Kabanata 9- Dumb Bear

Isa, Dalawa, Tatlo, Susugal Ako
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Irene

 

Lagi mong tinatanggihan 'yung alok sa'yo na maging representative ng department niyo mula pa nung first year ka. Kahit anong pilit nila ay tumatanggi ka, pero ngayon, desidido ka.

 

It's your last year, pero hindi dahil last year mo na kaya ka pumayag, may ibang rason pa.

 

"Pwedeng makita listahan ng mga representatives?" Tanong mo sa isang prof na kausap niyo.

 

"Huy! Bakit kailangan mo pang tignan? Hindi ba pwedeng magdesisyon ka na lang?" Bulong ni Jennie sa'yo.

 

"S-sige. Teka nagloloading pa." Aniya habang may tina-tap doon sa ipad na hawak niya. "May nagi-input yata." Napakamot pa siya bago nag-tap ulit. "Ayan, okay na." Iniabot niya 'yon sa'yo.

 

Gustong maki-usyoso ni Jennie sa listahan kaya naman lumayo ka sa kaniya.

 

"Napakadamot! Kapag hindi ka nagdesisyon agad, o-oo na ako." Inis na sabi niya ng lumayo ka para tignan 'yung listahan.

 

Hindi mo naman titignan lahat, isang department lang ang gusto mong tignan.

 

College of Teacher Education Representatives: 

Tzuyu Chou, Third year, BPEd.

Chanyeol Park, Fourth year, BSEd.- English Major

 

"Okay na po." Binalik mo na 'yung ipad, naniningkit naman ang mga mata ni Jennie na nakatingin sa'yo. "I'll join po."

 

Agad na nanlaki ang mga mata ni Jennie sa sinabi mo, "Girl, is this real? Anong tinignan mo doon? Who the heck made you join? This is unbelievable!" Napapaypay siya gamit ang sarili niyang kamay.

 

"Napaka-oa mo. Tara na, nagugutom na ako." Nagpaalam na kayo sa mga prof na nandoon. Hindi ka tinantanan ni Jennie ng mga tanong habang papunta kayo sa caf. Jennie broke the news na pumayag ka.

 

"You're going to cheer for me, aren't you?" Tanong mo kay Seulgi. Naninigurado ka lang, kaklase ba naman niya 'yung representative nila, and to think na nagtumpay 'yon na makipagkaibigan sa kaniya.

 

Gulat siyang napalingon sa'yo, siguro ay nagtataka. "Oo naman, Hyun. Iche-cheer ka namin siyempre." 

 

That's not exactly what you wanted to hear. Gusto mo sabihin niyang iche-cheer ka niya, kasi kahit siya lang mag-cheer sa'yo, kuntento ka na.
 

Pero pwede na, okay na 'yan.

 

"Good. I will win this competition, Seul. I'll make sure to let her know that she can't win over me. Not in this competition neither in your heart." Mukhang mas lalo siyang nagtaka sa sinabi mo, gusto pa nga yatang itanong kung anong ibig mong sabihin. Then her phone beeps.

 

You tried to peak, pero hindi mo maaninag kung sino ang nagtext. Hindi siya nagreply pero tumunog 'yun ulit, then she's trying to hide her smile. You lost it.

 

"What are you smiling at?" Iritang tanong mo.

 

Nabigla siya kaya na-locked niya 'yung cellphone niya. Umiling siya, "Wala naman." She's not good at lying. 

 

May meeting kayo with other representatives. You don't know why, pero irita ka na nasa iisang lugar lang kayong dalawa. Wala naman siyang ginagawa sa'yo, pero kahit paghinga niya kinaiinisan mo. You bring out your phone.

 

Ako: 

Nasa gym ako. Meeting with the representatives. Your friend's here.

 

Buti na lang you have company, 'yung kaibigan ni Seul na nasa Art Studio nung pumunta kayo. To your surprise she's an Architecture student, at napilit lang na sumali because of a bet.

 

Hindi siya nagreply agad, napaisip ka tuloy kung anong ginagawa niya. Napangiti ka ng mag-vibrate 'yung cellphone mo.

 

Seulgi:

Are you nervous? Sinong friend?

 

 

Napairap ka sa pangalawang tanong niya, does she really have a lot of friends? 

 

 

Ako:

I'm not. The one from the Art Studio.

 

 

She replied faster than earlier. Siguro ay wala na siyang ginagawa o baka ngayon lang niya nabasa.

 

 

Seulgi:

Oh, Rosie? Try kong pumunta diyan mamaya bago umalis.

