Paguwi galing sa ampunan na pinuntahan ko para ihatid si Cindy ay nakita ko na nagiintay si Dad sa may pinto while he's smiling.
Kinuha ko ang phone ko at ginawa itong salamin. Medyo namumugto pa rin ang mata ko pero di na kagaya kanina na halos nakapikit na ako since ang mata ko ay medyo singkit rin.
Lumabas na ako at nagmamadaling lumapit kay Dad. Sinalubong naman ako nito ng yakap.
"How's my baby?" He asked.
"So far so good nothing's new. Oh wait there's new pala because I have a friend now." I said while smiling causing him to smile too.
"Really? Who? Invite her for dinner tomorrow so I can meet her." Dad said so I nodded.
"I will, Dad." She said.
"That's nice. Anyway, I'll just go to our company for a while because I have something fill out there. So maybe I'll get home late at night." He said so I nodded again.
"Okay lang po. It's for our business so go on." I said so he smiled at nagpa-cute. "Dad, stop! You are not cute anymore." I teased.
"You brat." He said and laughed and I chuckled because of my father's cuteness.
I love my Dad. So much. Because he's the only I have na lang and our bonding together is just like we are teenagers who are best friends.
DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS had passed ay mas naging competitive pa kami ni Jax sa isa't isa.
He didn't even apologize to me about what he said before but I don't care anymore.
Previously we didn't know each other but now we quarrel over everything especially when it comes to education.
We became enemies who only wants to become the number one in dean's list.
Nagaagawan sa unang spot. Palaging pantay lang ang average namin pero minsan ay may nauuna sa isa saming dalawa.
May spelling bee kami ngayon sa room lang namin na kaklase lang din naman namin ang gumawa gawa.
"Ang susunod na magkalaban, ang dalawang magka-away sa lahat ng bagay, Elvira La Cuesta at Jax De Avila." Sabi ng President ng classroom.
Na-nominate kami sa pagiging president noon pero we just ended up fighting each other so our professor made a decision na hindi na lang kami ino-nominate as one of the classroom's officers.
Tumayo na kami at tinignan ang isa't isa. Pinaghiwalay na kami ng upuan base sa alphabetical order ng surnames namin. Baka rin daw kasi mag-away pa kami lalo kapag magka-tabi kami.
Pumunta kami sa harap kung saan may dalawang table doon na may maliit na bell na silver na pipindutin namin if sasagot kami.
"Ang genre is about Economics." Sabi ng president.
"First of all," dumugtong naman ang vice president. "What is economics?"
Halos sabay kaming pumindot ni Jax. Kapagkuwan ay masamang tinignan ang isa't isa.
"Woah! Wala pa nga eh, nagtatanong pa lang nga ako eh." Sabi ng VP.
Di ko natandaan mga pangalan nila kasi busy ako masyado na unahan sa lahat ng bagay si Jax.
"Can we come in?" Napalingon naman kami sa pinto at nakita doon si Cindy na kumatok at sa likod nito ay yung dalawang kaibigan ni Jax na taga Nursing degree din.
"Sure sure." Sabi ng President na may gusto kay Cindy. Yes, our president is a lalaki and ang VP is lalaki rin.
Pumasok naman sila at umupo sa pinaka-unahan pa. Wala kasing magtuturo ngayon since may meeting.
"Anyways, Ms. La Cuesta ikaw ang nauna, so what's the answer?" Binalik naman samin ng secretary ang tanong.
"Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services." Confident na sagot ko kaya tumango tango silang mga nanonood.
"Okay then let's begin with our spelling bee and your scores will depend with it. One point in every words you spelled correctly and deduction to current points kapag may isang letter na mali. One to twenty ang scoring. And aabot rin sa negative 20 ang score ng kada mali, kung sino ang maunang maka perfect score ang panalo, pero kung sino ang naunang naka negative 20 sa score is ang obvious na talo kahit di pa 20 ang score ng kalaban. Undestood?" Paliwanag ng President na Wen pala ang pangalan, kakaalala ko lang eh.
"Hands on your back and press the bell if you know the answer." Segunda ng VP na si Rocky.
