LSS: CLOSE

Chapter 2

Jace's heart kept on beating fast as he looked at the person from the last row who stood up. Kung kanina ay nagtataka lang s'ya kung bakit pamilyar ang babae, ngayon ay napagtanto na n'ya kung sino ito.

"No. How... Why is she here?" he asked himself. He kept on looking at her and noticed the scar on her right arm. Papalapit ng papalapit ang dalaga sa kanya and his heart kept on pounding. He tried to calm himself, but how? 'Why do I even feel this way?'

'Hi, this is my sister's diary. She has a message, and she wants you to sign on this page, please. Thank you.'

He looked at her for a second. He wanted to see her reaction if she would recognize him, but to his dismay, it seemed like she didn't recognize him at all. Ngunit ang pagkadismaya na naramdaman n'ya ay napalitan ng masayang reaksyon dahil sa prutas na ibinigay nito sa kanya. Agad nitong ibinaling ang tingin sa diary, he knows he's been signing this notebook every event, but it's his first time to see the lady in front of her.

'Ah, it was her younger sister,' he concluded. He read the diary and was shocked by what was written in it. Hindi n'ya alam kung pipirmahan ba n'ya ito o hindi, but looking at the lady smiling at her, she signed it. Napangiti ito ng makitang nakangiti din ang dalaga at nagpasalamat. He even waved back at her as she said goodbye.

"Hey, why are you smiling?" asked their leader, Ram, who was next to him. Agad namang nagseryoso ang binata at napatingin sa paalis na dalaga. His gaze shifted to the main door and noticed that it was raining hard.

He stood up and looked for his coat. Nang matsambahan n'yang nakatalikod ang dalaga ay dali-dali nito ipinatong ang damit sa kanyang balikat at naglalakad palayo na parang walang nangyari.

He laughed at himself. 'Why do I even have to hide that way?' He thought.

After the event, he called his dad and told him he'll be visiting. He's excited to see him since he hasn't been here for a quite a while. Total may fansign naman sila sa Busan ay linubos na nitong madalaw ang magulang. It surprised him to see a familiar figure of a woman standing and talking to his father.

"Hello Sir, sorry to disturb you. It's still raining hard. Would you mind if we stay here for a little longer? Our hotel is just on the next street. We will leave as soon as the rain stops."

"It's okay. You and your friend can stay here." Tugon ng matanda. Batid ng may-ari ang gustong ipahiwatig ng kaharap. Tutal dalawa lang naman ang taong makakakita sa kanyang anak ay pinayagan nya ang mga ito na magpalipas oras. Maya-maya pa ay nakita n'yang pumasok ang binata sa pintuan kaya agad n'ya itong sinalubong.

"Girl! Hindi ba s'ya yung isa sa mga lalaking nasa fansign event kanina?" Tanong ni Jazzy na hindi mapigilang tapik-tapikin ang kaibigan hanggang sa lingunin s'ya nito. Agad na tinignan ni Regina ito at ibinaling ang tingin sa binata na naglalakad.

She didn't notice it at first, but his ashy-blonde hair was really nicely styled in a side sweep and it stayed in place all day. The good-looking man was about 5'9 tall and the way he walks makes him hotter. He has a charming quality and is a smiley person. He has a sharp jawline and his eyes are wider compared to his photos. Ngunit nawawala ang mga mata nito sa t'wing ngingiti.

"Ay shuta"! Iwinaglit ni Regina ang kanyang nasa-isipan, ibinaling nito ang tingin sa cellphone, and saw her friend evilly looking at her and smirked.

"Wow shota!" Kinindatan ni Jazy ang kaibigan sabay kurot sa tagiliran. "Kala mo hindi ko nakita 'yun a." Kantyaw ng dalaga.

He saw the guy hugged the old man, so she asked her friend if they could leave now. Nakaramdam ito ng hiya dahil hindi nila alam kung saan sila pu-pwesto. Napakalawak ng cafe, but it seems like the space is too small for them. Pakiramdam n'ya kasi ay parang lagi n'yang nakikita ito. Biglang nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata.