Love Me If You Dare (ON-HOLD)

Chapter 3: The Move

Verlaine's POV

Ok Verlaine. This is it. All you need to do is flirt with Sam to make him fall in love with you. No big deal di ba? It's all fine. It's all perfectly fine. No big deal at all. Besides... It's a dare and after a month which is like 4 weeks? It's all over. Let's all forget what happened.

"Sam!" Lumingon siya sakin. Nalito, ata?

"Hey! San punta mo?"

"Ahh... Ehhh... Sa... Basketball court. Bakit?"

"Ahh... Ehhh... Sasamahan kita! Halika na!" I pulled. Siguro nagulat siya. Ewan. Basta I pulled him towards he basketball court.

"Ba't mo ko sinamahan?"

Naku! Ano toh? Uhmmm...

"Kasi... Sam... May confession ako..." I only got one month sulitin ko na.

"Verlaine!"

Lumingon ako. HUH? ATE?

"Ate???"

"Halika ka nga dito bata ka! Anong ginagawa mo!"

"Uhh... Ate... Uhhh... Well..."

Tumingin si Ate kay Sam.

"Pagpasensiyahan mo muna 'tong kapatid ko... Hehehe... Medyo matigas ulo..."

"Ate!" Kainis naman! Pinapahiya ako ni Ate dito!!! WAAAHHHH!!! Kahit hindi ko gusto si Sam... PINAPAHIYA NIYA PA RIN AKO!!!

"Halika nga dito!"

And she pulled me.

"Ate! Di mo ba gets? I'm trying to make my move!"

"Lana! Wag kang tanga! You're a smart girl! Kung sa test, nakaka-100 ka. Dito naman pag-isipan mong mabuti toh. Di mo kailangan gawin ang dare na yan. Flirting is bad! Ayokong masira ang kinabukasan mo, at ayoko na makita kitang nanloloko ng tao! Understood?" Nakakainis naman 'tong si Ate oo... Sana pala di siya pina-transfer ni mamu dito. Nakakainis eh! Grrr... Ate instincts nanaman siya... Kahit isang minuto lang ang tanda niya sakin!

"Oo na... Oo na Ate... Pero... Dare po yan Ate! And you don't understand! Kapag di ko toh ginawa, Patty will tell Kaine na may crush ako sakanya! Mapapahiya ako!" Nagkamot ng ulo si Ate.

"Mas lalo ka pang mapapahiya kapag gagawin mo yan! At... Mabuti na ang mapahiya kaysa ng gumawa ng masama sa isang tao!"

"Ate naman!"

"Sige na..."

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Ania's POV

"Ayyy!!!" Nahulog ko ang mga libro ko sa takot kasi ng sinarado ko ang locker ko nakita ko si Sam.

"Hi," ngumiti siya. At sa ngiti niya parang gusto ko nang tumakbo kasi napahiya ko ang sarili ko sakanya.

I bent down, para makuha ko ang mga libro ko na nakakalat.

He also bent down and our hands touched when we were about to pick up my Math book.

"Yiiieeee!!!" Nagulat ako at kinuha ko kaagad ang libro ko kasi si Rosie nandito.

"Salamat," ngumiti ako.

"No problem," ngumiti rin siya na parang napahiya.

"Haha! Parang alam ko na kung sino ang bagong Campus Queen at Campus King!!!" Sabi naman ni Rosie na parang mamamatay sa kilig.

"Rosie!"

"Sige... I'll go na!"

I bit my lip at lumingon-lingon, "Sam! Wait! I need to talk to you!"

"Ay! Ayaw makitang maki-mingle ng ganda ang poging BF niya!"

"Rosie!" Sabi ko, natawa si Sam.

"Sige, what do you need Ms. Beautiful?"

Nahiya ako...

"Yiiieee! Kilig naman siya!!!"

"Rosie! Importante 'toh... Sam. I need to talk to you... Regarding..."

"Yeah? Anything!"

"Lana."

"Ohhhh..."

"Ay! KJ! Alis na nga ako!" Umalis naman si Rosie. Siguro para puntahan ang "great love" niya.

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"So? Anong kailangan mo?" Sabi ni Sam habang umiinom ng kape.

Nandito kami ngayon sa isang cafe.

"Si... Lana."

"Lana? Sino ba si Lana? Kanina ko pa iniisip kung sino yun. Kaya nga 'ohhhh' lang yung sagot ko kanina, eh," ngayon ko lang naalala. Di pala alam ni Sam na si Verlaine ay si Lana. Hay naku Ania! Ang stupid mo talaga!!! WAAAHHH!

"Uhmm... Si Verlaine. Yung... Kapatid ko," tumingin sa baba si Sam.

"Aahhh... Of course. Sino pa ba? So? What about her?"

"I need you to... I need you to stop the dare."

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Sam's POV

Nagulat ako sa sinabi ni Ania.

"Really? She was dared the same thing?"

She nodded, "Hindi ko alam kung bakit... But as her sister, I want to protect her and make you stop doing this."

I stared at my coffee.

"I'm sorry Ania. But I can't not do the dare. I don't run away from a challenge once it's given to me," she also stared at her coffee.

"Kung ganon... Then just pretend to fall in love with her. Then just 'break' each other's heart and pretend nothing happened. Please Sam... And as much as possible... Try to not make her fall in love with you..." Right in front of me was a worried sister who was desperate to do anything basta hindi masaktan ang pinakamamahal niyang kapatid. How could I say no?

"Sige... I'll try... So we can get this over with na... I don't want to break a girl's heart anyway. Pero may isang problema," a sigh of relief came from her then she asked the question, "Ano yun?"

"What if she really falls in love with me?"

"Let's just solve the problem when it's already there," she smiled, and I smiled. For once in my life, I was happy to help somebody who I just met...

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Verlaine's POV

Hindi talaga nag-effect ang nangyari kanina. Kainesssss! Si Ate naman kasi! Bukas na lang... I'll try... This time I'll kiss him.... I'll try...