KARINA

First day ng exam and my friends is already adding up sa problema ko.

They keep on bothering me to tell them details about my girlfriend na hindi naman nag-eexist. Kapag nag eexplain ako, they will say na I’m just denying it pero kapag tahimik naman ako, may sekreto ‘daw’ ako na ayaw ko sabihin sakanila

Ang hirap maexplain!

Hindi pa nakakatulong na Minjeong agreed na maging isa sa representative ng room nila for the battle of the bands. Lagi ko kasi siyang nakakasama sa practice. Walang ginawa ang mga kasama naming kung hindi asarin kami ng asarin

Just like now..

“Para kay Rina ba yan? Yieee” part na kasi ni Minjeong. She’s the drummer sa kanilang section.

Nananahimik lang siya sa gilid at nag-ppractice ng part niya while her team is resting tapos itong mga walang hiya kong kaibigan, aasarin siya. I’m afraid that she’ll find them annoying tapos kung ano pa isipin niya na sinabi ko sa mga kaibigan ko

Baka akalain niya na hindi ko na-clear up sakanila about doon sa issue

“huh?” yun lang naman ang tanging naisagot niya.

I glared at my friends at iniwan nalang ang papers na kanina lang ay binabasa ko. I need to shut them up kahit na I know na mahihirapan ako

“guys, just please… don’t act like you’re close with her” bulong ko sakanila. Pinalo naman ako ni Sunoo sa balikat at ngumiti saakin na para bang nangloloko

Of course, hindi nila ako papakinggan..

I badly want to erase that teasing smile from their face!

Bakit ba kasi hindi nalang nila ako paniwalaan?!

“Ang possessive teh?! Ayaw na ayaw na kausapin namin?! Masyado ka bang threatened sa kagandahan ko?” Okay, my head is hurting. Ano bang trip nila? How many times do I have to explain that I don’t even know Minjeong personally and our meet up is just our second meeting?

I don’t think na maniniwala sila kasi I explained it to them a hundred times na and they are still teasing me

“What are you saying? How many times do I have to say na she’s not my jowa and I don’t know her? I already explained that we just bumped into each other noong nakaraan and she just show my phone lockscreen kay ning not because she wants to flex me but because she wants to know kung sino ako because nagkapalit kami ng phone, okay?!” I explained in one breath. They stared at me for a while before laughing. They even slap my shoulders

May sira ba sila sa ulo? Are they still okay?

Stress level 1999999999!

Hindi ko na talaga sila kinakaya!

Hindi ko nalang sila pinansin at umupo nalang kung nasasaan ako kanina. Hindi ko nalang siguro papansinin para hindi na din ako masiyadong maasar. Hanggang ngayon naririnig ko parin yung mga panloloko nila, yung mga tawa at ngiti. Argh! Naiinis talaga ako!

“You okay?” I stared at the water bottle and a sandwich  in front of me and looked up just to find Minjeong. Napatingin naman ako sa mga kaibigan ko na nagtutulukan at nakatitig saakin. I glared at them then to the girl in front of me

“I’m fine” I said at hindi nalang pinansin ang inaalok niya saakin.

I feel her sat down beside me pero hindi ko parin siya pinapansin hanggang sa hawakan niya ang kamay ko. Kaagad ko itong binawi at siniringan siya

Nakita ko naman na nagulat siya. I want to say sorry because I feel bad because of that look on her face but I chose to stay silent, glaring at her. Ayaw ko na talaga kasi maasar. Masyado akong pikon at madaming inaalala. Ayaw ko na dumagdag yung mga panloloko nila

“I-I’m s-sorry I just – I thought that, uhm. Sorry” She suddenly stand up startling me slightly before walking away. She even bowed at me

Okay

Now, I feel really bad…

Masiyado yata akong naging mataray..

I was about to stand up but before I can even move, may sumulpot naman sa harapan ko kaya hindi na din ako nakagalaw pa.

“I saw what happened. Having a bad day?” It was Jeno. “Here,