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Chapter 23
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2021-11-02 12:05:22HINDI KO MAISARA ang bibig ko dahil sa sobrang pagkabigla. Her eyeliners give me the creeps. She has these spooky eyes that no one would dare stare at. Para siyang black lady sa suot niyang itim na casual shirt and, probably, paired with black jeans. Usual outfit na niya ‘yan. Nagmumukha siyang gangster araw-araw! Akala mo ay sasabak parati sa gulo!
And guess what I’m feeling right now. I feel nauseated from the endless poking of these flirting butterflies inside me! Hindi inaalis ni Shanta ang titig niya sa akin. I have no clue what she’s thinking. Her face is expressionless. Walang kakulay-kulay ang mundo niya! She’s stuck in a room filled with dark and gray colors.
Pero kahit gano’n, her existence ruins my palette of colors. Everyday is painted with her vibrance. As to her saying that she’s tainted with the color of evil
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“THAT'S WHERE your classroom is located, right?” Humarap ako kay Euart at tumango siya. Nagkakagulo roon sa kabilang building at mabilis iyon na nakakaagaw ng atensyon. “Maybe, there’s a fight? I don’t know…” He shrugged. “Umagang-umaga ay may gulo? What’s the matter with this school?” I heaved a sigh of disgrace and annoyance. And because we can’t live a day without gossip, naki-ososyo kami. Lego and Lach led the way. Halos mapunit ang kanilang mga labi sa sobrang tuwa. Isa na namang araw na may awayan at kaguluhan. At buhay na buhay ang dugo nila roon. Pati ako. Hehe. “Excuse me, pwede pong umusog kayo?” pakiusap ng isang beking katangkad lang namin.
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BAKA wala na tayong maabutan do’n.” I told Jirario, referring to the flag ceremony. Dumaan kami muna rito sa classroom para iwanan ang mga bag namin. Exactly on the third floor of the first building, the faintest sound of the rowdy speakers at the auditorium was quite apparent up to here. I looked back at Jira from where he was seated. Kung anu-anong libro ang inilalabas niya at halos mahulog lahat ng mga papel at notebook mula sa kanyang desk. “What are you still finding?” I asked impatiently as I peeped out the window and squinted at the slightest sight of the hall, yet seemed to witness students below the school grounds, running toward the direction of where the sound came from. “Holyshit! Bilisan mo, erp! Para makahabol tayo sa attendance!” “Teka nga lang!”
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WE WENT to the school’s main cafeteria. Our friends already reserved for us kaya hindi naging mahirap para sa amin ang paghahanap ng mauupuan. My eyes roamed around and two people caught it. Kumuway sa amin sina Katlego at Lachlan mula sa last row at pinapunta roon. “Saan si Euart? Ba’t hindi niyo kasama?” bungad ni Jirario when we got there dahil silang dalawa lang ang naroroon. Usually, silang tatlo ang nauuna sa pagpapareserve ng table. “May dadaanan raw. Ewan ko….” sagot ni Lego at tumayo para kamayan siya. “Saan pa kayo galing? Ba’t ang tagal niyo?” he asked. “Umihi pa ako,” replied Clavis. Umupo siya sa tapat ni Lachlan, samantala nagtungo si Jirario sa tabi ni Lego. Then I sat next to Clave. “Na
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A CYCLE of sunset and sunrise has passed, Shanta became part of our group each day. Nagsilbi siyang muse ng grupo, not because she’s our chic, but because she's the only girl in Six Packs. Kahit saan kami magpunta ay naroroon siya. Walang nagsabing puwede siyang sumama sa lahat ng gala namin pero naging nakasanayan na ng grupo ang pagsingit niya sa gitna. Her existence seemed to have rooted from either being Euart's suitor or Clavis as her babysitter. Everytime we line up in a row, she’d insert herself in the middle. Nahahati ang grupo sa tatlo at siya ang parating nasa gitna sa tuwing naglalakad kami sa corridor, driveway, o parking lot. Her arms would always wrap around Clavis and Euart’s shoulders, habang kaming ay nasa gilid in opposite ends. Instead of joining her girl friends, she’d go and talk to us in class. Kung ma
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THE CROWD JEERED, went into rampage, and filled the hall with chants and applause. Nakita kong biglang namulat ang mga mata ni Clavis. Sa isang iglap, at parang walang nangyari, nagsimula siya pumalakpak at magsusumigaw. Natawa ako. He’s clueless about it, but he got to blend with the crowd. Napatingala ako. My eyes shifted to the upper rows of the seat.Nakasampa na sa upuan si Katlego habang nakayakap sa binti niya si Lachlan. They expressed their joy through exaggerated movements. When they looked down, they caught my eye. Nagrock-n-roll sign sa akin si Lego habang nakalabas ang dila at ngipin. Kamukha niya ‘yong asong ulol na tumutulo ang laway. I waved my hand at them, then fixed my posture while sitting. I couldn’t imagine the scenario more if katabi namin sila at nagsama-sama kaming anim.
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"SINO KA NGA ULIT?" Katlego forwarded as he was trying to remember her. His eyes squinted and massaged his chin with his two fingers. "Parang nakita na kita dati. Hindi ko lang maalala kung kailan.""Uh… Ako si...""She's Macine Herrera,” Euart advanced. “Kaklase ko siya-""Deputa ka, ser Eu!” Lego pounded his back like a worker putting down a sack of rice. “Ba’t ngayon mo lang sinabi? Ogag ka! Sabi ko na nga ba, pamilar siya! Siya ba 'yong dinala mo no'ng pool party?" He asked, very intrigued about her real identity."Uhh… Ako nga 'yon,” sabi ng mahinhin na babae. Muli siyang yumuko, “Ikinagagalak kong makilala uli kayo..."
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