All for Naught (NOTHING SERIES #1)

Chapter 27

TW: Mention of drugs
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"Adik ka ba?" Sobrang irita kong sabi. "Hindi kita pagpapalit sa boyfriend ko!"

He chuckled, "Chill. Joke lang yun, Miss."

"Don't talk to me!" Tinalikuran ko na ito pero agad naman itong sumunod at naglakad sa tabi ko.

"That's inevitable. I'm your coach in your research." He teasingly said.

Right!

Hindi ko na siya inimikan at agad ng pumasok sa banyo. Siya ay dumiretso sa men's cr. Tinagalan ko talaga sa banyo para hindi ito makasabay. And I was successful. Wala siya sa labas ng banyo.

Nasa room na ito. Napalingon pa nung pumasok ako pero hindi ako pinansin, acting like we don't know each other.

Hindi naman talaga! I doubt he knows my name.

I hope he'll never.

Sobrang irita talaga ako sa kanya pero unti unting nawawala iyon habang lumilipas ang mga araw at nagkakausap kami sa klase. He's rude but he's helpful. Totoo ang pake niya sa estudyante.

He's genuine with teaching us what we must know about our research. Dahil doon ay gumaan ng konti ang loob ko dito. Dagdagan pang panay pang aasar siya. But the way he teases me, is so different with how it was when he kept on talking about my boyfriend.

Parang nang aasar siyang kapatid. I don't really know, wala naman akong kapatid eh.

Pero tingin ko, ganito yun.

"Maeve," he called. Hinarap ko ito. "Congrats. Ganda ng research niyo."

Nakipagkamay ito. Napangisi ako at kinamayan rin ito.

"I'm the leader, what do you expect?"

Tatlong taon ang agwat niya sakin, iyon ang nalaman ko sa loob ng mga araw na nagkakasama kami. He's really playful pala talaga pero sa lalaki halos. Sa babae ay medyo ilang na ito, which is something I didn't expect because I really thought he's a fuck boy.

"And who guided you?" He raised a brow.

"My guardian angel." I teased.

He was such a big help to us, to everyone. Sobrang galing niya magbigay ng advice and magturo about our research. Also in our presentations, he gave us a hint with the often questions.

It's just sad na wala sa klase namin iyong napili na research. Most of the chosen ones were from the engineering department.

"May celebration daw ang klase niyo ah? Won't you attend?" He suddenly asked.

"Hindi. Sa club ata iyon eh."

"Attend ka. My band will play. Secret lang muna ah." He smirked. "May irereto rin ako sayo na kabanda ko."

"I'm taken, Levi." Bumusangot ako.

Magkasama kami ngayong naglalakad papuntang parking lot. Nakacap ito at nakamask kaya alam kong walang makakakilala sa kanya. Mukha siyang estudyanteng may sakit.

"I have doubts about your boyfriend. You haven't even shown him! C'mon, if you're making him up just to avoid me, you don't have to worry. Hindi naman kita ty—"

"I'm not delirious, asshole." Inirapan ko ito. "He's in the Philippines. We'll see each other this vacation."

"Sure?" Pinanliitan niya ako ng mata.

I frowned and stopped in front of my car. Napansin kong katabi ng akin iyong kanya.

"Yes! And mag totwo years na kami!" Asar ko.