Love is, Stacey Sevilleja | Jhocey

Chapter 9

Jhoanna

Two weeks have passed and I have spent most of my time at the library studying along with my friends especially Aiah. We somehow got much closer which gained so many questions apparently from others. Because who am I to be accompanied by the Aiah Sevilleja. Like her sister she was popular and I'm not. My friends also teased me a lot about it, because they know how much I like Aiah. A lot has happened in the past days, the former student council president got expelled last week I don't know the reason they just say she did something bad, so it was decided that Aiah will take her place. We often spend time together I insisted on helping her because I don't have anything to do after school. But Stacey still hasn't gotten out of my mind. Since that night, she has always been on my mind, I don't know why.

I'm also annoyed about myself because I can't get her out of my head. I always think about her.

Aiah is the one I want right? But was it really Aiah?

Just like Aiah, Stacey makes my heart beat faster every time I see her and when her name is being mentioned I get a weird feeling in my stomach. But there is something different about Stacey that when I hear her voice I feel weak in my knees. I find myself smiling at her tantrums and for being moody.

I really need help.

Maybe I need a brain doctor. Yeah I need a psychiatrist.

For the past days I've been working double on avoiding her. We meet in other subjects in the same class but thank God we are not seated next to each other. Because Mr.Lauren is on leave for 2 weeks, so we won't be seated next to each other. Sometimes I notice her looking nastilly at me a few times, but I avoided her glance as much as possible. And when I know she will hang out at the council office, I always look for excuses to Aiah that I have something important to do even though there really isn't, just so I can't see Stacey.

There was another encounter when I saw her in the hallway along with Mikha and her popular friends. Our eyes met. I froze in where I was standing and my chest pounded hard. So hard, that I even put my hand on the left side of my chest to help it stop beating.

It looks like I need a cardiologist too.

This is not normal.

I avoided her gaze and immediately looked away. I even started to think that I might be starting to develop a crush—No! What are you thinking Jhoanna. That won't happen!

I immediately shook off that thought and focused on what Aiah and I were doing. Today we are at the council office and I have been helping Aiah since November is just around the corner, so the school council is preparing the props, decorations and other things needed for the Halloween Party.

"Kain ka muna."Aiah came to me and handed me a paper bag, bottled water and a coke in a can.

"Nako okay lang ako Aiah. Hindi naman ako gutom."Right after I said that, my stomach rumbled.

I heard her chuckle." It doesn't seem like what your stomach is saying." I just smiled in shame. That was so embarrassing. Bad tummy!

"Kain kana Jho ako ng bahala dyan."She added and smiled sweetly at me."Ang dami mo na ding natulong nakakahiya na."

"Nako okay lang. Wala din naman akong ginagawa." I said before biting into the burger she gave me. I bit the burger so big, that caused her to laugh. 

But I was surprised when she suddenly wiped my lips with her hand. I stopped chewing because of what she did.

"May sauce ka sa gilid ng labi mo." She explained when she noticed I was surprised and I stopped eating.