Living With My Crush (Completed)

Chapter 03

Chapter 3

Crush

I was walking down the stairs when I accidentally tripped because someone bumped me purposely.

Buti nalang at isang palapag nalang ang kulang para maka-step na ako sa floor. Tumayo na ako at tinignan ang tumulak sa akin.

It was Aella. She was grinning at me like she just won a trophy. I remained still and kept everything I am suppose to say in my mind. What was she thinking? Hindi niya ba ikinonsider ang peligro na maidudulot ng pagtulak niya sa akin? What if I was far from the ground? Is she even thinking?

In the end, ikinibit-balikat ko nalang. I'll just pray for her.

"Mana! Halika ka na! Kain na tayo!" sigaw ni Nicca sa akin mula sa kusina. His head was peeking out and he was motioning gestures to me. Aella advances, covering the line of Nicca's sight. Thus, hindi iyon pinansin ni Nicca at bumalik nalang sa loob.

Naglakad na ako papunta sa kusina at umupo sa bakanteng upuan sa dining table. Napansin ko ring naroon na silang lahat except for the my roommate. I roamed my eyes hoping to see him somewhere in the kitchen but there was no sign of him. I didn't care much, though.

Matapos ng ilang minutong paghahanda ng mga makakain, inilapag na din nila Nicca at Helene ang breakfast namin.

Napagdesisyonan namin kagabi habang kumakain ng dinner na si Chryseis daw at si Helene ang magiging official cook ng bahay. Actually, they voluntarily offered themselves. As for us, sino ang hihindi? Kung ako iyong magluluto, baka mas gugustohin niyo nalang na magtake-out sa Jollibee. Chry and Helene would be better cooks than everyone else, I guess.

"Hi..." panimula ni Helene sa amin. She "Nga pala, nasaan nga ba si Kuya Ronnie?" tanong niya. Okay, I'm really curious about that Ronnie. Then Helene faced me. "Diba pumasok si Kuya Ronnie sa room niyo?"

"H-huh? Ronnie? Wala namang Ronnie na student, ah..." angil ko.

"Duh. Si Kuya Circe! Ano ka ba, roommate mo kaya iyon."

Ah. Ok-t-teka... siya ba 'yung nakausap ko kagabi? 'Yung pogi at... hot? Siya 'yon? Si Ronnie 'yon? Oh my gas. Wait, hindi siya natulog kagabi doon sa kwarto, ah. Where did he go?

It's my turn to ask. "Eh, bakit naman Ronnie ang naging pangalan niya? Ang layo naman sa Circe? Tsaka, bakit Kuya mo iyon? Kapatid kayo?" I know I ask too much.

"Ah, so, hot seat ako, ganoon?" biro nito. "Well, wala naman talagang deep reason kung bakit Ronnie ang tawag namin kay Kuya, eh. Bumagay lang sa kanya ang Ronnie that's why tinawag nalang din namin siya na Ronnie. And about sa 'Kuya', twins kami. He's a minute older than me. Hindi kami magkamukha dahil Fraternal Twins kami..." paliwanag niya.

At... ano daw? Fraternal Twins? Kaya pala parang dyosa din ang ganda nitong si Helene dahil magkapatid pala sila ni Circe.

"Are we clear with our names here?" biglang tanong ni Chryseis. "Cause you guys got a helluva names to remember. And we can tell something about our life, though. How 'bout that?"

"Not yet. Well, let's introduce ourselves?" Tanong naman ni Nicca. "Who wants to be the first?"

"Ako!" nag-taas ng kamay iyong suplada girl. Finally, I'd know her name so that I can add her to my blacklist.

"Okay, so, um... I'm Acantha Aella Aeson. I'm gorgeous, I know. And, I am a fan of Thirteen Reason Why and Hannah Baker rocks. Uh... I love someone but... that person don't feel the same..." she said and walked away. Typical.

"She must have a big problem with that person she has feelings to..." natatawang wika ni Chryseis. "Okay, next?" ani nito.

