This is War (War Series #3)

Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Miss

Rylan Ise Avalos loves Math.

It's a turn-on when a guy loves Math!

"I can teach you Math," ani Ise sa kabilang linya ng video call.

He's wearing a white roundneck shirt and he's sitting on his black gaming chair. Alam ko dahil may gano'ng upuan din si Adonijah sa kuwarto niya. Kitang-kita sa likuran ni Ise ang malawak at malinis niyang kuwarto.

Sinabi ko kasi sa kaniya sa chat na may hindi ako matapos na assignment sa General Mathematics dahil hindi ko pa naiintindihan nang buo ang lesson. He told me that he can help me study and I jokingly asked him for a video call. I didn't know he would agree. 

Now, here I am, trying to conceal the panic inside. Hindi ko naman kasi akalaing papayag siya!

We've been talking through chat for a week now. Ito ang unang beses na nag-video call kami. Pwede namang si Adonijah ang magturo sa 'kin pero dahil pwede naman si Ise, bakit hindi?

"Hindi talaga ako marunong sa Math." I laugh, feeling slightly embarrassed because he might not like girls who aren't good with Math.

Baka gusto niya pala 'yong matalino o 'di kaya, 'yong masipag na aralin ang mga lessons niya. I mean, I'm not dumb but I'm not a genius too. I excell more on English.

"That's fine," ani Ise sa kabilang linya ng video call, ngumingiti nang kaunti sa 'kin. "We have different strengths."

Tumango ako at ngumuso nang kaunti. Ipinakita ko sa kaniya ang lesson namin sa General Mathematics at ang activity namin para ro'n.

Ise starts to help me go through the lesson again and answer the problems. Napansin kong mas nadadalian ako nang siya ang nagturo sa 'kin. We have the same textbook so it was easier for him to teach me. We also have the same strand so he can relate to my struggles as a STEM student.

Hindi ko mapigilang mahiya. Ise makes me feel like he isn't interested with me romantically. Normal lang naman ang bilis ng mga replies niya sa 'kin at gano'n din ako sa kaniya. Ngayong nasa video call kami, kanina ko pa siya inoobserbahan pero mukhang desidido siyang turuan lang ako ng Math. 

The guys I talked to before were not like this. They were more aggressive. Kapag nakakausap ko na, parati nang parang nagmamadali. But Ise is different. He looks like he's not rushing things—o baka talagang hindi siya interesado sa 'kin?

That thought made me slightly sad. 

"Why? May hindi ka pa naiintindihan?"

Agad na umangat ang tingin ko sa monitor ng computer ko at tiningnan si Ise. He's watching me with his concerned eyes. 

Ang guwapo niya lalo kapag nakasoot ng puti. He looks neat. His hair is a bit messier than how he styles them outside—yet he still manages to still look really attractive. He makes me blush when our eyes meet.  

"Hindi." Umiling ako. Siguro nagtataka siya sa pananahimik ko. 

He's kind. I wonder if he's like this to his other girl friends. Tinutulungan niya rin ba ang mga kaibigan niyang babae sa Math? I guess so.