Change of plans. During her class, Bea secretly opened SJ's message to her. He told her that he'd fetch her. He's also asking if they could just go to Ateneo. While Bea's professor's now telling them reminders, she texted Sure to SJ and informed Thirdy that someone would be fetching her.
A car was waiting for her the moment she stepped out of their building. They had a peaceful drive. Surprisingly, the traffic wasn't THAT bad but in the next few hours, it would be.
The must-visit three-floor Ateneo Art Gallery was their first destination. With over 500 artworks inside, the Instagram-worthy gallery showcases historic, modern and contemporary pieces, pre-colonial artefacts, woven fabrics and a lot more sight-pleasing works of art. As a lover of every form of art, Bea enjoyed the breathtaking quality and messages of each exhibited. She was impressed and satisfied. It was memorable and fanstastic. So much to see, so much to enjoy, an unforgettable firsthand experience in Arete. No rushing, they took their time to appreciate everything.
Following that tour, they parked in front of Cervini Hall. There were places like the Moro Lorenzo Gym, JSEC, and Gonzaga Hall that Bea specifically told him about when they went down of the car, just before they started going around the university. Her request - to not go there because there might be a lot of athletes training in the gym and a lot of people eating and nakatambay at the two other places.
Without Bea knowing what they're about to go around, Bea told him that they should just walk. He just agreed. Everything considered, they moved forward.
The walk was so peaceful even though there are a lot of students scattered around. They passed by one of SJ's favorite places to hang out with his friends, Zen Garden. It is a cool and chill place, perfectly shaded by the trees which bring gentle breeze.
Next, they stopped for a while to buy merienda at Rizal Library Food Stalls. Before going to their next stop, Bea's phone rang.
"Isabel, where are you?" It was Thirdy.
"Why?" She looked at the time. Just two minutes after his class ended.
"Tara, pizza."
"You have no class na?" Kapag meron, hihindi talaga ako.
"None na po. I'll fetch you."
"I'm in Ateneo. Diba I texted you? Susunduin mo pa ako? Go home na lang and study or do something productive. It's traffic din ata, sayang lang your time." Thirdy, even though works a lot, has still a lot of pending tasks. She wouldn't get his time from doing those. As much as she can, she tells Thirdy to not do things for her such as walking her to class and fetching her, being with her in his spare time and the likes.
"I have nothing to do pa naman. Just wait for me."
"Bahala ka. Take care."
Bea went back beside SJ and left the building.
"Are you together?" He asked. "No!" She exclaimed.
"Why does everyone think that we're together?" She whispered. Lahat na lang, her friends, block mates, even her mom thinks they are!
"It's because you act like you're together. So, answer me, when will you be?" He heard me?
"No, we don't. Ano ba!" We're just close. Nothing...more than...that.
"E, ano 'yun?" He asked, looking at her with inspecting eyes. Sigurado naman siyang hindi siya makalilimutang sabihan ni Bea kung sakaling magkaroon siya ng kasintahan. Like everyone else, he just enjoys teasing her to Thirdy. It's very noticeable naman na that they like each other, according to Louisse's story.
