~M.A.P.E.H.~

"Haay! Ang sarap ng chicken with gravy and rice!"- I said habang nagpupunas ng tissue sa bibig. Papunta na kami ngayon sa room dahil 5 minutes nalang at maga-start na ng klase.

"Panget, mas masarap kaya ung burger steak ko! Hindi talaga nakakasawa.."

"Eh? Kasi naman Panget, puro burger yung madalas kong bilhin dito sa school. Kaya kung maga-burger steak pa ako, edi, mas nakakasawa sa part ko!"

"Tss.. Sa part mo yun.. Ang panget mo kasi! Hahaha.."

O_O My jaw almost dropped. Wengya to! Bwst!

"Hoy! Anong sinabi mong Panget ka! panget panget mo!"-sigaw ko at nag-habulan pa kami sa hallway..

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"Ok class, page 257 ng Physical Education and Health."

Hay... Ano na naman kaya ang pakulo ni Ma'am. Dati, tungkol sa drugs, tapos sa HIV at AIDS, tapos merong time na nasa may Gender and Sexuality na kami at of course! What to expect from boys diba? They reacted agad! Because of the word "sex". Kaya ung time na yun, siniko ko si Trace na katabi ko lang nun at binigyan ko siya ng sarcastic look na Baka-gusto-mong-magreact? Tapos tumawa siya and umiling siya kaya napa-ngiti ako. Haha. At may naga-sigaw naman sa mga boys ng "Corn! Corn! Corn!". To translate it, it's "Porn! Porn! Porn!". Napatawa kami nung nag-react si Ma'am nang...

"At bakit nasama ang corn dito? Hindi tayo T.L.E! Mapeh!"

Hahahaha.. And as a result, tumawa buong klase..

"Ms. Paz, are you even listening?"- I was back to reality nung nagsalita si Ma'am and she was referring to me..

"P-po?"

"I guess not.. I was asking kung ano ang mas magandang maramdaman. Love or Infatuation."

"Ahm.. For me, Love.."

"Ok. Mr. Lazaro said it's Infatuation. I want the two of you to explain it clearly to us especially what you are saying.. Are we clear?"

"Yes."- Phoenix and I both said in unison.

"Ok. Let's start from, Mr. Lazaro."

"Go Panget!"- mahinang cheer ni Trace sakin.

Fusha naman oh! Ba't sa dinami dami nang tao dito ung crush ko pa? Sheez..

Nag-smile muna siya sakin bago mag-salita.. Haha! Charot! Sakin pa yun! haha..

"Infatuation, bakit? We all have our love-at-first-sight experience right? Dun tayo nagsisimulang magkagusto sa isang tao. Crush is another term for infatuation. At dahil kay crush, we do weird things para lang mapansin ka niya or makausap ka lang niya. But may time na, nalaman mong may gusto siyang iba,syempre masakit. Pero hindi yung grabe kasakit kasi isa lamang yung infatuation at madali kang makahanap ng iba at maka-move on. Mas mahirap kapag ang situation mo ay nasa LOVE level ka na. For me, having a crush is the best feeling to be feel by everyone. At tsaka, yun yung present ko ngayon. Kapag love naman kasi, pwedeng masira ang buhay mo kasi dahil nag-break kayo o ano mang pwedeng masamang mangyari sayo."

"Oooooh!"

Pft.. Meron daw siyang present ngayon at yung yung meron siya ngayon. I wonder kung sino siya. Oh well, ako na pala. Wooh! Saan ko kaya mapupulot ung mga salitang ganun? Haha.

"Nice idea, Mr. Lazaro. How about you Ms. Paz? What can you say about Love?"

*ehem ehem*

Waaah! Di ko alam kung paano sisimulaaan! Huhu.

Pumikit muna ako saglit para magisip. I inhaled and exhaled then cleared my throat.

*ehe-ehem*

"For me, love is the best feeling everyone should experience. Love is quiet understanding and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. Hindi siya ung simpleng paghanga na minahal o naging crush mo siya just because he or she has this physical appearance anyone or everyone dreamed of. It gives you strength and grows beyond you to bolster your beloved.You are warmed by his or her presence even when he or she is away. Miles do not separate you. Love is a maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers."

"Yun oh!"

"Si panget na rin yan!"

Waaah! San mo yun nakuha Lara??? Masyado ka atang na-carried away eh!

"Pero mas mahirap mag-move on sa sitwasyon na yan diba? Mas madaling magmove on at makahanap ng iba. Tapos sa infatuation, it's not just a simple crush. Sa infatuation, you do things para lang hindi siya mawala sayo. You sacrife everything just for him or her."

"But Infatuation may lead you to do things that you will regret and Love never will. Because love means trust. You are calm, secure and unthreathend. And, also infatuation lacks confidence. When he/she is away, you always think or wonder if he/she is cheating. Hindi ba? Madalas yun ang nangyayari."

"Wow naman yan!"

"Ayun!"

Tumayo si Ma'am,"Ok. That's enough. Thank you Ms. Paz and Mr. Lazaro. I hope the class understood it well. Ok, goodbye!"

"Goodbye Ma'am Rachelle."

Napasapo ako ng noo. Mama! Ano ba ung mga pinagsasabi ko kanina? May pa love is chuchuchu pa ako! Waaah! Nakakahiya.

"Grabe naman yung bestfriend ko oh! Hindi ka na panget. Maganda ka na pala."-then he wink at me. Binatukan ko naman siya.

"Ew! Trace! Yuck! Kindat paaa!. Matagal ko nang alam na maganda ako. Ngayon mo lang ata narealize."- tapos nagtawanan kaming dalawa.

"Pero seryoso, ang galing mo dun ha! Ui! Inspired! Inlove ka na nuh?"

"Manahimik ka nga Trace! Kaka----"

"Moira?"- napalingon kaming dalawa ni Trace sa tumawag sakin..

"Oh! Phoenix, bakit?"

"Can we talk?"- then napatingin ako kay Trace at sinenyasan kong umalis muna at sumunod naman siya.

"Uhm. Galit ka....ba??"- tanong ko.

"No I'm not.. I should be the one who'll ask you that."

"Ah, sorry kanina ha!"

He smiled,"It's okay. Sorry also."

"Naku! Wala yun. Si Ma'am kasi, ang daming pakulo sa buhay este sa Mapeh pala."

"Hmm. Maybe you're right."

"H-huh?"

"Love is the best feeling anyone can ever experience.I thought wrong."

"Ha? Ano ka ba! Chamba lang yun nuh! Expert ako dyan eh! Joke. Dyahe lang."

"Hmm.. Pero seryoso, you're right."

"Phoenix Kyle Lazaro, alam mo, it depends sa tao yan. Kaya, tama na yan! hahaha. Pakulo yan ni Ma'am."

"Yeah. So, friends pa rin tayo?"

"Oo naman nuh! Haha!"

"Great! See you later."

"Sige."

Lumabas na ako ng room at nakita si Trace sa gilid.

"Tara. Break muna tayo."- sabi ko at hinila siya papuntang canteen.

"Huh? Pinagsasabi mo dyan Panget? Girlfriend ba kita?"

-_- Pusha.. Ba't ba may mga taong ganito!!!! Jusko!

"Bopols! Mag-recess ba! Tanga lang? Panget na nga tanga pa!"

"Ouch! Sakit sa lungs!"

Napailing nalang ako,"Sira.hahaha."

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