ADVANTAGE

Kabanata 19

Sofie's POV

I closed my eyes dahil baka nagha-hallucinate lang ako. I opened it and he's still looking at me, not minding the fan who wants to take a picture with him.

"Cci, ano ginagawa mo dyan. Dito ka!" I heard Kuya Prince shouted. Ricci stayed on his place as he got his phone from his pocket. At first, I thought he's gonna take a picture of me but he rather used it to cover his mouth before whispering the word "inside" to me.

Wait, why does it feel like na ako ang girlfriend ni Ricci pero kinakahiya niya ko sa tropa niya sa situation na to? Chos!

I didn't mind those eyes staring at me as I made my way to enter the coffee shop. The cold scent of the area made its way on my skin as I smelled the scent of the coffee. I saw waiters holding a tray of desserts. Couples eating on the side. Some students doing something on their MacBook.

I surveyed the whole area on the first floor at puno nga ito. A waiter approached me.

"Ma'am? A table for one?" he asked, his name's EJ based on the nameplate.

"Uh, no. Actually, I'm waiting for Ricci. He's outside pa kasi." I told the waiter as I glanced on Ricci, he's entertaining his fans.

"Oh. Actually, Ma'am, nagpa-reserve po si Sir Rivero ng table sa second floor for some business matters daw. Kayo po ba yung kikitain niya?" he innocently asked. He's cute by the way.

Business matters daw! Ulol!

"Yeah. Ako nga. Escort me please." I smiled as he escorted me nga sa second floor and he guided me as I seated.

"Thanks." I muttered.

"Order na po ba kayo, Ma'am?"

"No, I'll wait for Ricci."

He nodded at bumaba na to serve sa iba pang customers. Dito sa second floor ay wala masyadong tao. Siguro for reservation lang to.

Nag-cellphone muna ko since wala pa siya dito. Few scrolls on my social media accounts as I waited for him. I was in the middle of reading a thread when I heard someone called me. I thought it's Ricci but hell, hindi. It was a guy from the other table. Err. Ngiting aso.

I diverted my attention but I was disturbed again when he stood up and he's gonna approach me for sure. 3…2…

"Hi, Miss."

"Alis. Uupo ako." It was the voice that I'm waiting to hear simula pa kanina. Finally. Ricci just saved me from that flirty bastard. I glanced on that guy's face right now and I saw how his face turned into red. Scared, huh?

"R-ricci..."

"Alis." Ricci just said a word but it was powerful that the guy chose to leave. I checked his table and his frappé was still full. Uh, he's here to flirt?

Nabalik ang atensyon ko nang umupo na si Ricci sa harap ko. I felt the familiar feeling again when I'm seeing him. Uhhh, kilig?

"Sorry if ngayon lang ako nakaakyat," he started. "I waited for my friends to go far before ako pumanik." he added.

"You're shy that they might throw jokes at you pag nalaman nila, huh?" I asked as I put my arms around my chest and rested my back on the chair. I saw how his jaw tightened but he released it right away.

"You're early." he stated, changing the topic. Pumangalumbaba ako sa lamesa at tiningnan siya.

"I cut my remaining subjects to see you, Ricci. You should be thankful."

"You should be thankful also na wala akong klase ngayon. If not? You'll wait here pa for hours at baka may mang-manyak pa sayo dito. See that guy awhile ago? He's Anton and lagi siya nandito to flirt with girls na nakikita niyang walang kasama. You should be careful next time." he explained and I just shrugged. Masyado siyang maraming sinasabi.