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Kabanata 16

Kabanata 16

"Sana sa susunod na i-hack mo man ang account ko, sana pinagkalat mo na rin na maganda ako."

"Ayoko mapagkamalang nagpapakalat ng fake news." Etienne countered back. He didn't lift his head and continued tapping his table using his pen.

Umirap naman ako habang nagso-solve kami sa genmath. Nahihilo na ako dahil sa mga pinagsasamang numero at letra. Pinaghiwalay pa sila kung pagsasamahin din naman pala sa genmath? Ang corny, ampota.

I didn't entered STEM for the mathematic classes. I was here because I wanted to enter the medical field. Kung pupuwede nga lang na puro science lang ang kuhanin ko sa strand na ito ay baka ginawa ko na. I loathe math and I wasn't good at it. At alam ko na marami rin ang ganito sa STEM.

Sure, there are people who excelled in math and it's a big advantage for them because most of our subjects are inclined with mathematics. And even our science subjects have mathematics in them!

Nakakadugo ng utak sa totoo lang.

I am not the type to enter extracurricular activities. Iniiwasan ko mga ito dahil hindi rin naman talaga ako mahilig magpa-iwan sa klase. I would rather sleep, go on a jog or even shop in a mall just to kill some time.

My forehead knotted upon seeing the logarithmic function and exponential function.

Mukha naman siyang madali e, madaling ibagsak.

"Kaya mo na 'yan i-solve mag-isa, malaki ka na." I wrote down. Nakarinig ako ng mahinang pagtawa.

Nilingon ko si Etienne na may maliit na ngiti sa labi. He was subtly glancing at my side. Nakita ko rin na patago n'yang pinapakita ang papel n'ya.

Ang yabang? Pakialam ko kung tapos na siya agad?

"Yabang mo," nilabi ko sa kan'ya. Etienne shook his head and exposed his paper at me.

"Oo na, tapos ka na." I scoffed. Pumalatak si Etienne nang ibalik ko ang atensyon ko sa papel ko.

After the excruciating test, saka ko na-realize na pinapakopya n'ya ako kanina. I just didn't copy his answers because I thought he was trying to show it off.

Okay lang. I'd rather have low scores than gain high grades from my classmate's hardwork.

"Lavy, saan ka pupunta?" Etienne asked, following me like a puppy. Napangiti naman ako, I guess old habits die hard.

"SSG Office."

"Kasama si Gio?" Etienne scoffed.

"Kuya Gio. He's a year older!" saway ko sa kan'ya.

"Do you like. . ." Etienne pursed his lips, he sounded frustrated. "Him? Do you like his company?"

"Not really but he reminds me of CL." I honestly said. Natigalgal ako ng ilang minuto dahil sa mga binitiwang salita ko.

Etienne stiffened. Agad siyang umiwas ng tingin. "CL, huh?"

Base sa reaksyon n'ya, matagal na silang hindi nagu-usap ni CL. He sounded distant and the way he spoke of his name made me feel like CL did something to him.

"Pareho lang silang mabait, Etienne. Hindi ko naman gusto si Gio. . ." I assured him.

And I don't why I had to. Hindi nagsalita si Etienne at iniwanan ako matapos no'n. Everything was going well between us until. . .

"Hi Lavy!" Gio greeted when I entered the SSG office. Si Icarus naman ay nagtitimpla ng kape. May nagdala pala ng electric kettle at mga 3-in-1 coffee para sa amin. Kadalasan ay si Icarus ang tirador ng mga ito.