Definitely Out of his League | published under Ukiyoto Publishing

9th League: The Other Side

9th League: The Other Side

ELERIE STARTED opening the packages. Although, excited to know the inside of the packages, Alex was also wondering who was the handsome gardener they were with at the garden.

"Elerie, is he your gardener? Ang guwapo naman," tanong ni Alex.

Naglingunan agad silang apat sa binatang naggugupit ng halaman. Nagkatinginan naman sina Elerie at Iris. Iris didn't notice him a while ago.

Biglang kumunot ang noo niya at naalala ang nangyari sa kanila kaninang umaga. Kung paano siya pinagsalitaan ni Travis sa kabila ng bukal sa pusong pagtulong niya.

"Napansin ko na rin siya kanina. Grabe, ang guwapo namang hardinero niyan," ani Yuri.

Hindi alam ni Elerie kung ano ang sasabihin. Ang akala kasi niya ay hindi naman papansinin ng mga kaibigan niya si Travis.

"He's actually the friend I was telling you," Elerie said, biting her lower lip.

"Nakuwento mo na ba siya sa amin?" Yuri asked.

"Oo nga, parang hindi pa naman. Ang nakuwento mo lang sa amin ay 'yong friend mong janitor sa AU," Alex said.

"That's also him," wika ni Elerie.

Iris was just observing. She knew Elerie was a bit of a dumb person but she was certain Elerie didn't mean to have them both here at the same time.

"Call him, cous!" utos ni Alex.

"O-Okay... Travis!" Elerie called, feeling anxious.

Lumingon naman si Travis. Pinalapit siya ni Elerie kaya kahit ayaw niya ay sumunod pa rin siya. Yuri and Alex were shocked to see Travis's eyes.

"Oh, my gosh, he has green eyes!" utas ni Alex.

"Oo nga, are those real or just contact lenses?" Yuri asked.

"Namana ko lang sa tatay ko," wika ni Travis.

He was trying to avoid the intensity of Iris's stares. It was making him a lot more uncomfortable. Ang pinagpapasalamat niya na lang ay hindi pa siya sinasampal nito.

"Ah, half ka? Anong nationality ng father mo?" tanong ni Alex.

"Uhh... British siya. Pero wala na siya. Matagal na siyang patay," sagot ni Travis.

"Gano'n ba? Kung British ang father mo, siguro naman medyo may kaya siya? Then why are you working as a gardener and janitor?" Yuri asked.

Travis was not able to answer. Elerie looked so worried pero wala siyang magawa. Sinisisi niya lang ang sarili niya ngayon for what was happening.

Travis didn't like anyone questioning his background. Lalo na ang mga ganitong klase ng tao na wala naman yatang alam sa pinagdadaanan ng mga mahihirap na gaya niya.

"Yuri, that's enough," Iris huffed.

"Huh? I'm just curious. I mean look at him, hindi bagay sa kaniya ang mahirap," Yuri replied.

"Kahit na, you're crossing the line. Close ba kayo? Hindi ka dapat nagtatanong ng mga ganiyang bagay sa taong hindi mo pa naman matagal na nakakasama," singhal ni Iris.

"Why are you too affected, do you know him?" Yuri asked her.

Iris was silenced for a moment. He stared at Travis. Yes, she knew him. But if he hated her that much, she knew he wouldn't want anyone to know that they know each other.

"No, I don't know him. Pero kahit na, sobra ka na," utas ni Iris.

Kunut-noong nag-iwas ng tingin si Yuri. Elerie was feeling so bad with what was happening. Alex somewhat knew Iris was right. Pero ayaw niyang makialam sa ganitong eksena.