Back In My Arms

020

llysa

"dali gaga! male-late tayo!"

we were all laughing. mabilis kaming tumakbo papunta ng University. hindi namin napansin ang oras. it's already 9:07am.

"si sir lopez pa naman next teacher!" rosie exclaimed. "mainitin ang ulo! wala kasing jowa!" naiiling pang aniya.

pagdating namin sa gate ay agad naming tinap ang school i.d to prove that we're here in school, saka kami tumakbo muli sa kahabaan ng hallway.

i actually don't mind being late. but since it's sir lopez, our physical education teacher slash our dance coach, mas lalo kaming dapat na bumalik ng classroom. napaka strikto niya. plus, he's the dance troupe coach, that's why i know he's very grumpy.

"gosh!" jenna exclaimed, wiping her sweat.

"sana lang wala pa si sir!" ani jishei. sana nga..

nakarating kami sa classroom na medyo nagkakaguluhan pa. we saw jimin sitting at his arm chair. parehong nagkakaladyaan. si hobi na nanggugulo sa iba naming classmates, si rafael na nagsusulat sa notebook niya, at si yoshi na nakadukdok. while jin already graduated because he's older than all of us. kakauwi niya lang din from korea since doon siya nag aral at nakatira rin kasama ang lola nila ni jishei.

inikot ko ang paningin ko sa buong classroom. wala pa siya!

"omg, hindi kami late!" i happily mumbled, raising my both hands as if i won in a competition.

pabagsak akong naupo. beside me was hobi na kanina pa tawa ng tawa.

"late kayo 'no. umalis lang si sir kasama si van." my smile faded because of what hobi said. nang makita niya ang reaksyon ko ay agad siyang natawa.

"san nag punta?" jishei interrupted. of course, it's her boyfriend.

"eh may sinundo raw.. ayaw maniwala ni sir lopez sa sinabi ni van kaya isinama niya paalis," ani hobi saka muling tumawa. then he suddenly stopped laughing. "oh, ayan na pala sila eh.." he said then pointed the door.

"class," panimula ni sir Lopez nang tuluyan siyang makapasok. "i finally have my right hand here.. he's already back."

right hand? what does he mean?

"sa lahat ng member ng dance troupe, the former dance troupe president is finally back.. jake jeon is here, please come in.." right hand?

uh, what the heck?

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