'09 day 2

First Sem: Finals Assessment

Karina's 


Nagpapanic ako, like internal panic super lala. Si winter kasi! She'll go to her lola pala tapos sinama pa ako. Nakakahiya yung suot ko! Well it's partly my fault pero technically siya talaga. When she said na may lakad siya, I really thought na casual lang. She even said to wear something comfortable so I thought we're just going to buy things or go to the mall. 

Ang bobo ko kasi I didn't ask her too. 

What will her lola say? What will be her impression sakin? Nakakainis talaga 'to si winter, ang sarap sipain. She's even laughing at me! The nerve! The ride went silent again, I guess malapit na rin kami.

I don't know why but I'm really worried sa sasabihin ng lola niya, ayoko lang na lumabas as rude or unpleasant to other people. 

"Malapit na tayo, ready ka na ba?" she asked me while focusing sa road.

"Yeah, pero nakakainis ka pa din. Nakakahiya sa lola mo! Look at my outfit, it's not appropriate." I complained.

"Anong not appropriate? Bahay lang naman yung pupuntahan natin ah?" she said WHILE LAUGHING, nakakainis nakuha nya pang tumawa.

"Ewan ko sayo, winter." then I rolled my eyes at her, tumatawa talaga siya.

After a while pumasok siya sa isang gate, I guess this is a parking space, madami kasing slot for parking and may ibang cars na din. 

"Masyado ba akong playful? I'm sorry." she said while scratching her nape. 

"No, that's fine. I guess worried lang talaga ako sa impression ng iba about me. I'm sorry din." tapos I sighed. 

"Cool lola ko, promise, samaplin mo 'ko pag di totoo. Mas matutuwa pa nga yun kasi may dinala akong bagong kaibigan." when I heard the word friend, my brows went up.

Friends pala ha, it's payback time.

"Friends tayo? Since when?" I asked in a tone na parang chinachallenge ko siya.

"A-hh, uhm, mali ba? Ano ba dapat?" she awkwardly laughed, not gonna lie, I enjoy seeing her like this.

I rarely see her sa school but in those times, her aura sa school is really intimidating so when she's like this, natataranta and stuttering, it's really fun to see.

"We're partners for a project, right?" I challenged her again.

"Ayaw mo bang m-magkaibigan kayo ng partner mo? Para w-walang ilangan?" she hesitantly asked me.

I couldn't contain it anymore so I burst out laughing. Nakita 'kong napailing na siya with my silliness.

"Isusumbong talaga kita sa lola ko tsk tsk." she seriously said so I stopped laughing and suddenly turned serious. 

"Winter, isa." I said in my warning tone.

"Syempre joke lang, karina my friend." she said while moving her brows up and down.

"You really want to be friends with me?" I asked her. 

"Oo naman. Para komportable kapag ginagawa natin yung project mo." I smiled sa narinig ko. 

"Alright, friend." sabi ko sa kanya while still smiling.

She turned off the car's engine then umikot siya sa side ko, ang bilis niya naman gumalaw? 

She opened the door by her right hand then nilagay nya yung other hand sa parang edge nung car door para di ako mauntog if ever. I muttered a short 'thanks' to her. 

We're almost leaving the parking space nung nagsalita siya.

"Karina." I looked at her and parang she wants to say something.

"Yes?" sabi ko sa kanya.

"Ano, alam mo ba kung nasaan tayo?" she asked me.

"I don't have an idea, to be honest." I said.

"Nasa tondo kasi tayo," she said, "gusto mo bang suotin tong flannel ko? Sure kasi ako pagtitinginan ka sa labas." sabi niya sakin, she's wearing a plaid black and white longsleeve shirt tapos underneath is plain black shirt lang, then pants and classic black converse.

She looks good in those plaid shirts. 

"Talaga ba? Why tho?" I asked, not really getting her point.

"Seryoso? Di mo alam na mukha kang model?" she asked me and I hate how those simple words makes me shy all of a sudden.

"It's because I'm not one naman kasi." sabi ko while avoiding to look at her.

"Okay sige, suko na 'ko. Pero ayos lang ba sayong pinagtitinginan ka?" she asked me again.

"I guess it's fine, you're here naman, you'll know what's better." sabi ko sa kanya.

"Ayos. Sabihan mo lang ako kung naiilang ka na ah." she said, pinapaalalahanan ako.

We have to walk again para makapunta sa kanila since walang parking dun and yung parking space na pinagparkan ni winter is medyo malayo pa sa bahay ng lola niya. 

 

***
 

"Ito, street na namin. Sorry talaga pinaglakad kita." sabi niya, she kept on saying sorry and I kept on saying na it's fine.

"Yung brown gate na yan sa tapat ng court, dyan sila nanay." she's pointing at a two-storey house, not so modern and not so old, parang right design lang siya, it seems like may rooftop din yung house.

Before reaching their house, we saw a bunch of men sa isang sari-sari store, five sila. Two of them was facing us and the others we're not, bumulong sa kasama niya yung nakaharap samin and somehow I saw that he motioned towards our direction. 

I'm not judging but lahat sila mukhang adik and I'm not liking what I'm feeling.

