He who she loves

Chapter 12

"Look, mukhang masarap" kumuha si Ansella ng tatlong pirasong pastillas.

"Bumili ka muna" nahihiyang bulong ko

Walang pasok ngayon dahil may festival sa university at halos lahat ng estudyante ay pakalat kalat ngayon at isa nakami doon ni Ansella. Mga lower year ang mga nag prepare tent.

Natikman na yata lahat namin ang mga binebenta nilang pagkain dito. Ang hilig pa naman sa matamis ng babaeng ito.

"Magkano ito?" Turo ko sa isang box ng pastillas at polvoron.

"100 pesos po each box ate. 50 pcs po"

"Bibili mo ba sila Kuya Leon?" Tanong niya.

I just nod my head at kumuha ng pera sa wallet ko.

"Tig apat na box at iba ibang flavor sana" nakangiting tugon ko.

"Thank you po ate!"

"Kakainin kaya ng mga kuya mo yan? Ang aarte din sa pagkain ng mga yon" natatawa ng sambit ni Ansella.

Tama naman siya. Hindi basta basta kakain ng kung ano ano ang mga iyon. Nahihiya lang ako dun sa babae kanina dahil andaming nakain na free taste ni Ansella.

"Brielle!" Nakangiting lumapit sa amin sila Alexander, Darrion at Phoenix.

"Gusto nyo bang i try yung choco scrambled na binebenta nila sa department namin?" Tanong ni Alexander.

"Sure!" Tuwang tuwa naman na sagot ni Ansella at hinatak ako.

"Andami mo ng nakain na matatamis"

She rolled her eyes. "Madalang lang naman!"

Inirapan ko nalang sya at sumama sa kanila. Mabuti na lang at hindi nila kasama si Liam, nahihiya pa din ako sa nangyari sa birthday party ni daddy.

After he said na I looked stunning, bigla akong tumayo at natapon ang drinks sa table sa pants niya. I'm so clumsy!

"I'll pay for it" Alexander whispered and he handed 1000 peso bill.

"Would you like extra milk?" Tanong sakin nung lalaki na nag seserve ng choco scrambled na sinasabi nila.

"Sige" maikling sagot ko dahil sabi ni Darrion mas maraming gatas mas masarap?

Ngayon lang ako kakain nito at mukhang masarap naman.

"Ano ang hawak mo?" Usisa ni Darrion sa paper na bitbit ko.

"Ah, this one. I bought some pastillas and polvoron."

"I heard kapatid ni Liam ang gumawa ng mga iyan."

"Talaga?"

Darrion nod his head. "Gusto nyo ba?"

Parang nag twinkle pa yung mga mata nilang dalawa ni Phoenix. Binigyan ko sila ng tig iisa.

"How about you?" Tanong ko kay Alexander.

"No, may nagbigay sakin kanina" Nakamot pa ito ng ulo, para bang nahihiya.

Hinampas siya ng mahina sa balikat ni Ansella. "Uy! Merong secret admirer si Alexander!"

He just shrugged his shoulders.

"Hindi niyo na naitatanong maraming may gusto diyan" natatawang tugon ni Phoenix.

"Look who's talking" naka ngising sagot naman ni Alexander. Tinignan ko si Ansella, nag iwas ito ng tingin at kinuha ng choco scrambled.

"It looks nice! Thank you, Alexander!"

Gusto kong kurutin sa tagiliran si Ansella, dahil hindi na ito nahihiya. Puro nalang siya palibre para namang ang hirap hirap niya.

Ang lagi niyang sinasagot sa akin ay Mas masarap ang libre.

Napa iling na lamang ako sa kanya.

I was about to eat the choco scrambled when suddenly, a hand grabbed it from me and it was none other than Liam Sebastian the great.

Kinuha niya talaga ang kamay ko na may hawak na spoon at sinubo iyon. I was speechless.

"Meron pa, gusto mo ba?" Tanong ni Alexander sa kanya.

Umiling naman ito.

"Let's go"

"Where?" Nalilitong tanong ni Darrion.

"Let's eat. It's my treat"

"Sorry, I can't come with you, may meeting kasi kami later ng mga ka group ko sa thesis" Ansella blurted out.

They were silent for a moment. Then Alexander speak up "May gagawin din ako"

All of them said that they need to do something. Kaya naiwan ako kasama si Liam.

"How about you?" he asked beside me, voice so low.

"Where are we going?" I said.

"Sa tabi tabi" bored nitong sagot.

"May gagawin din ako"

He grabbed my hand. "You'll come with me"

So I have no choice but to come with him because he's grabbing my hand. Lumabas kami ng university na naglalakad lang, I don't mind the heat because I'm with him. That's more than enough.

Ang dating pangarap ko lang ay sa isang iglap bigla nalang nagkatotoo.

"Where are we going?" We stopped walking for a moment and my eyes widened when he grabbed me papasok sa sasakyan niya na naka park di kalayuan sa school.

"Hey"

"Just come with me. I got you" He whisper was the softest voice I ever heard.

"Bahala ka. Nandito na din naman ako. I have no choice"

I closed my eyes and leaned my head on the window beside me.

He was silent for a moment, and when he finally spoke, I could tell that he was smiling.

"I don't even know kung saan pupunta to" nanlaki ang aking mga mata at hindi maka paniniwala ng tumingin sa kanya.

"Are you crazy?"

He chuckled, for the first time in a while. I heard him chuckle.

"I'm getting bored looking at the same stuff every year. Let's just go somewhere and unwind"

"You have a lot of friends with you, bakit nakukuha mo pa din ma bored?"

He looked away. "You will never understand"

"There's a rainbow" We went to a park, where we could see the sky clearly. Hindi ganon kainit, so it was really nice.

"Aren't you getting tired of looking at the same thing every single day?" He asked.

I didn't answer, I stared at the sky and he did. We remained like that, two lost souls feeling the wind, sitting next to each other.

I'm silently hoping at the back of my head that we can just remain like this forever.

"There will be times when you don't feel socializing, days when you don't feel like talking to anyone, and that's okay." I started and smiled.

"There are moments when a sudden rush of sadness looms over you without any reason and that's fine. It's okay not be okay, Liam"

Then he rested his head on my shoulder. I could hear my heart beating so fast. Like a tachycardia.

"I really like spending time with you, Mondragon. I never thought I could be this calm when I'm with you, but that's what I found with you, and I became sure that I -"

I didn't get to hear the last word that he said because of the loud siren of the truck that passed by.

"What?"

He stood up and said "Nevermind"