A Path To Happiness And Sorrow

4: Fleeting Time Experience

Carlo's POV

"Do I know you?", she asked.

I almost thought that she actually remembers me.

"Have you forgotten about me already? We met last Friday, you remember?"

"Last Friday?", I saw her face slightly changed as if she's trying to remember something.

As I looked at her, I noticed the clothes she's wearing. She still have that white lab coat and her uniform...is she a med student? I asked to myself because she wears a uniform that's similar to med students. White top and white bottom.

If she's a med student then she belongs to Medical Department.

"Oh, naalala ko na. You're the guy who's hitting on me that day."

"For the record, I didn't hit on you.", bahagya pa siyang natawa sa sinabi ko.

"Yeah, yeah. Anyways, are you looking for me again this time? Don't tell me, you're still worried about me?", she asked. She started pushing the cart, I walked beside her.

"No, I didn't looked for you. It's just a coincidence. Hindi ko nga alam na nag-aaral ka rin pala dito.", I lied.

"I see.", she stopped walking. She walked towards a shelf, after that she started putting the books that are in the cart back in their respective place. "Hmm, most of the time kapag ang tao ay nakakita ng hindi nila masyadong kakilala usually they'll just say 'hi' or nod as a sign of respect about the presence of each other, they avoid an unnecessary conversation unless they want to say something to the other person...", saglit siyang tumigil sa ginagawa niya at nilingon ako. "...for example, just like what you are doing right now."

"Eh?"

"If you want to say something then, say it. You didn't follow me just to watch me returned these books, right?", she smiled at me after she said those. She resumed to what she's doing.

"Oh...uhm, you caught me there.", I chuckled to myself. I scratched the back of my head because I ran out of excuse to say to her.

Man, what should I even need to say at this situation? Really, it's look like as if I'm trying so hard to get her, damn. I don't want her to misunderstand me again.

"While I appreciate you, watching me here, sir. If you don't mind me asking. Don't you have a class to attend to?", my eyes widened with her question. I checked the time in my wrist watch. And I practically gaped when I saw what time is it!

Goddammit! I only have 3 minutes left before my next class! Why?! The last time I checked I still have 30 minutes? Ang bilis naman ng oras? Anyways, I got so distracted that I completely forgot about my next subject!

Argh! Ang layo pa naman ng library na'to sa building namin! Shit! Shit! Shit!

"Before you run away, are you going to borrow that book?", she asked while pointing her index finger to the book that I'm holding.

Oh my god. I don't have time to go to the librarian desk to process the book lending. Damn it.

"I, I think...I'll just borrow it nex—"

"Give me that. I'm also a librarian here. Hand your library card to me.", she said while she held out her hand. Without a second thought, I followed her instruction.