From the Girl with a Heart of Stone

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER THREE

Kirk Jerwin's

KINABUKASAN

6:20am palang nasa room na ako. Inspired akong pumasok ng maaga ngayon dahil hindi ako makapaghintay na makita ang bibeng 'yon. I'm looking forward sa gagawin niya to get even.

6:30am ay natanaw ko na siyang paakyat ng hagdan. Nakaladlad ang kulot niyang mahabang buhok. I didn't notice na kulot pala siya. Ang ganda niya...

Sinalubong ko siya sa pinto at nginitian.

"Good morning, psyduck."

At ang bibeng 'yon ay nilagpasan lang naman ako. Kung ibang babae 'yon baka hindi na umalis sa tabi ko.

Sinundan ko siya sa upuan namin, pero bago pa ko makabalik sa upuan namin ay hinarang ako ni Pres Kim.

"Perez, hindi ako sanay na ganyan ka sa mga babae ha. Ang pagkakatanda ko, hindi ka kailanman naging interesado sa kahit na sino..."

Napangiti ako. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit bigla akong naging interesado sa babaeng yon.

Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at nilagpasan si Kim. Hindi ko rin kasi alam ang sasabihin sa kaniya.

"Ang aga-aga ang sungit mo." sambit ko nang makaupo. Sinusuklay niya lang ang buhok niya na akala mo walang naririnig.

"Psyduck!"

"Ano ba kasi 'yon?"

Sa wakas nilingon niya ako.

"Ang ganda mo pala..."

"Matagal na. So ano, okay ka na?"

Sungit talaga ng bibeng 'to.

Kinuha ko nalang ang sketchbook ko at muling nag-drawing ng psyduck na nakaladlad ang buhok. Mas mabilis ko na lamang natapos 'yon. Ipapakita ko na sana sa kaniya nang dumating si Ma'am Cruz.

Tumayo kaming lahat at sabay-sabay na binati ang aming guro.

"Good morning, class. How's your first day?" masaya niyang bungad sa amin. Wala ni isang nangahas na sumagot.

Kinuha niya ang attendance sheet niya.

"Kindly bring your things with you and stay at the back."

Mukhang ia-arrange niya na kami alphabetically.

Haaays! Bakit kasi Zubiri ang apelido ng bibeng 'to.

"First row, Alcaraz, Christian. Alde, Jonathan. Benedicto, James Ryan. Cruz, Christof. De Chavez, Enrique."

Tumabi ako kay Psyduck hanggang sa huli. Alam kong naiirita siya sa pagdikit ko sa kaniya.

"Third row, Ocampo, Gabrielle. Perez, Kirk Jerwin. Ramirez, Jose... "

Nang marinig ko ang pangalan ko ay nag-bye lang ako kay psyduck at naupo sa pangalawang upuan ng third row.

Haays Nakakainis.

"Last row, Romualdez, Chris. Silvester, Erran... just leave a seat for Erran. Tamayo, Oliver. Vasquez, John. Villanueva, Liam."

Sa wakas ay tapos na ang boys.

"Alcantara, Chloe. Amorosa, Jane. Benevidez, Angelica.. "

Sige pa rin si ma'am sa pag tawag ng mga pangalan. Naiinip na ko.

"Third row, Magsakay, Loraine. Nervaez, Kimberly..."

Seatmate kami ni Pres.

"Last row, Simba, Micaela. Torrez, Jade Lira. Velasquez, Ma. Clio. Villania, Samantha Rose. Zubiri, Jennielle Dehara."

Sa wakas tapos na si ma'am.

"From now on, that would be your permanent seat during my time. You can go back on your old seat if you wish to. But for my class, I want you to stay where you are. Clear?"

"Yes, ma'am." we answered in unison.

"Alright, I'm sure that you brought the 3 special things for us to know you better. Let's start with, Samantha."

Nahihiya pa si Samantha na pumunta sa unahan. Freshman palang noong umamin sa akin si Sam na gusto daw niya ako. I rejected her. Nakita kong umiiyak siya habang kausap niya si psyduck, kahapon. Bakit kaya?

"Hi, I am Samantha Rose Villania. I have a pink ribbon here which means I am a girly type of student. Second, a broken glass. Which represent that I am a fragile one. I am breakable. I am a weak person inside. A coward. But people can't break me twice. Third, this chocolate. This is my handmade chocolate that I once gave with a special person who rejected my feelings but not the chocolate last Valentine's day. This chocolate is special for me because he ate this chocolate in front of me when I chose to be just friends with him... It's just that, it kills me yesterday that I saw him, treating some girl special for the first time. It killed me. But as I said, people can't break me twice. That would be all. Thank you."

Palakpakan ang sumunod na narinig. It was me the one he referring to. I remembered that I let her choose. Magiging magkaibigan na casual kami o iiwasan ko siya. She chose the first. So, I expected that we are good then.

