Nathan's POV
"I'm still debating whether I should take this or this one." Problemadong sabi ni Leila sa harapan ko na lihim ko nalang na ikinatawa. We're in the library at kapag ganito siya ka-grumpy about her books, gugustuhin mo nalang talagang manahimik.
Finals na namin next week. I already read all of my notes. Kinailangan ko lang talaga ng books for other readings na possible na lumabas sa test paper. Ang dami kong absent dahil doon sa accident. I also spend some time in New York. Suggestion ni Leila para 'rin daw magkaroon kami ng bonding nila Mommy and just as what I have expected, she's always right. Naging okay ang stay ko sa new york.
"Babe."
"Hmm?" Sagot ko agad nang tawagin na niya ako. It's been what since we're together at walang araw na hindi ako masaya. And Leila? Sobrang mature. Wala man lang kaming mapag-awayan. She's just so understanding.
"I need your opinion. What do you think? Ano ba 'yung mas better para magamit as my reviewer dito sa dalawang book?" Turo niya sa dalawang book na nasa table namin. Napatingin naman ako doon. They are similar but the thing is, new published 'yung isa. But I think, same lang naman ata ng context 'yun.
"Choose the new one. They probably put new ideas there so It would be better to use it as your reference."
"You think so?"
"Yes. And you know what, babe?" Tanong ko at isinara ang libro na hawak ko. "I think we need to eat. Aren't you hungry? Let's have some chicken wings and milktea." Dahan-dahan lumitaw ang ngiti sa mga labi niya na mas nagpabilis ng tibok ng puso ko. Those smile. Hindi ako magsasawang tingnan 'yun.
Sinamahan ko na siyang ibalik ang isang libro sa dulong shelvs dahil nandoon 'yung date ng engineering book na kinuha niya. At nang mailagay niya na 'yun sa lalagyanan ay hinila ko agad siya papalapit sa akin at isinandal sa pader malapit sa amin.
"Nathan??" Nagugulat na tanong niya sa akin.
"What? Wala namang tao." Hinawakan ko na siya sa bewang at dahan-dahan na hinalikan. Napangiti pa siya kaya mas lalo lang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. "I love you."
"I love you too, babe." That melt my heart kaya wala sa sarili akong napangiti at muli siyang hinalikan.
Some says, 'she fell first and I fell harder' and I can't even disagree with that but little did they all know, in our case, it's 'we both fell, but I'm too dumb to notice'
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Love's Essential Lesson (The Four Campus Heartthrobs Series #2)
Teen FictionMaria Leila Ramirez, a mechanical engineering student studying at Bent University. She has the mind and the beauty that everyone wants to have. But destiny played. She met the Four Campus Heartthrobs, and fell in love with Nathan Aciel, a guy who's...
