Stars Around Her Scars (Friend Series #1) | ✓

Chapter 37

Xaven's POV

"Pwede mo ba ako kunan ng picture?" she shyly asked.

"Sure." agad akong tumango sa kanya.

I could take a picture of her everyday at ipabillboard yun.

She started posing and I can't help to tremble my hands while holding her camera.

She's so ethereal to even exist. In all angles she looks perfect. Ang ganda naman ng dilag na 'to.

When she come near me, I saw how she smiled at the pictures I've taken.

She complemented me for being good at taking pictures. Sanay naman ako kumuha ng pictures since Amaris always ask me to take random pictures of her.

"Oo...ang ganda...sobra..." I told her while looking at her face, nag angat siya ng tingin saakin at bahagyang nanlaki ang mata ko ng mahuli niya akong nakatitig sa kanya.

"ng mga pictures," pagpapatuloy ko as I felt my heart beating rapidly for her.

I grinned when we opened the door of the hotel and saw the only bed.

It's not that I had bad intentions to her but damn there is a high chance na magkakatabi kami matulog.

But I planned to give her the bed but decided not to. Gusto ko na asarin pa siya eh.

But I was shocked when that night she crawled to me crying hearing those thunderstorm and lighting.

I gently caressed her hair. I hope she knows that I am here with her. That if ever she is scared, I am here to hug her.

I planned to make her a boba tea myself.

"Hi, can you teach me to make a boba tea?" I asked the TVL students na nasa kusina. They are the ones who will serve food mamaya sa bonfire.

I wanna make Anastasia a boba, so I'll ask a favor to them. They teasingly nodded with a grin.

Wag sana kami maissue ng bbluvs ko.

When I gave her the boba, I saw delight in her eyes. Damn, I can see stars in those.

Mas gumaganda siya kapag natutuwa. It seemed to make my day.

I saw how she was struggling with her hair, so this is my time to shoot my shot.

I've been practicing doing different hairstyles because when she will become my girlfriend, I would like to do her hair, while she is busy doing her make up.

Cute.

I smiled when she liked the space buns I did with her hair. It matches her outfit kaya yun ang ginawa ko.

When the bonfire begun and decided to play the game kung saan may magtatanong then sasagutan mo.

When it was my turn I looked at her, straight in those brown bambi eyes.

"I am always proud of you,"

I said without breaking our contact. It was true, no matter how much she see herself not worthy of attention, I am here, proud of her for keep on fighting.

She was like a red rose in the field of white roses. When will she realize that she stands out from the crowd, that she was the attention everytime she passes by or simply her existence.

I hope she see that, because I am witnessed on how people would praise her and turn their heads everytime her presence is there.

Her existence is more that enough to stand out in the midst of the crowd.

I am proud of her, always.

When she said na ipagpapatuloy namin ang research paper namin, I was delighted.

In the library, we spent hours making the research paper, and I am focused as hell. If she wants to win, then I will do my best.

Hindi ko na napansin nakatulog na pala siya sa tabi ko. I leaned in a little closer to see her face as she peacefully slept.

Maybe she was tired, so I managed to finish it well. After ko matapos sa research paper namin, she was still sleeping so I decided to stare at her.

Her pinkish cupid bow lips, cute cheeks, long lashes fierce but soft features. It's so addicting to look at.

Napansin ko kung paano lumalaglag ang buhok niya sa kanyang mukha so I grabbed my hair tie na palagi ko lang dinadala just in case and did her hair a ponytail.

Nakakasagabal kasi ang kanyang buhok sa mukha niya. Hindi ko tuloy makita ng maayos.

The ponytail suits her and when she woke up, I fliched.

She looked like a fairy goddess waking up from a sleep.

Hinatid ko siya sa bahay nila and went straight back home.

Kinabukasan I went straight up to her,

"Remember that you owe me one?" I asked.

"Y-yes. Bakit?"

"I want you to repay me. NOW."

I actually want to have a date with her without her knowing kaya we decided na sa food court nalang.

This was my chance to flirt with her. So everytime she says something I would pretend to not hear it so that I can lean in, and see how her cheeks flushed.

I smiled, she's cute when she blushes.

I was really bothered when I noticed Anastasia avoiding me. Hindi ako tanga para hindi mapansin yun.

Everytime nagkikita kami sa hallway, she would turn to the other side, clearly iniiwasan talaga ako.

My mind was clouded kung bakit ako iniiwasan ni Anastasia. Mas gugustuhin ko pa na sigawan niya ako rather than iwasan.

I didn't realized that I got 5 mistakes on our quiz. My mind was blank and only Anastasia's avoidance towards me ang iniisip ko.

So I decided to confront her. Maybe uf she could tell me kung ano yung problema, maayos ko agad, maayos namin.

I was calling her and she seems to not hear me kaya hinawakan ko siya.

I saw her flinched and when she saw me, she looked at me with those emotionless eyes.

"Asia. Kanina pa kita tinatawag and you seem to not care, may bumabagabag ba sayo?" tanong ko.

"W-wala." malamig na sagot niya at pwersang inalis ang kamay ko na nakahawak sa kanya.

Nanlulumo kong tinignan ang kamay ko na tinanggal niya. Tangina naiiyak na ako.

"Aalis na ako." matigas na sabi niya at mas lalo akong kinabahan.

That tone.

"May ginawa ba ako? Nararamdaman ko kasi na iniiwasan mo'ko nitong mga nakaraang araw."

"May problema ba tayo?" I asked, hoping na sana sasabihin niya saakin ang problema namin pero hindi.

She just left me there. Wondering kung ano problema namin.

I can feel my heart aching. 

Maybe she needs space, I am suffocating her? Baka nagsasawa na siya sa mukha ko.

So I decided to give her space, she needs that. Maybe she has her personal problem and ayaw niyang sabihin, napapansin ko kasi kung paano pilit niyang tinatago ang sariling mga problema.

I get her, sometimes telling others our problems doesn't solve the problem. Kaya we choose to fight the problems on our own, in order to not be burden by others. Ganun si Anastasia.

Sana maisip niya na andito ako, handang yumakap at lumaban sa kanya sa mga pagsubok ng buhay.

If she thinks that the world abandoned her, I am her to hug her. Not just me, but her friends too.

She needs to focus on herself.