 

 

You pouted while typing a reply. Saan naman kaya siya pupunta?

 

 

Ako:

Why not now? Ano bang ginagawa mo? And where are you going? I'll be here until six.

 

 

Hindi mo na inalis ang tingin sa conversation niyo, hindi ka na rin nakikinig sa meeting niyo.

 

 

Seulgi: 

Nasa meeting ka pero text ka ng text. I'm monitoring something. May practice kami mamaya nila Lisa. I'll come back before six. Don't reply and focus on the meeting, please.

 

 

You chuckled. Wala naman kasi sa meeting ang isip mo, kung hindi nasa kaniya. You forgot na magi-intermission nga pala siya. You sighed. Kasi mas marami na naman ang makakapanood sa kaniya. You don't want your conversation to end, pero mukhang busy siya.

 

Ako: 

Okay. 

 

 

Pagkatapos nun ay nagfocus ka na sa meeting. You'll be practicing your walk. Wala ka namang problema doon dahil hindi ito ang unang beses na maglalakad ka sa stage, you even walked on red carpets tuwing may launching kayo. Kaya it's a piece of cake.

 

"How do you do that?" Sinalubong ka ni Rosie sa gilid ng stage, katatapos mo lang maglakad sa stage para makita ng mga organizers na nandoon. 

 

"What?"

 

"You looked like you're walking on a freaking runway." Manghang sabi niya.

 

"I walked on different stages and red carpets for our launching. Tingin ko ay pareho lang naman ito. Pretty basic." Natawa siya sa sagot mo.

 

"Freaking Damiani." Natatawang sabi niya. Bago lumipat ang tingin sa stage. "She's tall. I mean, I'm taller than you ha, but heck, she's taller than me." 

 

"I may be the smallest one, but I can make you bow down to me when I get to win the crown." Biro mo sa kaniya.

 

"The Bae spirit in you is so strong, scary!" 

 

"I am a Bae, and a Bae is always on top."

 

Na-conscious ka ng makita mo sa pintuan ng Gym si Seulgi. She's holding something in her hand, mukhang pagkain. Hindi mo na inalis ang paningin sa kaniya habang kausap niya 'yung pinsan niyang prof niyo.

 

That cousin of her, ramdam mo. She doesn't like you. You don't like it nung narinig mo mula sa bibig niya na you're dangerous for Seulgi kasi you're a career driven? 

 

What is wrong with being one?

 

"Lunch break." Sabi nung isang organizer na nakapagpahinto sa inyo. Nagkatinginan pa kayo ni Tzuyu at hindi mo mapigilang umirap.

 

"Ah, finally! Time to eat." Sabi ng kasabay mong maglakad na si Rosie. "Let's eat sa caf?" Aya niya sa'yo.

 

"Seulgi's here. May dala yata, pero I'll join you." Tumango siya.

 

"I wanna have someone like Seulgi, imagine may magdadala ng lunch mo when you're busy? Ugh. I want a best friend."

 

"Oh, trust me. Hindi mo gugustuhing magkaroon ng best friend na katulad niya." She looked at you, confused.

 

"Why?"

 

"It complicates things." Natawa siya sa sinabi mo.

 

"Dinaan ko lang, aalis rin ako at baka mainip 'yung tatlo." She hands over the paper bag. She looks at Rosie. "Hi, Rosie! Akala ko ayaw mo ng pageant pageant na 'yan?" 

 

Rosie laughed. "Napilit lang."

 

She looks likes she's in a hurry pero hinintay ka talaga. Kaya naman tinanong mo siya kung kumain na siya. Napatingin ka doon sa hawak niya sa kabilang kamay.

 

Those flowers, again. Napansin niyang tinignan mo 'yon. 

 

"Ah, meron ulit bigay si Taeyeon. Alis na ako, Hyun, Rosie." Paalam niya. 

 

"Take care, Seul." You muttered.

 

Sinabihan ka niya na huwag mainit ang ulo dahil nahuli ka niya nung inirapan mo si Tzuyu kanina. She looked at her cousin na may kausap saka 'yun tinawag. She even waved the flowers to thank her, pero she looks confused? 

 

Wasn't she the one who gave them?

 

You ate lunch with Rosie sa caf kasama ng iba pang mga representatives. You even heard them talking about Seulgi. Lalo na 'yung mga kasama sa table ni Tzuyu. 

 

"Classmate mo 'yung kanina 'di ba? Si Seulgi? You're both from BPEd, so will she perform an intermission sa school festival?" Usisa nung isang katabi niya. You're not eavesdropping, they're just talking out loud.

