Chances Between Us

21.

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Lies.

I am covering myself with lies. I felt like its my only choice, to hide it. The loud car noises irritates me, but i couldn't do anything. Today, the classes opened again, and i got stucked with the morning traffic.

Hendrix sadly didn't have the same schedule like i have in this day, Monday. His first class will start at 1:00 pm, imagine how lucky is that for a 3rd year student like him. Kylie looked at me, smiling widely. With her short neck-length hair, she looks different and even Ade cutted her hair short, but not as short as Kylie.
After 20 mins, nakarating na kami sa school. I roamed my eyes around around the familiar view of the campus, i've missed it.

"Parang dumami mga transferee's ah, sana may pogi," Ky whispered, making us laugh at her cleverness.
"Pogi agad hanap mo, e diba dapat yung new room natin?" Ade arched one of her brow. "Diba?"

Ky glared at her. Ade was always the chill and calm type, she never really shows too much attention on boys. She prefers to have her own world, like what i was before. I gulped as i see him walking towards me, the nerves inside my body started to make me feel uncomfortable. I am not yet ready to see him again, not yet. Not after he messed up with my mind and my feelings for Hendrix.

For the rest of the summer, I've tried my best to fix myself. I keep on reminding myself that in any angle, me and Kevin were never right. We can't be together, I can't like him! So i keep on keeping my focus, my feelings, all for Hendrix.

"Gumagwapo ha?" Ky complimented him, with his hair getting back into being curly again.
"Papasok na kayo?" He smiled and  replied naturally, like it's not awkward being infront of me!

Then his eyes landed on me. Ilang beses akong napalunok dahil sakanya, it doesn't supposed to feel like this with him. He is my bestfriend, for fuck's sake! Halos di ko mabilang kung ilang beses akong nagpigil sumagot sakanya, hangga't maaari ay lalayuan ko muna sya.

"Did you guys had a fight?" Ade asked, with both of her eyes alternatively looking at me and Kevin. I shooked my head, defensively.
"Nag-away ba tayo? Dan?" He asked me, while letting out his silly smile. I rolled my eyes at him, he obviously wants to make me feel different.

I smiled. Trying my luck.

"No," i paused. "Tara na, late na tayo." Sabi ko atsaka humarap kay Kevin, now his expressions were telling me that he is quietly pissed. "Mamaya nalang Kev," I said, as calm as it may be. He nodded, kaya naman nagsimula na rin kaming maglakad.

They asked me a lot of questions, unang beses pa lang kasi nilang nakita na hindi kami okay ni Kevin. I feel bad for being so secretive with my friends, pero natatakot rin naman akong mag-open up lalo na at alam kong mali talaga ang ginawa ko. It's cheating, and i know that they will get mad at me kapag nalaman nila yun.

The new room was already filled with people, maraming new students. Jeron called us over, nagreserve pala sila ng upuan para samin. Sofie enrolled late kaya hindi same ang schedule nya samin, sya lang ang napahiwalay samin. With so much new faces and new lessons, naging occupied masyado ang utak ko. That caused me to forgot that I was supposed to be meeting Hendrix at a local cafe outside the school for lunch.

Nakasimangot syang naglakad papalapit saakin, uwian na kami nagkita. Agad akong tumakbo para yakapin sya, I have not seen him for the whole summer because he is in Japan. His warm body causes me to feel lighter, it gives so much comfort. His hands were tapping my back, i can feel him showering kisses to my head.