He's not Prince Charming

Chapter 7 - Lunch for Two (Part 2)

( Roxan's POV )

 Ilang minuto nalang bago ang unang subject namin for the afternoon. Kani-kanina lang ay nakapag park ako sa isang shady spot, and currently naglalakad kami sa hallwang nitong lalaki na walang ginawa kundi ngumiti at yumuko (actually, hindi lang siya ang ganon lang ang ginawa buong lunch break... kasi ako din. Sumasakit na nga ang panga ko kakangiti.)

Parang lang kaming baliw kasi kahit na "magkasama" kami, he keeps on moving away from me.I can see his cheeks burn red everytime I waddle closer to him. Sometimes I catch him looking at me and him catching me doing the same... I giggle everytime and he would flash his adorably awkward smile. Kahit na our little lunch break escapade turned silent in a flash, it was the type of silence that meant thousands of words – and by that, I mean good ones, sweet, serene ones. Even if he did not utter a lot of words, after our lunch at that favorite resto of mine, it felt like I've known him for a really long time... like he already told me everything with his silence, his smiles and him just being him.

I did not mind the skeptic looks the other students shot at us and I feel like they mostly directed it to Soren – they must be thinking that Soren blackmailed me like some kind of deranged fan... or maybe they're thinking that I'm just doing him a favor for whatever reason. People's imagination are wild and they make the scariest assumptions especially when it's the life of a celebrity we're talking about. It frightened me a lot at first, but the manager trained me to become a pro: wear your best fake smile like you don't have a care in the world. I hope that Soren is doing okay since non-celebrities get really frightened if people eye them quuite disgustingly and I don't really think Soren is a guy who likes being noticed... kaya nga mahiyain siya, 'di ba?

Hindi ko nalang namalayan na tumigil si Soren somewhere na hindi ko namamalayan. Napatigil ako sa tawag niya. Hindi malakas ang pagtawag niya sa'kin, hindi din ito ang unang beses na tinawag niya ako... pero nakinig ko siya at ramdam ko na parang bumagsak ang dibdib ko at parang hindi ako makahinga.

"B-bakit?" I stammered. I... stammered! Sana hindi niya ako pagtawanan! Nakakahiya!

Pero ngumiti lang siya at sinabi na "Dadaan muna ako sa garden."

"A-ah? Ganon ba?" there I go again! I stammered again. I feel so stupid right now because of my seemingly unintelligent responses.

"Sige." Nawala na ang kanyang ngiti. Siguro kapag ibang tao ang kausap niya, aakalain nila na galit siya. Others might have been offended by him, but that's what Soren Lee is, I guess. Kahit na ngayon lang kami nagkakilala, feeling ko alam ko talaga kung sino siya. Feelingera talaga ako. Tumalikod na siya sa akin and took a few steps.

Nakatingin lang ako sa bawat hakbang niya. Nagulat ako nung bigla nalang siyang tumigil at lumingon sa akin. Gods! Why did my heart feel like it stopped?

"See you later." Sabi niya. Walang ngiti, walang wave wave, pero kitang kita ko sa mata niya 'yung sincerity. Singkit siya, halos hindi ko nga mapansin ang mga mata niya... pero 'yung tingin niya kanina... sobrang naguluhan ang puso ko; nalimutan ata kung papaano tumibok ng normal. Singkit siya, pero kitang kita ko 'yung mata niya na biglang bumilog tapos nag sparkle. Ugh. Ang corny! Pero nag sparkle talaga siya! Nakakapang-akit! Ugh.

Gusto ko na sanang pumunta kaagad sa classroom, ayaw ko na kasi na matitigan ako ng mga tao, pero noong nakinig ko 'yung paalam niya, I reconsidered... then I made up my mind when he said my name. Natatalo niya na ako. Tatawagin lang niya pangalan ko, para na akong hindi mapakali na bata.

"Wait!" sigaw ko sabay habol sakanya. Muntik na nga akong madapa kasi hindi ko nakita na mababa pala 'yung lupa na lalakaran ko. Nakita ko ang gulat sa kanyang mga mata. 'Yung singkit niyang mga mata na lumaki lalo at bumilog... it's freaking adorable!