Books, Coffee, and You

章 1

"Viviana, I want to be your boyfriend. Hindi mo ba talaga ako pagbibigyan? Still... No chance?"

Upon hearing that, I stopped walking and didn't move for a while. I watched their Basketball game just because of my friends and not because of him. Inaya kasi nila ako! I don't have a choice. I hugged my books tightly and faced him. I tucked a portion of my side bangs at the back of my ear and fixed my semi-rimless eyeglasses. My hair was in a half ponytail only.

"Jaxon, it's been 5 months since you started bothering me. Ano ba talagang gusto mo? How many times should I tell you? I don't have time and I need to study hard dahil mag dodoktor ako." I told him. "And this... You left your game?! Para lang habulin ako?" I pointed the court entrance.

He was wearing a white basketball jersey with black linings, they were representing our school against the other school tapos bigla siyang lalabas para lang habulin ako? Ewan ko ba. Kung siya naniniwala sa true love, ako, hindi ko alam. Masiyado pa kaming bata.

"I won't stop... I want you to be mine." He swallowed hard. "Just give me a chance, and if hindi mo talaga 'ko magustuhan... I will stop. Just give me a year. Third year pa lang tayo, just give me a chance until Fourth Year Graduation." He held my hand, my brows immediately met after what he did. Agad kong binawi ang kamay ko at nakatitig lang ako sa kaniya.

"Hindi kita maintindihan... Bakit kasi ako?" I asked him, tuwing lalapitan niya 'ko, lagi ko 'yan tinatanong sa kaniya. Hindi ko kasi talaga maintindihan. Knowing Jaxon Jiraanan, he's from the Jiraanan family, who's a very-well known wealthy family. Mahirap silang abutin, pero itong isa, kusang lumalapit sa akin. 

My High School life is really fine not until Jaxon confessed his feelings towards me. Sobrang nag-iba, 'yong tahimik kong buhay rito sa school, umingay! Nagulat ako, biglang pumasok ng classroom namin, may bitbit na bouquet ng daisies tapos chocolates. Ang daming pakulo, magkaklase pa naman kaming dalawa! He just told me that he has a crush on me! I rejected him in front of many people because I know myself that I don't need a boyfriend. I don't need one. I need to study, I need to focus. I have my dreams and goals. 

He did everything old-school na nga e', kung tutuusin! Love letters, flowers, serenading alone, serenading in front of other people, giving foods, ganon! Ang dami niya nang nagawa sa luob ng 5 months! Ilang rejection na ginagawa ko sa kaniya, pero hindi pa rin siya tumitigil. I can also hear other girls na sobrang pakipot ko raw, bakit hindi ko na lang sagutin or what? Si Jaxon naman daw 'yon. The hell I care if he's Jaxon? I know myself I'm not easy to get.

Ngayon, hindi pa rin siya tumitigil. After 5 months, he is still here. Every week, nagpaparamdam sa akin. Bakit every week? May training kasi sila everyday, hard training for basketball. Pero sa classroom, lagi niyang niyayanig ang mundo ko! Hindi ko alam paano pa siya nakakakuha ng oras para lang guluhin ako and I keep on rejecting him. EVERYTIME.

"Bakit kasi hindi ikaw?" He looked at me straight into my eyes. "Viviana, just give me a year. I will prove myself to you. I will give extra efforts. Everything. Just for you." He held my hand again. "Please?"

"If I said yes, can you please go inside and continue the game? Nakakahiya ka," Binawi ko ang kamay niya sa kaniya.  Nag-guilty ako dahil star player siya, inaasahan siya nila coach. "Go inside and let me think about it," I told him.