Torrecampo Series #1:
Elery Torrecampo, a cheerleader and aspiring fashion designer, embodies every trait a woman desires. Yet, the man she admires, Amiel, only has eyes for her brother.
How can she capture his attention and make him focus solely o...
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"You should go back there," sabi ko. I crossed my arms and maintain my straight face, but he stand still. "Amiel!" He sighed before turning around. My lips parted because he's walking away.
"Hey! Iiwan mo talaga ako?!" Natataka siyang nilingon ako. He even mouthed a 'What?'. I frowned before advancing to him.
Nasa tapat kami ng famous statue ng university nila. My feet are hurting because of my heels and an injury. Dahil sa pagod ay kumandong ako roon sa isang statue na nakaupo yung posture. Amiel frowned when he saw what I did but he couldn't make me stand because I'm really tired!
I gasped when he kneeled to remove my heels. There's a bermuda grass naman so it's much better. Parang nakikiliti ang mga paa ko.
"I won't say sorry for slapping her," Amiel sighed and nodded.
"I know," he said, looking at me with an intensity that felt as though he could see through my soul.
He doesn’t usually do this. I even think he’s often irritated by my face and the crazy things I did to get his attention. But right now, I let myself be drowned in his deep stare.
Gaga, hindi ka marupok!
Bigla tuloy akong napatayo na ipinagtaka niya. Kinuha ko yung heels sa kaniya bago sinuot ulit 'yon. Inalalayan niya pa ako because I almost lost my balance kaya hindi ko naisuot yung isa sa kabila.
"I have class pa. I need to go."
"Today's Wedsneday..." I almost slapped myself for blurting out such a lame excuse. He knew I have no class! But I stood my ground as I remembered why I was here in the first place. Maybe it's the right time to talk things out.
Kinapa ko ang dibdib ko.
Ready na ba akong ma-reject?
"Mine, I'm sorry..." I shut my eyes closed. Bigla akong nainis.
"P'wede wait hindi pa nga ako nagtatanong 'e!" I still have a long speech, later na ang rejection niya!
His stoic face turned into one of innocent confusion. Kailan niya nga ba ako naintindihan?
Huminga ako ng malalim.
"I know what's you're going to say. So ako muna." He sighed. "Firstly, I’m grateful that you defended me from her. I’m not sure if you know the whole truth, but you must be aware of some of it. Kasi bakit naman ako ang kakampihan mo, right?"
Itinapat ko ang kamay sa mukha niya dahil balak niyang magsalita. Suminghot-singhot naman ako.
"I'm really frustrated! Crush lang naman kita, pero bakit kasi nag-level up ka?!"
I wiped my tears. Pagtingin ko sa bermuda puro na pala tissue doon at siya ang nagpupulot ng kalat.
"I won’t deny that I fooled around and didn’t like committing to someone. That’s all I did—play around with flings, hookups, and parties. Then I saw you one time. More like natamaan ako ng bola noong nag-bat ka! You got my attention kasi parang wala kang pakialam sa akin!" I frowned.
