"Hey, girl. How would you know if you already loving a person?"
Napatigil ako sa pag-unlock ng pinto ng cubicle nang marinig ko 'yon, it's probably the girls in the sink, retouching their make-ups. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit napatigil ako pero may parte sa akin na gustong marinig ang sagot nila.
"Well . . . It's when your heart pounds whenever you see him or talk to him. Every word he's speaking felt like a music to your ears. And, even in that person's small gestures, you're feeling butterflies in your stomach . . . That's love for me."
Corny naman . . .
But, why do I feel like I'm relating to her words? Do I love someone? Do I?
Pero, sino? I don't have any friends . . . And the only friend I have is . . .
Andre.
"Is he the one that I love?" I blinked for a few times when I heard myself. Then I started slapping myself. "No, no, no! That's not good, Ashandria! Bawal 'yan!"
Napatingin na lang ako sa phone ko kung may nag-chat na ba roon. Andre didn't messaged me all day aside from his morning greeting. Is he still rehearsing? Nakakain na kaya siya? I hope he doesn't tire himself that much . . .
My thoughts trailed off when I heard three knocks on the door, revealing my Mother's figure there. I gave her a small smile as she come inside of my room.
Agad siyang napatingin sa laptop na nasa hita ko, sinusubukan ko kasi ituloy 'yong tula na para kay Andre. I keep writing and deleting words since I heard that 'love' thingy earlier at school.
I gave Mom a smile. "Just doing some school works, Mommy. May sasabihin ba kayo?"
"Did you and your fiancé met already?" diretso niyang tanong sa akin.
No. And if I could say no to meeting him, I would probably rejected him already. Pero hindi puwede kaya tumahimik na lang ako. "Not yet. His schedule was so packed this month so I doubt he'll have a spare time to meet me."
Agad na napasimangot si Mom pero hindi ko na pinansin pa. "By the way, why is he so busy, Mom? Is he an adult already?"
Medyo sumama ang tingin niya sa akin kaya napayuko ako. What's wrong about asking that?! "We would set you up to a wedding but not to an old man. He's still studying like you."
Like me?!
BINABASA MO ANG
Cycle Of Love Series #5: Love and Crosses
Novela JuvenilAshandria Zye Aveline, a sixteen year old girl who writes poems to express herself. She doesn't have friends due to her social anxiety not until she met Andrius Leo Chavez, a seventeen year old boy dancer who turned out to be fan of her masterpieces.
