Once Upon He Was Mine (Good Girls Series #4)

Chapter 35: Imminent

"As what we told you in our orientation that was held yesterday, there are a total of 6 years in dental school. First is the preparatory dentistry or pre-dentistry for two years and four years in proper dentistry. We must attend these in order to obtain the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine."

I listened intently at the professor who's speaking in front of us. It has been two days since our class started, with all attention focused on our gorgeous but strict professor, I can't help but to feel admiration to her.

Someday, I will be a great dentist and will teach dentistry too.

"Dentistry is not all about job and salary. Dentistry should be a passion too. We all know that passion, second to hard work, makes a dream work. So we should take note of that." The lady professor said while looking intently at every one of us. Her strict aura is somehow getting my blockmates intimidated.

She continued our class until the short hand of the clock reached the number 12. We were dismissed.

Agad akong dumiretso sa cafeteria to see my friends, but it seems like my friends were lately dismissed because they're still not here. I ordered a lasagna and an orange juice. When my order was given to me, I went back to our table and he's already here.

"Ken," I called him, he looked at my eyes quickly before returning his gaze to his book. "W-Where's Iryn?" I asked.

"Nagpaiwan," he replied shortly. I started eating my lasagna to make the awkward silence understandable. But I can't help it...

It's been exactly a week since he started avoiding me. I gave him the space since I could understand where he is coming from.

"A-Are we alright?" I asked. "A-Are you going to give me those cold shoulders too? Like what Vince did before," I asked bitterly. He finally looked at me but this time, with a small smile.

"Don't you found it funny, Brey? I rejected her, you rejected me, you were rejected by Matthew then he got rejected by Marra." He chuckled, but with no amusement in his voice. "That has just popped in my mind lately," he said.

"A-Are you... mad of me?" marahang tanong ko. He looked at me again, folded his book and put it inside his bag without breaking his stare at me.

"No, I will never be mad of you."

"Then why? Why are you avoiding me?" It felt like a déjà vu. Last three months, it was Vince I am asking these questions.

"Shanel, tumingin ka sa mga mata ko," he said, convincing me to look at his eyes when I am already looking at his eyes since the time I saw him. "Anong nakikita mo?" tanong niya, I gulped as I stared at his eyes. "Alam kong makikita mo sa mga mata ko kung gaano kita kamahal," he uttered that made my heart skip a beat. "Pero sa mga mata mo, nakikita kong mahal na mahal mo si Matthew." His expression then changed, the small smile faded as his eyes looked gloomy. "Pero wala akong magagawa kundi hayaan kayong dalawa. Kasi alam ko namang dito ka sasaya, sa kaniya ka sasaya."

My tears became a burden in my eyes. I stared at the floor to avoid his gaze, to avoid seeing his pained eyes. It hurts me to see my friend hurting like this. If only I can tell my heart who to pick, I would surely utter Kenzo's name for hundred times.

"Ken..."

"Shanel, I am gonna be honest to you..." He heaved a sigh. "I was hurt.

"I was supposed to ask your parents if I could court you. But it turns out that Matthew came first. I was too late." My lips parted slightly while looking at him. So that was what Vince told me? He knew all along that Ken's gonna court me, so he did his best to stop it just by coming first? What a selfish freak! "Pero alam ko namang gusto mo siya, kaya wala na akong nagawa. Gusto kong sumingit sa inyong dalawa at ipamukha kay Matthew na ako ang naunang magkagusto sa 'yo, ako ang nauna diyan sa tabi mo. Ako ang unang dumating, ako ang una mong nakilala pero paano ko 'yon magagawa? Kung ikaw mismo ay may gusto talaga sa kanya?