One Last Raindrop

CHAPTER 3

Waking up in the middle of the night right now is kinda weird but then I remembered that I woke up because of the sound of the thunder. Late na akong natulog kanina dahil sa pagre-review kaya akala ko ay deretso na ang tulog ko.

Lumapit ako sa bintana upang makita kung gaano kalakas ang ulan. Malakas ito dahil wet season na and it makes me feel a little excited dahil makapagsusuot na ako ng mga hoodie na binili ko.

I was about to turn my back when I suddenly saw a silhouette of a man. He was standing in the middle of the bermuda grass.

Who the hell is he? Naisipan kong bumaba kahit medyo kinakabahan dahil baka magnanakaw ito. Nang makalapit ako at maliwanagan na si Migo ito ay napatigil ako sa aking kinatatayuan.

His eyes were closed while his face was facing upward, feeling every raindrop from the clouds. I can see his hot Adam's apple from where I was standing. What was with the rain?

Napahakbang ako nang bahagya nang hindi ko man lang namamalayan na basang-basa na ako dahil sa ulan nang dumilat ang kaniyang mata at magtama ang paningin naming dalawa.

"Ma'am Dior?" Kumunot ang noo niya at agad na lumapit sa akin. We're both feeling the same awkwardness. Awkward for him because I am not wearing any bra inside my silk sleepwear and awkward for me because I can see through his wet white shirt his well-built body. "Basang-basa ka na."

He pulled me away from where I was getting wet at. Agad kaming nakasilong at hinawi niya pataas ang kaniyang buhok habang nakatingin sa pagbagsak ng malalaking patak ng ulan.

"What's with you?" I am not the type of person who loves to intrude nor care but I do not know if those were tears or what.

"Wala lang 'to," he said and smiled, showing me his dimples again. "Basang-basa ka na. Madali ka pa namang magkasakit."

"How did you know?"

"I know you since I was seven years old, Ma'am Dior."

"Well, who wouldn't even notice? Pag may sakit ako, lahat kayo ay nabubulabog ng mga magulang ko." He chuckled and I don't even know why. It irritates me for some unknown reason again.

"I care for everyone in this house. I got no one, wala na akong pamilya. I realized that I should treat you all as my family. Hindi mo ako nagagambala."

"I am not!" I said and I even buckled! "We're not family."

"Don't you want me as your family?" he said and damn! The audacity of him! He sounded like he's teasing me or what. I can't even understand, and it also sounded like he's trying to make his voice sound like he's sad or whatsoever. Nakalilito.

"Whatever, hardinero." I was about to walk out when he talked again.

"Good night, Ma'am Dior."

Answering our first quiz for this sem is kinda challenging for me since it is also my first time as a senior high school student. Basic Cal is indeed basic for me but damn, there are really times when you'll get confused a little kahit gaano ka pa katalino.

I can feel the tension in our room like how our past quizzes in our grade ten days felt like. Lahat ay seryoso. Lahat ay gustong makakuha ng mataas na grades.

I gazed at Migo's side when my classmates admired him after standing up and giving his paper to the prof. It looked so easy on him, but it didn't matter to me how quick things should be done as long as it's perfect and sure.

"Fuck!" I said after my G-tech ballpen fell down and a sudden realization hit me. Nasa locker lahat ng extra ballpen ko. Knowing G-Tech, once na mahulog 'yan ay hindi na susulat 'yan kaya naman hindi ko na lamang pinulot. Daig pa ang mobile phones, eh.