"I'm sorry."  A random cold guy pleased me. I know that he didn't mean to bumped me, but he was not looking at his way! 

"Can you 'look' carefully while you are walking? dumbass!" I emphasized to him. My brow raised, I am getting mad now!

"Hey you, Grade 7. It's not my fault, okay?" Instead he gave me an apology I just received a defensive line coming from that stupid peasant!

"What's your year, you blind?!" I angrily asked. I was fuming mad at him! 

"Bro, she's interested in you, I see." A guy at his right mentioned. 




I saw the guy I bumped into taking something from his black sacks' pocket. I saw a white handkerchief but Ashley caught my attention.

"Sis Natasha Shane! Halika na nagugutom na ako. Basa lang 'yan. Matutuyo rin yan. Maglalakad naman tayo sa initan, oh!" Ashley said out of nowhere. She even grabbed my arms, planning to be pulled away from him. 

"Ugh!" I shook my body because of his level of disrespectness. He didn't even hold me a hand? Or maybe buy a new blouse? 

"Uhm, Kuya! Ako na mag-sosorry in behalf with my fresh friend." My new friend, Ashley said to that peasant 'Anche'. She even apologized to him... 

And after that, we walked away to that peasant, what so call. I am so annoyed when I remember his original name! Before I left him, I raised a brow to the guy I bumped into, fuck him! Ugh!

"Ashley! Why did you call me a fresh friend?! It kinda offends me," I mentioned to her, curious.

"Anong masama roon, sis?" She even chuckled.

"Fresh friend kasi nga, ano, uhm, bago kitang friend. Fresh means new diba? Kaya ganoon. Hayaan mo na! Kung galit ka pa rin dahil sa nangyari kanina, oras na para pakalmahin mo ulo mo." She continued when my serious face came.

"Agh! I don't want to see him ever. Like forever!" I said fiercely. On the other hand, is it possible? We're both S.T.E., I guess. So it's that hard not to see him... forever.

"Okay! Ayoko na kitang mainitan. Dito ka nalang sa puno. " She ordered to me. Pointing the tree at left. It has even tiles on it.

"Please be fast!" I commanded her, still making my blouse dry using my hand.

" Hala! Tangina! Nalaglag Mangga ko, biEh" I heard a familiar voice. Ang tinis!

I looked in that direction where the tinis voice is. Oh! the minion girl.

"BiEh, mangga lang 'yan. Based on the books I've read, hindi naman nakamamatay 'yan." The ribbon girl replied to her.

"Uhm! Hey, You have stain on your shirt." I pointed out.

"BiEh! Totoo ba 'to? Hindi niya tayo sinungitan." She replied to the ribbon girl. She was even amazed! 

The ribbon girl greeted me with the 'meh' face, "Hi! Shane!" She even gave me a smile and a wave!

"Hello! Who are you again?" I asked her. I forgot her name! I smirked inside my mind, that was the result if your greetings was not a memorable.

"I-I'm Emma! You look... beautiful. Like the princesses in the books. In fairness." She judged me immediately that made my brows furrowed.

"Gago, Emma! The moves agad?! Tinanong lang pangalan mo?" She mocked at Emma. "Wow na Wow!" 

"Ah! 'nga pala, Leigh here, Leigh there--" She stopped when Emma interrupted her.

"Oh! Ano? Magbibiro ka na naman? If you'll sell your humorous books to the others, you'll not sell, biEH." 

"Tangina mo ka biEh! Bawal ba?  May Rules and Regulations na ba sa High School na ganoon?" Leigh said but with a mix of sarcasm.

"Sis, gusto mo kagatan turon ko? Masarap naman." Ashley insisted to me right after she came back to buy in the canteen. She was back with her turon and a cold drink.

"Hello, Ash!" Leigh and Emma jinxed.

"Leigh, gaya-gaya na ba trabaho mo ngayon?" She laughed so hard that made my head shook.

"Gaga, ikaw nga gaya-gaya riyan, biEh." Lei laughed with clapping hands.

"Oy, nag-aaway pa kayo diyan. Bakit anong mayroon, mga aber?" Ashley questioned.

"Uhm, Ash. Can we go back to our classroom, now? I don't think that It's safe anymore. Too crowded." I pleased because I am getting uncomfortable around.

"Mga beh, babalik din ako. Ihahatid ko lang 'tong freshy friend ko." She talked to Emma and Leigh and let out a chuckle.

"Go lang biEh! Kung saan sasaya ang puso't isipan mo." Leigh joked to her and had a bite to her mango fruit.

"Oh! Tuyo na ba 'yang blouse pati necktie mo?"Ashley asked, concerned. 

"Yup! Thanks for the concern. Uhm, Can I ask?" I questioned.

"Sure-sure!" She asked, excited.

"How'd you know them? Leigh and Emma?" I asked.

" Oh! Nakasabay ko kasi sila kanina sa tricy papuntang school. Nag-usap kami ganoon tapos nalaman kong S.T.E. rin sila." She explained.

" Tricy?" I wondered. New word for me.

She laughed. " Tricycle! A vehicle na parang motor pero four wheels."

I just nod at her. "  Why didn't you join them in recess?" I asked, curious.

"Siyempre hindi ko pa sila masyadong close. May hiya rin ako 'no! Ano akala mo sa akin thick book?" She laughed again. 

We arrived in our classroom and I sat directly on my chair. I ate what Ate Lita prepared for my recess.

Another 3 subjects passed and it was already Lunch. Since we are an S.T.E. student, our schedule is different from the regular class. That's why we need to take another 1 hour and 50 minutes. 

