If I Ain't Got You

FOUR - Superman

THIRD PERSON's POV

If you are thinking kung anong nangyari sa pagiging classmates nila Alex at Chie sa loob ng 2weeks na. Ito lang ang masasabi ko. Wag nyo na isipin. Mawiwindang kayo. Ang hirap maging classmate ng dalawang riot na yun. Parang biglang sumabog ang mundo ni Ms. Perfect sa pag dating ni Mr. Perfect. Parang perfect world dapat e pero bakit world war.

We're setting up for our class program at this moment. Chie being a cosplayer is of course artistic is the one designing the stage. Buti di sya inaaway ni alex ngayon. Baka ano pa mangyari sa designs ni Chie. Our theme is SWAG. Si Alex nag isip.

"Hey. Give this to Lopez. She's so sweaty"

"Concerned?"

"No! She looks awful with that look!"

Narinig ko lang si Alex at classmate namin. Tapos binigay nga ng kaklase ko ung towel kay Chie. Si Chie naman sobrang appreciative. Ang saya saya nyang tinanggap yung towel at pagtingin ko kay Alex he was looking at Chie then smiled when Chie accepted the towel. I can feel that he likes her.

Nangangalahati na kami sa designs when our homeroom adviser came.

"Class. I am sorry but we need to stop this. It's raining hard outside so classes were suspended. Let's continue this when classes resume. Nakalabas na ang ibang students. You may go too since most of you have personal rides and drivers naman."

CHIE's POV

Oh no! Nasa Manila si Mom and Kuya Jun. Mag kocommute na lang ako. I hope i can.

I immediately went out of the campus. Susuungin ko na lang tong ulan. I was waiting for a taxi pero 10mins na ako dito. I am soaking wet already. Almost everyone has left.
Unfortunately, lumakas ung hangin and nabitawan ko ung payong ko at lumipad na sya wth the rain and wind. Pano na ako neto? I am s cold na at anytime pwede ako mag collapse. Walang covered place dito. I don't wana die here. Then naramdaman kong wala nang ulan na pumapatak sakin and i felt warm.

"I'll bring you home"

"Superman? "

Everything went black.

ALEX's POV

While setting up for the program di ko muna kinulit si Lopez para makapag concentrate sya. Mula umaga sya na ung design ng design. Paint ng paint. Kahit nung nag break kami di sya kumain kasi gusto daw nya tapusin. Ni kunin ang towel nya di nya magawa kaya napag desisyunan kong ipaabot ung extra towel ko sa kanya. Then our homerroom adviser came and told us to stop and send us home. I saw that Chie is a bit worried. I know that her Mom and driver isn't here. I heard their conversation a while ago. I know that she's tired and maybe she'll just commute so I decided to just follow her.

I've been seating here in my car staring at her for almost 10 minutes now. This girl will get sick. tsk. I saw her umbrella flew with the wind. She's hopeless. Bakit kasi walang roof dito? She's all wet so I decided to just bring her home.

I put my jacket on her and covered her with umbrella.

 "I'll bring you home" 

"Superman? "

I think she's hallucinating. Then she collapsed.

After she collapsed I immediately bring her to my car and rushed her to ... wait I do not know her house. Where will I bring her? Just my condo. Not a bad idea.

I called my cousin Kathryn who is just living in the next unit. She fixed Chie. Thank God I have a cousin like Kath.

"Dude. Sino yan?" I forgot to mention Kath's boyfriend, Daniel.

"My classmate. She collapsed. So I brought her here." 

Then Kath came out of the room

"Anong classmate? E si Chienna yan. Ung girl na like na like mo since freshmen year mo!" -Kath

"Ahhh si Chie. Ang babaeng di mo maligawan kasi LOPEZ" -Daniel

"Will you two please shut up? How is she?" -Me

"She has fever. HIGH fever. I'll cook food for her" -Kath

"Ok. Wait. Don't you two have shooting today or pictorial?" 

"Ah? Sa lakas ng bagyo? ipapapatay mo ba kami Alexander? Wala. Cancelled shooting namin today. Saglit magluluto na ako. Pero wait. Di ba sabi ko sayo mag artista ka na rin like Daniel and Me? wala ka bang balak?"

"None yet. I'll finish high school first. Go ahead and cook"

yah yah. my cousin and her boyfriend are known artists. Teen Queen and Teen King as they call them.

I checked Chie and found her sleeping. I came near her.

"Hi Lopez. I know you won't hear me. But please get well soon. I really like you. And give me few more days to have full courage and i will court you. I love You Chienna. Even if you think I hate you. Even if I always bully you. Even if you hate me. Even if you are a Lopez. Let me be your superman. I will save you anytime."

Then i kissed her forehead. And left her in my room.