 

"Our prof in major asked them to. Dalawang intermission yata ang pina-prepare. 'Yung isa pinerform na nila last time, for midterms. Tapos bago na 'yung isa." Paliwanag niya. 

 

Hindi ka makapagfocus sa pagkain kasi naririnig mo sila. 

 

"I was there! I sneaked in when I heard na doon sila magpeperform! They were all good, but damn. She's damn hot. I wonder if she do girlfriends, kasi 'yung tatlong kasama niya were definitely into girls. May girlfriend 'yung dalawang blonde, 'yung isa wala yata ngayon."

 

"Girl, she doesn't do girlfriends!" Natawa 'yung isa pa nilang kasama. "She's straight! I have a block mate na umiyak dahil sa kaniya. She run for hills after my block mate confessed." 

 

"I don't care. She's so damn hot. She can top and choke me." Malanding sabi nung isa pa.

 

You almost choked that Rosie had to ask if you're okay.

 

"I'm fine." Napainom ka ng tubig.

 

"Well, your best friend's pretty popular among girls." She stopped eating. "And you're the lucky one. Are you sure you're just best friends?" Nasamid ka sa sinabi niya, she handed you your bottled water. 

 

"Ano niya pala 'yung dinalhan niya ng pagkain? That girl from CBAA? A friend?" Someone muttered from the other table, kaya lang tahimik sa caf kaya naman narinig mo pa rin.

 

"That's her best friend." Sabi ni Tzuyu.

 

"I know her, kinausap niya 'yung ka-block mate ko na may gusto kay Seulgi na tigilan na si Seulgi. She bluntly told her na Seulgi's getting uncomfortable being chased by her. She's pretty scary." You smirked. 

 

Yes, tell her how scary I can get for Seulgi. 

 

"Ah, I don't care. Once I get her attention, I'll make sure to grab every chance I can get just to be topped by her." Sabi na naman nung malandi. Napahigpit tuloy ang hawak mo sa bottled water.

 

"By the looks of it, you look ma

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xantheaverielle
#1
Chapter 17: Finished reading all the available chapters. 🥺 This one's a really great fic and I'm kind of sad na hindi ko inabutan 'to when it was first published. It would've been a really different feeling for me to anticipate sa next chapters. I really love the plotline of this one especially na dumating na sa parts na Seulgi's being frustrated na sa pag-iwas ni Joohyun considering all the other factors pa with her ex and such. I hope that we can all go back to this story soon po but for now, I'll just say that this has become one of my favorite Tagalog Seulrene fics already. Salamat sa pagsusulat, author! I'm not so sure if you still have access to this account but I want you to know that your writing already tugged on my heart. Ang galing niyo po. Will still wait for you po. Ingat kayo lagi. :)
xantheaverielle
#2
Chapter 3: Grabe. Ang tagal ko bago nakahanap ng Tagalog Seulrene story na ganito. Sobrang ganda talaga. Normal lang 'yung plotline pero 'yung uncertainty sa emosyon nina Irene at Seulgi 'yung mas nagpapalalim ng kwento. Nakakatuwa rin lahat ng characters. Itutuloy-tuloy kong basahin lahat ng available chapters nito. :)
xantheaverielle
#3
AAAA read the foreword pa lang pero sobrang gustong-gusto ko na. Ang ganda po, ang galing niyo magsulat. Hindi ko sigurado kung complete na 'to or if active pa rin po kayo dito but I'll still take the chance to read this story and comment on this. Salamat sa pagsusulat, author!
sophroditeee
#4
Chapter 17: minsan tlga di mo alam kung mawawalan ka ng pasensiya sa mga taong in denial o matuwa kasi ang sarap nilang inisin hahahahhha
Killshot05 #5
Chapter 17: Damn Seulgi! Make up your mind!
kang_ddeul
#6
Chapter 17: ay may pa-only mine din! huhu 😭✊
eunxiaoxlove #7
Chapter 17: Go seulll
jaangwaang
894 streak #8
Chapter 17: ayaaaann na. make ur movena seulbear bago ka pa maunahan ni ex
jaangwaang
894 streak #9
Chapter 7: nawa'y bigyang katahimikan ang puso ni seulbear hahahaha
dreamwityou #10
Chapter 17: namiss ko tong fic 🥺. i was waiting talaga for an update.
nakaramdam na si seulgi finally. tama si joohyun, it's time for seulgi to do her part naman. why do i feel like joohyun's ex also means the start of new issues. looking forward sa next chapters