Amor Fati

Chapter 5 - Thinking of You

The mass ended. People were going outside the church. Mayvonne was still thinking over the altar guy. On her mind it seems like she saw him and met him somewhere.

While getting into their car, she shook her head violently.

Her mom noticed her.

“What?!” her mom irritated said.

“Nothing Mom, my headaches”

“Grab a med”

“Later mom. I still have to eat”

Her mom fixed their seatbelt and drive. Mayvonne opened the car stereo. The radio was played Thinking of You by Katy Perry.

“Tumatama ang song sa akin ngayon huh” she said to herself. She joined the radio; and feel  every lyrics of the song.

“Nasisira ang song pag kinakanta mo. shh! Tama na” her mom said jokingly, and chuckled.

“Mom! Don’t say that”

“Hmmm.. in love ka lang eh.”

“Mom.. para kumakanta lang, in love na agad. Agad agad?” Mayvonne told her mom in whining voice.

“Okay okay.. Enough. Sinabi mo eh.. ha ha ha” her mom laughing hard as teased for her, she continued, “If I were know, type mo lang yung sacristan.” Her mom laugh “dalaga na ang baby ko”

“Shux, ano ba to” she said to her mind.

“ha ha ha! Di ko yun type mom”

“Sus! Dumideny ka pa eh. You think that I didn’t notice your stole exchange of glances”

“Hindi naman ako tumitingin sa kanya eh at di sya ang tinitingnan ko, it just happen that guy was on my peripheral vision. In the altar.” She said sounds screeching to her mom.

“Okay. Fine, Sinabi mo yan. “her mom said.

On the front mirror she saw her mom smiling while nodding. She just smiles on the thoughts.

***

First day of school. Students were busy finding their names on their assigned sections on the bulletin board. Mayvonne joined the mob. She looked for her name on 2nd year rows.

“Manzano.. Melendrez, Mayvonne. Yes! I’m on section A!” Mayvonne exclaimed.

She copied her classroom number and checked on the map of the school to locate her classroom assignment. While copying, she looked at his side and to her surprised; the altar guy she exchanges glances with. The guy looked at her too and smiled.

“Hi.” The guy approached her.

“H-Hi” she said shyly.

“You’re section A, right?”

“H-How did you know?”

“Because we were classmates” trying to lighten the mood. He was all nervous.

“Really!? How did you know?”  in her  disbelief voice

“You happened to skip on my name in the list the time you’re looking at yours.” Sounding charming.

“Yeah! So..” she went back to the board and point on the name before her name “You’re Man-zano, Lawrence?”  She said excitedly.

“Yes, and you’re Mayvonne” he smiled at her.

“Yes. And I think, there is no need for us to re-introduce” She said teasingly. Now she smiled widely.

“And you’re smiling now, I thought you were all along,, SERIOUS.”

She punched him on his arms to which to his surprise, he exclaimed

“Ouch!”

“I’m sorry. Does it painful? Napalakas ko yata.”  She said worriedly.

“Okay lang. ang lakas mo pala para sa isang bababe.” He said teasingly.

“I’m sorry. Grabe naman. First day of class at meron na ako agad atraso.” She said hesitantly, half blaming herself how she can’t control her excitement.

“Okay, forget it. Saka na kita singilin, di pa naman ako gutom”he said on consoling voice.

“Sige! Im cool with it” and they both laughed

“We’re classmates. You’re transferee. You don’t know where the classroom is so..  let me guide you to our classroom.” Shifting the topic.

“Let’s go!” she was happy because she has friend on her first day.

He got her books. And help her put the books on her locker. While looking at him doing the gentle man act. Her heart, again, beats fast.

“Thank you” she said shyly.

“My pleasure.” He smiled at her. “You’ll treat me naman later” was swaying away the serious wind.

She laughed and said. “Yes yes, I remember that”

They went inside the classroom. She sat on the middle and Lawrence sat beside him.

She can’t get him out of her mind. She stole glances on his face. She could see the familiarity at Lawrence’s face. She knew that he is not just the altar guy. It seems like she met him somewhere.