Thea's POV
Why do we keep bumping into each other?
Jarrell Lejano, here at the lib stairwell. He probably heard me cry. Good thing he was a gentleman, and didn't brought it up.
He's researching for Arthurian legend. I'm quite good with lit, and I so love prof Igarta, so I gave him some tips.
Wait... Is he asking me out for coffee?
I found myself sitting at the Lib's coffee shop, "The Nook". Lejano ordered a cappuccino for me, and an Americano for him. He even bought a giant choco chip cookie and a revel bar.
"Hey, I didn't ask what you want, so I just grab some treats." He said shyly.
"Nah it's OK. Both are my fave actually."
"You can have them both."
"Lejano, I'm not matakaw ah. We can share naman." I replied rather sweetly.
Weird, he said he wanted my input on Arthurian legend, but he didn't pursue that topic.
He's just being casual, asking about me, school stuff, the opening of the inter university games.
He's really easy to talk to, when we're in a neutral setting, like the coffee shop. But once we're on my turf, the bars, he seems aloof and indifferent.
I almost forgot about the time, it's 2:40 when I missed a call from Kuya Anton. Hanging out with Lejano made me forget about the Temple incident and its consequences. Sigh... I wish I could have a carefree life.
Now I'm feeling the familiar panic and anxiety that I always carry in me.
Lejano saw the change in my mood, he looked at me with concern. And as much as I want to shrug it off, my anxiety got the better of me.
He immediately gave me water and held my hands.
I don't know what happened, but I felt better with that gesture. We've held hands for a couple of minutes then he asked me softly.
"Do you need to go to the clinic?"
"No, no, I'm good. Thank you." Was all I could muster.
He insisted to see me off. He thought that I'm going back to my classes. Shit I forgot about my 1 pm class! I checked my BBM, and heaved a sigh of relief. The prof is in a seminar!
I checked my watch, I'm 10 minutes late for our meeting with the prefect of sports. The secretary gave me a cold shoulder when she ushered me to the conference room.
To my horror, even the Father rector was in the meeting. But the biggest surprise is the appearrance of MHT!
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Her Cagey Cager Knight
Teen FictionHotel and casino heiress, Maria Althea Tantiongco lives the high life, but no one knows that behind the facade of a self-confessed party girl lies a broken princess. Can the arrival of a reluctant knight help her heal or cause more heartache? "Cagey...
