We'll Wait

Chapter 5: Eccedentesiast Desiderium

Flashback - August 17, 2020

It felt like she was on cloud 9, her friends and classmates knew all about the time she fell asleep on Jake's chest, questions came in running and she couldn't answer them all at once, a lot were saying that he might just play Veya's heart, some say he's a fuckboy, some say he has lots of girlfriends in the past that he just used. 

thoughts came in her head, thinking if she should still hang out with him. She's taking the advice of her classmates, 50% of her class say go hang out with him 50% say don't. She was very confused that she didn't talk to Jake the whole entire day. she ignored him and moved away. she kept thinking the whole entire day that she didn't have any social interaction. she was so confused that she needed time off everything. she called her father and asked her to pick her up from school and have a day out. A day with her dad, milk tea, and coffee. Buying stuff they both know they might not use yet.

School ended, Her Dad picked her up. 

"Hey yan-yan" he greeted 

"Hey, dad" she answered and kissed him on the cheek. They drove off and went to Nuvali. Drank milk tea from Chattime and just worked the whole night. Veya writing songs, phrases that just come to her head. later on, she received a text. 

* Jake Dome Ignacio* 

him: Are you mad at me?

her: no why? 

him: you didn't make a sound all day? is something wrong?

her: no, just thinking. 

him: thinking about what?

her: just stuff, you don't need to know

him: wheel there is something I am thinking about and you have to know. 

her: ... 

her: what is it? 

him: so remember the day I was playing basketball and you were watching on the court? you were watching it with your friends? 

her: yeah I remember. 

him: yeah so I was trying to impress. 

her: what to who? 

him: one of you guys

her:  we were 5 which one? I mean except me there were 4, who? 

him: make it 5

her: why 5?

him: well maybe it might be you?

her: why me? come on. its Sarah? or Maya? Eileen?Karmela? OMG Karmela? Rain? Rain??? 

him: hey hey stop

him: why aren't you on the list? 

her: what I said 4 except me. 

him: Veya, the reason why I chose to join the games and participated in games I thought was boring, was because I did it for you. It was you who I am trying to impress at basketball. 

sometimes I feel safe around you, I feel free. Your fun to be with. you're different from the girls I've dated. I know "girls" but I hope that doesn't change the way you see me. I mean I can court you, I can wait. I just wanted you to know I dig you. 

she was having an adrenaline rush, her hands started to sweat. Her heart was beating that from afar you can see the beat and hear them. she was perspiring.  she wanted to look like she had butterflies in her stomach but her dad was just beside her. so she hid it and bit her lip to control her smile that almost reached her eyes. It was like she's in her own fairytale story.  it was surreal she kept thinking about what to say. until she said.