Uncrushing Him

Prologue

"How long would you go for someone you like to notice you?" I read the question written on the board out loud that our 'oh-so-kind' sub-teacher wrote.

"Ano ba 'yan? Ganyan na naman." Reklamo ng seatmate ko na si May. "Dudugo na naman ilong ko d'yan, hay nako!" Ingos pa niya na iritang-irita.

I can't help but laugh at her reaction. She looked so pissed.

"Hey, why are you so pissed? It's just a simple question." I said in a matter-of-fact tone. It was true. It was a harmless and easy question.

Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay.

"Oh sige nga. Tatanungin kita, hanggang saan ang kaya mong gawin para mapansin ka ng taong gusto mo?" She asked me then crossed her arms over her chest in a challenging manner.

Napatingin naman saamin ang iba pa naming mga kaklase dahil sa lakas ng boses niya. Buti nalang at lumabas si Mr. Andy kung hindi, siguradong pinunit na niya ang mga papers namin. Gosh! It would have been so embarrassing.

"Hanggang sa dulo ng ating walang hanggannn!" Sigaw ni Troy. "Hanggang ang puso'y wala nang maramdaman!" He sang out loud while holding his pad and pen up in the air.

"Hoy Troy, manahimik ka nga d'yan!" Marry hissed in irritation while the others just laughed. Loko-loko talaga 'tong si Troy kahit kailan.

I ignored them all and focused on May's question.

Okay. First of all, yuck! I will never ever chase someone let alone put any effort and waste my time just for a guy to notice me. At ikalawa, masyado yatang mataas ang standard ko para maabot nila, so I highly doubt that I will be in the shoes of a female protagonist who bat her eyelashes at a notorious bad boy who's not even aware of her mere existence.

And no, I am not trying to be bitter and ruin every girl's dream to find their true love because I myself has my own little fantasies about those sort of things, but as my own person, I have these five very important things that I value the most;

My family, of course

My time, yes, time is gold.

My books, well duh

Myself, well, what can I say? I love myself.

And my pride, that's the key word. P.R.I.D.E.

Well, as you can see, my life pretty much revolves around myself and my family and it may seem like I'm selfish, well maybe a little but I like to call it self-love, but in my defense, I would rather much read a book or write a poem than overthink over a guy who's not even worth my precious time.

"Oh? Ano na?" May interrupted my train of thought.

I blinked at her, obviously too occupied with whatever I was thinking.

I shrugged. "Syempre wala. Bakit naman ako maghahabol?" I raised my eyebrows at her, looking disgusted with the thought of chasing after someone. "Aray!" Agad akong lumingon sa may likuran ko nang maramdaman ko ang sakit sa aking balikat.