FALLING FOR YOU (Ongoing)

Chapter 18

JAYCE POV

"PLEASE TAKE care of yourself there son. Don't stress out your—"

"Mom please stop okay, you've been repeating those words five times." I said half annoyed.

"Gosh! mas grabe kapa sa may regla anak."

"Iwwss mom!" I keep rolling my eyes until mom stop her car infront of a bus. There is seven bus that we we'll used so I think, marami nga kami.

"Bye mom!" I kissed her cheek before going out of her car.

"Take care sweetie!" I opened the backseat door and grabbed my luggage out. I waved on mom before walking through the third bus.

My phone vibrates and the four texted me saying they already have their seat in a fifth bus but already loaded. Okay, ako lang pala ang naihiwalay sa kanila. It's already 6:21 in the evening, and no bus leaves the campus yet.

Shaking my head as I enter the third bus where a conductor signaled me to come here, maybe there's still available seats.

"Ikaw nalang ang hinihintay." Sabi ng conductor.

Nangunot pa ang noo ko nang ako nanga lang pala, wala na akong makitang pumapasok sa ibang bus. Lahat sila nakasara na.

I opened the light of my phone dahil wala manlang ilaw ang bus na to. Just wow! sa laki nito wala manlang ilaw. Ang conductor na ang bahala sa maleta ko dahil sa kanya kona binigay. Bitbit ko ang maliit na unan na binigay ni mommy sa akin para sa biyahe at ang headphone ko habang naghahanap ng mauupuan. Hanggang sa nakarating ako sa last  row ng bus ay tyaka lang ako nakahanap ng isang upuan. May lalaking nakaupo sa bandang bintana at nakayuko siya nakasandal sa nakasarang bintana ng bus. I can't see his face because he's wearing a hoodie jacket. In his lap is a backpack na sa tingin ko ay maliit lang ang laman.

I sat beside him, sighing. I wear my headphone and music invaded my system. I feel the bus started, most of the students here in the bus busied theirselves on their phones as I see light of phones to their chairs. I also couldn't hear what they're saying so my eyes just stuck outside as the trip goes by.

Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras pa bago kami makarating sa destinasyon namin kaya naman ay nag-focus nalang ako sa pakikinig ng music habang nakasandal sa headrest ng upuan, nilalaro ang singsing sa kamay ko. It's been an hour and all I can see outside is lights coming from houses, buildings and other establishments.

I tried to sleep but I couldn't, I merely let out a yawns yet my eyes doesn't want to cooperate with me to atleast take a nap. The man beside me seems awake now because I sense him straighten body and damn! when his shoulder touch my shoulder I felt an electrifying shock through me.

Napapikit ako at pilit na hindi pinansin iyon. Heto na naman ako, kung ano-ano na naman ang nangyayari sa akin.

My eyes remained closed the entire trip and when I feel sleepy, my eyes just want to be in a deep rest. And of course, as soon as I decided to sleep my head hit on something until then my systems shutdown. Nagising ako nang makaramdam ako ng pag-alog, iminulat ko ang mga mata ko. Oo nga pala nasa bus nga pala ako, kami. I rubbed my eyes and then in just an instant I feel my head was resting on something, no someone. I lift my gaze and even though I can't see his eyes clearly, I know it was him whom I rested my head the entire time I asleep. Inilayo ko agad ang aking ulo sa balikat niya nang maramdaman ko ang paglundag ng lapastangan kong puso.

"A-ahm... sorry for that and uh.. thanks." I heard him chuckle.

"No problem dude, you're adorable when you're sleeping."

"What?"

"Uh, wag mo nalang akong pansinin. Kung gusto mo pang matulog, pwede kang sumandal ulit sa balikat ko." Umiling ako agad. Hinanap ko ang headphone ko nang hindi kona ito maramdaman sa ulo ko.