Hold Me Closer (Student Council Series 1)

Chapter 7

Katatapos lang ng meeting ngayon at nagliligpit na kami ng mga gamit. Nagplano lang kami ng pwedeng projects para sa susunod na academic year. At first—I was quite weirded out, because they were all acting weird. Pakiramdam ko ay may hindi sila sinasabi sa aking lahat pero baka nago-overthink lang ako.

"Una na po kami," the younger officers said. Nginitian ko lang sila at sinabihang mag-ingat.

"I'm sorry for causing trouble," Craise apologized to them. I furrowed my brows while looking at him. Why is he saying sorry at all?

"Okay lang po, Kuya Craise! Support kami sa kalandian mo," Laika, our Grade Eight Rep giggled.

Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko. Kalandian? What?

Craise quickly glanced at me before telling them to go home already. Kaming apat na lang ulit ang natira.

"Why are you all acting so weird? May hindi ba ako alam na dapat kong malaman?" I asked Jia. She was smiling so hard while aligning the chairs properly.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" She acted innocently before approaching Robin and Craise who were talking quietly at the corner of the room. 

I sighed. Mukhang wala siyang balak sabihin kaya nilapitan ko sila Craise. Agad naman silang tumahimik at nag-panic na tumingin sa direksyon ko. 

"What the hell is going on?" I asked them. I'm so confused!

"Gusto mo malaman?" Robin wiggled his eyebrows. 

I nodded eagerly.

"Sasabihin daw ni Craise kapag nagpahatid ka!" Robin excitedly said.

Dahil gusto ko talagang malaman kung bakit ang weird nila ay pumayag ako sa sinabi ni Robin. Kaya ngayon ay nasa loob na naman ako ng Ford ni Craise.

"So, what's the secret?" I asked him when we stopped for a minute because of the light traffic.

"Secret," he smirked before holding the steering wheel again with one hand.

"Unfair! Sabihin mo na!" Pagpipilit ko pa.

He softly chuckled and used his other hand to touch his lower lip. 

The light from the sun was perfectly hitting his good-looking face, which made me want to look at him more. I wanted to stop myself, but I couldn't. Mapapatitig ka na lang talaga sa mukha niya. Golden hour pa kaya mas naging mapang-akit ang itsura niya sa akin!

He was telling a funny story, but I wasn't able to get it—because I got distracted with his side profile. 

Sinimulan ko ang pagtingin sa panga niyang perpekto ang pagkakagawa. Pinasadahan niya ng kamay ang kanyang buhok kaya roon naman nalipat ang tingin ko. His hair was in a clean cut, but you could still see the wavy strands of it. I was still looking at his hair when my gaze automatically followed his furrowed brows. Kagaya ng buhok niya ay makapal, at buong buo din ang kilay at pilikmata niya. Nainggit tuloy ako! Parang mas mahaba at makapal pa ata ang pilikmata niya kaysa sa akin.