Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
I stared at the dark sky. The air turned cold and in a sudden, the rain poured heavily. Agad kong inilabas mula saking bag ang payong at mabilis na tumakbo pabalik sa entrance ng paaralan. Pagkarating doon ay agad kong pinunasan ang ulo ko gamit ang aking panyo.
"Shit," I cursed. "Malas naman oh."
I sighed. Kung kelan naman pauwi na ako, saka naman umulan ng malakas. Ilang kamalasan pa ba ang aabutin ko ngayong araw? Kaninang umaga natalsikan ako ng putik kaya kinailangan kong bumalik sa bahay para magbihis. I was late for an hour dahil may kalayuan din ang bahay namin sa school. Then, I forgot we'd have a long quiz in math, kaya ayun, wala akong masagot. And, naubusan ako ng paborito kong dutchmill. Kinain pa nung vending machine ang natitirang coins ko. And now, this.
I stared at the heavy downpour. The water droplets fell like they simply cannot think of anything better to do. I held my bare arm out. The droplets splatter on my outstretched fingers.
"I hate rain," I murmured.
Ibinaling ko ang atensyon sa ibang estudyanteng nakasilong din sa entrance ng paaralan namin. Seems like di lang ako ang minalas. Inaliw ko ang sarili ko kakatingin sa kanila dahil lowbatt ang phone ko. Di ko na namalayan kanina pa pala ako nakatitig sa isang lalaki.
Jack Callin. Ang tahimik na heartthrob na pinagkakaguluhan ng lahat. Same grade as me, pero nasa section 1 siya. Section 3 ako. Mukhang di siya napasabak sa ulan kanina. He was completely dry with his black sweater on. Nakatayo lang siya habang nakatingin sa kalangitan. He was holding a red umbrella. It was bright red kaya nakakakuha siya ng atensyon.
My gaze was fixed on him. I studied every contour of his face, how his ebony black hair danced with the cold breeze. His eyes blankly staring at the dark sky. How his eyebrows complimented his tall nose. His jaw that looked like it was sculpted to perfection. I gulped when I saw how his adams apple moved up and down. I felt my stomach twisted into knots when my gaze landed on his veiny hands.
Jack Callin is a guy that would make every girl swoon. And I was one of them. I had a crush on him since day one.
Halos mapatalon ako sa gulat nang bigla siyang lumingon sakin. Patay malisya naman akong lumingon sa ibang direksyon.
"Fuck, Madeira, what in the world did you just do?" I murmured. "Did you just.." Napahawak ako sa magkabilang pisngi ko, "Oh my God, pinagnasaan ko yung tao!" I tapped my cheeks nang magsimulang tumibok ng mabilis ang puso ko. That was so not me!
Ibinalik ko ang tingin kay Jack pero agad akong natigilan nang mapansin ko ang isang babaeng lumapit sa kanya. Si Ms. Cleo Demoure. Ang physics teacher namin. She was really beautiful. Halos lahat ng lalaking professor dito sa school ay humahanga sa kanya. Maski mga estudyante. Aside from being beautiful, she's also smart and very kind. She was almost perfect.
The mysterious air that surrounded Jack a while ago was gone. A genuine smile appeared on his soft lips when his eyes landed on the Ms. Cleo. Sandali silang nag-usap bago binuksan ni Jack ang payong at pinasilong ang guro.