"This is the easiest question, what is the correct spelling of Economics?" Nagunahan nanaman kami ni Jax pero nakakainis dahil nauna siya sakin.
"E.C.O.N.O.M.I.C.S economics."
"Okay good, one point for Mr. De Avila." Finlip naman ni Ms. Secretary ang maliit parang calendar na scoring board namin.
1-0 na.
"Pwedeng ako na lang ang magtanong?" Presinta ni Cindy na agad namang binigay ni Wen ang hawak niyang papel.
Sila naman ni Pres at Vice Pres ang magbabantay kung sino ang mauuna samin.
"Next, spell Microeconomics."
Nagunahan ulit kami but now I am the first one who press the button first.
"M.I.C.R.O.E.C.O.N.O.M.I.C.S microeconomics." Pag-spell ko at napunta naman sakin ang one point.
[Microeconomics is a Type of Economics focuses on how individual consumers and firms make decisions. These individual decision making units can be a single person, a household, a business/organization, or a government agency]
"Spell, Inflation."
This time nauna pa rin ako. At na-spell ko naman ng tama.
[Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Inflation is typically a broad measure, such as the overall increase in prices or the increase in the cost of living in a country.]
"Spell, oligopoly."
This time ay nauna naman si Jax at na-spell rin niya ng tama.
[Oligopoly is a market characterized by a small number of firms who realize they are interdependent in their pricing and output policies.]
2-2 na ang score.
"Next spell monetarism."
Nakakainis dahil nauna nanaman si Jax pero nakakatuwa rin dahil nagkamali siya ng isang letter. Kaya nabawasan ng one point ang score niya. Balik 1 ulit ang score niya at ako naman ay 2 points pa rin.
[Monetarism is a macroeconomic theory which states that governments can foster economic stability by targeting the growth rate of the money supply.]
NATAPOS ANG spelling bee at ang scoring ay 16-15. Ang lapit lang di ba?
Pero nanalo ako. Pero ang hindi ko alam bakit ang kalma niya ngayon. I mean lagi siyang ganyan. Calm pero his eyes glaring at me as if he's killing me with those lacers in his eyes.
Alam niyo yung pinapatay ka na sa tingin pero wala siyang sinasabi o ginagawa sayo, hanggang tingin lang ng masama? Ganun ang gawain niya kapag natatalo ko siya, kapag nananalo naman siya ay nakangisi siya at ako naman itong masamang tumitingin sa kaniya.
Dismissal na kaya lumabas na kami ng room at kasabay ko na si Cindy na di ko alam na dala pala niya kanina ang gamit niya pagpasok sa room.
Palabas na kami nang makita ko si Jax na may kayakap na babae.
Di ko alam pero bigla akong nawala sa mood. May sinasabi si Cindy pero di ko siya naririnig. At tanging nakatingin lang sa dalawang magkayakap malapit sa motor ni Jax.
"Tignan mo itong babaeng ito napagiiwanan na."
I frowned when I saw how Jax kissed his girlfriend on her forehead and how the girl smiled at him.
"Elvira? Elvira... FAYE ELVIRA!"
"WHAT?!" Inis na sigaw ko pabalik kay Cindy.
"Chill! Kung galit ka wag mo ibuntong sakin yan. Makatingin ka sa dalawa parang papatay ka eh." Sabi nito habang di ko nilalayo ang tingin sa kanilang dalawa hanggang sa maka-alis na lang sila sakay ng motorcycle ni Jax.
I don't know but I felt something hatred, anger, irritation, exasperation, rage and everything about madness and angriness.
"Halika na nga at sumasama ang timpla mo eh." Sabi ni Cindy at hinila na ako paalis, hinayaan ko lang siya dahil may iniisip ako.
Who the fuck is that girl? Who is she? Who is she to hugged him? Who is she to the point that Jax kissed her forehead? Is she his girlfriend who he was talking to when I met him in the classroom before? Is she the girl na sinabihan ni Jax ng 'i love you'?? Who is she to make my Jax to smiled like a cra– and WHY THE FUCK I CALLED HIM MY???
WHO THE FUCK I AM TO GIVE A FUCK ABOUT SOMETHING BETWEEN THEM?!?!
WHAT THE FUCK AM I THINKING?!!?!?!