Chapter 22: He returned

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Nicholas's P.O.V

Naglalakad ako papuntang classroom ng biglang may tumawag ng pangalan ko.

"Nicholas."

So, after all this time, nagparamdam na rin siya, nung pagkatalikod ko I was expecting the right person.

Si Natalie.

"I know its been awkward these days na di ko sinasagot yung mga texts and calls mo. I just wanted to say sorry." she says.

"I'm sorry if its making you so hard, dito sa friendship natin. I wanted to say sorry and also I've moved on." she said and she smiled.

Masaya ako, masaya ako para sa kanya that I can't lose her as a friend.

She's been a special friend to me ever since.

"Babawi ako sayo, I'll treat you." she said and she chuckled.

"O sige pero di na kita bibilhan ng chicken." I answered.

"Wahhh ang daya mo! Sige hindi rin ki--"

"Nick?"

Parehas kaming nagulat ng dumating si Celestine.

Agad pumunta si Natalie Kay Celestine and offered her hand to her.

"Nice to meet you, Nick's girlfriend." Natalie said at pasikretong tumawa.

Natalie! Look! Just look! Now she's already all flustered.

"Uhh..haha hindi pa." Celestine answered.

At nagstart ng magdaldal si Natalie Kay Celestine. Ayoko ko na ng makinig.

Makikita mo ang sobrang hiya sa mukha niya. Nakakainis naman kasi itong si Natalie eh.

But still, I couldn't forget what happened to the rooftop. Hindi ako aware sa confession ko at hindi rin naman ako aware cause I've been kissing her.

Parang kasalanan naman kasi yung ginagawa ko eh, kasi di pa naman kami.

Wait! Are we official? This is what a dating couple looks like. Holding hands, kissing, and hugging.

But no matter how I kissed her, di naman niya ko itinutulak. At na huli pa kami nila Kurt eh.

"Ay oh talaga? Hahaha o sige balik na kong classroom." Sabi ni Natalie.

"Sabay na tayo pumunta sa classroom." sabi ko.

She just nodded, I guess nahihiya pa rin siguro siya.

"Come to think of it, malapit na ang graduation diba?" I said.

"Yes, and let's hangout after graduation, to celebrate." Celestine answered.

Woah. Ngayon lang naghesistate si Celestine. What's her plan?

"Namimiss ko yung coffee cat shop. Maybe after graduation punta tayo?" Celestine asked.

Oh no. Cats.

Can I tell it?

"You know, I'm scared to cats since I was a kid." Sabi ko.

Nagulat siya at kitang-kita ang malalaking niyang mata na gulat-gulat. She's so cute.

"Really? Leave it to me. I'll teach you to look in to the cats in a beautiful way. Cats are cute." she says.

"Just like you." she said and she smiles.

What? Nagblublush ako I can feel it.

"Hahahaha Tara na nga." she says.

She's the reason why my heart is still racing, why my mind is still racing whenever she's around. I always need her.

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