Indestructible Waves (Phases of Poison #1)

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Unang araw ng klase ko bilang kolehiyala ng National University as third year. Nagpakilala lang ang ibang prof na bago sa amin at ang ibang transferees.

Hindi kami pareho ni Raia ng block dahil magkaiba naman din kami ng course. Tourism ako, engineer siya. Kaya nag-text sita sa akin kanina na kapag natapos ang klase ay magkita kami sa cafeteria, bukod sa kakain ay may sasabihin daw siya.

“Hi, Winter.” May naupo sa katabi kong upuan. Nakangiti at maaliwalas ang mukha.

“Yes?” I smiled back at her. Mahirap na. Baka masabihang attitude.

“I heard that you were just seventeen years old, turning eighteen this year. Why is that? I mean third year college's age is actually ranging from twenty to twenty-one or so on...” That's her concern why she approached me.

Hindi pa naman kami close pero dahil medyo mabait ako, sasabihin ko na lang. Para hindi na rin siya mag-isip nang mag-isip. Nakakaawa naman kung dahil s akin hindi siya makakatulog.

“I was two years accelerated way back in elementary. Hindi ako nag-grade four at five. Grade six agad.” Sabi ko.

Amazement drawn in her caramel eyes. “Why is that?” She can't believe, I know.

I shrugged my shoulders. “I studied in Harvard University during my grade one to three. My family transferred back here in the Philippines and enrolled me in local schools. But they told me that what I knew was taught in Grade six level. So...there.” I explained.

Tandang-tanda ko pa kung paano ako pag-agawan ng teachers ko noon noong Grade six.

“Miss La Galliene, I think you suit in my class.” Ani Miss Ferrer.

“Oh, sweety. I would be very grateful if you will be listed in my master's list.” The cream section adviser, Miss Zambia, butts in.

“Miss La Galliene, for sure you'll be having a lot of friends in my class! You are so pretty and kind.” Miss Sena joined the

Tiningnan ko si mommy at daddy na noo'y titig na sa akin, kapwa nakangiti.

Mom told me, “You decide, anak.”

I heaved a sigh, look back on those teachers. “Bato-bato pick po kayo. Kung sino manalo, ka niya ako.” Simple kong sinabi.

Napanganga sila sa sinabi ko.

“Ah, gano'n pala nangyari. Ang astig! Ikaw pinakabata sa atin, girl.” Aniya pa.

Tipid na ngiti lang ang itinugon ko. Saktong pagkalabas ng huling prof namin na nagpakilala at nag-introduce ng mga pag-aaralan namin, tumunog ang aking newly-reveal Iphone feature.

“Excuse me for a while, girl.” Sabi ko.

Tumayo siya at bumalik sa upuan niya kanina. Sinagot ko naman ang tawag ng bruha kong pinsan.

“Tapos na klase mo?” Bungad na tanong niya.

I rolled my eyes. “May dalawa pang prof ko na hindi dumarating. Baka mamaya pang 9 am ang labas, why?”

She giggled. “Wala lang! Excited lang ako i-kwento sa'yo ang news!”

I winced. “You should have put inside your backpack that gossip. So trashy, Raia. I'll hang up na.”

The moment our last two professors came in to introduce themselves to us and vice versa, we were dismissed.

I'm in the middle of fixing my stuffs when a pair of black leather shoes stop in front of me.