That Poorita Girl

CHAPTER 21

Maren's POV.

Bakit ang daming estudyante? Sari-saring uniporme ng mga estudyante galing sa ibang school ang nakikita ko na nagkakagulo sa main gate ng school namin.

"Reeeen!" Biglang kumapit si Ari sa braso ko na agad sinundan ni Hadlee.

"Ano'ng nangyayari? Bakit ang daming estudyante?" Tanong ko agad.

"Ano ka ba!? Nandito ang El Ganador!" Tili ni Hadlee at bahagya pang pinisil ang braso ko bago tumalon talon.

"E-El what?.. You mean.. The Winner!?" Sinubukan kong i-process sa utak ko ang narinig ko.

The Winner o mas kilala bilang El Ganador, sikat na idol group dito sa bansa maging sa Korea at America. Mayroong apat na member ang grupong iyon.. Sina Coco, Sammy, Dylan and Sevi.

"Ren!" Sigaw ni Ari ng kumaripas ako ng takbo at makipag siksikan sa mga estudyanteng nagkakagulo sa paligid.

I have to see my bias! I want to see Samuel!

"What!?" Singhal ko ng biglang may humila sa akin papasok sa isang kwarto, pag-lingon ko ay nasa loob ako ng Music Room at nakatayo sa harapan ko si Seven.

"Bakit mo ba ako pinasok dito!? Kailangan ko'ng makita si Sammy!" Naka-ngusong reklamo ko.

"You mean, Samuel Chua?" Naka ngising tanong nito, sumeryoso ang mukha nito at bahagyang yumuko bago tumitig sa akin.

"Is he your bias?" He then asked.

"I.. Yes, He is." Nag-iwas ako ng tingin bago laruin ang daliri. "But if you don't—"

He snapped his fingers together to make a sound, and then suddenly.. A very familiar sound from a drum echoed inside the room.

The lights turned on, While the spotlight was focused on the stage where El Ganador was performing.

"Oh my God.." I pursed my lips before covering my mouth using my hand, It's them!

"Ain't never felt this way
Can't get enough so stay with me,"

"It's not like we got big plans
Let's drive around town holding hands.."

Naka ngiti ako habang pinapakinggan ang napaka gandang boses ni Sammy na nakatayo sa gitna ng entablado.

"Look at me," usal ni Seven at hinawakan ang mga kamay ko, agad na tumingin ako sa kaniya.

"Maren, I can never assure you that I'll never make you cry— but I promise to make you the happiest day by day." Usal pa nito habang may bandang kumakanta sa harapan namin, Napangiti ako.

"Damn.. kinakabahan ako." He laughed, shyly.

"I want you to feel the warmth when I'm wrapping my arms around you, I want you to feel safe when you're with me. I want you to experience all the best things in life with me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you." His eyes tells me everything, He loves me. He really do.

"I love you as a whole, I love your flaws together with your imperfections. I love the way you smile genuinely when you're comfortably spending your time with me, I love how you can easily get annoyed. I love how smart you are, I love the way you lied to each and everyone of us just to experience the thing they called 'friendship'."

"I love you as a whole, Hindi kita minahal dahil lang ang perfect mong tingnan. Minahal kita kase ikaw 'yan. Minahal kita kase I knew it from the start, sabi ko 'Ah alam ko na, I'll soon fall for her.' And look at me now, I'm standing in front of you while telling each and everyone in this school how much I love you." Hinawi nito ang buhok ko at binigyan ako ng isang matagal na halik sa noo.