"Are you alright," Liam asked me while he was staring at me, I am awkwardly sitting here in front of him while sipping my juice. "If you're not comfortable, we can go home early... I mean, your schedule are the same as mine, or it isn't?"
Habang nagsasalita siya ay nakatitig lang ako sa kan'ya, he has a nice english accent and the way he talks is different. As if he grew from abroad. Umiling ako sa kan'ya. I am no comfortable because someone might see us, I am not comfortable since this is my first time being asked out for lunch. I'm young, still in my teen days, and being in lunch with a guy is new to me. He's a stranger, yet I said yes in his invitations - not because maharot ako but because he looks trusted.
I am also not comfortable because of my friends thoughts about this, I don't know if Lorena will tell them or if she will remain silent. I guess they're now having their lunch altogether without me, or maybe talking about me. But I knew that my friends won't talk bad behind my back, they got my back an I knew that they won't do that to me. And I hoped that Lorena will remain silent.
"You good, Loraine?" He asked again, I always notice that he's always asking curiously. Pakiramdam ko ay nararamdaman niyang marami akong inniisip kaya nagtatanong siya palagi.
"Ayos lang ako, ano ka ba-" I even laughed awkwardly, ugh! "Wala ka na bang ibang gala?"
"May laro sana kaming magto-tropa kaso ipagpapaliban ko muna," he said and gave out a sigh, "I take you out for lunch date, so dapat ikaw lang ang inniisip ko. Ikaw, don't you have plans for the rest of the day?"
"Wala naman, baka umuwi nalang ako kasi nasa hospital si Mama-"
"What? Why, what happnened?"
"Nurse siya," I said, he looked worried when I mentioned that my mother is in the hospital, I also haven't mentioned to him about my mother's job. I get his reaction, in fact it's normal to me. Usually every time I said that my mother is in the hospital without mentioninng her jobb, peoplle always reacts like.. 'why, what happened to your mom?', 'anong nangyari?' and other reaction. I think they thought my mother is sick, and after I told them she's a nurse, they'll be reieved.
"Geez, akala ko ano na.." He trailed off, kinamot niya pa ang batok niya habang nerbiyosong tumawa ng mahina. Ngummiti na lamang ako dahl hindi narin naman na big deal sa'king ang gano'ng reaksiyon. "So, tara na?"
"Ahm..." I don't know what to say, to be honest, even if this is my first time to be asked out I feel joyful. I think it's going to be once in a blue moon for me to be asked in a date. I don't feel any other feelings aside from being uncomfortable- not because of him but because of my friends reaction. "O-okay lang naman sa'kin kung mag-stay pa tayo..."
He smiled, "Thanks.. It means a lot to me."
I smiled at him, he looks happy after I said those words to him. He just looks... genuinely happy.
Nu'ng una ay hindi alintana sa'kin ang mga kilos niya at ngiti pero ngayon tuwing nginngiti siya sa'kin ay nagwawala ang aking puso. I don't know if that's normal or what's the meaninng of it. I don't usually give a damn about it but now, I think I'm gonna start questioning myself why do I feel this now. I usually don't care about strange feelings in me, but I guess not anymore. I may be young but I will already start questioning myself, ask myself if I feel an unfamilliar feeling to watch out.
"So," he started, he cleared his throat and intertwined his own fingers and placed it on the top of the table. "Can we play a game? Like, 'getting to know each other' game?" He added.
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Cities And Distance
Teen Fiction[On Going.] Loraine Antique is in the peek of her life where she is already reaching her dreams, where her dreams are the one who's getting close to her, where her dreams of flying in different countries are already on her hand because of her job. N...
