Our What if's

Chapter 2

Dati pa naman kami nagkaka-chat ni Vin. Lecturer namin sya sa Review center at pag may mga topic na naguguluhan ako, or anything concerning numbers, o kahit anong tungkol sa review, I ask him right away for clarifications.

Smarty pants kasi si Vin. Quizzer din sya noong nag-aaral pa sya sa TUP. At hindi lang sya basta matalino, he's an engineer yes but he's also a very good teacher, effective magturo and he has this "makinig ka sakin" at "focus on me" vibe.

He might appear as a snob but I learned that he's a kind person, in his own way. He's a disciplinarian, strikto pagdating sa Acads, at akala ko nga noong una, no fun si Vin, but I discovered that he's into music, so it must mean that he knows how to loosen up at times at hindi puro trabaho lang.

It's been a year since I first saw him sa office nila sa Review center. With his pink Regatta V-neck shirt, dark maong pants, eyeglasses, and brown topsider shoes, hindi ko inakala na isa sya sa mga magiging lecturer namin.

He’s not the head-turner type, he’s actually very simple looking, at common. Very typical, but he’s attractive. I think the most appropriate term is, charming, instead of cute or gwapo. Dahil na rin siguro matalino at talented kaya madaling mapansin.

I've had the wrong first impression of him na nabawi rin naman nung unang beses na nagturo sya ng Structural engineering sa section namin. I just knew later on na yung section lang pala namin yung maswerteng tinuruan nya ng Structural engineering.

The following week was normal. I decided to ignore whatever comment that I've seen on his video last night. I choose to ignore the little monsters inside me that ate me up when I read that, especially because I don't have any right to feel anything romantic for Vin.

It isn't as hectic as my previous weeks in the office. And since it's my last week in our company, I just have to finalize some paperworks para mai-turn over ko na rin sa ibang project in charge namin.

It was a great time being with these amazing people of our company, lalo na yung boss namin na napaka approachable at supportive sa mga empleyado nya. For sure, I'm gonna miss their warmth.

Friday of that week, may transport strike sa buong ka-Maynilaan, at coding naman ng Innova kaya wala akong means para gumala ngayon, pero nagmaaga pa rin ako ng gising para mag-jogging sa may Arca. I already bid my goodbye's and thank you's sa mga naging katrabaho ko for the past six months kaya hindi ko na rin kailangan bumalik pa sa office.

7:30 am na when I decided to take a short break kasi halos two hours na rin naman ako ng pagtakbo-takbo dito. I sat on one of the empty benches near me.

Arca south is a wonder as always. Ito yung naging comfort place ko simula noong nandito na ako sa Taguig. Subject to modernization yung area pero magaling ang mga environmentalists nila dahil na-preserve pa rin yung natural na setup ng paligid. Marami pa ring mga puno dito kaya naman sariwa pa rin ang hangin kahit na nasa gitna ng syudad. Marami rin ibang nandito para mag-jogging o maglakad-lakad lang kasi nga nakaka-refresh talaga dito.

I checked my phone to see kung may chat ba sa akin ang parents ko na nasa probinsya, but I am rather bombarded with messages from Vin.

Messages na sobrang random. Some were from last night, at meron din na kaninang madaling araw lang.

"What are you doing?" 7:00 pm

"Busy?" 8:00 pm

"Tulog ka na agad?" 10:30 pm

"Nandoon ka ba uli this Sunday?" 1:27 am

"Marie" 5:00 am

Hindi ba natutulog itong taong to? I typed a reply to him.