THE LOVER : Lucius Marco

[Trece] SUDDEN

"Are you sure okay ka lang, Ems?" Paulit ulit na tanong ni Kyline sa kaibigan pagkatapos sa nangyari kaninang umaga.

Bandang alas tres na ng hapon pero tanong ng tanong pa din si Kyline sa kalagayan ni Emmanuela.

"Oo nga, ang kulit." A bit of annoyed tone can be heard in Emmanuela's voice.

"Eto naman. Nag-aalala lang naman ako para sayo." Depensa ni Kyline.

"Oo nga naman, Ela. Nagkasagutan kaya kayo ni Shane kaninang umaga-" Emmanuela cuts Frudo's words off.

"I'm well aware na nagkasagutan kami. And? Ano naman kung ganon?" Taas kilay nagtanong si Emmanuela.

"Nag-aalala lang naman kami para sayo, Ems." Ani Kyline na bahagyang napayuko sa kanyang ulo.

"Ako din.." Nakabulong na tugon ni Frudo.

"Why?" Kunot noong tanong niya.

"Eh kasi nga diba. You are.. uhm.." Kyline starts gesturing with her hands. Unable to say the words that she wanted to express.

Staring, Emmanuela waits for a continuation.

".. unstable..?" Kyline's tone of voice wasn't so sure if she was using the word.

She looked away then looks at Kyline again with a new expression written on her face. Annoyed to be exact.

"So you personally think I can't handle small arguments such as talking trash right infront of a trashcan?" Naiinis na tanong ni Emmanuela.

"Trashcan?" Tanong ni Kyline.

"She was referring to Shane." Bulong naman ni Frudo sa kanya.

"Nag-aalala nga lang kami sayo." Dagdag ni Kyline.

"Baka din kasi ano Ella-" Before Frudo could finish his words, Emmanuela spoke.

"Na ano? Na baka iiyak na naman ako sa harapan ng mga tao? Na magwawala na naman ako? Na hindi na naman ako makakahinga? Or in short, mababaliw na naman ako?" Hindi napigilan ni Emmanuela ang bibig niya at nasabi ang mga bagay na iyon dahil na din sa walang tigil pagtatanong ng mga kaibigan niya.

Dahil na din sa tilang bangungot na nakaraan niya. She was drowning before, unstable mental state. But now, she's currently swimming her way out.

"Hindi naman sa ganon, Ems." A tint of sincerity can be heard in Kyline's voice.

"Oy guys! Sabi ni Sir Marco, wala daw class ngayon so maaga dismissal natin!" Anunsyo sa isang kaklase nila.

"YOWN!"

"Sabi sa inyo mabait yang asawa ko eh."

"ARAT TAGAY MAMAYA!"

"Kita nalang tayo sa canteen ha? May dadaanan pa si me."

Sunod sunod na hiyawan sa mga kaklase niya. Bitterness is visible on Emmanuela's face as she grabs her bag and stormed out from the classroom.

"Great.. we pissed her off." Ani Kyline.

"Ikaw naman kasi eh. Sabi sa'yo na ayos na siya. Paulit ulit ka kasi." Suway ni Frudo. Sasagot sana si Kyline ngunit pareho silang wala sa gana at nalulungkot sa epekto ng kanilang pinagsasabi.

Her head is full of annoyance as she walked through the hallway, crossing her arms over her chest. Some students turn their heads at her as she walks by, but some did not, and those are the ones who witnessed the scene this morning.

As she's walking on the hallway, napansin niya ulit ang poster na nasa main bulletin board nila. Her eyes examined the poster, rereading it again.

Her mind started to think the possibilities of joining but then again, this is not new for her. She looked at the paper pasted on the bulletin board next to the poster, written on it are the different names of students, some are familiar to her, some are not.