I had my head lying on top of my desk when I felt two eyes scanning my whole body, kaya’t inangat ko ang tingin ko with my brows furrowed. “What?” I asked, Wala pa namang prof because it’s still an hour early so I decided to sleep first, but there is Joohyun staring at me like I did something evil when in the first place I was the one who’s supposed to get mad at her for ruining my uniform the other day.    Wait, no. That sounded– weird. No, no, it’s not like that… We are friends.   “Look, I’m sorry,” she started. Hinila nya ang chair at umupo sa harapan ko kaya umupo na rin ako ng maayos, still annoyed of course, ikaw ba naman ang ma-interrupt  ang tulog? “I know what I did yesterday was a little rude and inappropriate but…” She bowed her head slightly, shy, and looked at the side. Halatang ‘di marunong mag-sorry. “But.. But ikaw kasi! Bakit ka kasi nangugulat! You know naman I have my earphones on tapos hihilain mo ‘yon, kita mo rin naman na may hawak akong kape, ayan tuloy, na-stain ‘yong uniform mo.” She rapped angrily.   “Ako pa ang may kasalanan?!” I gasped, what! Iba ka talaga Joohyun Mantolino! “Eh hindi ka namamansin?! Ilang beses kitang tinatawag? Pinag-aantay mo ang pagkain.”   “Well, partly my fault but you started it first, ‘no.” Pinitik ko ang noo niya dahil sa kamalditahan, kaya sinigawan niya lang ako at kinurot ang pisngi ko. “Ouch!” That become her hobby, parati niyang ginagawang pulutan ang cheeks ko! Masakit at mahirap pala talaga maging cute. Minsan, iniisip ko kung nasalo ba lahat ng mga magulang ko ang magandang genes eh.    It’s been a month since that night, where she went to my house to pester me.. I mean, to practice with me, and since then, we became closer. The day after the practice night was stupidly amazing, papasok na ako sa classroom no’n nang hilain niya ang strap ng backpack ko at nag-away kami dahil muntik pang masira ang strap ng bag ko, at nagusot ang uniform ko. I told her I hate it when my clothes get wrinkled. She even gave my back a high five as a compensation daw of wrinkling my uniform. ‘Yun na raw ang plantsya. Parang sira ulo lang.   She ended up eating with me, Joy and Wendy during lunch after apologizing, but of course, kasalanan ko pa rin daw na nagusot ang damit ko. Dapat daw ay hindi ako gagamit ng backpack. At mag-dala raw ako ng portable iron steamer araw-araw kung ayaw ko raw na nagugusot ang uniform ko. Nilibre niya rin ako ng lunch no’n as her way of saying sorry. She was eating timidly that time, kaya’t pinagalitan ko siya dahil hindi niya naubos ang pagkain niya, pag-alis ni Hyun no’n ay inasar-asar ako no’ng dalawa. They kept on teasing me for one whole week lalo na noong dinalhan ko ng kape si Joohyun dahil gusto niya raw matikman ang coldbrew ko. I’ve been practicing my own coffee recipes since I’m planning to build a small cafe once nakumpleto na ang ipon ko, my goal was to open it up during the summer break but of course, it’s still a plan… I don’t know if it will be possible since summer break also means a month of internship.   It became our routine, I brought her coffee, and she also brought her baked goodies. Nagtatampo pa nga minsan si Joy sa pinsan dahil hindi pa nito nat-try ang mga binibake ni Hyun. “In my defense, you hate sweets! Besides, aren’t you– like, in a diet?” She rebutts. She would probably be an outstanding lawyer one day.   “What are you thinking, ha? Bakit ganiyan ka makatingin?” She raised her brows, I rested my head in my palm, “Ikaw.” I said and looked at her eyes. Maganda pala ang mga mata ni Hyun. “Your eyes and mocha have the same shade.” I was enticed with her eyes. It was big enough to see things but gets small when she smiles, bagay sa kaniya. Maybe that's the reason why she looks pure and nice. But don’t be fooled, she’s not that nice. Napairap tuloy ako sa mga pinag-iisip ko! “Manahimik ka nga, I know the next thing you’re going to say is because I look like a cup!” I laughed at her stance. Ano bang tingin niya sa akin? Siraulo at masama ang ugali? Kasi, oo, tama rin naman siya. “Ano ba ‘yan , basag joke.”   “Gagamitin mo pa ang mocha ah! Kapal ng mocha mo!” She joked. “Weh? Joke ‘yon?” Inirapan niya lang ako bago hampsain ulit sa braso. Medyo matagal pa bago ang class so she took my backpack and adjusted it para ipatong ang ulo rito at gawing unan. Kung maka-agaw ng bag, akala mo wala siyang sariling bag. Palibhasa, mamahalin ang bag at ayaw mayupi. It’s evident that she’s still sleepy since it’s still past six A.M. “Wala kang dalang coffee?” She softly asked, yawning. One thing I noticed about Hyun when we became close is that she always baby talks to people she’s close to  when she wants something. I shook my head, “Wala. Tinatamad ako eh.” So she answered with her eyes up in the sky again.    “Hay, Joohyun Mantolino. Huwag ka nga’ng irap nang irap.” I chucked and jokingly covered her eyes with my palm. Hindi ko alam pero every time that Hyun shows her soft and cute side to me, I feel giddy and all. Hindi ko lang akalain na since we're freshmen, hindi kami naging close but we suddenly became friends ngayong third year na kami. Knowing that in a year, maghihiwalay din kami because I’m not sure if she’ll pursue economics or tutuloy siya sa Law School since she mentioned before that she wanted to be a lawyer as well.    “Seul~” She called, still having her head laying on my bag. I just looked at her and hummed, medyo inaantok. “Are you going to Law school?”   “If I get a scholarship, yes. Why? Are you?”   She nodded, still with her eyes closed. “Mmmh. I’m planning DLSU Law in BGC or UPLB.” Joohyun played with the end of my strap bag and sighed, “Pag-nakapasa, of course.” She added. She looked down and I felt her sadness so I ruffled her hair and laid my head on the backpack too so we could see each other face to face, “Of course, makakapasa ka! Ikaw pa!” I smiled, hoping she’d smile back at me but her eyes just flickered. She looked startled and I felt a tension in the air. Bigla naman ‘tong naupo ng maayos and smacked my head. “Lapit mo naman masiyado! Wala bang boundaries ang friendship na ‘to?” High pitched at mabilis nitong sinabi, “Kaka-sorry mo lang, sinasaktan mo na naman ako!” I said. Wala talagang oras na hindi kami mag-aaway. Parang nanghihina kasi ‘ata si Joohyun kapag hindi niya ako inaway eh. “E’di sorry ulit! Pero ‘wag kang pabigla-bigla! Nagugulat ako! You know I get surprised easily!” She rapped, I just laughed in return.   “Why do you always laugh when we’re together but you’re so y when you’re alone?”   “I’d look dumb if I’m laughing alone.” I fixed my hair in a messy bun. Medyo naiiitan na ako, maaraw na kasi. I saw the rays of the sunlight on Joohyun’s face so I covered her face with my palm’s shadow. Iniangat