Something Great (Valdemora Series #3)

Chapter 8

Pinikit ko ang mga mata ngunit agad ring idinilat. Kanina pa ako nakahiga ngunit hindi rin makatulog dahil napuno ang isipan ko ng simpleng paglalapat ng labi namin.

I tried switching to another position but it all turned out the same. I can't sleep. My mind's awake the whole time because of that. His sinful lips that accidentally landed on mine didn't make me sleep at all.

Inabot ko ang phone na nasa side table. I've been checking the email he sent me earlier many times now. At hindi ko magawang makapagtipa ng mensahe sa kanya nang hindi naiisip ang tungkol doon.

Hindi ko siya na-replyan. All I did was just to stare at it and read it again and again. Nahihiya ako at naiilang kahit hindi naman niya nakikita. I don't know how I will react in front of him.

Sa kanya mukhang walang problema, pero sa akin, talagang dinamdam ko. I know it's just like an accident that we never expected.

Bakit kasi ganoon pa ang naisipan nilang pag-welcome sa amin?

My phone beeped, indicating for another notification. Nanggaling iyon sa kanya. Gusto kong makatulog na pero iyong nga mensahe niya ay nasa isipan ko na rin. Hindi napapagod kakatakbo.

You're not replying. You can talk to me tomorrow.

And what topic are we gonna talk about tomorrow? Alam kong sa aming dalawa ay ako lang naman ang umaaktong ganito.

Inis kong nilapag iyon saka pinilit ang sariling makatulog. It's already 2 am and his words are still running inside my mind.

So, when I finally went to our school, I'm really sleepy. Mahina akong naglakad papasok ng room habang humihikab.

Reese didn't got a chance to ride with me so she's earlier. Nakaupo ito sa seat niya habang nakataas ang kilay na nakatingin sa akin.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at naupo sa katabing upuan. I crossed my arms and then closed my eyes for a bit of sleep here. Isang segundo pa lang akong nakapikit nang hampasin niya iyong upuan ko.

Naiinis kong iminulat ang mata saka sinamaan siya ng tingin. Naroon ang nagtataka niyang mga mata sa akin na tila hindi makapaniwala sa nakikita.

"I'm sleepy. Please be quiet even just for a day, Reese. Maawa ka naman sa akin dahil gutom pa ako," sabi ko at kinusot ang mata, sinundan kaagad ng hikab.

It's still 7:30 in the morning and here I am, already at school while yawning. Hindi na ako talaga nakatulog ng maayos kagabi. I didn't have my breakfast yet. Gusto ko lang talagang matulog kahit ilang oras.

"Anong nangyari? Hindi ka nakatulog?" she asked but I just replied only shaking my head. She's asking a lot of questions but all I did was to not listen on it.

Isinalpak ko ang earphones saka nakinig ng music habang sinusubukang matulog. Good thing she didn't disturb me anymore. Malaya kong napapakinggan ang musika at kahit papaano ay na-relax iyong isipan ko.

I'm not surrounded by the thoughts of mine last night. Ni kahit si Isaac nga ay hindi nagagawa iyong hindi ako patulugin sa kaiisip sa kanya, pero siya na hindi ko naman gusto ay nagawa iyon? Is his charm really that powerful?

I woke up when the teacher arrived. It's an hour of class before she finally let us out.

Reese, on the other hand, is still waiting for me to finish what I'm doing. Alam kong inip na ito dahil sa bagal kong kumilos pero matiyaga siyang naghintay.

"Salamat naman. Saan tayo?" She's pertaining to where we're going. I suggested her to be here only inside the campus. Sa cafeteria na lang kami kumain.