Chapter 7
It was a whirlwind of happenings.
When we reached the food place she was talking about, she was so giddy, I couldn't help myself but smile so widely. Sana hindi niya napansin 'yon, but she was looking at me so many times it would be hard to ignore them. How can I stop smiling if this is the moment I've been waiting for since the day I laid my eyes on her?
Crazy unbelievable for it to happen, but here I am now.
We stayed in the food place to grab our lunch. I wanted to pay for our meal, but she quickly paid for our food and I even insisted on paying her and she was rejecting the money I was handing over to her. She said, it was her treat and would be nice to do this the other way.
Hinayaan ko na lang siya kahit medyo labag sa loob ko na siya ang gumastos. I let her chose what we would eat. Marami siyang sinuggest sa akin, pero kung anong tingin niya na magugustuhan ko ay um-oo lamang ako.
I couldn't resist her.
We waited at our table until the food was served. Umupo kaming magkaharap sa isa't isa. The only time I did this with her was last night, and that was her job interview. Now, I couldn't believe why Cameron would take her for granted. I don't understand that. She already got the most beautiful girlfriend in the world, and yet he couldn't make himself feel good about it.
When I found out before that Synestine had a boyfriend, I knew I would only be wasting my time for someone who wouldn't like me back. She doesn't need to look for someone to fulfill that part of her because she has Cameron already, and now, everything changed.
But was I the one who made them break apart? With that kiss?
Synestine and I ate lunch together, and I couldn't think of anything else to talk about with her so I kept putting out some conversation about her duty and schedule at the shop. I felt a little relieved I was able to carry on that conversation because, under the table, my legs were shaking so hard.
"Do you have any plans this summer?" she asked.
I shook my head. "Aside from working at the shop, nothing. You know, during the times I would cover for the shop, my parents won't pay me."
"Really?" I nodded my head, and she laughed it off. "Why though?"
I shrugged off. "I told them they don't need to pay me. They already pay half of my tuition for college so that's fine for me. But for summer, they decided to pay for the hours I would work at the shop even though I insisted not to."
"Hm. . . That's a good thing, right?"
I nodded. "Yes. . . But I really don't mind working for free at the shop. It's our business anyway. Since they're going out of town and I'm staying, that's how they came up with it. What about you? Where would you be this summer?"
"Uh. . . I really don't know. . ." she said, putting her eyes down to her food. "Last year, Cameron invited me to stay in their rest house in Batangas during the summer period. I was there for two months. And since there's no me and Cameron anymore, I can do whatever I want."
"Oh, I see. . . Did you like staying in their rest house?"
"I did! Only because the place was so beautiful and relaxing, but there were a lot of times we kept fighting each other. Of course, his parents don't see that. Everything there was beautiful, but it was exhausting mentally."
"I'm glad you chose to be with me this summer—I mean at the shop!"
She chuckled. "Yeah, a wise choice for me! I'm finally going to work at my favorite coffee shop! Can you believe that?"