"Thank you Sam, I love it when you ended it with, they can't break you twice! That's a good principle. Keep it up. Call a friend."

"Perez."

Nagulat ako nang ako ang sunod na tinawag niya.

Hinanda ko na ang tatlong bagay na mahalaga sa akin at pumunta sa harap. I look at her at the back. Our eyes met.

"Hi everyone. Most of you already know who I am for I was the escort of Central High. To know me better, especially for you Psyduck, hear me! I have here a keychain mic. For I am the vocalist of Scented Paper, my band. We wrote our first ever song on scented paper that is why we called our band Scented Paper. Our band is not that popular yet but we do our weekly practice. Erran is our drummer. Second, pencil. Simply because I love to draw beautiful things. Lucky you, If I spent my time drawing you. Third, this newly released volume of Detective Conan for I am a fan. An anime lover. That's all."

"Wow, Jerwin. Just don't forget us if your band get discovered. Keep singing! Call a friend."

"Psyduck!"

Ingay ang bumalot sa silid nang tawagin ko ang bibe na 'yon. Nakita kong umirap siya sa akin at hindi man lang tumayo.

"Who' s that pokemon?" si Jose ang nagtanong.

"Ma'am, ayaw tumayo ni Psyduck oh!"

Lalong nalukot ang mukha niya sa narinig mula sa akin.

"Who is psyduck?" tanong ni ma'am.

"Hoy, Psyduck Zubiri, tayo!"

Lalo akong natawa sa reaksyon ng mukha niya.

"Oh, Jennielle. Come here.Let us know you better."

Bumalik na ko sa upuan ko at siya naman ay dumirecho sa unahan.

"Hi, everyone. My name is Jennielle Dehara Zubiri. Call me, Jen, Elle, Hara, or Zubiri. I won't allow any names aside from those." huminto siya at umirap sa akin. Ngumiti lang ako.

"I have here a picture of me, when I was in Elementary that I attended Martial Arts and Karate class. Just so you know, I am not an eary target. Honestly, the reason why I am here in front of you, since I believe and I hope that this is my second home, let me be honest with all of you. I got expelled from Scholastica because I almost break the face of some jerk who harassed me. And I don't think twice to do it again, if you Jerwin Perez don't stop of giving me pet name!!"

Gusto kong matawa sa narinig ko mula sa kaniya. I knew it. This girl is special.

Tahimik lamang ang klase na nakikinig at naghihintay sa susunod niyang sasabihin. I can sense that they admire the beauty of that girl in front. I know that she is not a bad person. I know that she did what she needed to do.

"Second, this thick notebook. I am a frustated illustrator and writer. I finished writing this comics when I was in first year. I started writing this on my fifth grade. The title of this is Her boyfriend is an Angel. Hahaha Yeah, I know. That is kind of eerie title. But you can read this story if you want to. Just let me know."

Wow! She really can draw.

"Third is this keychain. I don't know how can I express it through an object but I am a good dancer. Thank you."

"Amazing! Thank you for sharing your masterpiece, Jennielle. I would love to read it. And, being honest with all of us regarding what happened in your last school is a tough decision to expose... I salute you for that. I believe that you did what you must have done. You're a good person, Jennielle. Call a friend."

"Thank you, ma'am. Liam."

Tsk! Close na agad sila ng mokong na Liam na 'yon. E dead kid yon e.

Nang makabalik si Psyduck sa upuan niya ay kinuha ko ang sketchbook ko at pumunta sa last row.

"Peram ng pinagmamalaki mong story. Babasahin ko." bungad ko sa kaniya.

"Ayoko." walang emosyon niyang sagot.

"O, palit tayo." nilapag ko sa arm desk niya ang sketchbook ko na hindi ko pinapagalaw o pinapakita sa iba. Lucky her!

Nang hawakan niya 'yon ay mabilis kong kinuha ang makapal na notebook na naglalaman ng kwentong sinulat niya.

Pagbalik ko sa upuan, ay binuklat ko ang unang pahina.

“Her boyfriend is an Angel..."

I didn't know na romantic pala ang bibeng 'yon.

Tahimik kong binabasa ang comic style story niya. Mukhang mahilig din magbasa ng Manga' yon ah.

"Whoosh!" basa ko.

"Sino kaaa?"

“I heard your wish. I am sky, your boyfriend for 100 days."

Tsk. Ang corny!

Tinignan ko siya saglit na amaze na amaze sa mga drawing ko. Hindi ko maalis ang tingin ko sa kaniya. Nakakainis!

Our eyes met.

"I f*****g wish the f*****g you to f*****g die!"

she mouthed. Takte. Mukhang na-reached na niya ang dulo ng pahina kung saan nag-drawing ako ng psyduck na naka-uniform habang nakalugay ang buhok.

She declared a battle between us yesterday and I'm still thinking what she is planning to do to get even...