"BAKIT ang sama ng tingin sayo ni Tres?" Natatawang tanong ni Gio kay San. Nasa may bleachers sila ngayon dahil hinihintay nila si Erin.
"Nagtatampo kasi sinabihan kong huwag na muna pumunta sa bahay kapag madaling araw kasi nag bago na yung schedule ng practice nila." Sagot ni Santana habang nakatingin sa may court.
"Semi-finals na nga pala." Natawa naman si Gio, "Ikaw ha, aminin mo nga, kayo na ba ni Captain?" Taas kilay nitong tanong sa dalaga. "Araw-araw kayong mag kasama halos. Sabi ni King, bumibisita din daw si Tres sa bahay niyo bago sila pumasok kapag meron silang game."
And Santana already scolded Ayrton about it. Kapag kasi hindi sila makakapag kita ay dumadaan ito sa bahay nila ng madaling araw bago niya ihatid sila Kidlat at ang kambal papunta ng school. San argued na baka mapagod si Ayrton, dapat natulog nalang daw muna ito kesa nag aabang sa may gate nila parati. Ayrton refuted it by saying mas mapapagod siya kung hindi niya si San nakikita.
It pissed her off. Nagkasipon na kasi si Ayrton and she didn't want him getting up that early para lang makita siya, mamaya mahamugan pa ito at baka lumala ang sipon.
"Do you like him?" Gio arched a questioning brow at her direction.
"I feel comfortable around him."
"Showbiz naman ng sagot nito." Gio rolled his eyes at San, then continued, "You know what Santana Marie? I really like how you are when he came around. You're brighter and you smile a lot."
"Ayokong manguna but the guy obliviously likes you. For Christ's sake! The man brings you food kapag hindi kayo sabay naglulunch, dinadalahan ka niya kahit malayo minsan class mo tapos naka-jersey pa siya. Halatang galing training." Sambit ni Gio while slouching on the bleachers.
The he continued, "And you obviously care about him a lot. Nung nalaman mong may allergy siya sa shellfish, hindi ka na din kumakain kahit favorite mo yung shrimp sa pasta dun sa may cafe na palagi nating tinatambayan."
"Anong chika dyan? Why does San look like she wanted to bolt?" Erin laughed as she went over and sat beside San.
"The Ayr-Tana love team." Sagot ni Gio na may nakakalokong ngiti kay San.
"Omg! Alam mo ba nag sit in kanina si Tres sa class namin kasi wala siyang prof. Syempre pumayag si Ma'am Cortez, na star-struck ata!" Natatawang sambit ni Erin.
She continued, "Anyway, ang sweet nila ni San! She was working on her mood boards tapos Captain had his head rested on his arms na nasa table and he never took his eyes off of her. Minsan when San would make a face dahil sa ginagawa niya, Tres would break into a small smile while watching her." She grinned teasingly at her.
Santana did not know that. Akala nito ay natutulog si Ayrton kanina. Wala naman kasi silang formal class kanina kaya inaya niya din and binata na maki-sit in nalang since wala daw siya kasama.
"In fairness, nakakaingit. Parang 15 lang ata kami sa class non, pero lahat kami nakatingin sa kanilang dalawa. It was so adorable." She knew her classmates were staring, kahit yung professor nila ay nahuhuli niyang nakatingin kay Ayrton. The latter was oblivious to the attention he was getting though.
"Is he courting you?" Erin wiggled her eyebrows at San. She shook her head in response. "Do you like him?"
San bit her lip and thought it over. "I think...I'm getting there. But I don't think I'm ready yet." And he deserves more than what she can offer. Someone who will not flake. He deserves better than her half-hearted, well—heart.
Erin patted her shoulder, "You'll never be ready, oh young one." She laughed then added, "Anyway, mukha namang willing mag hintay." She proceeded to wink at Santana as if it made any sense to her.
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SANTANA (SISON IN LOVE #1)
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