10 Last Months

Chapter 11

"Well I think, it was successful."

For the nth time of my life, I'm with Sandra again. We're currently in my house because I asked her to help me bake some cookies. Hindi ko kasi hilig ang mga gawaing kusina hindi tulad niya.

I shrugged my shoulders while putting the flour on the mixture."Bakit ba gan'yan ang reaction mo? He got frustrated at me, alright?"

Kinwento ko na kasi 'yung nangyari last time with Vinzeler and she's pushing that my plan of ignoring him was actually a success.

Dumaan siya sa harap ko at kinuha ang hawak kong itlog para siya ang mag-crack at lagay niyon. I rolled my eyes. She knows well how bad I am at cracking an egg. She doesn't want me to mess around.

"And it's a good sign, Natalie," pagpipilit niya.

Nalilito akong napaharap sa kaniya dahil sa sinabi. Para sa akin kasi ay mas lumala lang ang mga pangyayari at lalong nairita lang sa akin si Vinze. I didn't tell Sandra the story on verbatim though, just the thought and summary.

"How so?" I shifted on my position and faced her. Pinapanood ko siyang haluin ang mixture gamit ang whisk. I saw how she struggles doing it so I went away to get the electric mixer in a cabinet. "He seems like he doesn't want to see me ever again," pagpapatuloy kong nasa harap na cabinet ang tingin, maingat na kinukuha ang electric mixer.

"Natalie..." Sandra called that's why I looked her way. She's smirking, nang-aasar. "You're hopeless," tanging komento niya.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at agad nang kinuha ang mixer para makalapit sa kaniya. "Nang-aasar ka na naman," malungkot at nakasimangot kong saad.

She laughed annoyingly, "No, I'm not!" She stopped mixing and faced me, "Just go with the flow, Natalie..." Her eyes roamed on the countertop where everything we're doing is settled. "And continue making effort like what you're doing now."

I nodded and set up the electric mixer before getting a hold of it to use it on the mixture. May kabigatan iyon at masakit sa braso pero kakayanin. Si Sandra naman ay nanonood lang sa aking tabi kahit na halatang hirap na ako sa ginagawa.

Hindi lingid sa kaalaman ko na napilitan lang siya sa ginagawa namin. After going home from school, I immediately called her to come over and help me bake for Vinze. She said she's not in the mood and too lazy to do it. I blackmailed her and here she is. Alam naming pareho na hindi ko naman talaga magagawa sa kaniya 'yung mga pinang-blackmail ko. But then she still fell for it, to my surprise.

After finalizing the mixture, we then started scooping it and putting it on the oven tray. Napapangiti na lang ako habang ginagawa iyon at iniisip ang posibleng maging reaksyon ni Vinze 'pag nabigay ko na sa kaniya.

Putting my love on the food, I unconsciously smiled. Hindi naman nakatakas sa aking pansin ang pagngiwi ni Sandra dahil doon, bahagya akong lumayo sa ginagawa at natawa sa kaniyang reaksyon.

"You're a damn lovesick, Nat." Naiiling at nakangiwing komento ni Sandra. I smirked.

"You'll soon know how this feels, Sandra." I wiggled my brows at her. "With Vile," I continued with my teasing smile.

Lalo siyang ngumiwi at umiwas ng tingin, lumayo pa siya patungo sa sink para maghugas ng kamay. "No way."

Natawa na lang akong muli sa kaniya. She really has this huge hate on Vile and I don't think it still concerns my first few interactions with him. Hmm.

The sports season will start in three days and our school's first game will be in five days. Matindi ang ginagawang practice nila Vinzeler ngayon at busy rin ako kaya hindi ko na masyado siyang nakakausap at nalalapitan pagtapos ng gabing iyon. Ngayon lang talaga ako ulit nagkaroon ng oras kaya sinulit ko na. I will be bringing the fancily packed cookies to him tomorrow.