The Stranger (One-Shot Story)

The Stranger

"Being a stranger is not just the lacked of information and experiences with the person, but also it is the unjustified feeling for that person" - canarypenman

The moonlight conquers the darkness and the wind blows with a soundless whisper. Only the two of us are on this place. I can feel the cold wind blows and I can see his face from the shadow of the moonlight.

Siya ay kasama ko ngayong gabi. I can't take my eyes on him while he's playing the guitar. This is a perfect night, para akong hinaharana sa ilalim ng buwan. It feels like I'm the happiest and luckiest girl - I am with my crush. Siya kaya? Crush niya rin ba ako? 'yun ang nasa isip ko sa mga sandaling ito. Siguro, oo. Why are we here and what we're doing here anyway if it's not, right? "Gabi na, tsaka, hello Rhea Feliz? Kayong dalawa ni Joen ngayon", sabi ko sa aking sarili. 

I'm a freshman as I am in my 1st year in college whileJoen is in his 5th year. He's a graduating Engineering student. Obviously, he is older than me. Age doesn't matter naman di ba? But, only love matters. 5 years kasi ang lahat nang Engineering courses sa university namin.

We don't know each other that much. Nagkakilala lang kami somewhere here in the university. I found him cute kaya naging crush ko siya at ang swerte ko ngayon dahil kasama ko siya sa gabing ito.

I had the chance to have a conversation with him. Di raw siya marunong manligaw pero marami na siyang naging girlfriend. Babae raw ang nanliligaw sa kanya. And it's like~ Oh my gosh, don't tell me, ako ang manliligaw para maging tayo? Hahaha. At this moment, feeling ko ay nililigawan na niya ako. He's playing the guitar in front of me.

And now, he's talking a lot. He said that he's not looking for a material girl. Kapag nagmahal raw siya, mahal daw niyang talaga. He wants to be loved and take him as what and who he is.

Maya-maya ay itinigal niya ang paggigitara at bigla siyang tumabi sa akin. Umakbay siya at iyon naman ang aking ikinagulat.  At that very moment, tahimik lang ako. He's not even saying a word. Dapat ba akong kiligin? I don't feel the butterflies in my stomach, thus I feel uncomfortable.

Dream come true siguro ito para sa iba - kilig moment with someone you like. But for me, I feel anxious and I don't know how to handle this situation because it's my first time to have this kind of skin-ship with someone I admire. We're alone under the moonlight.

"Sa ngayon, mag-aaral muna tayong mabuti. Para pag mag-asawa na tayo, magkakaroon tayo ng magandang kinabukasan." pinutol niya ang katahimikan sa kanyang mga binitiwang salita. Oh my gosh! What the hell is he talking! Mag-asawa? Agad-agad? Are we committed? Nag-make face nalamang ako noong sinabi niya ang mgfa bagay na iyon.