I didn't know where to look when our gaze met each other. My fingers started fiddling with the bag I was holding. His presence was rattling me so much it was hard to pretend I was calm.
"What? You okay?" asked Xander.
"Y-yeah," I murmured.
"I'll buy coffee. May papabili ka?" I shook my head. "Okay."
The screen of my phone lit up and I almost yelped when I saw his name on the notifications. I remembered the things I said before and suddenly, I wanted to unsend them. Those Filipino words were surely wrong.
It was hard to look alright when he's just sitting right across me. I wanted to talk to him but I wasn't sure how. Besides, approaching someone wasn't my strong suit.
With a deep breath, I slowly opened his message.
Oops! Ang larawang ito ay hindi sumusunod sa aming mga alituntunin sa nilalaman. Upang magpatuloy sa pag-publish, subukan itong alisin o mag-upload ng bago.
calvingisel: I just read them now
calvingisel: you've improved :)
calvingisel: would you like to talk with me now?
My heart skipped a beat upon reading that, but panic took over when I realized what that meant.
Oops! Ang larawang ito ay hindi sumusunod sa aming mga alituntunin sa nilalaman. Upang magpatuloy sa pag-publish, subukan itong alisin o mag-upload ng bago.
ynashin: please no, not in front of my brother!
ynashin: saan pala ikaw pupunta?
I heard him chuckle, prompting me to glance at him, but he caught my gaze. He smiled at me and I had to stifle a gasp. It had been so long since I last saw that familiar smile of his.
calvingisel: Jeju. You?
It took several seconds before his reply sank in my head and I almost dropped my phone when my brain finally processed that information. I could hear myself screaming internally because I didn't expect I'd see him there.
Xander came back before I could reply. He had coffee and bread on his hands. My stomach rumbled as soon as he sat next to me and he knew that that was his cue to poke fun at me.
