Shot in the Dark

10

"OMG! TELL ME EVERYTHING!!!" Val shrieked as she ran towards me as we went out from my AP Literature class.

Magkaklase kaming tatlo nina Val and Xy sa subject nato. Pagpasok ko pa lang kanina, I already saw Xy's teasing smile and Val about to interrogate me at sinabi ko na pagkatapos na ng klase kaya eto sila ngayon.

I just rolled my eyes at her as she behaved like a coked up chipmunk. I heard Xy chuckle at my side while Val is jumping up and down at my other side. Pinagit-an talaga ako eh.

"ASH!! Tell me na nga. You're killing me with anticipation here" dugtong pa ni Val na nakanguso, I laughed at her.

"It isn't really a big deal you know?" Sabi ko as we arrive at the lockers, we'll drop off our stuff there kasi muna bago pumunta sa caf for lunch.

I opened my locker and hurriedly put my things and nagitla pa ako nung pagsara ko tumambad ang mukha ng dalawa sakin na parehong pinanliliitan ako ng mga mata.

"Excuse me Karlee Astrid Villegas Ray, do you hear yourself?" Val said. I just shrugged and went ahead and walked to the cafeteria and agad naman sila sumunod.

"Unless you forgot, bestfriends mo kami since time immemorial and alam namin how difficult it is for you to make friends but then I hear that you made a guy friend. ALL.ON.YOUR.OWN and Xy said you looked quite chumy with him too, for someone you just met yesterday and you tell me it isn't a BIG DEAL?" mahabang lintanya niya sakin sabay taas ng kilay na tinawanan ko ng bahagya.

"It really isn't that much of big news you know. Hindi naman toh first time that I made a friend on my own eh" pagdadahilan ko. I saw Xy roll her eyes and scoff.

"Well of course we know that. Jax is the living proof of that first time and considering your relationship with him 'di mo kami masisi why we'd find it newsworthy that you'd made another friend and another guy pa at that"

Tumango naman si Val sa pagsang-ayon na nagpasimangot sa'kin. Pinagkakaisahan talaga nila ang pagcorner sa' kin ah.

As we enter the cafeteria agad naming nakita si Caleb na kinakaway kami to a table and I saw how Margo nodded at him and how Val's eyes shined.

Isa pa tung dalawang toh eh. We approached them and as we did ay bahagyang nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang makita kung sino ang nandoon.

"Kay!" bati ni Lawrence habang kumakaway pa na parang bata at may napakalaking ngiti. He's so childish that it makes me chuckle but still, I raised a questioning brow at him na ginantihan lang nya ng nagpapacute na ngiti while I took a seat in front of him.

Squares kase yung table si cafeteria and pinagsama lang nila Caleb yung dalawang table, anim kaming magbabarkda. Caleb, Timothy, Jax, Val, Xy, and me. Nakita ko kaagad ang pagngisi ni Caleb. Always na ganito ang set up namin tuwing lunch and kumukuha ng table kung sinuman yung nauuna sa amin dito.

"Kay? Ilang nicknames ba talaga ang meron ka Ash?" birong tanong ni Caleb na tinawanan naman ng iba at napa-irap na lang ako. Ba't parang ako ang trip nila ngayong araw?

"Hi! Ikaw ba si Lawrence?" Dagling tanong naman ni Val na tinanguan naman ni Rence at ikinunot ng mukha ni Caleb. "You know him V? How?" tanong niya.

Val nodded at him at ininguso ako kaya ako ang binalingan niya ng may nakakalokong ngiti pero 'di ko siya pinansin at ng akmang may sasabiihin pa ata siya nang biglang may bumati sa amin.

"Yow, andito na pala kayong lahat!" Timothy said while he was beside Jax na nakakunot ang noo at halos mag-isa na ang mga kilay sa sobrang pagkasalubong nito habang nakatingin kay Rence.

Tumango naman ako sa kanila na bagong dating kay and I gave a small smile too. I saw Xy nodded at them while Val said 'hi' back, pumunta naman siya kay Caleb and they did their handshake and manhug thing too.