AIZEN
The summer ended since it is back to school now and everyone seems busy. Or are they really busy?
"Charisse! Oh my gee! Tignan mo ito dali!"
"Ivo, pabuhat!"
"Waaah! Ang gwapo talaga ni Jhope!"
Sari-saring mga ingay ang naririnig ko pagpasok pa lamang sa bukana ng silid namin. Everyone was too loud, too noisy. As I chose to sit at the back,beside the window. Hindi ko na pahihirapan ang adviser naming i-arrange ang upuan ko kasi nakaupo na ako sa upuan based on my last name which is Yitsoel.
I kinda envy everyone for having their circle of friends. 'Yung tipong sasalubong sa iyo kapag nagpunta ka sa isang party, 'yung susurpresa sa 'yo sa kahit anong okasyon, at higit sa lahat, 'yung nandiyan everytime you want or not.
Friends are one of the most valuable things every people should make to feel precious and happy.
Wala tuloy akong ibang nagawa kung hindi ang ikabit ang earphones sa tainga ko't magpatugtog sabay ubob sa mesa.
The music volume isn't that high, enough for me to hear them all until everyone became silenced. Akala ko may dumaan lang na anghel but I heard someone coughed so I looked at that person.
Bigla na lamang akong napatayo nang makita ang magiging adviser namin sa taong ito.
"Buti naman at nakuha ko ang atensyon mo," he commented and I bowed in embarrassment. Nakakahiya! Nakarinig ako ng mga hagikgik. Tinanggal ko na ang earphones sa tainga ko at tumayo ng tuwid.
"Okay. Good morning, Archimedes," he greeted as he roamed his eyes and stopped on me. Alam ko. Alam kong sa akin nakatingin ang mga matang iyon.
"Good morning, Sir Eudler," they greeted back. Yes, THEY. Tinatamad kasi akong bumati. Paupo na ako nang bigla niyang binanggit ang apelyido ko.
"I guess, Yitsoel doesn't want to be in class for not greeting ba-" Before he continue it, I cut him off. "Good morning, sir."
Agad akong umupo. This man! Nakakainis. Ang daming napapansin. Argh!
I saw him uttered like 'tsk'. Doesn't he knows the word 'proffesional'?
"I guess, kilala na ako ng lahat. But to be professional, I'll introduce myself. I am Wysiwyg Eudler, your Math adviser for the whole year. At isa lang ang masasabi ko. Ayaw ko ng tatanga-tanga sa klase ko." After he said that ay tumingin siya sa akin. Argh! Nakakainis talaga ito. He even emphasized professional! Is he a mind reader?
Nagsimula siyang magturo ng Quadratic Equations. Damn this subject. I really hate this. At bakit ganoon? Isa lang naman kaming 4th year high school pero para kaming college sa schedules namin. For now, we have Math for 5 hours and 3 hours for Science.
Great!
"What is quadratic equation?" he asked.
I boredly answered while looking outside the window,"An equation of degree of two, written in a standard form ax²+bx+c=0 where a,b,c are real numbers and a≠0."
I have no books with me on my table kaya napansin kong nakatingin silang lahat sa akin. Even sir.
"Tingin kayo?" I bitchly asked. Sir Eudler just coughed and started writing the form I'd said on the board.
He looks gay with the way he moved. Ang babae niya tignan. But...that doesn't remove the looks on him. Bigla tuloy akong napatingin sa mga kuko nito and woah. I want to envy him for having such feminine nails while mine? Hindi man lang nabibiyayaan ng kagandahan.
He started discussing it until he gave us some seatworks.
Habang nagsasagot kami ay nagsalita ito, "While you are answering the activity, I'll fix your seating arrangement."
Nagkagulo ang lahat na para bang mga timang. Dahil sa malaya kaming namili ng upuan kanina ay magkakatabi ang, of course, magkakaibigan. And hearing those news doesn't seem a happy idea at all. At least for them.
"Sir, huwag na! Okay na po ito!"
"Oo nga, sir!"
Kaniya-kaniya silang gatong sa ideyang huwag na ituloy ang arrangements but the latter didn't mind them.
"Kung ayaw niyo ng magiging seating arrangements, kayo na lang ang pumalit sa akin. Ako ang uupo, kayo ang magtuturo. Sounds good?" naiinis na sambit nito at tumahimik ang lahat. Good then. Nagrereklamo pa kasi.
"Arithmeth Aizen Yitsoel, dito ka." He pointed the chair in front of his desk. Now, I am being seatmate with Annie. One of the famous girl here in our school because of her skills in dancing. Sana all magaling sumayaw.
At isa siya sa gusto ng lahat. I mean she is charming and lovely with those average height. Kalog at lahat na nasa kaniya, except for the brain. She is smart, yes, but not as smart as me. Here comes again my insecurities. Hayst!
The seating arrangement was done at ngayon ay tinuloy na nila ang pagsagot. I continued answering awhile ago when they are talking loudly habang nagrereklamo kay sir.
"Tapos na?" sir asked.
"No!"
"Yes." Ako lang ang tanging sumagot ng yes sa amin and again, they all looked at me. Those looks na nangungutya. Looks na nagsasabing 'pabida-alert!'. Duh! Kasalanan ko bang hindi ko inunang magreklamo?
Sir just stared at me and I did the same. And in a second, I felt my heart beats faster. That feeling na bigla kang hindi mapakali sa loob as you feel that butterflies in stomach?
I was shocked inside when we both looked away...na para bang pati siya ay naapektuhan sa tinginang iyon. Or it is just me?
I heard him faked his cough again.
"Time is up. Exchange your papers with your seatmates and write corrected by," he said and I caught him took a glance on me. Ang hilig niya akong titigan ha?
"Annie, oh." Inabot ko sa kaniya ang notebook ko but then she just turned her back on me at ngumiti sa katabi niya sa kabila which is Andie at dito nakipagpalit. Since freshman ko pa kaklase si Annie and what I hate about her is her attitude towards to me.
Nakakainis siya, shit! Sarap supalpalin ng eraser.
In the end, they've exchanged their papers without exchanging with mine. I look at sir and he is quietly glancing at me. I pouted in madness.
I prevented myself from cursing out loud.
"Shit! Tang'na!" But then I can't stop myself. I am bad in anger management, I guess.
"Yitsoel! What is the reason of cussing, ha?" inis na tanong ni sir.
"Why asking kung alam mo naman ang rason? I am sure you saw how they turned their backs to me and snub the hell out of me. Who wouldn't get mad? Like f'cking sh't!" The student who has the courage in cussing in front of a teacher is legend, guess who? Probably, me.
"You disrespectful lady! Follow me to my office!"
I just rolled my eyes on him and glared at my seatmate.
"Tang'na ka! Bumagsak ka sana, gago," I said to her and I received such glares from them. I saw how her eyes watered. Tsk! Pathetic.
"Yitsoel!" I can sense the anger in my adviser's voice kaya nauna na akong lumabas. At sa paglabas kong iyon ay nakarinig ako ng samu't-saring lait at masasakit na salita para sa akin.
My eyes began watering but I prevented my self to cry. No, not at this state.
I felt sir followed behind me kaya binilisan ko na lang ang paglalakad. Far from them, far from hell.