Chapter 10

When I arrived at school, I found my best friend Astrid, already on the classroom and just as I was about to sit in the vacant chair next to her, our professor came in. A few hours passed and we were busy sa mga sumunod pang subject, so our only communication was through eye contact at senyasan nalang.

Salamat naman at uwian na, kaya after class Astrid and I walked out of the classroom, naglakad na kami palabas ng campus, malapit na kami sa gate when suddenly someone blocked our path, si Nathan iyon at abot-tenga ang ngiti.

“Hoy, Nathan Cortez! Ano ang nakain mo at ang saya mo yata ngayon?” usisa ni Astrid at nakataas pa ang dalawang kilay. Natawa na lang ako at nauna na maglakad palabas ng gate habang nakasunod sa akin ang dalawa.

“Bakit, bawal ba maging masaya?” aniya ni Nathan sabay pinandilatan si Astrid. Tanging ngiti na lang ang nagawa ko sa pag-uusap nila. Aba eh daig pa kasi nila ang mag-jowa kung magbangayan. Pero in fairness, bagay naman sila kung sakali. Maganda, matangkad a