LA ORIAN ACADEMY: School of the Prodigies SEASON 1 [PUBLISHED]

CHAPTER 34.5

Slingshot (Extra Chapter)

Unti-unting iminulat ni Suzanne ang kanyang mga mata at sinalubong agad ang kanyang paningin ng isang puting kisame.

"Nasaan ako?"

"You're such a piece of work," napalingon si Suzanne sa kanyang kaliwa at nakita n'ya si Mark nakaupo habang nagbabasa ng nobela na sa tantya n'ya ay isang Sci-Fi novel. Nasa kabilang kama naman si Archles at mahimbing na natutulog.

Bago pa man maibuka ni Suzanne ang kanyang bibig ay nagsalita muli si Mark. "You're in the infirmary, if that's what you wanna ask."

Naupo muna si Suzanne sa kanyang higaan at muling nagsalita. "A-Ano'ng ginagawa ko rito... bakit ako nandito?"

"You fainted," Mark closed his book and looked at her. "You fainted while Dwayne was talking to you. Guess you really didn't get enough sleep because you trained for one week straight, right?"

Unti-unting tumango si Suzanne doon.

"And not just that," ani Mark. "You ran all the way from the stock room which was three buildings away from the arena."

Napatingin agad si Suzanne kay Mark at halata sa kanyang itsura ang gulat. "Paano mo..."

"Sino nga ulit ako?"

"M-Mark Gosiengfiao."

Mark smirked in satisfaction. "Good thing you knew."

"Kung hindi 'yon nabuksan ng janitor... malamang hindi ako makakarating sa arena. Matatalo tayo sa competition."

"I know and good thing you're loud as fuck that Luke Hemmings and his wife managed to get your ass out of that stock room by informing the school's janitor," wika naman ni Mark. (a/n: Luke is not a character of La Orian Academy. He's one of the characters of 18RLOTE. I did a cross-over here. Hahaha)

Napasinghap naman niyon si Suzanne. "Ang competition! Na-Nanalo ba tayo?"

Mark gave her a small smile. "Yeah, we did."

The former sighed in relief. "Mabuti naman kung gano'n. Hindi nasayang ang pagod nating lahat."

Binalot muli sila ng katahimikan. Ilang segundo rin ang itinagal niyon. Suzanne looked at Mark once again before outstretching her hand. Mark looked at her hand then at her, waiting for her to breath a word. She, then, looked away but still outstretching her hand. "Gu-Gusto ko lang sabihin na... congratulations at salamat..."

He shook her head and accepted her hand, shaking it. "I know you can do it so I won't take the credit."

Maang na napatingin si Suzanne kay Mark. "Teka sandali, si Mark ba 'tong kaharap ko? Kasi kung si Mark Andrew Gosiengfiao nga ito, he'll definitely take the credit dahil ganoon ka-kapal ang mukha n'ya at ganoon s'ya ka-hambog. Pero bakit ngayon..."

She was about to ask him when they heard a loud noises from the infirmary's door and they saw Dwayne and Clyde walking in with food and drinks. "You're awake, Suzanne!"

"O-Oo," tumango naman niyon si Suzanne.

"Seriously. Knock, will you? I'm sleeping," Archles grumbled as he slowly sat on his bed and fixing his eyeglasses.

"Stop being so grumpy, Archles. We bought you your favourite sandwich."

"Is that the Abalone katsu sandwich?"

"Yes, it is~"

"Well, forgiven," agad kinuha ni Archles ang sandwich na nasa kamay ni Clyde at kinain iyon.