"Hi! I am Eurydice Eirene Danae. As-in, Daney, okay? Not Da-na-e. That's so cheap. My face is new to all of you I know 'cause I am a transferee. I transferred 'cause I wanted something new. It's not that I don't love my life, it's just that I wanna feel how to be independent. I wanna test myself how would I be if I'm far away from the place I grew up. And being here would help me do what I want..." I said.

"Hmmm," patangong sabi ni Helene. "Sunod?" tanong nito.

"Ako nalang!" Chryseis stood up and then he introduce himself. "Im Alexander Chryseis Clotho. That's all. Thank you." then he sat back and continued smacking his sandwich.

"Sige, ako nalang..." bulontaryo ni Nicca. "Im Nicca Bailbort-I mean, Lencho Ponics Bailbort. Argh! I don't like the name 'Lencho Ponics'! It's manly. But since the priest named me already, I'm gonna accept it and embrace it. Para sa ekonomiya! Pak! Ganern! Hoho." sabi ni Nicca. Natawa naman ako sa 'pak. ganern,' niya. "Helene, you go next," untag ni Nicca kay Helene.

"Sure," she smiled sweetly. "I'm Helene Kassandra Karme. I know my surname isn't Lachelis... so here's the story... our father who released us inside our mother's stomach married another woman and it happened to be Kuya Ronnie's stepmother, while our mother also married another man and they changed my surname. Me and Kuya Ronnie are already close because the affairs happened since we're 5. So yeah, that's my life. A typical marriage affairs," pakilala ni Helene.

"Ah..." tumango kaming lahat.

"Let's get ready na. We're going to be late," Nicca insisted and we all agreed.

Matapos ng maikiling agahan na iyon ay mabilis kaming naghanda para sa klase. Napag-alaman kong magka-klase kaming mga babae habang nasa iibang section naman ang mga boys. Hindi ko lang alam kung bakit. When I asked Helene about it, she doesn't know, as well.

After preparing, we bailed out our boarding house and took the path to our classroom.

Me, Helene, and Acantha are walking to our classroom. May nakita rin kaming bulletin board entailling the reasons of my doubt. Hindi namin classmate ang mga boys dahil binago ang sistema ng paaralan. All girls at all boys na. Pero sabi ni Mrs. Fiester, temporary time lang naman daw ang system na 'yon kaya hindi kami nagwo-worry.

Tumingin ako kay Acantha dahil gusto kong makipag-communicate sa kanya. She was very distant. Sa mga titig niya, may galit, e. I don't know if she's angry with the world or she's just really angry at me.

"Acantha, are you a transferee here, too?" tanong ko at wala man lang siyang naging sagot.

Pinabayaan ko nalang. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang problema niya at ayaw niyang pansinin ako. Nag-patuloy nalang kami sa pag-lalakad at nakarating naman kami sa room namin.

Pumasok na kami sa classroom namin. Magkakatabi kaming tatlo. Wala pa naman si Mrs. Hayah, 'yung adviser namin, nanahimik na lamang kami. Ilang sandali din ay dumating na si Mrs. Hayah at may dalang papeles. Ewan ko kung ano ang mga 'yan, hindi naman ako teacher.

"Good morning," mataray na simula ni Mrs. Hayah.

"Good morning din po," balik-bati namin sa kanya.

"So, let's start our cla-"

"Excuse, Maam..."

Bigla kaming napatingin sa pinto kung saan may pumutol sa sasabihin ni Mrs. Hayah. Tumaas naman ang isang kilay ni Mrs. Hayah.

"What do you want, Mr. Lachelis?"

Ngayon ko lang napagtantong... si Circe pala 'yong nag-interrupt.

"May kukunin lang po," pumasok na si Circe at may kung anong kinuha sa documentary shelf sa gilid ng classroom.

I was just looking at him while doing his swift moves.

Wala naman sigurong problema kung magkakacrush ako sa kanya, diba? I mean, there's no harm on having a crush on someone. As long as hindi aabot sa puntong mamahalin mo siya. I think, having a crush on someone won't hurt.

Sadyang gwapo lang talaga siya.

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I think this one's lame. Haha. Kbye.