I Followed Him In The Dark

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It was an ordinary day in the university. Ang mga late na studyante ay tumatakbo papunta sa kanilang mga rooms, kabilang na dito ang Art Student na si Aria.

It's her first day as a senior student in that university and she needs to impress the professors, she needs to come early. Pero mukhang di sumasang-ayon sakanya ang tadhana.

Kung bakit ba naman kailangang ma misplace yung ID ko kung kailan first day! Sabi niya sakanyang isip.

Wearing a dark blue hoodie and faded skinny jeans, while holding a coffee in her right and a sandwich in her left, with a headphone covering her ears. She ran straight to her assigned classroom not minding whoever she bumps. Kailangan kong makarating sa oras. She said to herself with determination. And when she saw the door of the classroom she hurriedly opened it, just to find a young man sitting alone.

The young man stared at her with confusion.

"R-rhoge.", banggit nito sa pangalan ng kaklase, she removed her headphone.

She's still confuse kung bakit walang tao sa classroom nila.

"Ang aga mo naman ata/ nasan yung mga tao?", sabay nilang tanong sa isa't isa.

"What? E diba 8:30 a.m yung first subject?", nagtatakang tanong nito sa kaklase.

"They sent the email last night, na move sa 1:30 pm ang klase.", sagot ng binata na hindi siya tinitignan.

"What about you? Why are you here?", she asked, taking a chance to talk to her long time crush.

"Ngayon ko lang nabasa yung email.", he said, still not looking at her.

Antipatiko, pasalamat ka cute ka. Bulong nito sa sarili at umirap nalang sa kawalan.

Rhoge has been Aria's crush ever since he transfered to her school when they were in highschool, pagkatapos noon ay hindi na sila nahiwalay ng section. Hanggang college ay nagulat na lamang siya na halos kapareho niya ng schedule ang binata, hindi na siya magugulat kung magkapareho parin sila ng schedule ngayon. Minsan iniisip nito na tadhana ang naglalapit sakanila, ngunit nawawalan siya ng pag-asa tuwing naiisip niyang kailanman ay hindi siya tinignan ng binata at di manlang sila naging magkaibigan.

Ang lamig, kaya walang kaibigan e. Muling bulong ni Aria sa sarili niya. Hindi lang kasi kay Aria malamig makitungo si Rhoge, ganoon din siya sa iba nilang mga kaklase. Despite of being one of the most talked faces in the university, the young man didn't show any interest at all.

"A-ahm---", she was about to say something when...

"No, i don't want to eat with you.", he cut her off.

Oh kita mo yan, napaka ma-attitude di pa nga ko tapos magsalita, P-PERO PAANO NIYA NALAMAN NA AAYAIN KO SIYANG KUMAIN?!?! MIND READER BA TO? KAYA BA NAPAKA MYSTERIOUS NIYA KASE MAY SUPERPOWERS SIYA?!?! SO ALAM NIYA NANG CRUSH KO SIYA?!?! I KNEW IT! I KNEW THERE'S SOMETHING IN HIS EYES THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN!

LOL ano bang iniisip mo Aria? Ang impossible ng theory mo. Pag saway nito sa sarili.

"Stop staring at me, I said I don't want to eat with you.", napabalik sa katinuan si Aria nang muling magsalita ang binata.

"Sino bang nagsabing aayain kita kumain? I was about to say na lalabas AKO para kumain. Sign of respect yun in case na hindi mo alam.", she defended herself.

"Then go, no need for my permission. I'm not your boyfriend.", he said.

Kita mo yan, napaka toyoin. Di ko naman sinabi na jowa ko siya. Siya tong nagpapantasya e. Pasalamat ka crush kita.