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Naestatwa ako sa kinatatayuan ko. What just happened?!!
"Ummm...you can breathe now," aniya.
At doon ko lamang napansin na hindi pala ako humihinga. I quicly exhaled.
"What just happened?" I asked, still confused.
"Well, your friends thought I was your boyfriend and I just went along with it," sagot naman niya.
Agad ko siyang hinarap. Masyado siyang matangkad at hanggang balikat lang niya ako. Kaya kailangan ko pang tumingala para makita ang mga mata niya.
"You did what?!!" gulantang na tanong ko.
"Yep, you're welcome," preskong sagot niya.
Dali-dali kong hinila ang kaniyang kamay at mabilis na tumakbo at pumunta sa school grounds. Walang soccer practice ngayon kaya medyo tahimik doon.
Nang makarating kami, agad ko siyang hinarap. He was wearing a denim jacket with a white shirt underneath, paired with blank jeans. Mahahaba ang kaniyang bihas kaya maganda ang kaniyang tikas. He's not bulky, just lean. Suddenly, my heart pounded.
He looks exactly like Henry.
My Henry.
"So bakit tayo nandito?" agad akong napatalon sa biglaan niyang pagsasalita.
Dahan-dahan akong tumingkayad. I tried to poke his left cheek with my index finger.
"OH MY GOD!!!!" reaksyon ko ng maramdaman ko ang mainit niyang balat. "This isn't happening. This isn't happening. This isn't happening!"
"Are you okay?" bigla niyang tanong.
Oh my God! He can talk? Nangyayari ba talaga to? Shet! Nasisiraan na ata ako ng bait! There's no way he coud possibly come out of life from my emails right??!!!!
Okay calm down Gwen. Nananaginip ka lang okay? Sige na, gumising ka na. I tried to slap my face. Thrice. Pero nandito pa rin ako sa field!!!
"Okay, miss calm down," he tried to stop me from slapping my face. "I'm friends with your friends so you could trust me."
Agad akong napatigil. Oh right! Stacey, Martha and Dave talked to him, asking how he's been which means, they knew each other.
So he isn't Henry after all.
Napatingin ako sa kaniya. His face looked so alarmed and worried. Shet! He saw me slapping my face like a lunatic. He probably think I'm such a fucking weido!!!
Well who am I kidding? I am a fucking weirdo who made up a guy to be my fictional boyfriend!
"Are you okay? You want me to get you some water?" alok niya.
"No, I'm...I'm fine," sagot ko naman, smoothening my skirt. I remembered all the crazy shit I acted earlier! Napapikit nalang ako sa sobrang hiya.
"I'm Henry Sebastian. I used to go here. But I guess, I'm considered now as a transferee. Ang sabi nila you're the Arts Representative of our College. The Dean said you're supposed to help me with my application," pagpapaliwanag niya.
"Oh, okay. Are you officially enrolled?" tanong ko naman sa kaniya.
"Yes I am. But could you please, show me the Arts Building. Madami na kasing nagbago eh," he smiled at the end which showed his dimple. Mas gwapo pala siya kapag nakangiti.
So we walked for a little while. Tahimik kaming pumunta sa Arts Building.
"Here we are," ang sabi ko nang makarating na kami.
"Oh, bago patong building?" he asked.
"Ummm...sort of. It was finished last summer," sagot ko naman.
"Cool," komento naman niya habang tumatango. He then took out his phone and took a video of the building in his IG Story, showing its majestic physique.
Nabigla nalang ako nang bigla niyang tinutok ang camera ng phone niya sa akin. Nanlaki agad ang mga mata ko. He just laughed then put it away.
"What was that?" agad kong tanong.
"Nah, I just want to show off my beautiful girlfriend," he answered, amused.
Napabuntong hininga nalang ako. "About that."
"Yes?" he said, still smiling.
"Ummm...could we please take it back? I don't wanna lie to my friends," ang sabi ko.
"Look, I'm just try'na help," aniya.
"Why?" I asked.
"Cause you look like you needed to be saved," sagot niya, walking away.
And I was left, stunned by his words.
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