Sinfully Angelic

Chapter 11

11 : the real you

What is he still doing here? I asked myself.

Gulat man ay muntik na akong mapairap. "You don't say."

I continued to gallop down the stony pathway. I felt Rien get up and began following me behind.

"We won't make it," he stated, unbothered. "Prof Arnaiz already marked us absent for sure."

That stingy Stats professor. Yeah, for sure.

I didn't know why I was annoyed by his obvious statements. Maybe because of the fact that he still probably waited for me despite making myself clear that he should have been leaving me alone.

I irritably turned my head and eyed him in between my brows. "Don't you have a scooter? Why don't you fetch it and get lost?" I said bitterly before I paid attention to the road again.

Surprised, he paused for a second. "It's broken and is still in the repair shop," he managed to answer.

Like I care. I almost rolled my eyes again.

I scrunched my nose at the blazing heat of the sun that touched my face. I raised my hand to shield myself against its rays. "Not my problem."

With his long and strong legs, he easily caught up to me. Ang mga kamay niya ay nakakapit sa strap ng kaniyang backpack. In my periphery, he stared at me like I grew another head.

"What the hell's wrong with you and why are you following me?" I snapped.

"We're going to the same school, remember?"

I was sure my period wasn't coming around sooner but my blood was boiling for some reason. Idagdag pa 'yong init. I should have brought my cap if I knew it would be this sunny. It had been cloudy for the past weeks so I didn't expect the weather to turn up.

"Then stop staring at me at least." Huminga ako nang malalim para pigilan ang sariling mapairap ulit.

"This side of you is refreshing to see. You should show it to your friends."

Napatigil ako't natauhan sa kaniyang sinabi. It was only then I realized that I let my guard down. And like a trigger, I felt the cool wind pass through my body, dragging the grumpy girl away. My face softened as it eliminated the stress around it. I blinked and my steps began to slow down.

"W-What side?" I innocently asked in a small voice, clutching the strap of my tote bag. "Anyway, we should hurry." My steps weren't as wide and as heavy as I did when we crossed the intersection. It became conscious and a lot demure.

Nang hindi siya sumagot ay napilitan akong lingunin siya. Nakakunot ang kaniyang noo, tila naguguluhan. Ngunit nang magtagpo ang mga mata namin ay sumilay ang isang ngisi sa kaniyang labi.

"Do you have a dual personality?" he chuckled humorously.

His simple words triggered me again to roll my eyes. The turned soft muscles in my face went back to being stern and my voice became deep again. "Same goes for you."

I can't hide from this man anymore, anyway. What's the point of pretending to be that nice girl that I built?

He gave out another hearty chuckle. "I like this baddie personality better though. So, which is the real you?"

The last two words that rolled out his tongue made me stop in my tracks from climbing up the hill, where the university stood on top. Nagtatagis ang ngipin na hinarap ko si Rien. His irises grew round from my sudden halt. He almost bumped onto me if he didn't catch himself.