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

KABANATA 21:

Spacing out

"Mabuti at natatagalan mo 'yan, Ramirez. You know she's often irrational." Pang-aasar ni Promise habang tumatawa na ang tinutukoy ay ako.

He looked at me and smiled. I was leaning on his shoulder and his other arm is wrapped around me.

"Yeah she's my pi." He said.

"Pi? Do I look like 3.1415926535897932... and so on?" I asked him.

"Uh no?" He answered, unsure. "Couples should have a call sign— I read that one on google, and I'll be calling you pi. Because you're often irrational and the center of my world." He added.

I pouted try to suppress a smile. "Ewan ko sa'yo."

"I didn't know she's bratty when kinikilig." Rei giggled. Tumingin agad ako sa direksyon niya at pinukulan ng isang napakasamang tingin.

"Mabuti't hindi ka napipikon." Ani Shy kay Lin.

"Hindi naman mahirap mag-alaga ng bata e." Aniya at tumawa. Siniko ko naman siya.

"Anong bata?! Punch you want?!" I glared at him. Tumawa naman ang kumag.

Nasa field kami ngayon, may training pero chill lang ang kapitan. Its been a week since we made our relationship official, and I can say that so far we are at the right track.

Sa loob ng isang linggo ay mas naramdaman ko ang presensya niya. We would eat together. He would always watch my practice games. He would always patiently wait for me at my trainings. He would help me with arts club. Of course! I also go with him with his clubs and cheer him on his sport. He's actually a chess player.

There are also times that we would just sit down and laugh with our friends like today, my friends like him and they get along pretty well. He's actually not that much of an introvert now. Ang mga kaibigan ko ay agad niyang naging kaibigan. He's witty actually. And at the end of the day he would always walk me home. Sayang lang at hindi pa kami nagkakaabutan ni mamangs dahil busy siya ngayon sa palengke.

"Oh si Cap porque wala si Paps uupo-upo lang." ani Mike sa akin na tumatakbo pa papunta sa bench na kinauupuan namin.

I glared at him. "100 push ups you want?!" Pananakot ko pa. Tumawa naman ito at lumapit sa amin. Umupo siya sa bermuda at pumwesto sa harap namin.

"You're inggit kasi, Michalo Kennan. You should find your own jowa na." Ani Rei sa kaniya, nasa malapit na bench sila. Kakabreak lang kasi nila ng girlfriend nitong si Jillian. "Or maybe you make jowa nalang si Shy." Tukso ni Rei.

"Oo nga para may taga-laba ako." Ani Shy at tumawa.

"Hindi jowa hanap mo niyan." Ngumuso siya. "Katulong. Katulong ang hanap mo." Ani has Mike.

"Ikaw Ramirez baka paglabhin ka rin nitong kambs ko." Tukso ni Promise at tumawa pa nakitawa na rin ang iba pa naming kasama.

"Oo nga! baka 'di lang paglabhin ni Cap, all around pa nga yata." Gatong pa ni Mike.

I heard Lin chuckled. "Sus ako?" He flashed a boyish grin. " 'Pag ako pinaglaba, hiwalay agad..." Nagmamalaking aniya. Nangunot ang noo ko at bahagyang lumayo sa kaniya. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Ang de kolor sa puti." He added that made me smirk. Binuntutan niya pa iyon ng hilaw na tawa.

Nagtawanan naman ang mga kasama namin.

"Mukhang under tayo kay commander ah." Tukso ni Mike. Sinamaan ko naman siya ng tingin. Sapakin ko kaya ito nang matigil.

"Syempre mas importante ang pi ko." Here goes his endearment again.

Napabusangot ako. Nagtawanan naman ang mga kasama kong monggol.