The Place Where It All Starts (Sitio Series #1)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Project 

A week has passed. Levi and I's setup for the next days were like that. Sabay kami mag lalunch, sabay papasok at uuwi. He's been nice to me also. That's why I kept thinking na this was all part of his 'pambabawi' thingy. 

Today is Thursday at uwian na. Normally, Levi and I will go out of the room together pero wala na siya. I don't know where did he go.

Kaya naman lumabas na ako ng school hoping that I would see him but I didn't. Baka nauna na siya or some emergency came up. That's all I've been thinking not until I saw him. I was about to approach him but I stopped when I saw Melanie with him.

Bigla akong nawalan ng gana. Maybe his 'pambabawi' thingy ended kaya hindi na ako ang kasabay niya. Then I remembered what Melanie said, she is Levi's soon-to-be girlfriend.

Para akong tangang sinusundan sila sa malayo. But the distance can't hide the fact that I am seeing Levi's smile while he's talking with her.

I don't know what to feel. Naiinis ako na ewan. Bakit ba ganto nararamdaman ko? Hindi naman pwedeng ako lagi ang kasama ni Levi. Levi has Melanie. Levi has friends, even though hindi ko pa sila nakikita. Levi's world was not revolving around me but why can't I accept that?

Nadaanan na nila ang bahay namin pero ni hindi man lang tinapunan ng tingin ni Levi 'yon. I felt so sad. I treated him like a friend but seems like it is not mutual. Haha.

I gave a final look to Levi and Melanie who doesn't even know that I was there before going inside our home. For the past few days, I didn't felt lonely because of Levi's presence beside me but now, I don't know what will happen anymore.

Kinabukasan ay sinadya kong gumising ng maaga para makaalis rin ako ng maaga para di ako maabutan ni Levi dito sa harap ng bahay. I don't know if Levi would still wait for me but I just have the guts that he will.

Pagkadating sa school ay dumiretso ako sa library. I slept there for 30 minutes. I was still sleepy because I was up early diba.

I decided to go to our classroom, five minutes before our first period. When I got there, wala pa si Levi. Kasunod ko lang dumating ang teacher namin. At kasunod ng teacher ay si Levi. Mukhang nag mamadali pa. The teacher didn't mark him late though, halos sabay lang rin naman sila pumasok.

"Hey, ba't ang aga mo umalis?" Levi asked when he seated but I didn't answer him. I just act like I'm listening to our teacher.

Sabi ko na nga ba, hinintay niya ako.

"Hey..." Tawag niya sa akin at kinalabit pa ako but I didn't mind him.

Nung napansin niyang hindi ko siya papansinin ay nanahimik nalang ito. While the classess is on going, I can sense Levi's eyes on me from time to time but I didn't look at him even once.

Hours have passed and break time na. Nagmadali akong mag ayos ng gamit at umalis. I can also hear Levi calling me pero di ko siya pinansin. Instead of going to canteen, sa library ako dumiretso. Kahit na gutom ako ay mas nangibabaw ang antok sa akin kaya pinili ko nalang matulog sa library.

After 1 hour nagising na ko and afternoon classes starts. Ganoon parin ang nangyari. Levi keep looking at me.

Natigilan nalang ako nung may nilapag siya na papel sa table ko.

'Are u mad? :('

Ganyan ang nakalagay. As much as I wanted to reply, pinigilan ko ang sarili ko. I can't depend on Levi nalang habang dito ako nag aaral. As long as I can, if no one would be my friend, then it's better to distance myself and be alone.