right strings

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-psyche pov-

"manong okay na po ba ako?" muli akong tumingin sa salamin para makita ang hitsura ko.

maayos na buhok, check. liptint, check. perfume, check. clean uniform, check. feeling ko may kulang?

"okay na po miss, palagi naman kayong maganda" napanguso ako sa sinabi ni manong leo bago nya pinaandar ang sasakyan.

"ang aga naman natin ngayon miss" takang saad ni manong. "may kakausapin lang po kayo manong" sagot ko sa kanya.

"si sir jake po ba?" napakunot ang noo ko. "po? hindi po ah, bakit naman po si jake?" depensa ko sa kanya

"si sir jake lang naman po ang naiisip kong lalaki, kaya po ganan ang hitsura nyo miss"

"may mali po ba sa hitsura ko manong?" muli ko tuloy tiningnan ang sarili ko sa salamin.

"hindi naman po miss, ang tensed nyo lang po. kalma po kayo" ginawa ko ang sinabi ni manong. hanggang sa makarating na kami sa school.

i exhaled a large amount of air before i go down the car, wala pang mga sasakyan sa parking lot kasi 6:30am pa lang. halata ba na excited ako na makita ko sya?

okay psyche, kalma.

i thought ako ang maghihintay sa kanya noong nakarating ako sa school field, but i saw him there walking back and forth while thinking seriously.

i suddenly become so nervous again.

i faked a cough to grab his attention.

"psyche!" nagulat na saad nya. he gestured na maupo kami sa bench kaya sinunod ko sya.

"what is it?" sinubukan ko na hindi ako mukhang kinakabahan kahit feeling ko natatae na ata ako.

"about you said on the park last time?" napaiwas ako ng tingin sa kanya, SINUSUBUKAN KO NA NGA NA KALIMUTAN YUN HUHUHUHU

"ah, if it makes you bother i-"

"i want to give it a try" parang may kung anong nag backflip sa tyan ko dahil sa sinabi nya.

"h-huh?" takang tanong ko sa kanya, baka mamaya nabingi lang pala ako.

"i wanted to give it a try. one week, psyche. i'll try to work it out. i'll try to like you back" i suddenly turned speechless.

"that was so absurd, right?" i heard he said, almost whispering. he even sighed.

hindi ba parang madodouble kill naman ako kung hindi mag work to? swerte ko kung oo, paano naman kung hindi?

kung hindi talaga mag work... siguro oras na para matauhan ako na hindi talaga pwede... tama...

kung hindi man 'to mag work, maybe it is a sign to accept that we are just like for a friends relationship and i will not cross the line again.

"okay.. let's give it a try" napalingon sya sa akin dahil sa sinabi ko.

"are you sure?" tumango ako.

"one week lang naman no?" this time he nodded. "i guess it will not hurt that much, kung hindi man mag work" i gave him my assuring smile.

"psyche.." he looked so worried.

"it is okay" i assured him

"so.. you.. are my girlfriend now?" i felt like my cheeks was burning.. wtf

i gulped, and looked at his eyes

"yes, i guess so.." i shyly react. we fell in silent and he cracked up with a small laugh.

"it was so awkward, but let's go- love?" i frowned. that makes me cringe

"you don't want me to call you love? what do you prefer then?" why it makes me so excited just because we have this corny endearment.

"i don't know" i laughed as well.

"i just want to call you love because your name was amor right?" is he teasing me now? i pouted at him

"let's go with jake and psyche then" i suggest.

"okay, sweetheart" he grabbed my bag before pulling me for a walk.

i can't stop my heart for beating so fast, i am worried at some things but i want to be happy atleast for this week.

if this will not work, i can cut the strings that i used to believe that universe let us connected.