In Love With Narcissus : Chapter 7

Joining the School Celebs

(Eunice Sparks POV)

Kaya ba madalas akong guluhin ni Mr. Pretty or Hee-Jun or Eunhee na yun? Dahil iniisip nilang we are alike? Heck no! 

I’m nothing like them! Especially not him! “You kind of remind me of him.”

“Yeah! You’re like Eunhee.” They told me, at yun ang hanggang ngayon ang nagpapagulo sa isip ko! Ako katulad ng egocentric na lalaking yun? Imposible talaga! 

Alam ko na kung ano ang mas mabuting gawin. Hide from Mr. Pretty, Mr. Eyeglasses, Mr. Model and the obstacle of girls!  As long as hindi ko silang lahat makasalubong, I can still enjoy my days at East Verlake.

“Miss Eunice, nandito na po yung gamot niyo.” My yaya is talking about my multivitamins na iniinom ko every morning.


Paglapit ko sa lamesa, nakakita ako ng dalawang gamot. “Saan yung akin dito yaya?” Pero parang busy si yaya dahil hindi niya ako narinig. “Parang ito yun eh.” Kinuha ko yung gamot na nasa left side at ininom na ito. Sakto naman ang paglabas ni daddy. Kauuwi lang niya kaninang umaga galing sa isang business trip.

“Good morning dad.” I kissed him pero parang wala lang sa kanya. “I’m going to school na.” Then I went outside. Sana nag-good morning man lang siya, o nginitian man lang niya ako. I sighed. 

“Miss yung vitamins niyo po.” Pahabol naman ni yaya nung nakapasok na ako ng sasakyan.

“What? Nainom ko na.”

“Po? Hala!”  Parang kinabahan siya bigla! “Kayo po yung uminom nung sleeping pills nung daddy mo?”

“Sleeping pills?”

“Hala Miss Eunice!” 

 Hala! Lagot talaga! Mataas pa naman yung dose ng sleeping pills ni daddy! Kaso pinabayan ko na lang, at tumuloy pa rin ako sa school.

11:00 am, during my first class, wine and beverage management subject, pina-try pa kami ng professor namin ng ilang liquor. 

Mas lalong bumigat ang pakiramdam ko, at napapapikit na talaga ako. Sabi saakin ni yaya kanina, pwede ko daw labanan ang antok ng isang oras lang, pero kapag lumagpas na dun, baka tuluyan na akong makatulog.

 I tried hard enough not to close my eyes, kinukurot ko na ang braso ko to stay alive. Pero kusang nagbu-blur ang paningin ko, kaya sinasampal ko ang sarili ko para mahimasmasan. Hikab ako ng hikab kaya mas nakakahiya.

One hour and a half later, after ng class, naglakad ako palabas ng building thinking this could wake me up. Pero walang nangyari because I’m really sleepy, kaya naupo ako sa study area. “I can’t sleep here.”  Nilalabanan ko ang antok, but I just can’t take it anymore. “What should I do?”

“Yuni!”  Medyo nagulat ako, but that didn’t help. It was Mr. Pretty. “Ang tagal kitang hindi nakita! Are you hiding from me?”

“Leave me alone…” My eyes are half-closed. “I’m not in the mood.” 

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(Eun Hee-Jun POV)

At last I found her. She was alone in the study area, and I don’t know what she was doing. But definitely there was something wrong with her. “Yuni!” 

 “Leave me alone… I’m not in the mood.”

Nag-pout lang ako, pero tinabihan ko pa rin siya. Wow quiet nanaman siya and… “Are you sleepy? You have droopy eyes, Yuni!”

“I’m not Yuni!”

“Yes you are!”

 “Hindi ko nga nickname yun.” Nakapikit siyang nakikipagtalo saakin. 

“Nickname mo na yun.” Then she didn’t replied. Nakayuko na siya so I looked at her. “May sakit ka ba?” I waited for an answer, pero wala siyang sinabi. “Why do you always like to give me a silent treatment?”  I tapped her then she fell.

 She fell on my shoulder. “Wait… hindi pwede yan!” Walang thrill kung magiging sweet na siya saakin! Kaya ko nga siya hinahabol dahil wala siyang gusto saakin. “Yuni, you’re not fun at…all?”

Then I was surprised seeing na hindi pala siya gising. “Are you sleeping?”  I poked her cheeks, but she didn’t woke. “Yuni!!!” Niyugyog ko siya, pero talagang natutulog siya. Seriously? Akala ko nagpapaka-sweet siya, parang naasar naman ako that I was wrong.

