Chapter 13

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I faced at Manu, as the sheets rubbed each other. Manu gazed at me with his head resting on his right arm as he was laying beside me. "Hi." my heart flutters.

"What are you looking at?" I asked.

"What I'm looking at?" —he rephrased—"I'm looking at a pretty doctor laying beside me."

I grinned, "Manu, it's been like two months since that joke popped out of your mouth!" I slapped his arm slightly as he attempted to dodge.

"Yeah, and it's been two months since you haven't opened your bag too." He joked and earned another slight punch on his other arm.

"Oh yeah i forgot!" I quickly flopped out of bed and grabbed my suitcase, opening it.

"Well, I'm sorry then since i kept buying ang buying some clothes outside." I crossed my legs, forming herself to sit on the floor while Manu stood up and sat beside me with no shirt on.

I glanced at him and at his chest and opened the suitcase, "Manu, can you please put a shirt on?"

"Then don't look at it if you don't want to see me like this." He respond.

I glared at him playfully with a pout as i inspect the things i put inside.

"Wow, that's more likely a survival starter pack!" He joked again, peeking at the stuff.

"Where did you all get your stupid jokes from?" I asked, putting the shampoos, conditioner, and clothes out.

"From you, master. Thank you for teaching me master." He stick his hands together as he bowed infront of me.

"Manu i did not!" I punched his arm.

"Stop punching me, do i even look like a punching bag to you?" He rubbed his arm.

"Kinda, maybe?" I took out the snacks until Manu saw it.

"Wait! You got food on your bag?" He asked with his arms crossed.

"Yeah, why?"

He groaned. "Then why did you took my noodles and ate it?"

"But Manu, that was 2 months ago.."

"But still, you ate it. Why did you ate it?" He said, still crossing his arms.

I scratched the back of my neck and made a cheeky smile. "Um.. I, uhm..—"

"'I' what?"

"Um.. Sorry.." She looked down. He raised her chin up and brushed his lips on her cheek.

"Don't worry! I'm just joking i'm not mad at you!" He laughed.

I made an adorable smile that Manu loves and threw the food at his chest, "Idiot!!" I said playfully.

"Ow! Stop it! You're being hyper" he blocked his face with his hands so he won't get hit.

"Sorry! Are you hurt?" i removed his hands and looked at his chest if there are bruises.

he looked at his chest and smiled at me. "Sorry!" i hugged Manu as he kissed my forehead.

his phone buzzed. he removed my arms and checked who it was. i tried peeking at his phone but he moved away. I glared at him and continued to rummage my bag. 

"You shouldn't look at someones conversation. It's privacy." he spoke. 

"I just wanna ask who it was.." she pouted.

"Carly is coming over." he answered.

"Oh." was all I said and rummaged again.

He helped me rummaged my suitcase and spotted a black journal. he grabbed it and showed it to me.

"What's this?" he asked, handing it to me.

"Oh, that's my, um.." she thought of a better word to say.

"Your what?"

"I just write my feelings and stuff in my journal every single day." 

"May i see it?" he grabbed my journal, and prepared to open it. I smiled. "Sure."

He opened it, inspecting every. single. detail of each paper. The first page was full of doodles, there were curved lines, straight lines, checkered ones, forming into some shape or letter, spelling her name, S A V A N N A H.

he grinned and swiped on the next page. 

031218

GOSH IM SO BORED.

next page.
next page.
next page.
next page.

and he stopped. 

his eyes seemed as if he found the one he was looking for.

last month ago, 032318

i met this guy on spain,
and he was so cute,
he offered to help me
and let me sleep
at his apartment

for 3 months. how nice he is.

he smiled.
next page.

last month ago, 032418

when i saw you,
i fell in love
and you smiled
because you knew.

next page.

last month ago, 032418
5:00 AM

I promised myself 
i would never fall inlove
but it was 4 pm
and we were laughing 
way too hard,
and i felt happy
for the first time
in a long time,
and i knew i was screwed.

He blushed and smiled. Smiled. 
next page.

032518, last month ago.

I still repeat the things 
you said to me
in my head.

Next page.
Next page.
Next page.
Next page.
Next page.

he stopped again.

Yesterday, 053018

i looked at him as a friend before
until i realized i loved him.

Next page.

053018, today

Lol. today you said hi to me
and i died. 

I fucking love him so much
and like, what am i going to do

without you, Mister Manu. Rios. Fernandez.

he smiled. He flipped another page but it was empty so he closed it. 
I was done rummaging my suitcase until I felt an arm around my shoulder. 
it gave me shivers.

he pecked my cheek. "Man, you're cute."

In that moment his eyes looked like the ocean 
and i was drowning. "What?"

"It's you. It's always been you."


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