"Baby!!!"
I am currently in my locker to kuha my P.E uniform and then bigla bigla nalang sumusulpot itong si Pervy and yes, I'm immune na with his very "expressive" way of making this pretend relationship go viral everywhere.
Actually it's normal na for him to go in and out sa school, he's taking advantage of the rule na pwede nang pumasok ang mga Southernians sa school namin, and may iba pa rin na nasho-shock whenever he comes out of nowhere and may iba rin na alam na and sanay na kay Pervy, and di rin nawawala ang mga bashers and slight of admirers niya.
"Hey," sagot ko naman habang bagot na pumasok sa girl's comfort room, I'm still bothered about doon sa Lakambini na iyon. Bakit pa kasi meroong ganoon right? Like we can have just katutubong dance and etc. diba?
Naputol ang pag-iisip ko when naramdaman ko na may hands na hinawakan ang shoulders ko and iniharap sa kanya and it was Pervy, "Hey baby, are you okay? You seemed bothered. May lagnat ka ba? Shit! Dahil ba kagabi?", he asked worriedly na parang ini-examine ako.
Bagot ko siyang binigyan ng look and umiling when I pansin that there's a girl na papasok sana sa loob and thenm "Aaaah!!!", shouted when she saw Pervy. Habang nagpa-process sa mind ko kung bakit and when I realized it na nasa girl's comfort room pala kami ay agad ko siyang pinush para lumabas.
"What the hell Pervy!", and binagsak ko pasara iyong pinto ng CR. Oh my God, please help me with my image and reputation. The love of Chanel and Gucci! Sirang sira na image ko, and there's no other choice but to ace that Lakambini whatever!
And when pumasok sa isip ko iyong reaction ng babae, oh my goodness! Baka anong isipin niya na ginagawa namin dito ni Pervy sa comfort room ng mga girls! Napasapo nalang ako sa forehead ko and just pasok sa cubicle like a dead person.
Because totoo naman! I'm dead! I'm dead meat!
Oh gorgeous meat. Luxurious meat. If there is that kind of meat.
Nang matapos na akong magbihis, I look at myself sa mirror paglabas ko ng cubicle and I ponytail my hair para fresh ako kahit may chance na pagpapawisan ako mamaya. Hays, super bigat ng pakiramdam ko, I swear. I feel like going on a suicide mission.
Lumabas na ako and I am slight gulat na andoon pa si Pervy na nakayuko and he is patiently waiting for me talaga para matapos, and he's worried, bigla siyang nasa harap ko kaagad and hinawakan ang forehead ko, "Are you okay baby? Do you want to go to the clinic---", he stopped when he tapos na mag examine sa face ko.
I gave him a question look, "Anong nangyari sayo Pervy? Ikaw ata hindi okay.", napailing nalang ako sa inasal niya and I don't have time to mind him right now, I have time pala but I don't have the mood para makipag asaran sa kanya, "And I'm not sick, I'm just not in the mood and I'm okay," bagot ko pa ring sagot sa kanya.
Nagsimula na akong maglakad when I feel like hindi siya sumusunod, and when I look back he was just staring at my place a while ago and di man lang siya kumilos even a little, "Hey Pervy!" and that he heard kaya lumingon agad siya sakin, "Are you really okay? You can uwi na if you want. I can call manong to pick me up," I said.
Umiling naman siya na parang bata, "N-No I can handle, ah but baby... What do you think about being bald?", sa naging tanong niya ay agad namang napakunot ang forehead ko. Bald? Bald as in kalbo? Like no hair in the head at all? What the Gucci!
"Huh Pervy? Why are you acting so weird? Because it's getting weirder na talaga. And why would I think of me being bald? Are you nuts?! Alam mo naman siguro Pervy na gusto ng mga babae ang buhok nila. It's like our treasure," and I suklay my hair with my hands kahit aka ponytail.
"Damn, bakit sobrang ganda mo naman kasi kahit anong gawin mo sa buhok eh! Baka may makalbo pa ako na mga lalaki kapag tititig sila sayo. Fuck this!"
