Keeping Miss Kalila by Tara Frejas

Author:Tara Frejas [Frejas, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tara Frejas
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“So—kayo na uli?”

Kalila shot Lenlen a look. Datu was approaching—frowny face and all—and she was worried he’d think they were gossiping about him.

They were not. Like always, Lenlen thought it amusing to put her on the spot when she least expected it. But the question on her friend’s lips was one she had decided to bury under other pressing matters, because determining the status of their relationship was not of urgent concern. Besides, wasn’t she too old to care about labels?

A question for later, because now, Datu stood beside Kalila, holding his camera in front of them. “Take a look at this,” he said, and played back footage of Bahay Munti students he filmed a few minutes ago. Fully aware of his warm chest pressed against her shoulder, she trained her eyes on the video and tried not to get distracted.

A futile attempt, really, because did he change his cologne, or was that aftershave? He definitely wore a different scent today, and thankfully, she didn’t hate it. There was no telling which completely harmless smell could trigger her nausea these days, and it would be a bummer if she had to tell Datu to be at least five hundred meters away from her when in fact she could not get enough of him.

“What do you think?”

“I like it!” Lenlen clapped her hands close to her lips. “I’m loving the vibrant colors on this camera. And it’s so nice to see those smiling, happy faces…right, Kali?”

Despite its impending shutdown, Bahay Munti reopened its gates and classrooms to their students this week. Miss Magda and the rest of the teaching staff spoke to the children’s parents to inform them of the situation, assuring them steps are being made to find a new place for the kids but promising nothing concrete as of yet.

Hope bloomed in her chest though, because Yves had promised to take her to the property he found and said he’ll back her up on procuring it.

And now, here was Datu with his crew, filming footage for the video they planned to put up on the website. The four of them divvied up tasks between pairs: Belle and EJ were downstairs with the four- to-six year olds, and Datu and Vito were here at the second floor, documenting Miss Berna’s class with the seven- to-nine year olds.

“It looks great, Datu,” she said, smiling. “By the way, can Miss Berna resume her class now?”

“Yes, yes. Of course.”

Kalila waved at Berna, who was distributing sheets of Oslo paper to the kids. “We’ll go now, Miss Berna. Thank you so much.”

Berna simply nodded, and they were off.

“What else do you need?” Kalila asked, walking arm in arm with Lenlen, whom she noticed was making eyes at Vito.

Datu stopped in his tracks, shot a glance at the overcast sky, and tinkered with his camera settings. “I’ll need a video of the façade,” he mumbled.

“All right. Need me to come with you?”

“Nah, I can manage.” He looked up at Vito. “You brought the drone, right?”

“Yes, rekdi.

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