His Rebound Girl

Chapter 12

#HRGChapter12

Kinabahan ako don!!

Good Lord, it was nothing!

I just realized that I was just touched a bit by Saveo's words.

And I was a bit vulnerable.

Nope. It's not what I thought it was, thank goodness.

I AM not in love.

He still looks the same. He still feels the same.

I mean if I like him, I was so sure that when I went out of the bathroom, what I will feel for him will be like how I felt with my first-year crush. Yung bumibilis yung tibok ng puso ko pagkakita ko, yung may kuryente pag hinahawakan ko 'yung kamay, yung hindi ako makapagsalita and yung nagliliwanag siya sa paningin ko.

But none of it happened.

He's just Saveo.

My bestfriend.

Relief washed through me.

"What happened? You okay?" tanong ni Saveo pagkalabas ko ng CR.

I smiled brightly at him. "Yep, never better. Maga pa ba 'yung eyes ko?"

"A bit. Wash your face a bit more and maybe try to put some powder"

Sinunod ko yung suggestion niya bago kami umuwi. Pagdating sa bahay, sinukat lang namin 'yung mga damit namin at infairness naman talaga kay Tita, sukat na sukat sakin yung damit. Hindi na namin kailangan ipa adjust kasi kala mo sinukat, eh. Iba talaga ang instinct ng isang ina.

Tinawanan ko lang din ng bonggang bongga si Sav kasi mukha siyang penguin sa Happy Feet.

"Maganda lang gown mo, nadala ka" asar niya.

I flipped my hair.

Sa Friday na ulit ako pupunta sa school so matutulog at manonood lang ako for the rest of the week. Yey. Naeexcite na 'ko magsembreak, hay. Susulitin ko talaga 'yung sembreak ngayon coz next sem is hell sem. Huhu. Puro na kami evaluation exams and I have to pass everything if I want to be Magna.

For the rest of the week, hindi kami nagkita ni Sav kasi nga exam week niya. Hindi ko muna pinayagang pumunta dito sa bahay. Sayang kaya sa oras bumyahe imbes na iaaral niya na lang.

Although, ni hindi ko man lang nakitang mastress mag aral 'yung lalaking 'yun. He's always so chill. Parang ni hindi nga kumunot man lang 'yung noo nun. Samantalang kapag ako, jusko, mukha na akong may sampung anak pagkatapos mag-aral.

Nagtatawagan pa rin kami gabi gabi, though. Lagi sila nag-uusap ni Mama. Then, nung Thursday, naka zoom call kaming lahat with Tita Tess and Daddy D.

Nung nag Friday, dahil nga recognition day, nagkayayaan ang honors class na mag-inom kasama ang ibang profs. At dahil pagod kami sa sem at we deserve a break, oo agad kami. Libre daw, eh. 6pm naman natapos 'yung program kaya maaga pa.

At dahil isa akong mabuting anak, naka-oo na ako bago magpaalam.

"Maaaa" lambing ko agad pagkasagot ni Mama ng phone. "Hehe. Love you"

"Ano 'yun ha?"

"Maaaaa" tawag ko ulit sa pinakamalambing kong boses. "Can I eat out with my classmates...and drink na rin? Sem ender po namin hehe tas kasama naman po namin sila Sir Mark, Sir Chris, Sir Jon, Ma'am Mona, Ms. Lara" nakafull force na mga tropa naming profs para more chances of winning.

"Hmmm, saan ba kayo? Marami ba kayo?"

"Sa Eastwood po, Ma. 20 po siguro kami Tapos po hahatid daw po nila kami before midnight. Apat pong prof yung may sasakyan tas kasabay ko naman po pauwi si Der"