And I heard him murmur but I didn't hear it clearly, just his cuss, if it was a cuss, "Are you saying something Pervy?" and he just iling in response.
Nagkibit balikat nalang ako and I started to hold his wrist na papuntang auditorium, baka maging Hulk iyon si Zara and the others, lalo na si Zara kasi siya magtuturo sakin, the talent and si Katie sa answers or specifically sa mga deep words in tagalog and Chloe would be the others like how I walk and how poise I am.
And I have to listen to them kasi ngayon lang nila ako tuturuan, or maybe in a few days kasi sasali din sila sa mga competition so I have to be focus to win and maybe clean my image.
Pagkapasok ko they are already coaching Josh na kaya I slightly nagmamadali na pumunta doon and when they notice me na ay they signal na pumunta na ako sa stage but before that pinigilan ako ni Pervy and holds my wrist, "B-Baki... Ah, ahm bakit kayo lang nang mokong na iyan ang naka PE? And bakit kayong dalawa lang ang nasa stage?", I don't know but he seems a bit off, para siyang lasing na ewan, but I didn't mind nalang baka wala lang sa kanya.
"Unfortunately, I'm the chosen one to represent as lakambini and while that guy na you called mokong, is Josh by the way, and he is the Lakandula, so just sit there and just wait for me, di naman ito matagal, promise," and kumawala na ako sa kanya and when I was about to punta na sa stage when I heard a thud.
Napalingon ako sa stage ko and to my suprise nakahilata na si Pervy doon, "Shocks! Pervy!", as I punta sa tabi niya. Naramdaman ko naman ang pagpunta din nila Chloe sa likod ko and they ask if anong nangyari but I didn't bother na sumagot.
I hope na hindi ito ang think ko na nangyayari sa kanya, but then I ramdam his temperature sa neck niya and sa forehead niya, confirmed. He's burning! I have to dala him sa bahay nila, that's the first thing na pumasok sa isip ko because hospital, errr, I'm not fond in hospitals and their school is not a better choice.
Kinuha ko ang cellphone niya which palagi niyang nilalagay sa left pocket niya and I was right, good thing pwedeng finger print niya iyong password 'cause I don't have any clue ano ang pass code niya.
I scan the contacts, and to my dismay, puro mga boys ang naroon, I was expecting girls, mostly girls, thousands of girls, but then may nakakuha sa atensyon ko, siya lang nasa group ng contacts niya na unnamed and isa lang ang contact na andito, and it is a girl. Noemi? Who's this?
And I just found myself dialling the girl named Noemi. I have this feeling na importante siya because naiiba siya maliban sakin.
["Hello? Is this really you Will?"]
The voice was so smooth and she sounds not like the girls that this casanova would flirt, I mean maliban sakin, like those freak cheerleaders.
Iba to eh, and for unknown reason, kinabahan ako.
"A-Ahm, hi. I'm his f-friend, Julienne and Perv-- I mean Ryan collapsed kasi because of his fever and I need to take him to his house pero I don't know how, can you sundo him here please? But kaano ano ka ba niya?", and yes I asked her, I'm curious and hindi ko naman nasabi na ako girlfriend ni Pervy.
[A-Ah, I'm just a friend but hindi ako makakapunta diyan because of important matters, sorry. I will text you his address and please, please take care of him, thank you. Take care both of you.]
And then she suddenly baba na the call. Tumingin ulit ako kay Pervy and check his temperature ulit but he's still burning pa rin, Chloe and the others are worried pero maliban sa kanila ay wala nang pake.
I want to be angry at this moment pero baka mas lalong gugulo, and I just heard na inutusan ni Chloe si Josh na buhatin si Pervy papunta sa kotse niya which I directed kung saan and sakto din na nakakuha na ako ng text galing sa Noemi na iyon.
She gave me Pervy's address and this pahabol na text that says, "Please take care of him and don't leave him until he's okay, he can't do it all alone. I recommend you should try chicken soup for him, he'll love it. Ingat kayo."
Why does this girl know so much about this Perverted Casanova?!