Head in the Sand (Erudite Series #3)

Kapitulo 28

No'ng dumating ang birthday ni Graham, tuwang-tuwa siya sa regalo ko. I bought him colored markers para hindi lang tsaa 'yong ibigay ko. Parang ang simple kasi if 'yon lang.

"Happy birthday, bubby." Graham was looking at the different teas I had picked out for him. 

"Thank you," aniya. I beamed at him, tuwang-tuwa siya ro'n sa mga tsaa.

Ang cute niya!

I couldn't help myself. I bit his shoulder again. It was the second time I had done that.

"Aw!" he groaned, "dayang, ano ba 'yan? Ba't ka nangangagat bigla-bigla?" natatawa niyang sabi habang hinahaplos ang balikat.

"Gigil," nakangiti kong sagot.

We were in Lara's house right now, mayro'ng faculty meeting ang professors, kaya walang pasok ngayong hapon. Si Graham naman ay talaga pupuntahan ako dahil may event lang daw sa school niya, hindi naman required pumunta. Sumabay na siya sa 'min ni Lara papuntang Magallanes.

Lara was busy with her Bio guy. He came with us, apparently ilang beses na pala siyang nakapunta rito. His name was Danilo.

I glanced at my friend and saw that she was explaining something to Danilo while typing on her computer. Danilo was... I think whipped for her. He was a cute little guy. Mas maliit siya ng kaunti kay Graham, pero ang height difference nila ni Lara ay kapareho ng amin ni Graham.

When Lara noticed me, she raised her brow. Then, she included me in their conversation. All of us talked until it was time to study again.

The following week, I had finals for a few subjects. 'Yong iba, next week pa.

"How do you think you did?" Franko asked me after our Econ exam. "Don't ask me, please." I washed my face using my hands.

Sobrang hirap no'ng test. Nakalilito 'yong graphs, tapos 'yong inflation problems... Ayaw ko na lang alalahanin. Basta I know I studied and applied what I know on the exam. I don't want to think about it for now. May isa pa akong exam, Math.

Hindi oras ng klase ko ang mga exam dahil pinagtugma-tugma ng mga prof ang free time ng lahat para maiwasan ang cheating. So, everyone who had Math this sem was going to take the exam on the same day and time.

Kabado ako para don dahil sa isang topic—logic. No'ng midterms kasi, 'yon ang part na may mga mali-mali ako. Sobrang nakalilito 'yong sentences. 'Yong negations pa. That's why nagpaturo ako sa mga kaibigan ko pati kay Graham dahil ayaw kong maging kalahati lang ang score ko. Kahit na maayos naman ang scores ko sa midterm at quizzes, I still want to have a good grade for finals.

While waiting for my professor and other classmates inside the exam room for Math, I opened my phone. I read Graham's message.

Bubby: good luck, dayang, 'wag ka na mag-review, baka malito ka pa.

Bubby: just relax your mind.

Nagtipa ako at nag-send ng reply.

Dayang: why are u chatting? no class?

I didn't get to see his reply anymore because the teacher came and gave us our tests. We had an hour and thirty minutes to finish the 70-item exam.

Habang nagsasagot kami ay nasa table lang ang prof, she was using her phone and occasionally glancing at us. I looked at my watch when an hour passed. I had 20 items pa, mabuti na lang at inuna ko 'yong mahihirap dahil ang natira ay kaya ko ng i-clutch.