Disasters of Brazil

Chapter 09

Zamantha and Exhibit

The rain won't stop. I sigh through my frustrations. Sobrang lamig. My immune system doesn't get along with the weather. I would often get fever and colds due to it and I don't like that to happen.

I wear the hood of my brother's hoodie then listen cautiously to the class. I look up Matt's seat and he's also wearing a hoodie. I think he noticed that I was looking at him because he also looked at me but I shifted my gaze on my notebook. 

I blushed.

Red tomato

Red cheeks

I don't know why.

"Ahhhhh," I roll my eyes as my inner clingy self starts to invade my mind. I'm being clingy again. I look at the seat behind Matt and it was vacant. I want to sit beside him, besides it's so cold at my place.

I stand up and ask Ma'am Briela if I can transfer seat and what she said made my jaw drop. "Bakit? gusto mo ba katabi si Matt?" her right eye brow rose.

I lost words, everyone was looking at me. I was mesmerized at the place I'm standing at. I stutter as I answer her to make up an excuse. I know Matt was gazing at me too. "Ma'am malamig po kasi sa upuan ko." I defend.

"Sus alam ko na 'yang mga ganiyan!" she hissed. "Oh sige umupo kana diyan," she points at the vacant chair.

I sigh and sat down beside Matt. As I sit, my face turns red again. I can smell his manly scent of perfume. Jo Malone. Which caught my attention.

"Yallo my friend," he says smiling and his eyes were gone because of that massive smile. 

Why is it so cute?

"Hi," I wave at him.

"Is it cold?" he ask.

I nod then chuckle. "Yes," I whisper to him.

"Hold my hand," he says.

My eyes widen like a garter being stretched. Hold what? his hand? 

My mind went black of what he have just said. I didn't react, I was constantly hesitating. Holding hands while the teacher is discussing? what for?

"Para s-saan?" nauutal kong sabi.

"Para hindi ka lamigin," he says, looking at my eyes.

"O-okay." I nod.

He put his hand under the desk and I touch his hand gently. The electric, grounding feeling enter my whole body. What the hell! I'm starting to blush again. This isn't right!

"O-okay na!" I panic as I utter my words at him. "Makikinig muna ako sa class!" I made up an excuse.

"Okay my friend," he says.

I'm starting to palpitate with this current situation! para akong lumaklak ng isang galon na kape. 

"Namumula kana diyan Roberta," Ma'am Briela says.

Everyone look at me which made me so embarrassed. They started to laugh and cheering that I have a crush.

"Uy gumaganon kana!" Francis cheered, the friend of Matt.

"Owshit!" Carlin, my friend making a stupid cheer.

"Girl you better tell that to the whole class!" Andi says, flipping her hair.

"Nako nako sino kaya 'yon?" Herold scream, the bestfriend of Matt again.

Fuck,

Fuck