Azalea's POV
From: Braxon
Can't sleep. What are you doing?
To: Braxon
Reading some books that I know you have no interest on reading. ;)
From: Braxon
I have no interest on books. All of them.
To: Braxon
We really don't share the same passion.
From: Braxon
Tell me a guy who loves books. Must be a nerd.
To: Braxon
Not all of them are nerds. Some guys just love reading. Daeglan likes reading. And he's definitely not a nerd.
Umabot ng twenty minutes and still no response from him. It was very unusual. Lagi siyang mabilis mag-reply. Pinakamatagal na ang five minutes. But now...
Braxon became my constant text mate. I was really enjoying exchanging text messages with him.
When we started texting, it was kind of awkward. I mean, hello, we're not even friends. We were really careful with our words. But as time pass, we became comfortable with each other.
Nang hindi na ako makatiis, I sent him a message.
To: Braxon
Busy? You didn't text back.
Parang ang demanding ko naman sa kanya. Maybe he's just really busy. Hindi ko dapat siya inoobliga na mag-reply sa akin. It's not his duty to do that.
To: Braxon
But if you're busy, it's okay. It was just unusual of you to not text back so, you know, I thought something went wrong.
I hit send and watch my phone for five minutes. I'm still waiting for his reply. But there was none.
No'ng maisip ko na hindi na siya magre-reply, nilagay ko na 'yong phone ko sa bedside table. I continued reading the book I was holding. Nakaka-isang paragraph palang ako, tumunog na ang phone ko.
And it was not my message alert. It's my ringtone.
Tinignan ko ang caller ID at nagulat ako sa nakita kong pangalan.
Braxon calling...
Hindi ko alam kung bakit nanginginig ang kamay ko habang kinukuha ko 'yong phone ko mula sa bedside table. I don't know why I'm nervous. We talk whenever we see each other and we constantly exchanging texts.
Why am I nervous of talking to him through the phone? Maybe because this will be the first time we will talk through the phone.
I hit the answer button and put the phone on my ear.
"Hello..." Thank God my voice didn't shake. Kahit na nanginginig ang lahat sa akin ngayon, maayos parin ang boses ko.
"Aza..." He breathes. Bakit parang mas lalong naging manly ang boses niya kapag nasa phone?
"Braxon... why did you call?" I don't know what to say!
"I'm outside your house. Can you meet me here?" Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. Agad akong tumayo at lumabas ng kwarto.
Mga katulong nalang ang tao sa sala kaya sinabihan ko si Fidela, isa sa mga katulong namin, na aalis ako saglit.
Pagkalabas ko ng bahay, nakita ko kaagad ang BMW niya. Nakatingin siya sa gate namin kaya nagsalubong kaagad ang mga mata namin no'ng lumabas ako.
"Hi..." I murmur. Pinasadahan niya ako ng tingin bago siya ngumisi.
"You're really ready to sleep, huh?" Nagpapapansin nanaman sa'kin 'yong mga dimples niya. Bakit kasi binigay 'yong dimples sa taong minsan lang ngumiti? Sayang naman.
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