Chapter 12: Happy
Nandito na kami lahat sa TLE Room, inside the kitchen area.
Naka ready na lahat ng ingredients that I will use for my dish, which is Blue Corn Breakfast Tacos with Scrambled Eggs, Smoked Salmon, Avocado plus Dill, a breakfast meal.
The only problem is, I'm not excited nor motivated enough. My best of friends aren't here, busy doing their errands also and most of them are competing too.
So maybe iyon ang dahilan kaya medyo di ako enthusiastic ngayon but we met earlier and give ourselves a boost before we started to part ways.
"Your dishes are the best, it always completes my day, so as the one who cooked all of this," he said while leaning on the table and holding a spoon on his right hand, "I bet all of my life on your dish, love. Mananalo ang mahal ko, that's for sure," and he kissed me on my forehead for support.
Damn.
Iniling ko ang ulo ko when I realized what I'm thinking, or who crossed inside my head.
I'm thinking about that person again. First ever competition without him, huh? It hurts like hell.
Tinignan ko naman ang team ko na chincheck ang mga ingredients and also sa mga nagluluto ng side dish, tinignan ko din ang mga Northernians.
You can really spot the difference between us, we're busy checking the ingredients but the other team, the opponent, seems to be very busy with their phones and doing their hair-do.
I didn't even fixed myself too much! Oh well it proved that I'm more fabulous naturally. Pardon if that sounds arrogant.
"King Ryan!"
"Oh my goodness! He's here! Our babe is here!"
In less than a second, my attention divert to the guy who's leaning on the door, roaming his eyes, and looking effortlessly hot in front of us-- which is para sakin di naman talaga siya... hot.
Kakagaling lang ba niya sa shower? He's hair is perfectly a mess and wet but not his body.
He's wearing his jersey, which he will be competing after our cooking competition.
Is he going to stay here or what?
My heart stopped a second when he stopped roaming his eyes when he met mine.
Oh.
He walks his way to me, bakit sure akong papunta siya sakin?
He's looking at me like I'm the only girl in this room, and plus tumahimik na ang mga babae na taga South.
They're staring at us.
Damn damn... I'm the Queen of North! This will be a big scandal if ipagpatuloy niya ang paglapit sakin.
It felt like the world stopped.
Ngayong nasa harap ko na siya, he did the most unexpected thing that he did in front of the Southernians and Northernians!
He kissed me on my forehead with his right arm on my waist because his left hand is occupied with his basket ball.
I even heard a frying pan na nabagsak sa sahig!!!
What a scandal!
I felt his face move near my ears and so I though he's going to kiss me on my neck but, "Do your best, you can do it. I'll be watching you, I got you baby," he whispers.
I was about to pinch him real hard sa bewang niya but, "Don't be so hard on me baby, you'll get to touch me after you win your award. Go get the bacon flatty baby," and he winked but this time it wasn't a whisper.
And sobrang timing naman na ang tahimik nilang lahat so everyone heard what he said.
Oh my goodness gracious Julienne! Get a grip!
Bakit ang laswa pakinggan ang sinabi niya?!
Lumayo na siya at pumwesto sa harap namin kasabay ng mga judges and saktong nasa harap ko mismo.
The judges didn't mind. He's a King for goodness sake! Or should it be badness sake? Bleh.
Suddenly I felt the electricity charging me up lalo na may demonyong malandi na nakatingin sakin sa harap na parang tinitignan kakayahan ko.
No I won't be embarrassed in front of this perverted hapon!
Now I got my excitement, not minding those glares sa paligid na galing sa mga taga South and a shock expression from sa mga taga North.
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Natapos na kami lahat and we served the dishes to the judges.
Pagkatapos ay tumingin agad ako sa oras.
Tumingin agad ako kay Pervy na hinihintay ang reaction ng mga judges, I laughed at that scene kasi parang siya yung nagluto sa seryoso niyang pag-obserba.
But I came to my senses and nilapitan siya.
I tap his shoulder, "Hey!" I said and he look at me with his eyes that tells his enthusiasm.
"Flatty, look! Look how the judges reacted to your dish!" He whispered and ginulo niya ang buhok ko.
The fudge.
Tinignan ko siya ng maigi, "Why do you care? Anyway, you have five minutes before the game! Pervy what the fudge! Get out of here!" I said, nakakahigh blood siya ah.
He looked a bit shocked, emphasize "a bit" and even managed to smile in front of me.
"Come with me then! You need to be there too," and inakbayan niya ako at sabay kaming tumakbo papuntang basketball court.
Fudge, did I mention how I hate running?
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We arrived exactly in time, and I get to sit sa malapit sa players ng mga taga South.
Goodness, marami akong ginawang kalokohan ngayon.
I think the whole campus deserves better explanation about what's our status. If only the Editor in Chief, my one and only best friend Chloe, will know about what happened. Siya lang naman ang dakilang magco-confirm ng mga rumors around here.
But maybe ang mga taga South nagchichismis na ngayon, well that's not a maybe. Mga mukha palang nila nung makita nila kami.
Thirsty to know the real status about their King. Well I can't blame them.
Nagwawarm up na sila, and nakikita ko na yung mga mukha nila na seryoso, take note, I refer sa basketball team namin, Josh's eyes is on fire, especially Lourence's.
Hanggang sa nagsimula na iyong game, I was only focused on my team of course. Sa mga taga South yung bola and ang mga taga North ay seryosong binabantayan ang side of the court nila.
