My Royal Lesson (Kingdom University, #4)

Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Spotlight

"Pagod na ako," Alice complained as she plopped on the bench and rested her head on my right shoulder.

It had been only three days since the semester started and it was already tiring. They were right when they said the third year in college would be the most hectic.

"May practice pa kami later," she muttered and drew a long breath. "Buti na lang kasabay ko later si Kevin."

"Hatid niya ikaw?"

She nodded. "Alam mo 'di pa rin ako sanay na nagta-tagalog ka, but you're definitely improving."

I snickered in response. "Salamat."

We spent our vacant period in the garden, talking about our class schedules, and of course, her love life. It was cute to see her still squealing while talking about Kevin even though they were already together for months.

As if on cue, her phone chimed and I saw Kevin's name on the screen. She excitedly answered the call and excused herself for a while. I watched how her smile returned as she talked to him and that made me smile, too.

It was quite a peaceful moment but my heart suddenly did a summersault when I saw Gisel from the corner of my eye. The day when I last saw him instantly replayed in my mind and I had to lower my head because my face was flushed.

I couldn't believe I confessed to him . . . well, not really, but still, it was embarrassing. I remembered how overwhelming the feelings were that it felt like I would combust and how I ran away after.

We didn't have the chance to talk again after that day. Besides, he was busy with his advanced courses and I didn't want to take risks anymore.

"Yna!" Alice's voice jarred me back to reality. "Alis na ako. Malapit na next class ko. Ikaw ba?"

"Two hours ang vacant pa," I answered. When I took a quick glance at Gisel's direction a while ago, he was already gone.

"Anong gagawin mo?"

I shrugged. "I'll just stay in the library, I think."

"Okay. See you later na lang!"

The library was quite crowded today but fortunately, my usual seat was unoccupied. I started checking the requirements for some of my subjects and it looked like most of them would have reading assignments and journal discussions. Good thing was this would be the last sem for my Arts & Humanities elective courses requirements. I took Pan Pil since that was the only subject available when I enlisted online.

I heaved a sigh upon looking at the syllabus. There would be a lot of reaction papers. Despite improving and learning a lot last semester, I'm still not confident with my capability to write in Filipino.

Thinking about that subject was making my head hurt so I opened my Nook account to de-stress. I started typing the next chapter as I recalled what happened in the library. My heart fluttered while writing their scenes but I suddenly noticed some students throwing curious glances at my direction.

My apprehension heightened when I realized most of the people near me where silently observing me; some even tried taking photos secretly. I immediately closed my laptop and opened my phone to check what was happening.

"Is that really her?" one of the girls from the table behind asked in a hushed voice.

"She looks like the girl in the photos."

"Oh my god, for real?"

My heart raced in worry as I heard the whispers around me. Just when I was about to go to the portal, a chat notification popped on my screen.