my last first kiss

CHAPTER TWO

The SEARCH for VALENTINE KING and QUEEN will be held before the promenade. According to Ms. Jalio, they need to practice production numbers that includes dancing tangos and rumba, prepare a talent number and make theirselves ready for some Q and A. She lost her composure upon hearing that she will be with Erson for the whole week, for they're running out of time and they need to work for it 24/7, blah...blah...blah. She wasn't able to understand all of those explanations, she felt like a leave falling from a branch. She glimpsed on Erson's direction to see his reaction and she saw emptiness.

7:00am... She stretched her arms and yawn. MONDAY! it's the first day of her whole week with him. She's now standing infront of this gymnasium where their practice will be held. She recognize some participants from other factions sitting in the nearby bench, talking and laughing so loud. She grin, she don't know if she can post a smile today, knowing that she will be the topic of those socially concious girls who are too much attached to Erson's life events. She took a deep breath, it sucks to be criticized because of something that you don't intend to do. She felt a light tap on her shoulder, she slowly lift her head to see the one who gave it, and she saw him smiling like an early cupid who lost his wings.

"Don't stuck yourself in this wall, you're beauty needs to be expose." he exclaimed without losing that smile that he posted earlier. To her surprised, he grab her hands and together they walked towards the unoccupied bench.

"Here... take a sit and relax, this day will be long and stressfull, we need to make ourselves ready." he said.

She did what he said, she sit beside him and control her abnormal heartbeat. A moment of silence cover their atmosphere, no one dared to break it until they saw the facilitator waving his hands and somewhat instructing them to enter the gymnasium for they are about start.

" that girl is a whore, inagaw niya sakin si Erson... you know what? supposedly Erson is my partner..."

She stopped for a moment and take a look to the girl who is speaking arrogantly behind them. Nakataas kilay ito while giving her that criticizing look. She felt disgusted, ito na nga bang sinasabi nya, even if she tried to be nice, she can't please everyone. Definitely, that's what life is, it needs to be balance; black and white, good and bad.

She suddenly felt someone holding her hands, and his warm skin relieves the tension that these girls are giving on her.

"don't mind them, tara na..." he whispered.

"but it's very unfair..." di na nya natapos ang sasabihin, Erson interrupted.

"life is always unfair, coz if it's not, there will never be fair..." he winks at her and led her inside the gym. Upon entering the area, napansin nyang naka-high heel shoes na ang mga kasaling girls, wala sa loob na napatingin sya sa paa nya. She's wearing a black flat shoes, dahan-dahang sumulyap sya sa kapareha. Erson is now looking straight in her eyes, while raising a paper bag with his right hand. Napatingin sya sa bitbit nito.

"I brought this one, Ms. Jalio told me to do so... kahapon." and he flashed that shy kind of smile na lalong nag-bibigay ng kakaibang appeal sa face features nya.

"Saan ka naman kumuha nyan? I mean..."

"My mom... She has a lot of things like this. Stilletos, Kitten heel, Insolia,spool heel... she's really obsessed with that stuffs." He grin.

"Thanks, hindi ko alam na I need to bring..."

"my fault. Hindi ko sinabi sayo kahapon, sorry."

"No... don't say sorry!" mabini niyang inabot mula sa lalaki ang paper bag na pinag-lalagyan ng stilleto. She felt strange, this guy shakes something inside her conscience. CRAP! Hindi dapat ako naaapektuhan sa mga pinag-gagawa nito.