What We Used To

Chapter 8

M i k h a

"Hindi ka pa ba magla-lunch?" Sheena asked as she stood up from her seat. Medyo binagalan niya na nga ang pag-aayos sa gamit niya para mahintay ako pero hindi ko pa rin natatapos ang ginagawa ko.

"You can go, tapusin ko lang 'to." I told her.

"Sure ka ba? Bakit kasi inaako mo 'yan lahat eh group work naman 'yan. Kapag 'yang mga groupmates mo binigyan mo ng same na grade sa'yo, babatukan talaga kita nang malakas." Dagdag pa niya. Bakit nga ba iniwan pa nina Gwen at Stacku si Sheena dito, napakadaldal.Nagpaalam na magsi-cr lang ay hindi na nagsi-balik.

"You know what, I'll be finishing this earlier than expected kung hindi ka dadaldal nang dadaldal diyan. Go and eat your lunch na, for sure Stacey and Gwen are waiting there kaya hindi na nagsibalik 'yon."

"Sige una na 'ko ha, kasabay mo ba si Aiah?" Tanong niya pa sa'kin bago naglakad papunta sa pinto.

Umiling ako, "hindi ko pa rin sure. Mukhang busy rin siya dahil malapit na ang finals at marami ring requirements."

"I see, habol ka kung makakahabol ka ha? Kung hindi, message ka na lang para mabilhan ka namin ng pagkain."

I smiled at her before motioning her to go out of the classroom, "thanks. Shoo!"

Tumatawa pa siya habang naglalakad papunta ng classroom pero hindi ko na pinansin pa at nagpatuloy pa sa ginagawa. I'm actually done with my part here, pero 'yong isa kong groupmates ay hindi gumawa. Bukas ang deadline ng activity at medyo mahaba pa ang gagawin kaya ako ang nahihirapan. I have texted Aiah earlier about this and she said she's busy too dahil may deadline rin siya bukas.

Masyado akong focused sa ginagawa kaya hindi ko napansing may pumasok pala sa loob ng classroom. She faked a laugh which made me notice her presence. It was Aiah. Her hair is in a messy bun which indicates that she has been busy since the morning.

"Hi," she greeted me. "I texted you pero hindi mo nabasa at na-reply-an. Now I know why," she said while looking at the document in my laptop.

"Yup, I've been very busy. I'm sorry." I replied.

"It's fine, love. Uhm... can you stop what you're doing muna and let's eat lunch? Sherlock Holmes is not so right when he said that the brain works better in an empty stomach. It may work for him pero hindi sa'yo, I know you." I smiled at her, mesmerized by how beautiful she is while somehow scolding me.

"Okay po," I nodded. "Cafeteria?"

Napakunot ang noo ko nang sumimangot siya. "I see that you're not paying that much attention. I brought food, oh." Itinaas niya ang kamay niyang may hawak na paper bag.

"Sorry, I was looking at your face the whole time. Why are you so beautiful, love?"

She put the paper bag on one of the chairs then crossed her arms, "if you think that saved you from my rage... Well, you won."

She pulled one of the chairs and sat in front of me. I saved the file, closed my laptop and put it inside my bag. She took out the food from the paper bag and gave me one of the lunch boxes there.

"Oh, nagbaon ka pala?" It's a bit obvious but I asked about it, anyway.

"Yeah, I cooked kanina kasi I know that I can't go to the cafeteria because of my pending tasks. Naisip ko na do'n na lang sa classroom kumain kapag nagpunta ka para ayain ako. Hindi ko na-predict na busy ka rin pala, so I thought I can do the other way around."

"Thank you, love. I appreciate you so much. You never failed to make my heart flutter." I told her.

"You're welcome... but we don't have much time for cheesy phrases. We were both busy, remember? We have 15 minutes before lunch break is over." We both laughed.