The Boy Without A Name

Passage - 2

Thursday

The following day was pretty much just like the previous one. But I had a more fun time at the training that day since our speaker was funny and all and just like yesterday's speakers, she praised my work and claimed it to be a work of a professional. She ranked me as first and remarked that I was consistent given that I wrote impressively from the beginning topic to the last. But before that is the interesting part, I saw the boy without a name!

I was eating at the time during my lunch break. Alone. I know right, I'm a total loner. I seriously need to make friends.

Anyway, while eating, I noticed sitting beside the person across from me was - him, it was him! I was screaming internally in my head because, dude this must be a sign! Fate has given me a sign! Okay, that was the moment my cool took a feels trip. But when I had gotten over that fact, I thought that this must be a innocent coincidence or it's destiny. Like why would I notice the same person who sat near me during lunch, when there are probably other people who were eating at this table? Why of all people would a Copyreading journalist be having lunch at the same time I do when my adviser and fellow journalists don't?

I still don't know the answers to those questions. But I do know that everything happens for a reason. Whatever the reason behind this is, I hope it is positive.

Also, when I was at the cafeteria I was waiting for him to hurry up and finish because I wanted to know what category he was in. But he was taking too long so I just retreated back to my own classroom. Our speaker was taking forever to return so I just chilled by the railings. Then I turned around. Oompahloompah.

When my head whipped around, that is when I spotted him. Walking cooly and smooth like the boy I figured he is. He didn't have any trace of arrogant or troublemaker in him. Then again he also didn't appear gay at all or you know, feminine in any way. For some reason I couldn't have him fit any of the stereotypes I've created in my mind for the boys in my school. No, he was just something I couldn't describe. He was honestly different from any other boy I know.

I found out he was in the Copyreading category, whether English or Filipino that I do not know. But I will find out along with his name, school and just everything about him. But considering he hasn't yet acknowledged my existence, I doubt that friendship is still possible between us.

When I got home that day, I logged on to Facebook. Okay, there were people to chat with actually but they're were on and off and sometimes they reply late so I didn't really have anyone to have a decent conversation. So, I was kinda waiting for my best friend to call me or chat with me so you know I don't die of boredom and loneliness.

Okay, so in my defense it is not my fault that I have a bad habit of being too honest when I am bored. It is also not my fault that this guy who has a crush on me was online that time so I decided he was the perfect person to be honest with. Plus, that guy is a terrible conversationalist and he was making me even more bored and he was also pissing me off so yeah. I needed something to lighten up the conversation and it just so happens that it was the truth.

So, our closing conversation, because we had one before it, went with me saying I was going to tell him something. He asked me about it and then I told him to promise he will not tell a soul about this or I will kill him. Then I told him I had a crush on him back in August until about the Science contest in early September and then all hell broke loose. His reaction was priceless.

He started asking me repeatedly if I was sure or if this was true or if it was a joke and stuff like that. He then proceeded to say, in reply with my question of what his real life reaction would be since the emoticons he sent got me curious, that he was incredibly happy and "kinikilig." Which grosses me out and made me shiver because I find that creepy. I mean it was just me confessing that I liked him before. Just me, a simple, silly and boyish-type girl confessing the truth out of absolute boredom. Besides I said, 'before' not 'now.'

I, on the other hand, was also feeling the butterflies in my stomach because I thought about my new, still unnamed crush. And if he and the guy's roles were reversed I wonder what his reaction would be. Yep, I was thinking about what his reaction would be if he liked me and I just told him I liked him. Of course, it wouldn't be 'before' in his case, but it would be 'now.'

When my best friend called, I told her about it and then she told me about her crush and I resulted into giving her some relationship/love advice. Then for some reason, I told her I had new crush. Then she asked me who and I told her the whole story.

I suddenly got pumped up for training tomorrow because gosh, he would be there and so I silently prayed that training wouldn't be cancelled tomorrow because I will muster up enough courage to talk to him. But then again maybe that courage left because I boldly told the truth again.