Dangerous Love

Chapter 15

As i walk headed back to my classroom,it felt like im in a hole.

Gumawa ako ng sarili kong butas,para doon ako ma stock. Hays.

As I sat with my friends, my mind just wouldn’t settle. They were laughing, talking, but everything felt distant, like I'm in my own world only Matteo’s voice, his touch, and the way he looked at me—those things just kept replaying in my head. What was happening to me? Bakit hindi ko siya maiwasan?

“Seah?” Freya's voice cut through my thoughts. “You good? You’ve been really quiet.”

I forced a smile, nodding while pretending to focus on my food. “Yeah. Nothing serious.”

But Freya wasn’t convinced. She raised an eyebrow. “Uh-huh. You sure? You’re acting kinda weird. Like... may nagpapabother sa’yo.”

"Okay lang ako." Saad ko,saka ngumiti para hindi na niya ako kulitin.

I grabbed my phone and unlocked it, noticing a new message notification. I opened it quickly, only to see a message from someone I didn’t expect.

I tapped the number, and it hit me—it was Matteo. A message from him. How did he get my contact?

I stared at the message for a moment, my heart suddenly racing. How did he even get my number? I couldn’t understand it.

"Can we talk? After class."

Ano naman kaya ang pag uusapan namin. Bakit patuloy niya akong ginugulo. May gusto ba siya sa akin? Arghh No. Seah, you're assuming na.

I typed my reply, my fingers hovering over the keyboard as doubt clouded my mind. Should I send this?

I read it again.

"Why do you want to talk? What's going on?"

I hesitated, thinking maybe I should just ignore it—avoid complicating things even more. But deep down, I knew I couldn't. My curiosity, mixed with the confusion I still felt from earlier, was too much to ignore.

Finally, I hit send, and immediately regretted it. My heart raced as I stared at the screen, waiting for a reply, each second feeling like an eternity.

He replied, "Go to the cover court, there's a tree there. I'll be waiting."

I quickly stuffed my phone in my bag, my heart racing even faster. What was Matteo thinking? Why did he want to meet at the cover court? A part of me wanted to ignore it, but another part of me couldn’t resist finding out what he had to say.

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When the bell rang for lunch break, I quickly excused myself from my friends. “I’ll catch up with you guys later. I need to go somewhere,” I said, and hurriedly walked toward the spot Matteo had mentioned.

As I was deep in thought headed to the place that he mentioned, I suddenly felt like someone was calling me. When I looked up, there he was, standing like a mannequin, his presence almost magnetic. He noticed me approaching and smiled immediately.

“Glad you'd came. You ready?” he asked, his voice full of energy, and his smile a little too warm for my racing heart.

“Um, yes! Anong paguusapan?” I replied, forcing a smile, even though the butterflies in my stomach made it hard to focus. Was this really happening? Was Matteo seriously asking to spend time with me? Imahinasyon ko lang 'to. Pero ng kinurot ko ang sarili ko,tunay talaga.

“Don't be nervous.Come on, I just want to show you something,” he said, suddenly grabbing my arm, pulling me a little closer. The contact startled me, and I couldn’t help but feel a rush of warmth spread across my chest. We walked toward a quiet spot outside the school, the sound of our footsteps echoing in the otherwise empty hallway. I couldn’t explain it, but something about him just made my heart race even faster.