The Girl Who is Allergic to the Sun.

Chapter 9

"That would be 150 pesos ma'am," said by the 7/11 crew while I'm about to pay for my foods that I just bought earlier.

I smiled as I handed her 200 pesos. She smiled back to me.

"I received 200 pesos ma'am" I don't exactly know the reason why the cashiers are saying that out loud. I offered my hand as she handed me my change.

Matapos non. Kinuha ko na ang mga pinamili ko at naghanap ng mauupuan upang makakain. Mas pinili kong sa labas na lamang ng convenient store kumain upang mabilis rin akong makauwi. Ang totoo nyan nagutom lang ako at nag crave ng cup noodles so I bought one, at bilang patay gutom I ended up buying Lays and Pringles also. I checked the time and it's now 9:37 pm. Yes I went out alone. Nagpaalam naman ako at isa pa malapit lang ito sa bahay namin so no worries.

I sat down and was about to start to eat the food. I forgot to put some hot water so I went inside to pour some. I also bought water na rin.

After that I went back to my seat and started to eat my food. Walang tao rito bukod sa akin, sa cashier at sa security guard.

I put on my earphones and opened the viu app, naki connect na rin ako sa free wifi rito para makanood ng k-drama. I swiped down my phone and enabled do not disturb and mute notification on the notification toggle to avoid any disturbances.

Nagtipa ako sa keyboard upang mapanood ko na ang episode 13 ng Doctor Stranger. Ewan ko ba, hindi ko matapos-tapos to. Nilalandi ako ni Webtoon at Wattpad eh. Dagdag mo na rin Twice, Itzy, Bts at other k-pop groups.

Nasa kalagitnaan ako ng panonood habang kumakain ng maramdaman kong may humahakbang palapit sa akin. Marahil ay bibili lang din ito kaya ipinagsawalang bahala ko nalang ito sa pamamagitan ng pagkibit balikat.

Umupo ito sa harapan ko ngunit hindi ko ito pinansin. Ayokong tapunan man lang ito ng atensyon gayong busy ako sa pagkain at panood dito. Manigas sya diyan.

Awtomatikong umikot ang mata ko ng kuhain nya ang cellphone ko at tinaggal ang pagkakasalampak ng earphones sa tainga ko.

Napatayo ako, akmang susuntukin at sisigawan ko ito ng matigilan ako. Anong ginagawa nya rito?!

"Sorry, did I scare you?" I rolled my eyes in exasperation. I want to kick him in the @ss.

I immediately steal my phone from his hand but he didn't let me to. In fact he raised his hand and I on the other hand I struggled to reach for it. Tss I want to go home. Sana pala inuwi ko nalang ang mga pagkain ko at doon na lamang kumain.

"I won't give this to you unless you talk to me first" he said while smirking. For the nth time I rolled my eyes. Okay kung ayaw ibigay edi don't. Akala nya siguro mauuto nya ako? Loh asa sya. Not a chance men. Kinuha ko na ang mga gamit ko except sa cellphone kong nasa kanya at uuwi nalang. May ipon naman ako. I'll just buy new phone nalang tutal pasira na rin naman yun.

I turned my back against him and started walking away. I'm going home. I don't care about him. Just when I thought I could go home, he grabbed my waist and hugged me. Pilit akong kumawala sa mga bisig nya.

Ginagawa neto? Sarap tuhurin ng ano nya ah. Sumusobra na to. Nanlambot ang tuhod ko ng marinig ko ang sinabi nya.

"Zumi let's talk please. Kahit 10 minutes lang. I'll walk you home afterwards. Please. I can't take this anymore."

"Your 10 minutes starts now" I said in a cold voice. Pinakawalan nya naman ako mula sa pagkakayakap sa akin.

"Why? What's wrong? Why are you ignoring me? Did I do something wrong? Please tell me, I don't know what to do. I don't like your treatment towards me." Pain and longing is audible in his voice. I look at his eyes. I can tell that he means every single word he just said.

I felt my heart aching. I guess I had enough time to ignore him. I think it's about time to talk to him.

"Please say something. Your silence is murdering me. Tell me what's wrong? Do you have a problem? Why are you ignoring me? It's been a month since the last time that we talked." Yeah, he's right it's been a month. I think it's time to talk to him already.

"You're my problem, why are you like that? What am I to you? I'm getting confused by your actions. You're so fond of making me feel special." even though you're not Twice.

"Isn't is obvious? I like you."

Shock registered in my system. Did I hear it right? Can someone slap me? Am I dreaming?