I'm not really into sports so di ko ma explain nang maayos yung game but I enjoyed watching it noon dahil kay Josh, the boys and... him.
And the game just began to get intense...
Sa gitna ng game, tatlong puntos lang ang lamang ng team namin, they are fired up sa 2nd quarter na, lalo na ang mga taga South na ngayon ay nilamangan ng team namin.
Nang napunta ang atensyon ko kay Pervy, nakatingin na pala siya sakin, he winked when he realized that I was looking. Gross, and of course dahil naka-upo ako sa bench kasama ang mga taga South and malapit lang din sa akin ang mga cheerleaders nila ay tumili naman sila, sa pag aakalang sila.
Oh baka naman sila talaga Julienne, tsk.
After 'non sa taga South na na-focus yung attention ko, well okay, kay Pervy. Medyo na pansin ko din kanina na siya lang 'yung medyo chill sa team.
Yes, nakakapuntos siya but those smirks and the looks, the "kahit-pawis-ay-dapat-gwapo-pa-rin" look. Alam niyo iyong pa feeling cool? Basta si Pervy iyon. Siya ang laging nakakuha ng mga tili dito sa gilid eh.
But Pervy has the most fouls, ewan ko kung bakit, I don't know, wala akong alam. Everytime na malapit sa kanya iyong bola palaging may pumipito and napupunta sa team namin iyong bola o kundi may free throw yung team namin, which is napansin ko na si Josh.
Sa 2nd quarter lamang pa din kami ng 1 puntos pero sa 3rd quarter ay lamang ang taga South ng 7 na puntos dahil ang captain ng taga South, the jersey number 10, ay tinodo talaga, kitang kita hanggang dito yung mata niyang nangangapoy.
Bakit alam ko? The crowd is going wild!
Sa side ko palaging sinisigaw ang "Jersey number 10" and "Jersey number 03", and I must say, they have quite an impressive partnership.
Pagkatapos ng 3rd quarter ay lumapit na sila dito, the cheerleaders are going crazy and wild shouting the names of the "kings". I looked and nakita ko ang limang lalaki na sabay na papunta dito habang pinangguguluhan ng mga cheerleaders.
Kasali si Pervy, of course, nandito din iyong Captain na may numerong 10, and the MVP na may numerong 03 tapos may dalawa pa na nasa likod kaya di ko na inabala pang tignan.
Hmm maybe one of them is the prince. The rule ay dapat apat lang sa Kings and Queens but as what I saw lima sila, and I heard may prince ang taga South, so as may Princess ang taga North.
Interesting.
Dahil abala ako sa pag-iisip kung saan ang Prinsipe ng mga taga South, I didn't notice that Pervy is sitting beside me na, and I also pansin the glares, or should I say death glares, ng mga cheerleaders.
"Are you bored flatty?" Malambing but eww-ish na pagkakasabi ni Pervy habang umiinom ng tubig.
I roll my eyes, "Obviously, but you did great Pervy, I'm impressed kahit hanggang doon sa pinakadulo ng court pansin na pansin ang pagiging mahangin mo at pagiging gwapong gwapo sa sarili," and laughed a little, tumawa din naman siya.
HE faced me, "Hindi ako GGSS flatty baby, sa paningin mo, gwapo na talaga ako, I get that a lot," and he winked, oh gross! Lalo na iyong mga pawis niyang tagaktak sa sobrang dami pero umiinom pa rin siya ng tubig.
I sighed, "Iba naman kasi iyong gwapo talaga at GGSS Pervy, and as what I said, GGSS ka at bingi rin! Give me your towel nga," hinablot ko kaagad yung towel na nakalagay sa left shoulder niya, "Nakakadiri pawis mo," I said pero sa totoo lang mabango pa rin siya, and okay, I admit na gwapo din, and di ko talaga sasabihin sa kanya.
He just chuckles then he mumbled something. What?
"Ano? Are you saying something Pervy?" I asked, but he just smiled at me and bigla niyang ginulo ang buhok ko then chuckles.
His sweet smile and beautiful sound of laughing.
WHAT THE! Julienne!!!
Erase. Erase. Argh! Am I being brainwashed already?! I think oo. Itinigil ko na ang pagpunas ng mga pawis niya and hindi naman siya nagtaka doon.
"Thank you baby," and siya na ang nag punas ng pawis sa leeg niya at buhok niya, seryoso na ang mukha niya ngayon at nakatuon na ang atensyon niya sa court.
I don't know kung ano ang iniisip niya. Baka ang strategy na gagawin niya o nila mamaya, but he looks hundred times more handsome right now than being playful.
Na gising ako sa pagtitig sa kanya ng naramdaman ko ang biglang paghalik niya sa pisngi ko, damn what the fudgee bar!!!
"Goodluck kiss, thanks!" And he winked, saka pumunta na pabalik sa basketball court kasama ang mga taga South.
Di ko nalang pinansin ang mga death glares na sobrang nangangapoy galing sa mga cheerleaders, and of course may naririnig din akong nagpaparinig.
I don't give a damn guys.
And at the end, nanalo ang mga taga South. I'm not disappointed, our team did their part and they do their best.
I didn't know I was impressed enough para tumayo at sumigaw sa tuwa habang nakatingin kay Pervy, na siya din nakatingin at nakangiti sakin.
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