Eloveator (Short Story)

Chapter 5

Nagmamadali nanaman ako dahil malalate na ako.

Kinuha ko ang bag, susi at yung isa kong requirement para sa klase ko ngayon.

Agad ko ng sinarado ang pinto ng condo at dumeretsyo sa may elevator.

"Come on.. Come on.."

Tinext ko mga kaklase ko kung andoon na ba ang prof ko at bumukas na rin ang elevator.

Pinindot ko kaagad ang ground floor at tinext ko na rin si Luke dahil magkaklase kami sa subject ko ngayon.

Bumukas ang elevator sa isang floor at nagulat ako na siya nanaman yun.

"Oh, it's you again. Good morning Jackson," she happily said.

I got flustered, again. She looks cute in that oversized sweater of hers.

"Good morning Micaella," I greeted back.

"Lagi talaga tayo pinagsasama dito sa elevator," tawa niya.

"Oo nga eh," I chuckled also.

"We go to the same school pala," she laughed.

Alam ko, lagi kita sinusulyapan eh.

"Ahh, ganun ba?" syempre kunware hindi alam.

"What's your course?" she asked.

"Business Management, 3rd year. Ikaw?"

Bigla namang bumukas yung elevator kaya lumabas na kami. Usually after bumukas ang elevator, uunahan ko na to or sa likod lang ako nito kaya alam ko na same lang kami ng school.

Mukhang sabay kami papasok ngayon.

"Psychology, third year din," she smiled.

"Cool, magkabatch pala tayo," I just said.

Naglakad naman na kami ng tahimik. Hindi ko rin naman alam na ang sasabihin ko.

"It's funny," bigla niyang sabi.

"What's funny?"

"Us. Ngayon lang tayo nagkita bigla tapos lagi pa sa elevator."

Us. She said. Us.

"Ahh, kakalipat ko lang din sa condo na yun. Dun ako sa isang building dati," I said.

"Ohh, kaya pala," she nodded.

"Yeah."

Tahimik ulit kami habang naglalakad. Nagulat naman ako ng tumawa to.

"Michael is gonna kill me," she whispered but I still heard it.

"Michael? You're boyfriend?"

She slowly nodded. "He's jealous of you, I don't even know why. You seem nice naman."

Napangiti naman ako bigla. "He's scared that I might steal you from him."

Her eyes turned into squints trying to understand what I just said.

"What?"

"I mean, maybe."

"Will you steal me?" she suddenly asked.

I suddenly stopped walking. This girl has no filter huh.

"No," maybe.

"Then why did you tell me that?"

"It's just how guys think, paranoid. They could trust you but not the guy."

She slowly nodded. "Oh."

I chuckled at her reaction. "Is he your first boyfriend?"

"Yeah," she shyly smiled.

She never really experienced having a jealous boyfriend, hmm.

Bigla naman akong nakareceive ng text.

Luke:
Asan ka na? Dito na prof.

"Shit," I cursed.

"Why?" she asks.

"Is it okay na una na ako? Andun na pala prof ko,"

"May class ka na pala! Dapat sinabi mo, I shouldn't have talked to you."

"No!" napasigaw tuloy ako. "I mean, it was really nice talking to you." I smiled.

"Of course, ako pa," she chuckled. "Now, go! You're late."

"Thanks Micaella! See you sa elevator!" sigaw ko at tumakbo.

"See you again, elevator boy."

I don't know, if I was hearing things before I left to run,

But, that made me smile like an idiot.

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