Waxing Crescent (Completed)

It's a Yes

Mark Masa

I was driving to the university the following morning with a wide smile on my face. I feel strangely happy even though the traffic caught up with me. I was humming to myself waiting for the traffic to progress while listening to my favorite band with P' Vee's airpods on. 

It's only natural to feel this happy after making up with P' Vee yesterday right? By making up I mean we're all good as friends again. Like I don't have to chase after him while he constantly tries to avoid me. We don't have to be awkward towards each other.

We are back to square one. That clichè talk of starting with 'just friends'. Even though P' Vee had already confessed his love for me, he agreed to my terms for us to take it slow. I know that P' Vee had already thought of me as more than friends. I am the same as him. I have like him not only because he is handsome, I'm not the shallow. I want our relationship to develop naturally without us taking turns to hurt each other like we did previously.

I almost couldn't sleep last night after what happened between P' Vee and me. I tossed and turn on my bed hugging my bolster thinking of that time when we were alone inside my car as a  thunderstorm kept on rumbling outside.

It was a good thing I followed his friends, especially P Yiwah's advice to go after this stubborn senior when he dashed away avoiding me yet again. I finally caught up with him as he was stranded under a tree, taking shelter from the rain. I secretly thanked the rain and the thunderstorm for helping me, though I really have this irrational fear of it since I was a kid.

I almost lost my senses when P' Vee pulled me in his arms seeing me tremble in fear. The longing from his touch gave me all that confidence when I asked him to reconsider and start all over again.

I know that he won't be able to resist if it's me who will make the move first. I can tell how he gathered his self control as I provoked him slightly making him not able to say no to my proposal. I was even 70% sure I would get laid inside my car before the thunderstorm could stop.

In the end, we waited for the rain to stop for another 15 minutes while only holding each other's hands in silence. After the rain had stopped, he rode his motorcycle following me while I was driving my car going back to my building. We were unusually shy with each other as he bid me goodbye. I even failed to invite him to my room as I was muted with my ridiculous shyness. I went up my room feeling a little frustrated but rather happy at the same time.

Rrrrrrrrrr...

My phone rang and I immediately answered after seeing the name that displayed on the screen.

"Hmmmmm?" I answered like how I normally does.

["You picked up your phone so quickly yet you can only give me a Hmmmmm?"] The voice in the other line sounded irritated. He has no idea that I was grinning like an idiot listening to his voice.

"Yes P?"

["Ugh. You're hopeless. Where are you?"]

"Driving."

{"Oh."] He responded sounding disappointed.

"What is it P?"

["Well, I thought I could come pick you up."] I pursed my lips to suppress a giggle. I don't know why that simple sentence can send butterflies to my stomach.

"Eeeer... I have my car P." I tried hard to control the pitch of my voice. It will betray me if I don't.

["Yeah. I almost forgot my little Khun Chai here has his two cars to choose from. See you at the University then?"]