Interdicted Passion: The Nerd's Prodigy (AGS #1)

KABANATA 11:

Don't start now

I exhaled sharply. "Calm down." I slowly told him.

He's just talking too fast.

I heard him sighed. He counted from one to four again and again. "O-Okay. I'm calm." He said.

"Good." I answered. A long stretch of silence made us feel awkward. At least, I, felt awkward.

"Uhm..." He cleared his throat. "I- ah I heard that we'll be competing for a National Brains-out Competition." He started.

I just hummed as an answer.

"So a... uhm... we'll be studying s-separately, r-right?" He asked while stuttering.

Kinakabahan ba siya?

"Yeah." I answered. "By the way, how are you?" I asked.

I heard him gasp from the other line. "I.... uh... I'm f-fine. I'm already home."

"Oh! That's good." I casually said. "I need to go. Bye." Ani ko at ambang papatayin na sana ang tawag nang magsalita siya.

"W-wait!" He stopped me from ending the call. I did not talk, waiting for him to speak up. "Uh.. g-goodnight, girlfriend." Nagmamadali niyang sabi.

Napa-'huh?' nalang ako no'ng tanging tunog nalang ng tinapos na tawag ang narinig ko.

Did he just ended the call?

Unbelievable!

Napapailing nalang ako na tumayo para kumain na muna. I still have a long battle to handle later with my modules and highlighters.

"I understand." Coach said.

It's a lazy saturday afternoon and I'm with my lunatic stooges, in the open soccer field. Katatapos lang ng practice namin ngayon, at sinabihan ko na si coach sa possibleng schedule ko sa mga susunod pang-araw dahil sa competition na sasalihan ko.

"I'm sorry Paps, you know that, that's always the Dean's policy. One competition at a time. Always focus on one." I said, sorrow was evident on my voice.

"No worries, Zei. Besides, madame already informed me about this. We're lucky we don't have serious games ahead." Sabi ni paps, tumango lang ako. Most of the faculty members calls me Zei, from my second name, or my surname.

"Sana all vacation lits-u!" Pang-aasar pa ni Drake.

Tinignan ko siya ng masama at binato ng bola. "Gago, choice ko?!"

"Cap-mander, masyado ka namang mainit kay Drakey-baby. Mas hot pa 'ko diyan e." Dagdag pa ni Mike. Patawa-tawa pa, akala mo naman nakakatawa siya.

"You want five rounds?" Pananakot ko pa sa kaniya.

Nagtaas naman siya ng dalawang kamay, ani mo'y sumu-surrender. " 'To naman si Cap 'di mabiro." He laughed awkwardly. " 'wag mo namang patakbuhin ang gwapong si ako! Sayang ang ka-gwapuhan ko kung ila- ladbi lang sa initan!"

" Tigil na kasi, Mikaela!" Natatawang asar ni Anton.

"Cap, chismisan sa school na ginulpi raw ng mga ulol na langaw iyong jowa mo. 'Musta na 'yon?" Tanong pa ni Zander.

Nangunot ang noo ko. Ambilis naman ng balita.

"Sino, si Ramirez?" Tanong pa ni Ron.

Speaking of Ramirez. He sent his good morning this morning. I also received his flowers, lunch, and extra-shirt like always.

" 'Yon jowa mo, cap?" Halos 'di makapaniwala si Lee.

"Sabi ko nga sa inyo 'yon talaga jojowain nitong si cap! Lakas talaga ng prayers ng kulto ko!" Ani Mike at umakbay pa sa akin. I harshly moved my shoulder to remove his arm.