What's It All About, Maine?

Part One

What would you do if you've nothing else to do but run from a situation?

That's a stupid question, right?

This story happened a long time ago, maybe a few years ago...

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Maine is already in college, she's in 3rd year, taking up Bachelor of Arts in Architecture. Sometimes she questions herself what the hell is she doing in that course? She loves to draw, right. But she never thought she's capable of drafting plans for a house or a hospital or cockpit arenas. Good thing she is coping.

One morning, the usual morning for her, on her way to a minor subject of which she detest due to the overly strict professor, she bumped to this guy, Alden Richards...

Causing her to fall flat on the floor, her butt and elbows kissing the cement floor. Considering she's already late, and she hadn't slept overnight due to the last minute change of floor plans for her hostel design which is due later this afternoon, this guy is making him a little bit more anxious about her situation. Nakakahiya man pero late na siya!

"Ooops! Sorry! Sorry!", Alden said apologetically. While he helped her get up at the same time picking up her t-square and tracing paper tube which contain all her plans for her Drafting subject later.

"Ok ka lang Ma---?..."

Maine couldn't think of anything else but accept his apology and nod, didn't even bother to look at him. She, again, ran to where her classroom is.

The day at school went by smoothly for Maine. She was able to attend all her classes and pass her project.

Finally, it's time to go home. Sadly, with some scratches and bruises on her elbows from what happened this morning which she hardly noticed not until, her classmate accidentally nudged it, during lunch time.

Ah! Naman Alden Richards! Oo ngapala...

Ok. Fine. She wasn't able to look who she bumped into, she didn't also look when he said he's sorry. But Maine knew it was HIM. Of course, he'd recognize his voice anywhere.

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Alden Richards.

Well, Maine knew him, slightly. He is ahead of her of two years, also taking up BS Architecture and is... Sadly for Maine, graduating next sem.

Maine Mendoza, knew him for three years. Silently she observes and crushes on him...

Everyday. For three years in college.

Alden was the one who took Maine's requirements when she was just deciding to what course she wanted to take during her first day in the campus after learning she passed the exams. But she could not decide between architecture and engineering courses. So there, while contemplating in front of the desk of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts, looking back and fort, Architecture or Civil Engineering, someone grabbed all her credentials from her hands.

"Archi ka na lang!", said this...

"What the ---?! Ano?! Akin ka na lang?! Oh shit! Ang gwapo!", Maine was caught off guard.

That was Alden Richards. Right there and there, he put stamps on her registration form... Had a good look on her grades and smiled.

"Mataas sa Math. Kaya nya to...", she heard Alden said to his fellow classmates. Maybe referring to the course. "Welcome to College of Architecture, Miss Maine Mendoza. My name's Alden Richards." He winked to Maine and flashed his (maybe) sweetest smile. He extended his right hand to Maine ---

"May dimple sa left cheek...", Maine gasped. Ok. Focus. First day of enrollment pa lang oh!

She couldn't do anything more. Besides, Architecture was her second choice. But what bothered her most was...

this guy in front of her, how he kept staring at her. And she cannot even deny, gwapo naman talaga.

She could not contain her feelings. Until she noticed her eardrums swelling, with the beat of her heart. Parang gusto ng tumalon ng puso nya! She knew she's blushing, so she instantly reached for her documents, and off she went. She didn't not even bother to shake his hand anymore.