Maybe A Drizzle Of Love [Weather Series 1]

Drizzling 13

Dedicated this chapter to @IamEiha for the question on message board. haha. I really hope I made it clear. Again, thanks for reading!

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Time flew fast. Parang kahapon lang, kakasimula lang ng taon. Ngayon, nasa ikahuling buwan na.

Being a third-year student in a university having trimestral term wasn't easy. Kaliwa't kanan ang mga gawain lalo na at malapit na kami sa goal-ang makapagtapos. Isang taon pa at pagkatapos noon, we will enter a new chapter of our life. I'll surely miss being in school when I'm in the industry.

"Zyle, I can't drive you home. May gagawin pa ako mamaya."

Hindi ko nilingon si Terrence na nakaupo sa passenger seat nang magsalita siya. I was driving my car. Since our midterm started, I always brought my car with me. Madalas ay mag-isa na akong umaalis ng unit.

Terrence was busy too kaya pumayag na rin siya na magdala ako ng kotse para pwede na akong umuwi kung kailan ko gusto. Zyle do the same. We all suddenly become busy that sometimes, we haven't eaten lunch together.

Kakatapos lang namin kumain mula sa isang kilalang seafood restaurant. Nagsasalitan kami ng kotseng gagamitin kapag sabay-sabay kaming kakain. Hassle kasi kung tatlo pa kaming magdadala ang sasakyan kung magkakasama lang naman kami.

Unfortunately, Zyle tires were flat this morning kaya sumabay lang siya kay Terrence. Nauna kasi akong umalis ng unit kay Terrence dahil may group project pa kami sa isang major ko.

The rain started to pour. I saw how some passenger ran to the nearest stores and sheds. 'Yung iba nagmamadaling kumuha ng payong sa mga bag. 'Yung iba, nagmamadaling sumakay sa mga PUV.

Another storm was about to come. It was stated in the news earlier. Seems like this weather will only make this month colder.

"It's fine." I felt pairs of eyes looking at me, but I focused my sight on the road. "Mag-commute na lang ako."

We felt silent.

I have been avoiding Zyle and I knew they are well aware of it. Hindi ko lang malaman kung bakit hindi rin sila nagtatanong. Okay lang rin naman sa akin since we are all really busy. But distancing myself doesn't do me good.

Actually, every time I have my free time, I'm always thinking about Zyle. What was he doing? Where was he? Who's with him?

I can't deny it anymore to myself that I've been missing him. And realizing just now, I think, I'm being unfair. Even though I've been ignoring him and I'm being a complete stubborn friend, He's still treating me the same way as before. And I think its time to end this stupid thing I'm doing.

No matter what was happening to me, or what I'm feeling, I shouldn't treat him differently.

I think, maybe I'll just let things go since overthinking was not very good for my mental health. And this wasn't so me, being like this to my friends. I think I'll just need to stop whatever it was that I'm doing and just let things happen. Et it all unfold.

"It's raining." I said making them looked at me. I watched the stop light went green. I rolled my eyes before stepping on the gas. "Sumabay ka na sa'kin."

"Ha?" Napalingon-lingon ito sa bintana, like he was panicking. "Ano... Hindi na. May practice pa pala ako. May Christmas presentation pa kami."

"I insist." I faked a coughed. "I'll wait you. Wala naman akong gagawin."