Embracing the Cold

Epilogue

"Lea, let's just stay as friends. I don't like you in a romantic way." I said. We're in the classroom and she kept on bugging me for another senseless sex.

"Bryce? Are you hearing yourself? What happened?" Tuloy-tuloy na tanong niya. She just really can't accept it. She thought I could learn to like her.

I took a deep breathe. "Lea, please. I can't do it with you anymore. I don't like you." I said with finality and left her.

"Ano yun?" Akbay ni Paulo sa akin. He probably saw what I did.

"Wala," balewala ko.

"Don't tell me nagka-LQ kayo?" He chuckled and I just gave him my deadliest look.

Tatawa-tawa siyang nag-angat ng dalawang kamay, hudyat ng pagsuko. "Chill, okay that's your problem. Hindi ako makikialam but guess what? May camping tayo next week!"

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. Pake ko sa camping at wala kaming camping.

"Hindi tayo, yung mga juniors pero alam mo na. Baka may chix sa kabilang school," kumindat siya.

Napa-oo ako sa camping. I don't care about girls. Ang sabi'y extra curricular daw yung camping kaya game ako. It's actually open for junior and senior high in our school.

The camping was actually fun kaya lang mainit kaya kahit hindi pwede, nag-order kami ng ice sa medyo may kalayuang tindahan. May kilala ako sa kabilang school kaya inutusan ko lang.

Nagkakatuwaan kami ng mga kaibigan ko dahil nasunog ang niluluto nina George.

May naglapag ng cooler sa harapan namin kaya napatingin kami. Taga kabilang school, dalawang babae. Namumukhaan ko itong isa sa mga gathering at parties. Yap ata.

"Napag-utusan," malamig na sambit ng isang kasama ni Yap. Natulala ako saglit. No joke but she's probably the most beautiful girl I've ever laid my eyes on.

Those shoulder length brown wavy hair fits her perfectly, it was so smooth to look at. Her brows are perfectly trimmed, not too thick, not too thin. Just perfect for her face. Her beautiful yet non-expressive eyes. Her pointed nose and.. her lips. Pinkish lips and cheeks. She looked like an angel.

Kaso nawala ang pagde-daydream ko nang tumalikod siya kaagad. Badtrip. Parang suplada pa naman.

Tumayo ako galing sa pagkakaupo. "Eh wala na rin naman ang ice dito!" Sabi ko kahit hindi tiningnan ang laman ng cooler. I just want another look from that beautiful girl. Tama ako, lumingon siya. Pero ganoon pa rin ang ekspresyon. Malamig.

"Natunaw na," malamig niyang utas. Mayaman ba to? Kung mayaman man, kilala ko na dapat. But she's so expensive to look at! Even her word are probably expensive. Bilang lang kung magsalita.

When she kissed me that time, halos mabaliw ako. Kita niyo na? Sulyap lang ang hiningi ko, nahalikan pa ako. Favorite talaga ako ni Lord.
Her lips are so soft that I can't get it out of my system.

After what happened to the camping, it spread like a wildfire in the campus. Ofcourse, Lea intervene.

I also stalked the other Yap. Magkasama sila nong babae so probably friends sila sa fb at hindi nga ako nagkamali! Magpinsan pa nga! Wow.

I stalked that beautiful girl's account. Quishanette Yap. Wow, what a very beautiful name bagay na bagay maging Lim. Ay gago. Ano ba tong pinag-iisip ko.

Wala naman siyang masyadong posts, wow very low key, my type of girl. I added her at I kid you not, minu-minuto kong inistalk ang account niya to check if she already accepted my friend request. Pero hindi! Pambihira. Si Bryce Lim na'to oh.