Meeting Mister (boyxboy)(bromance) -ongoing

02 | Xaint the Saint

Chapter Two | Xaint the Saint
Hyuonee Girdrode's Point of View

Class ended in just a blink of an eye that day. I told you para akong timang paalis ng classroom kasi nakakahiya dahil kumalat sa buong campus na inaway ako ng School's Devil daw and everybody's eyes are on me. Oo it's not my lucky day ika nga. But whatever I still need to go home and sleep kasi this day is so tiring. And I want to get out of this school immediately.

Napadaan ako malapit sa ilalim ng tulay ng town namin, given na mediyo nasa edge ng town yung school namin kaya mediyo creepy yung dadaanan mo bago ka makapunta dito. Bilang isang shortcut, nakasanayan ko ng dumaan sa ilalim ng abandunadong tulay, wala naman kasing rumaragasang tubig sa ilalim so I am safe.

Papauwi na rin sana ako nang may narinig ako na sumitsit sa akin, "Psst."

Biglang tumindig ang lahat ng balahibo ko. Parang pinaglalaruan kasi ako ng mga enkanto dito? I turned around only to see nothing kaya binalik ko ang tuon ko sa paglalakad nang may tumambang sa akin na isang lalaki.

Jusko.

May isang gwapong nilalang na bumulaga sa akin. He was wearing the same uniform from my school tapos ang tangkad nito. I think he's taller than me, tapos ang tangos ng ilong at ang pupungay ng mga mata.

Kapre ba 'to?

Bakit walang dalang tabako?

Napasigaw naman ako sa kaniya, "Ay diyos-santa maria—" Natawa ito sa inasal ko. Aabutin ako ng nerbyos nito eh. Jusko. "Akala ko kung sinong kapre." Napahawak tuloy ako sa aking dibdib.

Biglang nilahad ng lalaki ang kaniyang kamay sa akin, malaki ang mga ito at nakakaturn on ang veins sa kamay niya. "Xaint Alfonso nga pala." He was smiling like an idiot when I shake hands when him, he even pressed it. "I've seen you at school multiple times already." Nakangiting sinabi ni Xaint sa akin.

"Ahh." Nagsimula na akong maglakad at sinunod niya ako.

"I thought it would be nice to follow you."

"Like a stalker?" ani ko sa kaniya.

He placed his hands at the back of his head habang naglalakad, "No." he pouted. "I thought I should follow you kasi kawawa ka naman kanina." Ani Xaint sa akin. Well it made me really sad when he mentioned I was humiliated at school a while ago.

"Oh, nakita mo yun kanina?"

He just nodded at me then looked at the skies, "I'm sorry Clou had to be that rude to you."

"Kilala mo siya?" Xaint just shrugged at me as a response.

"Who wouldn't know the school's devil? Plus your childhood friend?" he chuckled. "Oh that guy, dati hindi siya ganiyan. 'Di ko alam bakit naging ganiyan ugali niya." He explained.

"You were friends with him?"

"Uh huh, but we don't talk that much anymore, we just say hi-hello then bye-bye." Xaint answered. "Oh wait, I haven't asked your name yet."

"Hyuonee."

"It suits you well." Xaint smiled at me, he looks more attractive when he smiles. I was taken aback at his face kaya naman nadapa ako. Pero shems, nasalo nito ako.

We were inches apart, and I can smell his breath, it smells like peppermint tapos ang bango pala niya. I know I just met him but I like him already.

Sorry naman po kasi marupok-pok ako.

Umayos na ako at naglakad ulit, pero buntot ng buntot sa akin si Xaint. So I faced him again in an akimbo position. "Ba't mo pa ako sinusundan."

"I haven't known your full name yet." He answered straight.

"I'm Hyuonee Girdrode. Oh tapos na." ani ko sa kaniya. "You can go home na – shoo—" sabay shoo ko sa kaniya.

"No, I'm taking you to your home."

"Eh, ba't naman."

"Uso ngayon mga kidnapper, baka makidnap ka. Cute ka pa naman." Xaint pulled me by the hand and started dragging me pa-alis ng gubat kung saan ako nag-shoshortcut. Nakapamulsa pa ito.

As much as I want to pull myself away from him, ang sarap lang sa pakiramdam na may lalaking iuuwi ka sa bahay mo. OMG. Is he the guy I was asking for? Kaya I just let him drag me like a child.

We were in the middle of walking nang huminto si Xaint, "Actually Hyuonee, I've seen you walk here several times already so I decided na sundan ka." He confessed at me kaya naman pinaghahampas ko ito ng kamay ko, "Stalker ka pala eh – stalker stalker!!!" sigaw ko rito.

"Aba –hindi ah!" he was guarding his body with his big hands, "I just want to talk to you. 'yun lang, at isa pa dito rin kaya shortcut ko" I saw him roll his eyes at hinawakan ang kamay ko para ihinto ag paghahampas ko. "Isa pa, hahalikan kita." Pinandilatan ako ni Xaint ng kaniyang color brown na mga mata.

Ituloy ko kaya? Para makiss niya ako. OMG.

Hinampas ko ulit ito, dahilan para mabilisan niya akong hawakan sa likod ng leeg ko at idampi ang labi nito sa pisnge ko.

D-did he just kiss me? On my cheeks?

WHAATT.

Pero bakit naman sa pisnge? Jusko kung pwede naman sa labi. I just rolled my eyes at Xaint. I know I just met him pero para na akong pokpok na gusto ng halik niya. Pero kapag may pogi sa harap mo, tapos 'di naman suspicious tingnan aayaw ka pa ba? Kahit nga mag—toot— kami dito I'll be glad to do it with him.

But I mentally slapped myself.

Okay that's so desperate of me.

Haha!

I just cupped my cheeks to stop myself from feeling that kilig shit.

AAAAA.

Okay I composed myself in front of him atsaka naglakad na, sumunod ulit si Xaint sa akin. Hanggang sa maka-abot na ako sa bahay. When I got home walang tao, malamang sa malamang walang tao kasi nasa trabaho si Mama. I turned around to wave at Xaint, "Bye. Thank you sa paghatid sa akin." Suplada ko pang sinabi sa kaniya. "Okay, alis ka na. Baboosh." Tinaboy ko siya tapos napakamot lamang ito ng kaniyang ulo.

"Yayain sana kita bukas. Tutal wala naming pasok. "

"Mag-date?" Tumingkad ang mga mata ko sa sinabi niya.

Xaint just chuckled at my sudden outburst, "Hindi." Bulyaw pa nito. "Yayain kita na pumasok sa school. Dejoke." I just gave him a deadly glare.

"Cut to the chase."

"Laro tayo ng Video Games sa bahay." Napanganga na lamang ako sa sinabi nito, akala ko magde-date kami. Yun lang pala maglalaro ng video games. "I want to try these new games I bought and I think you might be interested." He added.

"Ahhh."

Xaint's face turned into a delighted one, "So, is that a yes?"

I just nodded.

He gave me his address and I went inside the house immediately.

Okay this day is so tiring.

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