Out Of My League

Chapter Nine: The Coffee Date

A/N: I got too carried away writing this chapter that I didn't notice it passed 3400+ words! And this has officially become my personal favorite chapter yet! I hope you'll like this as well.

Also,please do give me feedbacks, I wanna feel loved. Hihi. :) Happy reading!

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*Jeric's POV*

 -Hi Arya! Wanna go have some coffee? :) My treat!!-

Erase. Too straightforward and ang yabang ng dating.

 -Hi Arya! Pwede ba kitang ayain mag-coffee?-

Erase. Walang dating, medyo cliche.

 -Arya! Starbucks tayo!-

Erase. Masyadong feeling close.

-Hi Arya! I'm free today. Do you have any plans? Wanna ask you out sana. Coffee or something... :) Just let me know.-

Hmm. Okay na ba yan? Subtle pero hinting on something. Like what Fort taught me.

After reading that text over and over again, I finally press send. I locked my phone and waited for a reply.

I'm sitting in front of the UST grandstand, waiting for our driver to pick me up. It's just 4:30 in the afternoon and some people are crowding the surroundings. I just found out na may laro pala ng intercollege soccer ngayon. And the Faculty of Pharma and CTHM came to support their players.

I am semi watching the match and semi waiting for my phone to vibrate. It's been almost ten minutes since I sent the text. No reply yet.

Some people are noticing me already as some girls are looking my way instead, but they look hesitant on approaching kasi mag-isa lang ako.

And finally, my text alert sounded. I immediately taps my screen.

-Sure! I'm in Makati. Where are you ba? :)-

I didn't waste any time replying.

-Sa UST. I'm just waiting for the driver to pick me up.-

I'm smiling like an idiot. She agreed to meet me today. I'm gonna see her again!

-Ahhh. Hmmm. Saan tayo mag-coffee? Haha.-

-Haha. I can go there sa Makati.-

I replied fast. Even though I'm not sure kung paano. Baka sunduin pa namin si Jeron sa Taft. Pero bahala na, pwede naman akong mag commute.

 -Hmm. I need to go home muna eh. I don't have a car, ihahatid lang ako ng friend ko. Gusto mo ba dun nalang samin? May UCC and Starbucks sa labas ng village namin. If okay lang and covenient sayo.-

 -Wait, san ka ba nakatira? Haha.-

 I asked first. Baka naman kasi sa Paranaque or somewhere south siya nakatira, mahirap na.

 -Malapit sa Eastwood, Corinthian Hills. Eh san ka ba nakatira? Haha. Baka malayo ka samin inaya pa kita dun. Hehe.-

Good. Medyo malapit lang samin. I know my way home if ever I need to commute.

 -New Manila lang. Sige, sa inyo nalang. :-)-

 -Okay! See you at around 6-ish? :)-

 -Alright! See you!-

 I quickly rise up from my seat and waited along the sidewalk for our car whilst calling our driver to ask where he is already. He told me na he's entering the P. Noval gate na. Good.