Waiting To Hear You Say "I Love You"

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Chapter 32

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First semester ended and their second semester is already nearing to its end. Meaning, it was already months since Archie started courting Amethyst. And he was a real gentleman. Kung anong ikinatamad nito sa pagkilos, sya namang ikinasipag nito sa panunuyo. Hindi lang ang dalaga ang niligawan nito, kinukuha rin nito ang loob ng mga magulang ng dalaga. Pati si Felix na hindi naman ito iniimikan hangga't hindi kailangan, iniimikan na sya ng walang dahilan.

Now, Amethyst do feel like being courted. For the first time! Kung sino pa yung hindi nya inaasahang mag-e-effort ang pinaka nag-effort. He was the laziest guy she met, but he was the most persistent guy in getting her and her whole family's trust and affection.

Palaging blooming si Amethyst. Palaging masaya. The courting had it's ups and ups. No downs. Naging inspired pa lalo ang dalaga sa pag-aaral. She was excelling in her class in a fast pace. Tuwang tuwa ang mga magulang nito sa pinapakita ng dalaga. At dahil don, nahatak rin ang pagtingin ng pamilya kay Archie. He's being a good guy. Napapatunayan ang sarili.

Amethyst couldn't even ask for more.

And Felix?

Well... His days are so-so. Nagiging eventful lang kapag nai-involve si Samantha sa araw nya. And it doesn't always happen. Nagiging busy na ang dalaga sa school. Lalo na ngayong magsa-summer classes na sila.

So before Summer classes start, Felix thought of asking Samantha out. A real date this time. Yung tama. He'll ask her, and when she accepts, he'll pick her up from her home, then have a really descent date. After that, he'll drive her home and call it a night.

A whole, real, ordinary date, na hindi naman nila nagawa nung mga nakaraang date nila.

So he planned the whole thing. Amusement park ang naisip nya. He just hopes that Samantha's the adventurous type. Para lahat ng rides, masakyan nila. He knows how handful a girl can get when it comes to extreme activities. Kay Amethyst pa nga lang, punung-puno na sya ng experience.

His twin sister was so handful the first and last time their whole family went to an amusement park. Ang daming extreme rides na gusto sanang sakyan ni Felix pero itong kapatid nya ang umaayaw. Nung napilit naman nya itong sumakay sa roller coaster, sumakit lang ang ulo nya kakahila sa buhok nya ng kanyang kakambal. Sumakit din pati ang tainga nya sa sobrang tinis ng boses ng kapatid.

In the end, he doesn't have any good memories with amusement parks. So he wishes that Samantha can overwrite that memory with happy ones.

He wanted to ask Samantha out as soon as possible but for some odd reason, he feels nervous. Felix have all the confidence in the world. Mayabang daw ito ayon kay Amethyst. But with Samantha? All that confidence go down the drain.

May isang beses pa na dapat ay aayain na nya ang dalaga. Nakita nya kasi ito sa canteen noong lunch break. Pero noong dapat ay lalapitan na nya ito, napako sya sa kinakatayuan nya. Bigla syang namawis ng malamig at kinabahan. The first time he felt like that was when he met Queenie for the first time. Losing his confidence was already normal when Queenie is around but with Samantha? It was a first. So he ended up backing out. Ni hindi nya nagawang lumapit sa dalaga. Isip-isip nito, may mga susunod pa namang pagkakataon.

There were chances alright. Hindi lang nya sinusunggaban. Nagpapakain sya sa kaba na baka tanggihan sya nito. Now there's only a few days before their semester ends. Next would be their Summer classes. Kung hindi pa sya kikilos, hindi na nya ito maaaya pa. So he decided to set aside his fear and waited for Samantha outside her classroom.

Nagulat ang dalaga nang makita nya si Felix pagkalabas nya ng klase. He was leaning on the wall as if waiting for someone. His eyes were wandering around until it landed on her. Umayos ng tayo ang binata at ningitian sya. She heard her classmates squealed with the sight of Felix's perfect smile. Sya? Tumili din sya sa loob loob nya. It's Felix. And he just smiled. Bihirang bihira itong ngumiti. At ngayon namang nakita na nya, para pa talaga sa kanya.