“Anong oras ko ho kayo babalikan?” Ryko asked Iris while driving. Panandalian niya itong nilingon, but Iris remained busy with her phone.
A minute has passed, wala pa ring sagot. Kaya nagtanong ulit si Ryko.
“Maghihintay na lang ba ako sa labas ng school?”
Still, no reply.
Ryko sighed as he glanced at Iris. Parang wala itong narinig. Ganoon pa rin ang akto niya. Nakatitig sa cellphone at abala sa pagtipa.
“Ma’am, galit ka ba sa ‘kin?”
Akala niya sasagot na ito nang bahagyang umangat ang ulo nito. But instead, she laughed.
“Seriously, these guys,” Iris mumbled and went back to typing something in her phone.
Humigpit ang hawak ni Ryko sa manibela. Gusto niyang humingi ulit ng sorry dahil baka nagalit si Iris sa mga nasabi niya pero pinigilan niya ang sarili.
It’s not his fault this time, so he won’t ask for an apology. Halata namang sinasadya ng dalaga na huwag siyang pansinin.
They’re on their way to Iris’ school. Mayroon itong kailangang asikasuhin bago ang graduation niya at dahil utos ni Madam Ivory, ihahatid niya ito.
He parked the car near the school’s entrance. Nilingon niya si Iris.
“Ma’am Iris—”
Hindi na natuloy ni Ryko ang sasabihin nang walang lingon-lingon itong lumabas ng sasakyan. She didn’t even tell him to wait or when to fetch her like what he was asking minutes ago. Umiling si Ryko.
“Ayaw mong sumagot, ha. Bahala ka,” bulong niya saka pinaandar muli ang sasakyan.
“If your schedule permits, I hope you could attend the graduation,” the school staff said to Iris.
She nodded and smiled. “Of course. Minsan lang po ito mangyari so I’ll surely attend.”
“That’s good to hear.”
Tinanguan ni Iris ang kausap kapagkuwan sumilip sa may parking upang hanapin ang kotse.
Baka nasa harapan.
S
he smiled at the person beside her.
“Ahm, mauuna na po ako,” paalam niya.
“Sure.” Kumunot ang noo nito nang maglakad si Iris patungong ibang direksiyon. “Isn’t your car parked in the parking?”
“I think my driver’s waiting in the entrance,” sagot niya.
“Oh, okay. Take care!”
“Thanks!”
Iris was casually walking. Her eyes are wandering around the place at the process. Gano’n na lamang ang pagtataka niya nang walang makitang sasakyan sa labas ng school.
“Where the hell is that guy?” tanong ni Iris sa sarili habang naniningkit ang matang tumitingin sa paligid.
She’s hoping that Ryko may have parked somewhere close to the school but nothing. She saw no car and no traces of Ryko around the corner.
Malapit nang mainis si Iris. Hindi niya alam kung nagtatago ba ang loko o sadyang wala talaga ito sa paligid.
“Panira talaga ng mood ang lalaking ‘yon,” bulong-bulong niya habang kinakalkal ang bag. After getting a hold of her cellphone, she stilled.
Shit! Wala pala akong number ni Ryko!
“Darn it.”
Sino ngayon ang tatawagan niya? She and Jasmine are not on good terms. Kung ang mommy niya naman — nope, not calling her. Just nope.
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Bewitching Disaster
RomanceSTATUS: ONGOING Being the one and only daughter of Whiz Entertainment founder Ivory Laxamana, who was then known as an actress-model, the moniker "Ivory's Carbon Copy" was given to Iris because she looked so much like her mother and did well in the...
