Glimpse

Ch. 14

-Mikha-

12:43am

It's past midnight na and I can't still sleep. The moments I shared with Aiah earlier sa campus kept on bugging me. Keeping all my senses active.

I admit, I lost it kanina while we were at the carnival. I have been restraining my self to look at her more than a friend would but Aiah's presence is just too much for me to handle.

Tangina.

"Gantong ganto din to last year eh." I muttered to my self.

I should always remind my self to keep my distance. To remind myself of what happens if I get too close.

That my silly idea of opening up to someone I barely know almost broke me. Yes, I was hurt of what Criza did. But luckily, hindi pa ako ganon ka hulog sa kanya to let myself crumble into pieces the moment we parted ways.

Hindi man naging kami but I was hurt --- I bled. Buti nalang talaga I was saved before I fall into her traps.

And me being with Aiah today drowned me with too many emotions.

She's like a magnet, pulling me out of my orbit. As calm as I wanted to remain, she can shake me just by simply looking at me. Isang tingin niya lang, my whole body reacts, moving on it's own...drawing me close to her. At the same time, she brought me peace. The voices on my head making my world chaotic vanished as soon as I feel her presence.

Naguguluhan ako.

"Hindi naman ako ganito kay Criza dati eh." I frustratedly buried my face on my pillow as I lay on my stomach.

I opened my phone and checked my gallery again. It's becoming my habit to stare at her photo everytime I want to calm myself or wanted to clear my head --- it's her, sleeping in my car. Her face was so serene, offering a warmth that no words can explain.

Binabaliw mo ako, Maraiah Queen.

After a few minutes of staring, I finally drifted away to sleep. Dozing off with her face imprinted on my mind.

"Kumalma ka."

"Look at me."

She may have casted a spell on me cause after those words came out from her lips, In an instant, my world stood still. The shaking on my hands stopped, the dizziness I am feeling with the thought that I am high above ground vanished. The only thing remained relevant was on how loud my heart was beating --- as if it is trying to come out from my rib cage. But the loud beating is not due to nervousness from my phobia but with her intense gaze to me, like swallowing me whole and my crazy body reacts as if it's willing to surrender anytime.

I let myself be pulled by an invicible string that Aiah holds. Finding myself inches away from her. As she cupped my cheek, the warmth on her hand travelled my whole system, reaching its destination --- my heart. I blinked rapidly, in synced with the drumming of my heart as I we inched closer, closing the gap between us intil -----

*Riiiiiiing*

The harsh sunlight burned my eyes as I woke up, making me squint it as I reached for my alarm and hit the snooze button.