The late afternoon sun spilled into the classroom, painting long streaks of gold across the chalk-dusted floor. Wala nang masyadong estudyante; halos lahat ay nagsilabasan na para magpahinga, pero naroon pa rin si Xena, nakaupo sa kanyang desk habang nagkukunwaring abala sa pagsusulat.
Or at least… pretending to.
Kasi kung tutuusin, hindi naman talaga siya nagre-review. Instead, she was doodling again. Scribbles, sketches, random lines, and—of course—words that shouldn’t see the light of day.
Her pen slid across the margin of her notebook:
“Why does he have to look so annoyingly good when he’s serious? Hindi ba pwedeng pangit siya minsan?!”
Kasunod nito, gumuhit siya ng maliit na caricature ni Kyle, stern face, may hawak na chalk, tapos may caption na “Mr. Arrogant Genius”.
Napatawa
