Third Offshoot

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Thaaaaaaaaat's it! I mentally slapped my face. Pati ba naman sa pag-ihi ko dito sa cubicle 'yon pa rin ang iniisip ko?! After I did my business naghilamos ako sa sink at tumingin sa salamin. Buti na lang at ako lang mag-isa ang nandito sa comfort room.

I slapped both of my cheeks. Not mentally though, physically. Tapos kinurot ko rin ang mga braso ko. Gosh! I'm not really dreamingggggg. And the thing happened kanina was reaaaally true. Ahhh! Do I sound like a pathetic shit?? </3

Okaay. Relax Canne. Inhaaale. Exhaaale. It's just a matter of would-you-go-out-with-me, right? We usually hang out naman, so parang ganun pa rin, diba? Diba? 'Pero iba ang hang out sa date, okay?' Uggggh. Dahil lang ba sa ganito magkakanda-baliw baliw ako rito??

This is not so you Canne anymore. This is not so me. But he is my bestfriend! And would-you-go-out-with-me is one of the least things I want him to ask me. Bestfriend ko siya for I-don't-know's sake! Bestfriend! Bestfriend! Bestfrieeeend! And going out with your bestfriend is sure awkward.

At 'yang label na 'yan, yang bestfriend na label na 'yan. 'Yan yung nagpapasikip ng dibdib ko. I just realized that maybe, just maybe, I'm falling inlove with him, with my bestfriend. Wooh, sounds pretty cliche as fuck, right?

I just shrugged off my thoughts for a moment. Kailangan ko ng makabalik sa room before my teacher after lunch gets in. And yes, I skipped, uhh, well 2 subjects after snacks. I locked myself in the cubicle.

At kung nagtatanong kayo kung ano yung sinagot ko kay Kael? "Uhhh, I think I need some air. Talk to you soon, mmkay?" And then I pulled him into a fast but assuring hug then ran in the comfort room.

I'm a dumbass, I know. Ikaw ba naman sa pwesto ko. It's really really awkward. And I don't know kung bakit niya 'kong inaya para magdate. After all the 4 years of me and him being bestfriends, ngayon niya lang tinanong sa'kin 'yon. And I know this is a serious one from the look of his face.

Gaaahd! When will I'll be over this thingggg? It's freaking invading my mind, he's freaking invading it. I need distractions. Please, please, pleeeease.

I sprinted towards our room para hindi ako ma-late, napasobra kasi ata ang pag-stay ko sa comfort room. Nakakainis. Hay. Sinalubong naman ako ni Jamie sa pintuan ng room namin. Hooh, thank God at wala pa yung prof namin. I can't afford a detention or something.

Tinulungan niya naman akong makarating sa seats namin cause I'm still huffing, mahina kasi ang stamina ko. So yeah. Nasa last row pa naman kami. "You owe me an explanation." Sabi sakin ni Jamie at pinandilatan pa ako.

I automatically rolled my eyes. "Whatever. I need a hanky, you have one, right?" Tanong ko sa kanya habang pinapaypayan ko ang sarili ko. It's really really hot! Tumutulo tuloy ang pawis ko sa noo. Bakit kasi hindi na lang nila ipa-aircon 'tong classrooms namin, ang laki pa naman ng binabayaran namin sa enrollment. Tss

"It's stinky, wanna use it?" Nakangising tanong niya sa'kin. Alam kasi niyang ayoko sa mga nagamit nang panyo. "Tissue?" Tanong ko sa kanya, no choice eh. Umiling-iling naman siya at nilabas na ang textbook namin sa English. 'Di ko man lang namalayan na nakarating na pala ang prof namin.

Yumuko ako para ikuha yung textbook ko at padabog na nilagay ito sa archair ko. Nakakainis! Ang init init pa naman. "Aray!" Medyo may lakas kong sabi kaya napabaling ang ulo ng prof namin sa lugar ko.

"What's the problem Canne?" Sabi ng prof naming babae sabay taas ng kaliwang kilay niya. Umiling naman ako dahil kung magsalita pa 'ko, baka matarayan ko pa.

Sakit ng pisngi ko. </3 Pa'no ba naman kasi yung seatmate ko sa kanan, un/fortunately, si Kael. Tinampal ba naman ang panyo niya sa'kin. I glared at him then inamoy ko yung panyo niya. Bango. Ito yung usual niyang perfume. Nakakaadik ang amoy. Ewan.

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