Valentine Girl

February 4, 2012

February 4, 2012

Dear Diary,

Ilang araw na lang ay school fair slash Valentine's Day na. At dahil nauunang mag-exam ang seniors, busy much ang peg namin for the final exams.

I'm so not pressured, of course. In fact, excited ako lalo na sa final exam namin sa Philippine Literature, which is Noli Me Tangere.

Of course, dahil ako ang Star Actress ng school namin, ako ang gaganap na Maria Clara.

But guess who's going to play Crisostomo Ibarra?

You guessed it right.

David Altamonte.

OMG, 'di ba nice and gentleman si Ibarra? Ugh. SO NOT David.

The world is weird. I so rest my case.

Love,

Vera

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"Ikaw ang gaganap na Maria Clara kaya ayusin mo ang performance mo," masungit na sabi ni David sa akin. "Ayokong madamay kapag pumalpak ka."

I rolled my eyes. "Excuse me, David, but I'm the Star Actress of this school kaya," I said smugly.

"Ano naman ngayon? Basta kapag pumalpak ang performance natin, kasalanan mo," he said.

OMG, grabe. Just grabe. He's so mean sagad talaga!

"Vera! Patulong! Pakisabit naman nito," tawag ni Paul na siyang naghahandle ng props namin.

Lumapit ako doon sa mga kaklase kong may hawak-hawak na mga banderitas para sa play. "Bakit ako?" tanong ko.

"Eh ikaw lang ang maliit na nandito eh," sagot ni Lloyd.

"Ay? Kailangang ipangalandakan ang height ko?" tanong ko habang tumutunton sa mataas na upuan. "Dito ba?"

"Banda sa kaliwa. Ayan, kaunti pa," sagot ni Paul.

"Dito?" tanong ko habang inaangat ang banderitas.

"Oo. Ah, kaunti pa pala," sabi naman ni Lloyd.

"Di—OMG! Ouch!"

I slipped from the high chair and landed on my sexy butt.

"Vera!" natatarantang sigaw ng mga kaklase ko. "Okay ka lang?"

"Mukha ba akong okay?" I wailed.

"Tabi nga diyan," narinig kong sabi ng masungit na boses.

Lumapit si David sa akin. He knelt down beside me and shot me a look.

"Anong masakit sa'yo?" he asked.

"'Yung puwet kong sexy!" reklamo ko. "At saka 'yung—aray! Siko!"

"Huwag ka na ngang mag-inarte diyan. Bilis, angkas," he snapped.

"Angkas? Aangkas ako sa'yo?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

"Anong gusto mo, kaladkarin kita?"

I blinked. "Pero... OMG, saan mo ako dadalhin?" I asked in panic.

"Sa clinic para ipatingin 'yang siko mo," he replied irritably. "Pero kung gusto mo, sa ospital na lang para ipatingin 'yang ulo mo dahil iyon yata ang tumama sa sahig."

"Eh ayokong umangkas at ayoko ring kaladkarin mo ako," I complained.

Sabay-sabay na nagsalita ang mga kaklase namin hanggang sa asar na bumuntong-hininga si David.

The next thing I knew, he scooped me up and carried me away from the crowd.

My jaw dropped open as I stared at his poging face.

Okay. So ang weird ng earth ngayon. So weird. Pero mas weird yata ako. I mean, I'm pretty sure puwet kong sexy sagad ang tumama sa sahig at hindi naman ang dibdib ko, right? Right.

So why is my chest pounding heavily?

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"It would be much better if you take a rest at home, Vera," sabi ni Nurse Olive pagkatapos niyang i-check kung may nabali ba sa skeletal system ko or whatever. "I'll give you an excuse letter."

"Okay," tumatangong sabi ko. Tumingin ako kay David habang papalabas na kami from the clinic. "Bumalik ka na doon. I'll go home na."

He gave me a funny look. "Ihahatid kita," he said.

I stared at him. "Ihahatid mo ako?"

"Uh-oh," he replied, nodding.

"Bakit?"

"Anong bakit?"

"Bakit mo ako ihahatid?"

"Bakit hindi kita ihahatid?"

"Eh bakit mo nga ako ihahatid?"

"Bakit nga kita hindi ihahatid?"

"Naman, David!" reklamo ko.

"Just shut your mouth and let's go," he said.

"Seriously? Ihahatid mo nga ako?"

"Oo nga."

"OMG! That's cute sagad!" natutuwang sabi ko.

He gave me another funny look. "And what is cute about it?"

I shrugged. "Wala lang! Cute sagad lang!" masiglang sabi ko.

"You're a weird girl."

"Huh?"

"Nahulog ka na nga't lahat, masigla ka pa," he muttered.

"Do I have to cry?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

"Sinabi ko ba?"

"Eh sabi mo—"

"Suko na 'ko," he muttered.

"Eh—"

"Vera, if you don't shut up, I'll kiss you," he snapped seriously.

Okay.

So I kept my mouth shut.

Then again, maybe I should have kept on talking, right?

Wait.

And why should I keep on talking!?

Oh, no. This is so not good. This is weird. I am weird. I really am weird na. Sagad. I mean... do I want him to kiss me again!?

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