That One Time

Chapter Twelve

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Chapter Twelve
Effortlessly

It turned out that all the fast-paced heartbeats, blank minds, speechless moments, and constant mood shifts whenever he's around were because I was developing feelings for Savior. Things are starting to make sense now, and every bit of question in my mind has already answered itself.

When I wonder if Savior is going to participate in the upcoming competition that's going to be held in PIS; when I feel excited whenever Kelszey talks about him; when it's like I'm on the edge of a clip while waiting for his replies on Messenger; when I was upset after hearing that he admires Maddie; and when I was actually happy that 'KleiVior' was created, it was my feelings for him that was surging all along.

Kelszey apologized because she felt like I should've figured out things on my own, but I'm actually grateful for her as she made me realize the things I'm dumb enough not to realize sooner. Though I wasn't really surprised upon figuring out I have a crush on Savior, I mean, who wouldn't?

The only thing I'm worried about is how I'm going to handle these feelings and keep a lid on them. The last thing I want to do is to let Savior know that I have a crush on him and if I see him tomorrow, I don't know how my emotions will control me. 

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"Why do you seem so worried?" Tanong ni Kelszey sa akin habang naglalakad kami papunta sa aming classroom. "Kinakabahan akong makita si Savior," sagot ko. As usual, I wasn't able to get a good night's sleep last night because my mind was busy thinking about what I'm supposed to do now.

She chuckled. "Relax, Kleighn. Crush lang naman yan, eh. I'm pretty sure it'll go away sooner than expected and you won't even notice it," she tried to assure me. I heaved a deep sigh. "I'm honestly relieved that all these feelings won't confuse me anymore at first, but when I couldn't even get proper sleep last night, I'm worried this 'crush' thing might actually make me crazy," mahaba kong litanya kay Kelszey.

"Oh, please, Kleighn." She looked a bit annoyed. "You're really worrying about nothing. Kapag talaga napansin kong lumilipad na naman ang isip mo sa mga klase natin ngayon, hindi na kita papahiramin ng notes," pagbabanta niya sa akin. Kelszey has been my life-saver when it comes to catching up with the classes I couldn't even understand because I was too preoccupied during lectures.

"Okay, okay." I smiled at her. "No more worrying."

However, I immediately ate my words when Kelszey and I entered our classroom. "Kleighn, finally!" Agad na tawag sa akin ni Savior nang makita niya ako. I can feel my heart thundering so I tried to avoid eye contact with him. 

His face was painted with slight worry so I approached him. "May problema ba?" Tanong ko. Nasa likod niya ang aming mga kagrupo sa role-play. "The group representatives drew lots with Ma'am Lovelyn earlier about the order of the performances, and I kind of picked the wrong number."

My eyes widened. "Don't tell me..." 

He nodded. "Yeah, our group will be performing first. Iniintay ka namin para makapag-practice muna tayo ngayon. Medyo mahaba pa naman ang oras bago magsimula ang klase." With that, our group rehearsed the role-play and overall, it went well. Alam naman ng aking mga kagrupo ang kanilang gagawin at saulado rin nila ang kanilang mga linya.

However, while watching Savior as we rehearsed, I can't help but be awed. I did hear from Zia that Savior was the main character of their film when they attended a workshop before and seeing him perform even if it was just a rehearsal, he's indeed great. 

How am I even going to forget that I have a crush on him? Seeing a new side of Savior makes my feelings surge and this might be bad.

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