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Chapter 8

Your POV,

"Ngayon naman, ang anak kong naubusan na ako ng pasensya." pagkasabi no'n ni ginang Park ay napakamot sa batok si Jeongwoo habang tumitingin sa paanan. Mahinang tumawa ang iyong mga klase habang tinago mo nalang ito sa pag-ubo "Any volunteers?" Naghintay si ginang Park ng mga kamay ngunit ni-isa ay walang nagtaas. Your teacher sighed in disappointment but nodded her head in understanding. She talked about knowing why nobody wants Jeongwoo because he was a troublesome boy when the said troublesome boy made eye contact with you and gave you a pleading look "Huh?" you blurted which was supposed to be for him but Aurelia heard "Ano'ng huh?" you looked at your teacher who was still talking, took a deep breath and raised your hand in the air "..kaya't maghahanap nalang ako sa higher ye- oh? Ms. (last name), may tanong?"

"I volunteer, ma'am. I'll tutor Park Jeongwoo."

All eyes were on you because of surprise, you rarely talked and hearing you talk for this reason shocked your classmates the most. The eyes of the three boys were also on you but with Haruto and Jungwon giving you teasing looks while Jeongwoo's were sparkling and you had to look away when you felt the butterflies once again. Your ArPan teacher also looked at you in disbelief "Talaga ba, Ms. (last name)? Are you really willing to tutor Mr. Park no matter the consequences?" all you can do was nod since you already felt like melting just from all their gaze. You hated the attention so you gave another strong nod as a confirmation "How nice of our top 1 to do this. As his mother, I am really thankful (your name)."

You smiled in return and glanced at Jeongwoo who also smiled at you sincerely, mouthing a small 'thank you' at you. Your cheeks heated up once again so you looked away, facing your teacher who was talking about more exams and quizzes coming ahead. She finally dismissed the three boys, Jeongwoo looking at you one last time before leaving with the other two who gave you those teasing looks again. Nagsimula nang mag review si ginang Park para sa paparating na mga pagsusulit ngunit hindi ka makafocus dahil sa mabilis na pagtibok ng puso mo. You wondered if this chance will make you and Jeongwoo grow closer or if it will only end up in a one-sided love.

Remembering your chat last night, you knew he was a friendly boy and it wouldn't be too hard to get along with him, seeing that he was willing to silently ask you to volunteer for him. A memory of those pleading eyes brought back the butterflies in your stomach as you felt the corners of your lips twitching upwards. You controlled your emotions and tried your best to focus on your ArPan teacher. Seeing her face only reminded you of her handsome son which made you almost loss your mind. You decided on staring at the blackboard while listening to her voice which slowly faded as your mind drifted into another daydream.