Domingo #3: Crush Me Back

CHAPTER 01

CHAPTER 01: CRUSH

AMARA'S POV

"I don't want to come with you, kayo na lang."

My girl classmates force me to join them to play chinese garter. I just push them away because that wasn't my thing. Duh! Chinese garter is so girly.

Nandito ako sa kiosko with my ipod and headset. Today is the celebration of nutrition month at katatapos lang iyon. Minutes after those girls left me alone, Vincent and Yeshua went on my direction.

"Hindi ka namin nakita sa program? You're here the whole time?" Yeshua asked.

I lowered the volume of the music for me to hear them talk and ask. "I don't like it there, maingay." I said expressionless.

"Bryan is there. You didn't see him performe, sayang." Sabi ni Vincent na may bahid na kung ano sa boses niya.

"Okay lang." I glance at them at nakita kong may smirk sa mga labi nila. "What?"

They both chuckled.

"Kilala mo si Farah, 'yong grade six?"

I leered my eyes at them. Hindi ako kailanman nagka-interesado sa mga tao sa paligid ko lalo na kung babae pa 'yan.

"Tinutukso siya kay Bryan." Dugtong na sabi ni Yeshua.

Agad akong napaangat ng tingin sa kanila. "Anong section ng Farah na 'yan?" My voice got in pitch when they meddle Bryan's name with that Farah, bullshit Farah.

Humalakhak sila.

"Zup, Bryan!" Biglang bati na singit ni Yesh sa usapan namin, sinamaan ko siya ng tingin because I thought he's teasing me. "Nice dance."

"Thanks."

Nagpintig ang tenga ko sa narinig. It's his voice. Saktong titingin ako sa banda kung nasaan siya ng maabutang naglalakad na siya paalis.

"Woah!" Tukso ng dalawa sa akin na nangingisi.

He ignored me. Again. Is it not impossible for him to see me hear because this place is so open, he really just ignored me.

Nagbaba na lang ako ng tingin dito sa dalawa kong kasama.

I remember the first time he ignored me, it is was when I told everybody that he is my crush.

FLASHBACK

We're in grade three. May meeting ang mga teachers therefore may naglilista ng noisy sa board ngunit imbes na maglista siya ay kung ano-ano ang sinusulat niya sa blackboard.

"Who wants to reveal their crushes?!" Magiliw niyang sabi.

My girl classmates scream in excitement.

Sinulat ni Sia, the girl in front ang mga pangalan naming lahat na babae. I want to protest pero magmumukha akong killjoy. We're just twenty in class. Ten boys and ten girls.