I'm cleaners for today so Ashley went upstairs already and my co-cleaners left here. Cleaning the room... it's not new for me because at my private school we also have this kind of stuffs.

"Avogadro! Can you fasten your cleaning?" A girl shouted, she was familiar to me. And bakit siya nagmamadali? UGH!

"Hey! Angel, Don't pressure them. We can enter our classroom even though they're cleaning." A familiar boy smirked at me. 

A guy went to my sight, "Oh! Hi! Water bottle Girl! Cleaning?" I never thought that it was the peasant who bumped 'me' earlier! 

"What the freak! Can you go away? I'm sweeping!" I ordered him. He was annoying me! My nerves are heating up.

"Hoy! Gilbert Anche Villaflor! May assignment ka na ba sa Filipino? Pakopya naman. Ayokong bumagsak dito, oy! Papagalitan ako ni ermats kapag natanggal ako rito." A random guy, again, talked to that peasant.

Thank goodness! He saved my life. With that, he was lost to my sight now! What a relief.

"Guys! Let's go na." My classmate said to us.

"Wait for me, please! I'm coming." I replied to him kasi ayokong maiwanan nang mag-isa rito. I am scared!

I fixed the position of the sweepers and also the 'pandakot'. I saw them walking... they're not waiting for me. Why was that? So, people always leave, huh? 

Why am I being dramatic?

"You son of a--" I stopped when I saw my classmate waiting for me. I literally almost bumped him.

"I'm sorry! I'm just shocked. You're waiting for me, huh?"  

"No! No!" My classmate defended. "I looked to our classroom if it's already clean. Let's go," He fired back to me. 

"I see!" I said to him. Maybe his palusot was that good pero hindi tumalab sa akin.

I realized it again, "Really?" I laughed.

"Yeah! And it's clean naman ata. Sana hindi tayo pagalitan tomorrow." He said.

"Jan France Anillo. Pero you can call me Jan. Ayan kasi yung tawag sa akin ni tita eh," He introduced himself.

"Natash--" I stopped noong inunahan na niya ako. 

"Natasha Shane De Verra? I can call you whatever you want. You said that earlier." He continued, laughing. 

I chuckled. "You're a weirdo! You have circular specs and you knew my full name." I replied. I mean that was true though!

"I ain't weirdo. Malabo lang talaga mata ko kaya may salamin  ako. I remember noong pinapapili ako ni tita ng design ng specs." He chuckled.

"What happened?" I curiosly asked.

"Yieeee! Interested. Bakit ka Interesado?" He mocked me now! Damn him! I wasn't 'that' interested. I was just curious! 

"You're crazy! Oh my god! May meaning ba yung pag-tanong ko?" I asked, dazzled!

"I binge-watched Harry Potter that time—" He stopped when I singit something.

"Give me your 3 most favorite movies or series," I questioned again. Yeah, I asked that to him. I think he's too interesting!

"What?" He said, confused.

"10-9-8—" I count down.

"Bakit may countdown, Natasha?" He said, still dazzled.

"7-6—"

"Ito na! Stop with that." He suddenly replied, panicking.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." He answered nang hindi nag-aalinlangan.

"2-1... times up!!" I mentioned and I let out a laugh.

"Oh! naka-habol naman ako, right?" He said habang hinahabol ang kaniyang hininga.

"Pwede pa ba mag-dagdag? He slightly tilts his head.

I just looked at him, duh! I couldn't accept any answers anymore.

"If you wouldn't mind, I love Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone—" He continually answered to me while we were walking, going to our afternoon classroom, but I stopped him.

"Is this our afternoon room?" I asked him and just stop him from being an annoying Harry Potter fan wannabe.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1—" He even continued, but he suddenly stopped again because I did something that made him stop.

"Hey! Can you stop? I don't want to hear it anymore! Damn it!" Due to my irritation, I shouted at him. He looks like a cat now.

"Ay! Hala! Galit ka ba? or tampo? kasi sinabi ko yung love?" He sarcastically asked that made brows furrowed.

"Oh! Natasha! Tapos ka na mag-linis?" Ashley suddenly showed up. Another saviour!

Omg! Thank you! Tinadhana talaga ako sa mga safety. 

"Hey! Ashley. Would you mind to go downstairs? Hindi ko kasi alam na may lunch tayo?" I asked her and leaving my presence with Jan.

"Oh! Yea-yea! Pwede naman. Halika na." Ashley said to me. She even went to my position and held my hands.

I placed my backpack on the lab table first and took my wallet.

"Bakit ka pala sumigaw? Jusko ka buti nalang kulob room natin! Iniwan mo pa si Jan mag-isa" Ashley replied while we're walking downstairs.

"Also, buti nalang malapit lang room natin sa canteen." She continued

"Yea! Napansin ko nga rin. You know, You'll go downstairs and then *boom* canteen!." I said with matching hands.

"Medyo kumakalog ka na rin. I  kind of like it! Makukulit na rin kita," She replied and she even slapped my shoulder slightly.

Until we went to the canteen.

"Uhm! Ate! Can I have 2 cups of Iced Tea? How much? Thank you?" I ordered politely to the vendor. I just bought 2. For me and to Ashley. 

"20 pesos po."

I didn't hesitate to let out a 500 peso bill outside of my wallet and gave it to the vendor, "So, cheap" I whispered.

"Ano!? Cheap daw, Angel?!" A random familiar guy laughed that made my brows met each other.

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