The Kind Of Love

Chapter 6

Dream

“I smell something fishy…”

Si Hart na pabirong suminghot-singhot pa palapit sa akin.

Narito kami ngayon sa garden ng school dahil vacant namin. Gusto kasi nilang sama-sama pa rin ngayon, kwentuhan lang daw. Hindi nila alam saan pupunta so I suggested na sa garden since ayaw din naman nila lumabas ng school premises.

Nakaupo kami sa grass na naka pabilog pa na akala mo’y may open forum na nagaganap, habang may mga snacks at kanya kanya naming drinks na binili namin sa cafeteria bago pumunta rito.

“Oh... Akala ko, you smell Ran.” Glaiza tease and even smirk at me.

Mukhang ako yata ang nasa spotlight ngayon. Kuryoso sila sa kung ano bang mayroon sa amin ni Saeran dahil sinundo nga ako kahapon sa room for lunch.

Saeran and I, we're friends

“Girl, kuwento ka na dali! Bakit ka sinundo ni Ran kahapon sa room? Unless it's private or you're not open to talking about it yet, then we'll respect it.”

“We just somehow got along…” I said, hesitant to tell them he's my friend now. Dahil parang hindi yata tanggap ni Saeran ‘yon.

"Kailan lang? I mean, parang noong July lang no’ng nag cafe tayo at sinabi mo first impression mo sa kanya ah. Pa-first week na ng October ngayon!” gigil ni Hart.

"A month yata after no’ng nangyari sa cafe then I saw him at the main library of building one–”

"Main library ng building one? Sa building two siya! May library rin doon." Ani Glaiza.

Si Saeran? Sa building two?

Maybe he had a specific book that he needed at hindi niya ‘yon mahanap sa main library ng building two. Kaya siguro siya sumadya sa library ng building one.

Lei looks at Gliza with a teasing stare.

“What?" Gliza on Lei.

Lei laughed softly. “Alam porket best friend no’ng…”

Gliza jokingly bumped Lei’s arm.

“Girl, tuloy mo ang chika! Kinikilig ako!” si Hart at iniyapos pa ang dalawang braso sa kanyang katawan, umakto na parang giniginaw.

"After I apologized to him at the library, I baked cookies for him as my peace offering. Then that's the start…”

Natigil ako sa pagku-kwento ng makita ang lalaking pinag-uusapan lang naman namin ngayon. Kasama niya ang blockmate niya,
na as far as I know—friend niya rin.

What a coincidence, really.

Lumingon ako kay Gliza na nakitang nakahalukipkip na sa tapat ko. Habang ang dalawang nasa magkabilang gilid ko ay sabay na nagkatinginan at parehong natawa.

Lumingon ako sa dalawang lalaki at nakita si Saeran na nakatingin sa akin. He smiled and raised his brow at me so I smiled back warmly at him.

Nico, the guy beside him, also looks at our side and he's definitely not looking at me…or even to the two girls beside me.

When the whole day was enough to call it a day, I dozed off to sleep and woke up for another day set to be spent.

The rest of the days, we didn't get to meet. Though we are constantly exchanging messages on instagram. He said that he's quite busy because of the plate he had to finish.

When Friday afternoon came, he asked through a chat if I wanted to meet him on Saturday morning. I agreed, and he asked where I'd be comfortable meeting him, and I suggested the cafe where we met last time. He said he would love to.