Chapter 04

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Annoying


"Why weren't you looking to where you are walking? Muntikan ka nang masagasaan ng sasakyan!"


Nagulat ako sa agad niyang pagsita sa akin. Nakakunot ang noo kong tinignan siya.


"Why aren't you responding? Are you still in shock?" 


His earlier serious manner turns into a concerning one when he asked the question.


Lumapit siya sa akin ang marahang hinawakan ang magkabilang balikat ko at ibinaba ang ulo para suriin ako.


"Ah..., I'm okay." Pero hindi talaga.


Randam ko parin ang mabilis na pagtibok ng puso ko. Huminga ako ng malalim mula sa ilong ko para hindi ganoong pansin at kita.


"You're breathing heavily. Let's go. I'll take you to the School Clinic."


Nanlaki ang mata ko at biglang bumalik sa tamang huwistyo ang sarili ko sa sinabi niya. I was about to refuse his mandate but he was able to grab a hold of my wrist and pulled me along with him.


My eyes just glued to his hands who is now holding my wrist as we are walking towards the School Clinic. Napatingin ako sa kaniyang likuran at medyo nagtaka kung bakit alam niya ang daan papuntang School Clinic.


Did he graduate here in high school?


Kasalukuyan parin kaming naglalakad at hawak niya parin ang palapulsuhan ko. Good thing there weren't that many students on our way to the School Clinic since it's located at the very back of the main building.


We passed onto a glass sliding door and it made me look at our reflection together. I look like a kid being held by their older brother. Nilingon ko pabalik ang likuran niya at bahagyang ngumiwi.


This is weirding me out.


I put weight on my body and stop walking, making him pause as well. He then immediately turned around to face me with the same concerned face earlier.


"What's wrong? May masakit ba sa'yo?"


Tinignan ko siya at umiling. Bumaba rin ang mata ko sa kamay niyang hawak ang palapulsuhan ko at nang mapansin niya 'yon, maingat niyang bintawan iyon.


"Uh..., okay lang ako. Walang masakit. No need for you to bring me sa School Clinic."


Yumuko ang aking ulo at bahagyang inangat ito para makita ang reaksyon niya pero parang hindi siya naniniwala sa sinabi kong okay lang ako.


He put his left hand inside his pockets and touched his chin with his right hand then pointed down to my foot.


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