Remember:THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE THE WORLD AROUND IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE WORLD WITHIN US
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"Sorry," I said for the tenth time as I took a respite in between the digests I was writing. Nagpromise kasi ako kay Nathan na aalis kami ngayon, but I seemed to have forgotten na deadline na nga pala nung digests sa Monday. There's no time to rest, really!
"It's fine," he replied as he was helping me with my digests. Less than 24 hours and I still had sixty-eight to write. Nanginginig na talaga iyong mga kamay ko, but I couldn't stop because there's no time to stop! Sobrang na-guilty lang ako kasi instead na nagpapahinga si Nathan from the exams, heto siya at parang nag-aaral pa rin dahil tinutulungan niya ako.
Sometimes, he's just too good.
Sabi nila, never meet your heroes... you'll be disappointed. But I think Nathan could never disappoint me. Because I sincerely love everything about him. Good and bad. Both his endearing and annoying habits? I'd take all of them.
Ganon kasi talaga. I don't fall in love often... but when I do? I fall hard.
My Telegram pinged again. May sinend siyang bagong digests. Sinusulat ko iyong diretso sa paper. He already read the case for me, and typed the digest kumbaga, isusulat ko na lang talaga. Grabe. Sobrang... hindi ko alam how the hell I'd survive law school without him.
"I promise babawi ako after this..." sabi ko habang dire-diretso pa rin sa pagsusulat. My hands were really shaking, but I had no choice. I had to write fast and legibly.
Nathan didn't reply, tahimik lang siya sa pagta-type niya. We were silent in the middle of an otherwise busy coffee shop when someone made her presence known-actually, apat sila. Puro babae.
"Nathan," sabi ni least favorite classmate.
I frowned. Really, ngayon pa ba? Busy ako! Wala akong time for her! Minamadali ko na nga 'tong digests ko para at least kung posible man lang, kahit dinner maka-go kami ni Nat, e!
Nathan's eyes quickly left the screen. "What?" tanong niya.
God, ang ganda din nito. Bakit ba ang daming magagandang babae na lumalapit kay Nathan?! Magaganda na, matatalino pa! Gosh, there's no way I should slack-off! Ang hirap ng mga kalaban ko, if ever! Buti na lang mukhang hooked na hooked na sa akin si Nathan, so one point for Mariyan!
"Nag-aaya bloc. Dinner plus inom later," Eza said.
"Pass. May ginagawa ako," Nathan said, then quickly resumed to typing
Mukhang nahalata yata nung mga kasama niya na medyo napahiya si Eza... Pero kasi bakit ba nila pinipilit si Nathan? Gets ko naman na crush ni Eza si Nathan... but hello? Invisible ba ako sa paningin nila?! Alam naman nila na may something sa amin ni Nathan! Second classroom ko na nga classroom nila, e! Mga in denial na 'to!
"Wala namang class tomorrow sabi ni Atty. Zaf," sabi nung isang babae.
Another girl nodded in agreement. "Sige na, Nathan? Sama ka naman sa 'min. Never ka pa kaya na sumama sa gala ng bloc..."
I saw Nathan pursing his lips. It's a sign na naiinis na siya. Minsan ko lang 'to makita sa kanya kasi 'di naman siya madaling mainis talaga sa akin-to think na minsan, grabe na talaga iyong pang-iinis ko sa kanya! Haba talaga ng pasensya niya sa 'kin.
"Next time. May ginagawa ako," he reiterated.
The girl took a peak of Nathan's screen. Agad na kumunot ang noo niya. "What's that? Digest? Wala namang digests tayo ngayon, ah?" she pondered out loud... only to realize na sa akin iyong digests na ginagawa ni Nathan.
BINABASA MO ANG
Coming Back To You
РазноеThey say true love always comes back. Mariyan Cervantes always think that she should wait for it to finally find it's way back to her, no matter how painful it was or how broken she have become by years. But then there's always two sides to every s...