"Uy may dumadalaw!" 

"Nice one, boss cael!"

"Nakabingo ka dyan ah!" 

That's just some of the statements they let out nung nakita nila kami. One of them even stared at me, from up to down and his lips. 

Disgusting.

"Karina, teka lang. Gago talaga yang mga yan, suot mo na 'to." then we stopped from walking. She removed her plaid shirt so now she's just in her plain black shirt. 

"It's fine. Thanks, winter." I smiled at her then sinuot ko na yung plaid shirt nya.

"May pinagmanahan ka talaga, jackpot yan ah." one of those men approached us na pala, he tapped winter on the shoulder. 

Winter turned around then slowly, inalis niya yung kamay nung guy.

"Pre, lasing ka na. Uwi ka muna siguro." she said to the guy, i can feel the tension in her words. This is the aura that she radiates sa school. 

"Di nyo na teritoryo 'to, cael. Kaya wag mo 'ko utusan." the guy said then he turned his attention towards me and smirked. Okay, I don't know what to do so dumikit na lang ako sa likod ni winter.

"Ganda naman nitong kasama mo, pwede ko bang mahiram?" sabi nung guy while smiling like nang-aasar.

"Pre, lasing ka na talaga. Una na kami." winter said sa guy but he stopped winter by grabbing her shoulders again. 

"Wag mo 'ko tinatalikuran, nagtatanong ako ng maayos." he said.

I can feel na nagpipigil lang si winter because her right hand is starting to form into a fist.

"Nambabastos ka primo, hindi ka nagtatanong." a voice behind us. "Bitawan mo o gusto mong malaman kung ano mangyayare sa inyo ng tropa mo." 

Inalis nung guy yung kamay nya sa shoulders ni winter, then they had a little staring contest tapos tumalikod yung guy. When we turned around, there's two guys na nakangiti samin. 

"Himala, nagpunta ka." the taller one said.

"Tagal mo di nagpakita ah." the other guy said while still smiling.

"Busy sa school eh." winter said then fist-bumped with them. "Karina, mga kababata ko pala. Si lucas yang mukhang tambay, tas si haechan yung mukhang minor pa." sabi niya sakin.

"Wow, ang galing mo magpakilala. Salamat ah." the taller one said then he turned to me, "Nice to meet you, karina." sabi niya and nag-offer ng hand for a shakehand, tinanggap ko naman.

"Mukha daw minor, mas mukha ka ngang bata kesa sakin eh." sabi nung isang guy, I think that's haechan. "Hi, karina." he said then smiled at me, I guess kaya siya mukhang minor kasi he's always smiling.

I smiled at the both of them after introducing each other. 

"Papunta kami sa bahay, sama ba kayo?" winter asked them. 

"May laro sa court, nakita ka lang namin kaya nagpasub muna kami ni chan. Hatid lang namin kayo." lucas answered.

"Ano palang gagawin nyo kila nanay?" tinanong kami ni haechan.

"May sasabihin daw eh." winter anwered haechan.

"Kasama si karina?" si lucas naman nagtanong, I don't know if ako lang but there's something in his tone, I can't figure out lang kung ano.

"Partners kasi kami sa project, gagawin namin mamaya kaya naisipan ko na din siyang isama." winter answered, nakita ko yung ears niya namumula, naiinitan na siguro.

We stopped in front of the house na tinuro ni WInter kanina. 

"Ahh, partners naman pala, lucas. Tara na balik na tayo sa laro. Karina, una na kami." sabi ni haechan samin. 

"Goodluck sa game." I said to the both of them and smiled. 

"Cael, ipakilala mo na kay nanay ha." pahabol ni lucas, ipakilala sino? Who's cael? Si winter and cael ba is same person? I swear kanina pa ako confused.

"Lakas tama nanaman yung dalawa. Karina, sorry talaga, lalo na kanina." she told me.

"I'm fine naman so okay lang, nakakacurious lang yung mga nangyari." I honestly told her, sometimes I really hate my mind for being easily curious about things.

"Explain ko mamaya, pasok muna tayo." she said, akala ko magdo-doorbell kami then pagbubuksan, I got surprised nung binuksan nya yung gate na parang siya lang nakakaalam ng ganung way, she's really interesting.

Hay nako, winter kim.

I thought marami na akong alam sayo because of those stories that I heard from students, there's more to know pa pala.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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chillggstan
hello!

first of all i want to say sorry, i've been on writer's block the past few weeks. thank you for waiting and understanding, enjoy the update! be safe! :))

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fanficethusiast #1
Chapter 32: author balik ka na pls
ryujinie__
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Chapter 32: Miss u 😓
ramramreads
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Chapter 32: Miss u pi
EzraSeige
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Time to relapse eme. Miss ko na si Cael at Rina rold 😣😢💙❄
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tao po? may tao po ba?
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Chapter 32: updateeee
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Ganda nito kaso na ghost ata.
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Chapter 31: Hala ang ganda neto natapos ko na pero no pressure sayo, otor!!
wenrene22
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Chapter 32: re-reading again, hnggg...i miss this, huhu. =’ [
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rereading, imyyy ❤️