"Poopie!"
"Clarq. Bakit?"
"Nasaan ka? Sunduin mo naman ako, please."
"Ha? Clarq kasi..."
"Poopie, please."
"Nasaan ba si Cody?"
"Hindi pa s'ya makaalis dun sa acquaintance party nila. If I wait for him eh tutubuan na ako ng ugat dito sa kakahintay sa kanya. Ayaw kong magcab kasi late na. Natatakot ako."
"O sige, sige. Hintayin mo ako. Nasaan ka ba?"
"Talayan. I will text you the complete address." After I heard him say okay, I ended the call.
We are already at the second week in college. And obviously ito na ang panahon ng mga acquaintance parties ng mga college orgs. Nagkataon na sabay ang party namin ni Cody. He said he was going to pick me up pero he just called to say na hindi pa s'ya makakaalis. I told him I didn't wanna wait for him and will just ask Grant to pick me up. Naiinis kasi ako. Ang linaw ng usapan na susunduin n'ya ako around 11 pero ngayong 10:45 na tsaka n'ya sasabihin na hindi pa s'ya pwedeng umalis doon. Well sorry but I won't sit here and wait for him. I am not used to partying all night and 11 is way past my bedtime. I made this party an exception because I don't wanna be tagged a KJ this early on in my college life.
As I was waiting at the front porch of the house for Grant to pick me up, I was bit surprised when somebody came from behind and covered my eyes.
"Sino 'to?" I asked.
"Hulaan mo," was his reply.
Lalaki? Hindi ko pa masyadong kilala ang mga kaklase ko kaya hindi pa ako familiar sa mga boses nila. But I am guessing na kaklase ko ito kasi hindi naman siguro ako lalapitan ng taga ibang section more so ng from an upper batch.
"I have no idea," ang sagot ko.
He removed his hands from eyes and sat beside me. I recognize him. I've seen him around. Ang alam ko we are in the same course but he's from another section.
"Hi! Nasa loob ang party bakit nandito ka?"
I just looked at him.
"Oh I'm sorry. Where are my manners? I'm Martin, Martin Sanchez. Section B ako. You're Clarq, right?"
I have a confession to make. Hindi ako agad nakapagsalita hindi dahil ayaw ko s'yang kausapin dahil hindi ko s'ya kilala kundi dahil natulala ako when I saw him smile. Ang cute lang ha. At ang cute din ng dimple n'ya. At totoo ba itong narinig ko, kilala n'ya ako?
