Dating A Neat Freak

Chapter 15: 20 Q's

Lorenzo led the way towards the quadrangle since doon nakalagay 'yung ibang parking slots dito sa school and I just followed. Some students were looking at us but most of them were girls. The number amounts to not much, just a handful, who recognizes either me or Lorenzo.

I actually don't know what went into Lorenzo's mind when he offered to give me a ride home. I mean, it's not a big deal since the boys always offer me a ride but the problem here is that, baka madumihan ko 'yung sasakyan niya. Sobrang arte pa naman niya when it comes to everything he touches.

"Are you scared?" medyo concerned na tanong ni Lorenzo as he opened the front passenger seat's car door.

"No, why would I be?" natatawa ko namang sagot sa kanya. Ipapatong ko na sana 'yung kamay ko sa bubong ng sasakyan niya when I quickly pulled it back with the thought na baka madumihan ko 'to in a way.

I don't know much about cars but I'm confidently sure, without a doubt, that its color is white. It's also a bit relatively bigger than most of the cars I see in the streets.

"So why aren't you getting in?" he asked me while he leaned his body on his right arm that is on top of the side window, his left on his torso. He actually looks kinda masculine in that position but his face breaks off that idea due to its cuteness.

"Hindi mo muna ba ako idi-disinfect?" I asked na para bang it's the obvious thing to do right now. Especially knowing him, he won't even let himself be in contact with germs even if it's from other second-handed things.

"No, why would I?" sabi niya habang natatawang ginagaya 'yung pagkakasabi ko ng linyang 'yon sa kanya kanina.

He gestured his hand towards the seat and I just followed. After ko makaupo ay isinara niya na 'yung door and went quickly straight towards the driver's seat. Looking around, I can say that his car is normal. I haven't found anything 'neat-freak'-ish in there.

I heard the car engine rumble but after waiting a few seconds, oddly enough, Lorenzo didn't bother to start driving. Napatingin naman siya sa akin with his brows raised. "Bakit?" tanong ko habang napahawak ako bigla sa bag ko. I wondered to myself if I did something wrong or dirty in his eyes.

"You know, as much as I wanted to put your seat belt on for you, I can't." sabi niya habang nakaturo sa upuan ko.

I laughed at what he said and immediately grabbed and fixed my seat belt on. "Hashtag, safety first." I replied to him while I motioned my hand to form a hashtag. Napailing nalang siya and now started to drive.

"Bakit mo pala ako ihahatid ngayon?" I asked as I looked at him. Busy lang siya ngayon sa pagda-drive and dapat lang kasi 'pag may nangyari sa amin, lagot siya kila Matt.

"Tinatanong mo ba talaga ang rason ng mga taong nagmagandang-loob sayo?" natatawa niyang tanong nang humarap siya sa akin. Sumimangot naman ako.

"Syempre," sagot ko naman habang napatingin ako sa labas ng bintana. "So bakit nga ha?" dugtong ko nang maibalik ko ang tingin ko sa kanya.

"Wala naman. I just wanted to spend time with you." he said casually, still looking in front. At times like this, you can see that Lorenzo is quite different when he's with me compared when he's with our friends.

"Hmph," simula ko. "Pwede naman na doon nalang sa school. At least doon mahaba oras natin kasi once na makarating na tayo ng bahay ko, time's up na." sabi ko habang napahalukipkip sa sitwasyon namin ngayon. I don't know why pero there's something inside me na parang gustong makasama rin si Lorenzo for a longer time.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" tanong ko nang mapahawak ako sa seatbelt ko when he suddenly maneuvered his car to go to another direction, away from the fastest route towards my house.