I excitedly went to school.
As usual, I'm the first one to arrive.
Our classroom has two keys for the door, my teacher has the other key, and I have another one.
I opened the door and went to my chair.
I opened my eyes when I felt someone tapped my head and brush my hair. I was surprised to see that Addy was doing that. "Argh, this annoying Addy again." I slowly whispered to myself. "Good morning, Love". Addy greeted. "Oh, snap it, Addy, shut up," I said angrily.
He annoys me so much. He's too cringe for me.
I spotted Rodrigos' chair empty.
Levi came near us and gave Addy a look, and that made Addy go away. "Where's Rodrigo?" I asked curiously and somehow felt worried. I don't know why I felt that way, tho. "He isn't here yet. Maybe he'll be late. Anyway, I already wrote your name at the attendance" he replied. I Thank him for listing my name.
I checked the time, and it was already 6:55 am. Our first class will be starting soon, yet Rodrigo isn't here yet.
I saw Dina and approached her. When she saw me, she greeted Good morning.
"About yesterday, I already told Rodrigo about your concern, and he understands your reason. But unfortunately, he seems sad about not seeing you" Dina said. I don't know what I'm feeling. All I know is that I felt my heart ache for what happened. "Do you know the reason why he wanna see me at the roo-" I didn't finish what I was about to say when Dina said, "Yes, he wanna tell you about today, that he'll be absent for three days. But, I don't know his excuse" "Is that it?" I asked curiously. "No, Rodrigo was about to tell you about something. I don't want you to hear it from me. Just wait till he comes back."
The bell rang, and Dina smiled at me as she was about to sit back at her sit.
I cannot focus on what our teacher is discussing in front. I couldn't get rid of Rodrigo in my mind. I'm worried, sad, and guilty for what happened yesterday.
My teacher noticed me getting distracted, in the middle of her discussion and excused me for her to talk.
I explained everything. "Teacher Madel, what did Rodrigo excuse to you about his absents today and for the following two days?" my mouth slipped. "Oh Jiyanna, his mom messaged me yesterday night that Rodrigo will be seeing his father today, and they'll spend the two days for a father and son bonding." she explained "Nak, you have nothing to worry about, okay?" she comforted me.
Nak is an alternate spelling of the Tagalog word anak. Base word: anak. [noun] son or daughter; offspring; child; gender-less word to refer to one's child.
I like it when my teachers call me that, cause my parents never did.
I felt relief hearing my teacher's explanation. We both then went back inside and continued our lesson.