Konti nalang at tatakpan ko na talaga ang mukha ko. Getting attention is not a bad thing but too much of it makes me want to vomit. "Kailangan ba talaga nating magkita dito sa university?"
"It's to make your friends believe that we have something going on," sagot niya ng hindi man lang ako tinitignan.
He told me to come see him in the library when I have my free time. Akala ko may sasabihin lang siya kaya nagulat ako nang sabihin niyang maupo raw ako. I asked what it was for and he said we're studying together.
"Yun naman pala, bakit parang pati buong school kukumbinsihin natin?" I argued. "We shouldn't be seen together in public a lot of times. I know we're pretending but I don't want other people, aside from my friends, thinking that we're a thing. I hate rumors You wouldn't want that too, right?"
He's reading and writing at the same time so I'm not expecting him to answer. At least alam niya na kung anong iniisip ko tungkol dito.
"I won't mind.
"Ha?"
Ibinaba niya ang hawak na ballpen at libro. Inayos niya ang suot na salamin bago pinagkrus ang mga braso sa dibdib. "I won't mind them. Hindi naman totoo pinagsasabi nila."
"You don't know how bad it will get when rumors starts to spread."
He looked at me blankly. I'll give millions if I have some just to know what's on his mind.
Wala lang din naman sa akin yung chismis but I had a pretty rough semester because of it. I don't think I can take it if it happens again. I don't really function well when I'm bothered. I almost failed my subjects last sem because I can't focus.
"Trust me, whatever you're thinking... it's not gonna happen this time."
