Secretly Loving You

Meeting

Chapter 8

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"M-my p-partner is Mr. Jaycee Sandoval" pautal kong sabi. Hayss ba't sa lahat pa ng mga bwisit na lalaki itong freak pa talaga!! Nang sinulat na ng professor namin ang mga names nakita kong ang sasama ng tingin sakin ng mga kababaihan yung alam ninyong tipong gustong patayin ang tao ang mga titig, lalong lalo na si Alexis habang si Jaycee naman naka evil smirk . Bakit ginusto ko ba?! Hayop sila ah! Nakaka bwisit itong mga babae na ito ah!!!😡😡
"Ok class you'll going to start performing it next week" sabi samin ng professor at sa ganun nag ring na rin ang bell, at nadismissed na ang lahat. Except for one person...
"Yah! Ari" sabi sakin ni Jaycee. Nako narinig ko nanaman ang nickname ko.
"Bakit?!! Sabi ko wag mo 'ko tatawagin sa nickname ko ah" reklamo ko sa kanya.
"But I want it, anyway let's meet up after school" sabi niya saakin. Bigla namang kumakalabog ang dibdib ko bakit nanaman kaya?
"B-bakit? A-anong gagawin natin?" Tanong ko sa kanya na pautal.
"We're working on our performance remember?" Sagot niya saakin kaya I became speechless.
"Why are you expecting something?" Tanong niya sakin habang naka grin.
"Wala naman, bakit masama bang magtanong? mahal ko pa kaya buhay ko" paliwanag ko naman sa kanya saka nag walk out papuntang cafeteria makakain na nga lang kasama ni Bella.

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Bella and I were  eating our lunch when someone carelessly drop their hands at our table.
"This is not fair!"Alexis shouted as she drop angry glaring eyes at me.
"Excuse me?" I answered na para lang wala nangyayari.
"Jaycee should be mine and only mine not yours" Alexis complained for a cause to drop my utensils carelessly at my plate.
"If your here just to complain about my partner with Jaycee then stop! Do you think I should want that?!" Sagot ko sa kanya kaya lahat nanaman ng tao naka-tingin sa amin palagi nalang kasi ito gumagawa ng eksena.
"You think that I should believe in you? Akala lang ng ibang tao ayaw mo siyang makasama but deep inside your heart you're celebrating for it" she said in a teasing tone while raising up her right eyebrow.
"Oh really? Ano ka diyos?" Sagot ko naman sa kanya.
"Maybe? Eh ikaw? porket isa kang Salvador you can act all nice and innocent pero alam naman ng lahat ang totoo bakit ka parin nagpapanggap?" Sabi sakin ni Alexis saakin kaya medyo na pikon na ako.
"I don't have time for this lets go" sabi ko kay Bella kaya nag walk out nalang kaming dalawa.

{Time Skip}

Dismissal time na namin at katulad nga  ng sinabi ni Jaycee hinintay ko siya sa labas ng campus, at grabeh ang tagal naman niya anong oras na. 4:30 na!! Jusko!!
"Ang tagal naman nun" sabi ko sa sarili ko. As I lean on the streets if there's a sign of him I became to think thoughts; maybe his not coming, maybe he forgot, or maybe his busy. Little did I knew a black Ferrari stopped in front at me. As the car windows slid down a familiar face was shown, his wearing a printed t-shirt and a black ripped jeans with black shades.
"Sorry for kept you waiting, let's go?" Yaya sakin ni Jaycee. I just rolled my eyes on him and didn't utter a word so sumakay nalang ako ng kotse at umalis na kami. As the car drove off a full silence lit up the atmosphere so I decided to break it.
"B-bakit pala ang tagal mo kanina alam mo bang naghintay ako ng matagal" reklamo ko sa kanya but he just laugh.
"I said I'm sorry can't you see I changed my clothes" paliwanag niya paano naman ako?!
"Bakit ako? Sana pinauwi mo muna ako diba!" Reklamo ko ulit sa kanya.
"That's fine you still look the same even though you shouldn't change" sagot niya sakin habang busy sa pagfo-focus sa pag da-drive.
"But since my parents and siblings are at home I just bought clothes for you" pahuli niyang sabi kaya lumaki ang mata ko. Talaga? Eh paano naman niya malalaman ang size ko?
"We're going to stop at a near restroom so you can change" patuloy niyang sabi. At yun nga we stopped at a near restroom sa loob nga lang ng food chamber. As I went in I pulled out the clothes he gave me it is a crop top and a black skirt.
"Grabeh sya, eto talaga ang binili niya? Nakakahiya naman" sabi ko sa sarili ko. At agad ko nalang binihis ang binigay niyang damit.

