighbors so we can watch anytime and I prefer action than movies with sad endings. I have to watch the end first or search in the g****e if it was a happy ending.

Nagbago lang nang when we grow older, Dom doesn't like to watch movies together in his room anymore, I don't know why but I guess he changed his habit and watching movies won't be his type anymore.

"Do you want to come over first? Mom's is here, if you want" 

He hopefully said like I will accept his offer, nasanay na mas una ko pang mapasok yung bahay nila kasya bahay namin. 

I smiled and tap his shoulder to say goodbye. 

"I'm tired, I want to sleep" 

"Do you want me to come in your house?" 

He said while trying to look our house , seems so lifeless and dark. I guess they are not still here. 

"Wag na, gusto ko nang matulog" 

Hindi ko na siyang hinintay na magsalita dahil pumasok na ako sa bahay namin. 

Hindi ko na alam ang mangyayari sa buhay ko, I think they already planned to moved out. 

I was young when I witnessed them cheating pero I only know that time na hindi sila naghiwalay or they fix their relationship, pero doon ko lang nalaman noon malaki na ako at napamulat sa mundo na they have to wait for me to turn 18 for them to leave and come home to their own family like I was not the first family they build.