Conquering Territories: Completed

10

My world suddenly turned upside down as I saw his built staring at me. Bigla na lang uminit ang pisngi ko dahil sa nangyari. If it wasn't him, I should have gathered myself and went out of the canteen like nothing happened but, no. I was stunned on my place. It was him, Ravin.

"It's okay," Ravin answered. His voice made my heart raced for a bit. It was his presence that made my knees jelly. I could feel my fingers trembling because of his stare. Pakiramdam ko ay mamamatay na ako sa titig niya.

My mind still couldn't forget about what happened inside the library but, here he is. I guess the heavens was now laughing at me because of my misfortunes.

While looking at him, I couldn't help but to be mesmerized by his features. It feels like it was an angel in front of me. His dark rimmed specs glinted as his head moved. Under his glasses, a pair of hazel brown eyes directly looked at me.

I'm dead.

"I'm really sorry."

If the heavens wanted me to feel the embarassment, they succeeded. After that incident inside the canteen, I accompanied Ravin to the comfort room for him to change his shirt. Alam ko na hindi dapat ako mailang pero bigla na lang akong nahiya. Something inside me stirred like hell.

"That's okay," Ravin smiled. "It was my fault too. I should have stepped out of the way."

Dead silence enveloped the two of us after that. No one dared to talk. Hindi ko na alam kung may dapat pa ba akong sabihin o wala na. The awkward silence between the two of us was killing me.

I was about to speak but, cat suddenly caught my tongue. My feet froze on the ground as I looked at the person standing right in front of me. His perfectly shaped body instantly waved at me sight. The intricately sculptured abdomen was now right in front of me.

Ravin was topless.

"Putangina," I murmured before I turned my back against him. I could totally feel the heat on my cheeks. Bullets of sweat was now forming on my forehead. Hindi naman ganito ang naging pakiramdam ko tuwing magkakasama kami nila Blake. It was kinda different this time.

"You saying something?" Ravin spoke. I bit my lips because of the embarassment building inside me. Hindi ko alam kung matatagalan ko pa rito sa loob ng banyo. Knowing that someone was now topless inside the bathroom with me, I just couldn't.

"Wala," I said as I turned around. My eyes twitched after realizing something. "I mean, nothing."

Ravin shrugged his shoulders before turning around. He picked his extra shirt before he started fixing himself. I couldn't avert my gaze as his muscle reflexes. It was a perfect masterpiece.

"Thank you for accompanying me here."

My thoughts were interrupted as I heard his voice. Ravin was now looking at me, all dressed. Bigla na lang akong nahiya dahil sa mga ginagawa ko. He might think that I'm a creep.

"You're welcome. It's my fault after all."

I immediately went out of the comfort room after that. I might lose myself if I continued staying inside. These past few days, my body's not acting right. Pakiramdam ko ay may mali.

"Ang lalim na naman ng iniisip mo."

My thoughts were interrupted as I heard Blake's voice. I mentally face-palmed myself after realizing that I'm thinking too much again. Halos lagi na lang akong natutulala dahil sa mga iniisip ko.

I roamed my eyes, trying to avoid their gaze. The canteen is still crowded even though it was almost time already.

"May problema ka ba?" Clarisse asked. "Pwede mo namang i-share 'yan sa amin."

I plastered a genuine smile on my lips. "Ayos lang ako. Sadyang natutulala lang." My friends already knew what I meant. Sa tagal na naming magkakasama, alam na nila ang ugali ko.

"Ikaw bahala." Aris shrugged his shoulder. "Punta tayo sa perya mamaya? Matagal na rin simula nang lumabas tayong apat."

Murmurs about the exchanged student suddenly filled the whole canteen. Halos lahat ng tao sa loob ay pinag-uusapan si Vin dahil sa pagdating niya. Hindi ko napansin na bumalik pala siya sa canteen.

I even heard shrieks from a table saying that he was an angel in person. I couldn't blame them. He really looked like an angel in person.

"Vin sakupin mo ako!"

I facepalmed myself after hearing words from a certain table. Iba rin talaga ang tama ng mga tao sa school na 'to. All of them were whipped by Vin's appearance.

"Siya ba 'yong exchange student?" Blake welcomed me with a question when I returned to our table. I roamed my eyes around the room to see if Vin entered once again but, he wasn't. Talagang pinag-uusapan lang siya ng mga estudyante.

"Oo," I answered before I rummaged my backpack. Nakalimutan ko kasi na may ipapasa pa pala ako sa susunod na klase ko. Mahirap na at baka ako pa ang mapag-initan ng proctor namin.

The both of them continued talking about the "new boy in town" while I'm busy fixing my things. Iba rin pala talaga ang pagiging chismoso ng mga lalaki. They even made a bet to see who would get close to Vin first.

"Khay, mamaya sa perya 'ah. Baka makalimutan mo," Blake called my attention. I let out a deep sigh after realizing that I still need to perform later. I glanced at Aris who was pretending that he was doing something. Tangina talaga ng lalaking' to. Para lang makapagpapansin sa gusto niya, nilagay niya ang pangalan ko sa kakanta sa perya. Ayaw pa niyang sarili na lang niya ang idamay niya sa katarantaduhan niya.

"Hindi ko makakalimutan. Don't worry. May hahampasin pa ako mamaya ng gitara," I said before faking a smile. Aris coughed, which caused Clarisse and I to chuckle. Alam naman pala niya na siya lang ang mahahampas ko ng gitara mamaya.

The four of us separated and went towards our respective classes. We still have our own things to do before dismissal. Sigurado namang magkikita pa kaming tatlo mamaya sa perya. The only thing I'm concerned right now was the thing that happened at the canteen awhile ago.

While walking, I couldn't help but to think about it. Hindi ko naman inaakala na makikita pa kaming dalawa ng malapitan. To think that I bumped into him, I bet I wasn't a stranger to him anymore. Well, I wasn't a stranger since I'm his school buddy, after all. Imposibleng makalimutan pa niya ako dahil sa katangahang ginawa ko.

The afternoon class passed like a blur. Lumipad lang ang utak ko sa sobrang pag-iisip sa nangyari sa canteen. It was embarrassing yet, I felt like it was destiny who wanted that thing to happen. Hindi ko na nakita pa si Vin hanggang sa matapos ang klase ko. Hindi na siya pumasok sa next class. I don't know if he was called at the admin's office or what. I guess that was enough for today.

While walking home, the thought of the possibility that Vin was the Vin I'm writing letters with entered my mind. The sound of the rustling leaves made my heart relaxed yet; my mind was functioning the other way. The Vin I met awhile ago really conquered my thoughts.

I really hoped that he was the Vin I'm wishing for.