Umuwi ako ng malungkot dahil hindi ko man lang nasilayan si Sir. Busy ata siya ngayon.
Maybe I can call him on his first name ? Napatili ako dahil sa naiisip. Bilhan ko kaya bukas ng ice cream sandwich si Sir?
Kaya naman kinabukasan ay tahimik akong umupo sa pinakaunahan habang tahimik na naghihintay kay Sir. Ni hindi ko na namalayan na exams na namin next week tapos finals na tapos OJT na!
Nakakunot ang noo ni Sir nang pumasok ngunit nakita ko ang bahagyang pag ngisi niya ng makita ako. I smiled at him and pretended like nothing happened.
"Yie! Kilig na kilig si Donna!" Nakarinig ak ng pang-aasar mula sa mga kaklase ko.
I bit my lower lip while stealing a glance at Sir. He raised his eyebrows at me and then coughed.
"Enough for that, class! Anyway, I'll let you watch a video for awhile." He scribbled something on his laptop and the usual reflection recit happened.
Lunch time came. Agad akong pumunta sa karinderya na kinakainan ni Sir ngunit wala pa siya roon. Dahil nagugutom na rin naman ako, umorder na ako saka naghanap ng mauupuan.
Walang Sir Lacson na dumating. I brushed my teeth and applied few tints on my lips and cheeks. Si Sir ulit kasi ang papasok sa klase namin.
Kung dati ay sa likuran ako umuupo, ngayon ay sa harapan niya na. Pagkatapos nito ay agad akong tutungo sa canteen dahil may pinalagay ako roon na ice cream sandwich.
"Class dismissed." Mabilisan kong inayos ang mga gamit ko. I even heard some of my classmates teasing me.
"Mukhang may date ka, Donna ah!"
"Yung engineering student ba?"
I shooky my head at them and went out of the room. Baka kasi pagdating ko ay wala na si Sir. Matutunaw ito. Sayang naman.
"Ate!" Yung bantay sa isa sa mga stall ay agad na lumapit sa akin para ibigay ang isang ice cream sandwich.
Nang makuha ito ay tinakbo ko na ang daan papunta sa opisina ni Sir. Dahil bukas naman ang door knob ay agad akong pumasok hanggang sa masilip siya sa kanyang mesa.
I knocked before opening it. Sumandal si Sir sa kanyang kinauupuan. I walked near him and placed the ice cream sandwich on the top of his table.
"What are you doing here, Miss Pascal?" I suddenly felt the indifference between us.
"I came here to give you this." I said pointing out to the ice cream sandwhich I bought.
"Okay. You can go now." I shrugged my shoulders and started to walked out but a smile crept on my lips.
Muli kong hinarap si Sir saka tumayo sa tapat niya. Kunot-noo niya lamang akong tiningnan. Bracing myself, I leaned near him and planted a soft kiss.
First, it was just a smack. Second, I let myself taste his mouth. Hindi niya tinugunang halik kong iyon.
"Then what? You're going to run?" My jaw dropped upon hearing his statement.
"You're mad at me because I ran..." He rolled his eyes at me.
"Oh no, Gabriel. You are not looking away from me!" I groaned in frustration.
He smirked and pulled me closer, making me sit on his lap. He angled my face and kissed me. Halos mawalan ako ng hininga ng saglit niyang itigil ang halik.
He muttered curses. "Fuck! We are inside the school premises!"
Hindi ko masundan ang mga sinasabi niya dahil nanatili ang mga mata ko sa kamay niya na hinahaplos ang aking binti. Oh! I think I'm loving to wear skirts huh!
"Stop seducing me, Donna." I snuggled on his neck.
He once again muttered curses. "Stop imagining things, Gab."
"Yeah right. Now you're calling me Gab." He scoffed.
Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakaupo sa kanyang hita.
"We're kissing and yet you are not my boyfriend!" I hysterically told him.
"You let me kissed you knowing that I am not your boyfriend." He shot back.
I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow. "Fuck! Can't you see that I'm courting you?"
"But, you're my-"
"I'm going to have my masteral while you're on your OJT." He casually said.
"You won't be my prof next school year?"
"Technically, I'll be a student again. They just hired me because they are lacking for people inclined with Ftech."
"But we still need to be safe!" I argued.
"Yes! So stop seducing me!" Now, it's his time to be frustrated.
Tahimik kaming lumabas ni Sir sa opisina niya. Wala ng masyadong tao dahil ala sais na ng gabi. Buti naman.
"You wanna grab dinner?" I sadly smiled at him.
"Dad would be at home. So, I can't." Tumango lamang siya sa akin at saka tahimik na nagdrive papunta sa amin.
He parked his car on our usual spot. I unbuckled my seatbelt and looked at him.
Mukhang pareho naman kami ng naiisip. Slowly, he crouched for a kiss. I opened my mouth to welcome his every taste.
Halos magusot ko na rin ang kwelyo niya. His hands are teasing me sanity dahil pababa't pataas ang paghaplos niya sa legs ko.
"Fuck!" He muttered a curse and kissed me on my forehead. "I think I found my new habit." He added.
Napakagat ako sa aking labi bago siya muling hinalikan. Who would've thought I'll get to taste this serious professor of mine?
"Goodnight, Donna." He said then let me go.
Masaya akong pumasok sa amin. Unti-unti rin itong nawala nang marinig ko ang pagkalabog mula sa study room ni Daddy.
I called our maids. Naramdaman ko na rin ang panginginig ng mga kamay ko. Natagpuan namin si Daddy na walang malay sa sahig.
We rushed him to the hospital. Minabuti rin namin na hindi isapubliko ang nangyari kay Daddy.
"It's just overfatigue, Ma'am." Nakahinga ako ng maluwag matapos marinig iyon.
Tahimik akong pumasok sa private room ni Daddy. There, I saw my Dad peacefully sleeping. Tumatanda na nga ang tatay ko.
Hindi ko ata kakayanin na mawala rin siya sa akin.
"Dad." A tear fell from my eye. "You're working too much. You already did a lot of good things." Hindi ko namalayan na humihikbi na pala ako. "Please take care of yourself. I can't bear to...lose you."
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