My Ideal Guy (Cambridge Academy Series 2)

Chapter 8: Substitute

Aleign's.

Pagkatapos ng eskandalong nangyari sa hallway, pinaakyat na kami kaya wala akong nagawa kundi magpaalam kay Kyla using a hand signal.

Nakakainis ba naman kasi 'to si Cheska, bakit ba kasi kailangan manabunot pa siya? Agh, I'm so irritated, gusto ko siyang bigyan ng sabunot part 2.

At dahil hindi ko magawa sa kaniya 'yon, inirapan ko na lang tuloy sila Fiona and Lyka na naggigitgitan sa gilid ko. Why are they so coward without Cheska around?

Hindi ko na lang sila pinansin dahil baka kami naman ang mapatawag sa Dean's office. I hope Kyla's fine though, kukumustahin ko na lang siya after class.

I sat in my usual seat at the back at nilagay na lang ang bag ko sa upuan ni Kyla sa tabi ko. I took out my binder and waited for our professor to arrive.

I am really serious of becoming the next successor of our company. Kaya sa pag-aaral pa lang, sineseryoso ko na. I know study and work is a different kind of thing but if I can't focus on my study, what more if I work?

Kaya hangga't maaari, I am already practicing the art of focus and discipline to myself. That is how my parents raised me.

Kapag ako na ang nagmana sa kumpanya, ililipat ko 'yon sa Pilipinas. I really want our company to be in the Philippines but my Dad told me to wait 'till I became the owner and I can do everything I want with it.

Or I can just franchise our company in the Philippines. Ooh, that would be a great idea. I tapped the ballpen in my binder while I thought of it.

I really like thinking about the future. And what I would be like someday.

The door in our room opened so everyone went silent. Agad na umupo si Prof sa teacher's desk at umayos na kami lahat sa pag-upo. He called our names for attendance.

"Cruz."

"Present, Sir." tiningnan ako ni Sir at binalik na ulit ang tingin sa class record niya.

Several surnames were called before Kyla's.

"Gomez."

Walang nagsalita at dahil ako lang naman ang nakakaalam kung nasaan siya, I raised my hand and our professor turned his attention to me.

"Gomez was called to the Dean's office, Sir. Together with Castillo."

Hindi ko na sana isasama si Cheska because she was proclaimed as absent, anyway. Wala ba naman kasi kwenta 'yung dalawa niyang friends.

After attendance, nagdiscuss na si Prof at nakinig lang kami lahat. Tahimik sa buong room at tunog lang ng aircon pati ang malalim na boses ni Sir ang naririnig sa bawat sulok. I am just taking notes para hindi ako mabored katulad ng iba.

Habang nagdidiscuss si Prof sa harap, biglang nag-vibrate ang phone sa bag ko. Medyo malakas ang vibrate kaya narinig ko pa rin galing sa pwesto ko.

I took it out secretly habang nakatingin kay Sir para hindi niya mahalata.

Binaba ko ang cellphone at tiningnan ang notif nito sa ilalim ng desk ko.

From: Kyla

I'm suspended.

My eyes narrowed in shock. Gosh! Ano na bang nangyayari sa bestfriend ko?

Tuloy ay hindi na ko makapagfocus sa discussion. Nagreply na lang ako sa text ni Kyla.

To: Kyla

Where are you right now?

Nakatitig lang ako sa harap pero wala na kong maintindihan. I just waited for my phone to beep again before I look at it.