Anne yawned as she walks towards the lunch table where Marsi, Youji, And Rhys. They were talking about something that made Anne curious. She runs towards the table and sat beside Marsi, Who just flinched by the sudden appearance of Anne.
"Hala, Kelan ka napunta dito?" Marsi asked, Her hand was on her chest with her eyes wide. Youji and Rhys laughed at Marsi for her ridiculous reaction.
"Bago lang" Anne answered, Eating her homemade fried chicken. "Di mo napansin?" Youji asked with a chuckle at the end of her sentence.
Rhys was seating next to Youji and at some point he kept looking at her and smiling. Adoration was inside his eyes.
Anne was silent and kept smiling at random times and it made the 3 of them curious. "What are you smiling at?" Rhys asked. "Nasarapan sa ulam niya." Youji answered him, Proceeding to eat her lunch as well.
"Dahil ata yan kay," Marsi paused and looked at a certain someone while snickering, "Ayun na oh." she continues.
"Assumer" Anne replied, rolling her eyes. "No, You made us assume it's him. You talk about him 24/7." Marsi giggled, Not quite long Rhys and Youji started laughing with her.
"Kaya nga. Si Archie nalang parati topic stinastart niya!" Youji laughed, She had just finished eating her burger.
Rhys looked uneasy, As if he was worried, No one seemed to notice it except for Youji. She looked at him with one eyebrow raised. Rhys looked back at her and smiled. The weirdest interaction ever.
Anne's crush stood up from the table and left his friends. He walked towards Anne's table and touched her shoulder from behind.
Anne flinched from the sudden gentle touch and made her abruptly turn around. Her heart stopped beating to see someone who she absolutely adored even from a far.
She couldn't let out a single word but Archie did. "Pwede tayo mag-usap about sa project na gagawin natin?" Archie asked her, "Pag natapos mo na lunch mo, That is." He continued, Anne still looked at him with adoration.
"A-ay, Okay! Dito ka nalang muna, Patapos naman din ako..." She exclaimed, still processing the fact that the person she longed for was standing behind her.
"Ah, Pwede lang ba?" Archie asked Anne's friend, Still has his hand on Anne's shoulder.
"Okay lang, Archie." Rhys said with a welcoming smile. Archie and Rhys used to be friends in elementary although the friendship faded as they both had their own group of friends.
Archie nodded and sat beside Anne. The table was quiet, As usual, Marsi who was very talkative and can't stay a minute being silent, spoke.
"Wow grupo grupo pala to..." Marsi joked, "Ako lang wala..." She continued, She jokingly stood up and accidentally bumped into someone.
"Aba hindi ka ba tumitingin sa surroundings mo?" She complained yet to see who she bumped to. She could've thankful that the person she bumped to caught her.
"Sorry." A deep voice apologized. She was still mad but after realizing who that voice belongs to, She quickly ran behind Youji and Rhys.
"Okay lang!" She yelled for him to hear. He smiles one last time before vanishing through the crowd.
"Bat mo pinaalis? Eh ngayon wala ka parin kagrupo." Youji jokes, Rhys puts his arm Youji's back, Silenting Youji.
Marsi laughed at looking Youji's reaction. "Ganyan ka lang para manahimik siya" She told Rhys. But Rhys did not cooperate and quickly let Youji go.
"So,, Marsi? May interest ka ba sa lalakeng yun?" Archie asked out of the blue, "Baket? inggit ka?" Marsi asked with a confused expression.
"Ay hindi hindi! Kaibigan ko kase yun eh." Archie denied. "UY WEH? WAG MO SABIHIN PLEASE!" she begged, Wanting to keep her happy crush a secret.
"Ah sige sige..." Archie was flabbergasted with Anne's crazy friend.
"Oh Archie, About the project.. Where are we making it?" Anne asked, With no stutters.
"Saan mo ba gusto?" Archie smiled warmly at Anne, "I'll be fine with anything, As long as you're the one to choose." Archie continued.
Marsi was now sitting beside Youji and they both keep holding their laughter. "langhiya, Tignan mo ba yan dalawang yan." Youji whispered to Marsi, "Nagpapainggit" Marsi whispered back.
