Caught By Her Elegance (UNO)

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I fell asleep. When I woke up, I saw Lorcan sitting in the ground facing me. Leander, who became my pillow is still here. He didn't leave me, alam kong manhid na ang hita niya.

"Leander, I'm sorry." minasahe ko pa ang hita nyang hinigaan ko pero bago pa tumagal iyon ay tumayo na siya.

"Whoo! It's okay, I'm okay with it." he said, smiling. I remembered what happened earlier.

I look at Lorcan who's looking at me too. His eyes were dark, parang gusto nyang manuntok sa mga titig nya. Maldita at tahimik ako pero bigla akong natakot sa mukha niya.

I saw how his face softened, pakiramdam ko'y nabasa niya ang expression ko.

"Hindi na tayo nakapunta sa library, sa burol nalang daw tayo. Doon sa gusto mo." bigla syang nag iwas ng tingin, I don't know.

I like it when he talk like a cute little boy. But now, he looks like a scary lion, it feels like he's Dad.

Napatingin naman ako kay Leander na nakikinig lang sa amin.

"Uh... Wanna join us for dinner? Malapit lang naman dito." I asked him, I should pay him for letting me sleep in his thigh.

"Wala rin naman akong gagawin, is it okay?" I nodded, tumayo na ako tsaka inabot ang kamay kay Lorcan.

Tumitig muna sya roon bago ako tinanggap ang kamay ko. Tinulungan ko lang naman syang tumayo. Why do my heart need to beat faster?

Should I avoid him? No, I think I can't. Just what the fuck?

Tinanong ko pa kung saan yung dalawa at sinabi ni Lorcan na nauna na sila. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ganito ang tingin sa akin ni Lorcan. Wala naman siguro akong ginagawang masama.

"Bakit parang na o awkward-an kayo sa akin?" I asked when they both looked away when I looked at them.

"Uh... Hindi, masarap lang yung hangin." Leander answered.

"Huh? You should feel awkwardness," Lorcan tsked.

"Ano ba?"

"Sorry."

I raised my eyebrow, I can't understand. Wait did they?

"Did you kissed?" they both stopped walking. They look at me with confusion.

"We did what?" they both asked.

"You know... Kissed?"

"Ano ba namang utak yan, Calithea!" napaatras ako nang isigaw nya ang pangalan ko. He's really annoyed.

"I was just asking!" I shouted back. "if you're annoyed, then tell us your reasons! Ayaw kong sinisigawan." malakas na sabi ko tsaka umuna na.

I heard them calling me but ignoring them is easy. They should watch their words, my rank is fuckin higher than theirs.

"Eyow! Twenty minutes ago noong sinabi nyong nasa baba na kayo." umupo lang ako tsaka sinimulang gumawa ng kung ano. "badtrip ka ah! Namiss kita tapos di mo ako papansinin?"

"Andito na si Calithea?" I heard Lorcan.

"Kararating lang lover boy."

Nag usap sila ng nag usap. I don't even care about it. I just finished the chocolate then did something to make myself busy.

"Hoy KJ! Tanga, laro tayo."

Tumaas ang kilay ko, ano naman laro?

"Spin the bottle tapos magtatanong then kapag hindi nasagot iinom ng alak. Wala pa namang pasok bukas."