Totally Hooked

Chapter 4: OLD HABITS

The next few weeks had been uneventful to say the least. After a week, mukhang nagsawa na din ang mga babae ni Vin in harassing me. My everyday became as ordinary as possible, pabor naman sakin because I had enough drama para buong taon.

Right now, nandito kami ni Angel sa garden waiting for Shin to join us for lunch. Once a week lang nagkakatugma ang schedule naming tatlo, all of us have a two-hour break at lunch time so we make sure that we make the most for it.

"Ang tagal naman ng boyfriend mo. Nagugutom na ko." Reklamo ko kay Angel.

"It's not like him to be late at hindi magsabi." Angel replied with a little worry on her voice.

Naghintay kami for a few more minutes, then we decided to look for Shin. We went straight to the Architecture building.

"Looking for me sweetheart?" said a voice behind me. The same deep, smooth and calming voice that I haven't heard for a few weeks.

I spun around and was greeted by the smiling face of none other than Vin. I just stared at him, it's the first time, I've seen him up close and habang tumatagal ang pag titig ko sa kanya, lalo akong naaamaze on how perfect his face look. From his perfectly tousled messy hair, his thick arched eyebrows, to his dark brown eyes full of playfulness, hanggang sa matangos niyang ilong, up until his reddish kissable lips smiling at me.

"Like what you're seeing sweetheart?" He asked me with a smirk that pulled me out from my dazed state.

I stepped back from him then stood at Angel's side.

I cleared my throat and replied, "Actually, hinahanap namin si Shin. Shinichi Kudo Nakamora. Baka kilala mo siya. Kanina pa naming siya hinihintay ehh."

Before he could answer we saw Shin, pero mukhang may mali. And as he got closer, dun ko narealize kung anong mali, but before I could react, Angel was already rushing towards him.

He was holding an ice pack in his face and was walking towards us. His collar looks like it was pulled with such force na nawala yung flexibility ng band. There were also red marks in shirt that looks like blood, his hair was in a mess and he was dragging his bag as he walks.

"What happened?" asked Angel immediately nung nakalapit na siya. She was inspecting him closely and her eyes was darting back and forth to every bruise that is visible in Shin. I rushed towards them and looked at Shin with curiosity and worry. We exchanged looks and I knew that he was quietly telling me not to ask questions.

"Tara linisin natin yan." I brought out a mini medical kit from my bag and ushered both Shin and Angel towards the garden. I started cleaning his wounds up quietly. Pareho kaming tahimik lang ni Shin habang nililinis yung hiwa niya sa labi, but Angel was still hysterically questioning Shin kung anong nangyari.

"Nagkaroon lang kami ng misunderstanding nung isang kaklase ko." Shin finally answered her.

"At umabot sa ganyan? What the hell were you fighting about?" Tuloy tuloy pa rin ang pagsasalita ni Angel when Shin gave me a "HELP ME" look. I smiled at her then faced Angel.

"Boy will be boys. Alam mo naman yang mga lalaki, they solve everything with their fists." I said to her trying my best to laugh it off. Hoping na hindi awkward yung pagtawa ko.

Kumalma naman si Angel, so I immediately talked again.

"We still have one hour. Tara lunch tayo." I asked cheerfully and smiled at them. Agad naman nila kong sinundan sa pag tayo at dumeretso kami sa canteen to finally have our lunch.

My final class was cancelled so sumabay na ko pauwi kay Shin and Angel. We dropped her off sa harap mismo ng bahay nila. As Angel got inside the house, I moved to the front seat and we were driving home the next minute.