“Yuni!”  Pero kahit anong gising ko sa kanya, hindi siya dumidilat. “Wait… hindi kaya she fainted?” Then I panicked! “Yuni! May sakit ka ba? Bigla ka na lang natutulog?”

Anyway, who am I talking to. Tulog na nga siya. So I lifted her up at dinala siya sa infirmary. Pinagtinginan kami ng mga tao, which is already normal. Ikaw ba naman makakita ng gwapong may buhat na magandang babae, iisipin ng lahat that we’re a beautiful couple. Kaso, hindi ito ang case ngayon eh. “She fainted… I think?” 

I told the school nurse but while examining Yuni. “Wala namang siyang sakit. Normal naman ang temperature niya and by the looks of it, parang ang himbing pa nga ng tulog niya eh.”

“Really?” I moved closer to the sleeping beauty. “So, bakit siya natutulog?” 

“Baka uminom siya ng sleeping pills.”

 “Pills? During class hours?” Nginitian ako nung nurse, at nakatitig lang siya saakin. I’m not really comfortable so sinabi ko na lang na I’ll take Yuni with me.

Dinala ko siya sa private room namin at inihiga siya sa sofa. I examined her face, and she definitely have a goddess-like beauty. I smiled. “At last!”

Akala ko kasi hindi na ako makakakita ng taong mas maganda pa saakin. Well, its because I grew up being the most beautiful person on earth! Sina Kyun at Jiwon, aminado silang mas dominant pa rin ako kesa sa kanilang dalawa. And finding a perfect match for me was really difficult! 

Here are my standards:

• Someone who is not beautiful, but incredibly beautiful!
• A girl who is smart, and almost like a genius.
• Has well-known family background para walang problema sa parents ko.
• At higit sa lahat, someone na makakaya akong tapatan.
• So all in all, I want a girl version of me. Perfect just like me.

 And Yuni, is perfect! And what makes me like her more is that she seemed to not like me at all! Well, it’s not a problem though. Hindi pa naman ako seryoso sa pakikipag-relasyon eh. And like I said, it's nothing romantic.

So my main goal is just to hang out with her, that’s all! “Ah! Oo nga pala! Since ang ganda ng tulog mo jan, mai-drawing ka nga!” 

I smiled at the sleeping Yuni, at kinuha ko agad yung sketch pad ko. “When you wake up, I’ll make fun of you.”

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(Eunice Sparks POV)

I opened my eyes, and found myself lying on a soft couch. “Ang bango naman…”  At nang tuluyan na akong dumilat, nakatambad sa mukha ko ang natutulog na si Mr. Pretty. “No!!!” Napabangon ako. “I… slept inside their private room?”

How did I get here? Tapos unti-unting nag-flashback saakin yung mga nangyari bago ako tuluyang nakatulog. Sumulpot pala kanina si Mr. Pretty, at siya malamang ang nagdala saakin dito. “Ang bango… siya pala yun.” 

Nagising ako dahil ang bango ng naamoy ko. Natutulog kasi si Mr. Pretty nang nakaupo sa sahig at nakasandal lang sa sofa. Ang lapit ng mukha niya saakin. At ang gwapo-gwapo niya. “What am I thinking?”  I shook my head. Hindi pwede ‘to!

“Oh… gising ka na?” Slowly in-open ni Mr. Pretty ang mga mata niya. And he looked at me with his killer smile.

 “Bakit mo ako dinala dito?”

“Why? You wanted me na iwan ka doon sa study area.”  He said while still staring at me. Nakakatunaw na siya ah!

Then I stood up para iiwas ang attention ko.  “I’m going… anyway, thanks.” Nahiya naman kasi ako dahil hindi nga niya ako iniwan kanina.

“Wow! Tama ba yung narinig ko? Yuni is thanking me!” Nag-unat siya at naupo sa sofa.  “Oh… by the way, I want to show you something.”

Na-curious ako. Tapos nilabas niya yung sketch pad niya at ipinakita na ini-sketch niya ang mukha ko habang natutulog ako kanina. “What the!” I blushed. “Give me that!” 

“An-dwae (No)!!! This is mine!”

“Bakit mo ginawa yan? Pervert!” Nakakahiya naman kasi talaga. Natutulog ako tapos ido-drawing niya ako.

 “Excuse me, I’m never a perv!” Nag-roll eyes siya. “I made this because you look very…” He stood up and whispered in my ear. “Very beautiful.” Tapos nag-smile siya saakin, and I felt na nag-init bigla yung paligid. Shocks! 

End of Chapter 7

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