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[Jaycee's POV]
I was waiting for her to come out since I think she's been in that restroom for an hour, Later on, a girl whos wearing a crop top with black skirt and her hair was untied was walking down the streets. I thought she's just a complete stranger but as she walk closer to the car it's Ari.
"Ano okay ba?" She ask me showing the clothes to me if it fits her.
"Yeah it's cool" I complimented. Then she just nodded and quickly get inside the car then we drove off. As we drove off a full silence is always present everytime we're together, but she always tries to interrupt it.
"Yah! Bakit sa lahat ng damit sa mall eto talaga ang pinili mo?" She suddenly ask me.
"I just think it's the right style for you" I answered but she just rolled her eyes at me because of my answer thinking its not reasonable.
"Ayaw mo lang ata eh" she whispers to herself but I can still hear it.
"Did you say something?" I ask pretending that I didn't hear it.
"Wala! Echuserong palaka" she answered for a cause for me to laugh.
[End of POV]

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[Ari's POV]
We arrived at his house and I got shocked by the appearance of their house design. Their was a mini fountain over at the garden, and some plants and trees are over by the runway parking lot. Their house was a mansion and the wall color is white and gold color with silver lining. At hindi lang yun pagpasok mo pa ng loob grabeh ang gara ng itsura pero hindi naman sa ngayon lang ako nakakita ng mansion kasi mansion rin ang bahay ko doon sa parents ko. The thing is, I didn't know that their house is as grand as it can be.
"Is it your first seeing a grandeur house?" Tanong niya sakin since kanina pa kasi ako nakanganga sa ganda ng bahay pero maka "grandeur" naman wagas.
"Hindi ang ganda lang naman kasi talaga eh" paliwanag ko sa kanya para naman maniwala siya.
"At maka grandeur ka naman wagas! hayaan mo ganito rin ang bahay namin" patuloy ko sa kanya habang ginagawa kong British axel ang ang salitang grandeur para ma emphasis.
"Oh hija you're here!" Salubong samin ni Mrs. Sandoval at nag beso-beso kami.
"It's nice to meet you po Mrs. Sandoval" sagot ko sa kanya at mukhang nahinayang sa pagsalita ko ng pormal.
"Hija don't call me Mrs. Sandoval, call me auntie nalang" she said while smiling at me.
"Sige po Mrs. -este Auntie pala" sagot ko sakanya na naka gummy smile. Then later on three kids were running towards me to give me a welcome hug. Ang sweet naman😊😊, nang humiwalay sila ng yakap saakin agad naman sila nag pakilala.
"Hi ate! I'm skyler" bati sakin ng batang lalaki.
"And I'm Sarah and this is Aliyah" sabi naman ng batang babae. Wahh!! Grabeh ang cucute nila!!
"Hello kids call me ate Ari" sagot ko naman sa kanila pero napakunot sila bigla ng mga noo nila.
"Ari? Is that really your name ate?" Tanong ni skyler, Kaya napatawa ako sa naging reaksiyon nila.
"Hindi my name talaga is Ariana but Ari for short" paliwanag ko sa kanila buti naintindihan naman nila at to be honest ang gaganda at ang popogi nila actually kamukha nila ang kuya nila, hati-hati sa mana ng mukha. Tanong ng tanong ang mga bata tungkol samin ni Jaycee akala talaga mag karelasyon kami hanggang sa may natanong si Aliyah na masyadong personal.
"Ate is kuya your boyfriend?"

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