As Of Now [Editing]

As Of Now Chapter 6: Playing With Fire

"Good mornin' miss." he cheekily smiled, which made me smile too. I wanted to know what this thing was so bad. If I don't, I might torture it outta their dang heads.

"Yeah, hi." I looked the other way, trying to seem like I'm not really interested in talking to him. Because I do want to ask him, but he might just not tell me or think I'm so into his life or something.

"Parang ang lalim ng iniisip mo ah. Something I should know about?" he settled beside me, tilting his head a little as he placed his arm around my shoulder. "Hmm? Di ah, inaantok lang ako." Yes, I was sleepy. Because apparently, I stayed up all night thinking if he'd be any importance to the team.

Tumingin ako kina Carol at Demitri tas umalis sila, mag-uusap daw sila sa labas ng kwarto. Carol gave me a thumbs up and grabbed onto Demitri's arm. I saw Carol cross her arms around her chest and knitted her eyebrows together, frustrated. Seeing their coversation start, I stared in front of me instead of Carol and Demitri.

I sighed heavily, knowing that I had a moment alone with Matt to talk about a teeny tiny problem that got so darn huge inside my head.

"So...." I said slowly.

"Bat parang andami mong iniisip?" he chuckled a bit, "Kung yun yung sa transparency nung English, di ko yun sinasadya. Hindi ko naman alam na talagang kukunin mo ng ganon..." his facial features softened, leaving a guilty look on his charming face.

"Matthew, okay lang ako dun. Sorry kung napahiya ka dun, though." I gave him a sincere smile and leaned back a little, slumping on my seat.

"Camille! Sabihin mo na kung ano yun. Like, right now." he demanded, almost a little too girly. Matthew's voice was pitched too high and he shook his torso around childishly.

"Ugh..." I gave up, I had to tell him, "Ayaw nina Carol sabihin sa'kin kung ano part mo sa team natin sa Intrams." I tried to shrug it off, acting like it was nothing.

Much to my dismay, he just simply laughed. Like, he grinned after hearing it, then his grin grew wider until his mouth was open and chuckles came out.  "Uyy! Matt!" I slapped his shoulders, making his arm lose their place around me.

"Sorry, Cam." He managed after a little laughing fit, "Hindi pa daw pwedeng sabihin. According to Sir Richard. Obvious naman kung ano yung position ko eh." he placed his arm back up but rested it on my chair. 

After that adorable smile came up, his eyebrows twitched and the corners of his mouth rolled down. He faced me with a confused expression and asked.

"Teka, bat ba gustong gusto mong malaman? Intrigang intriga ka dun, Camille?"

We stared at each other long and hard. He stared at me, only to find an answer. I stared at him; finding what answer I can come up with.

"Uh? Uhm, bakit? New student ako eh! Wala akong alam sa history mo noon." I shot my hands up in surrender, earning me a look from him like he's trying to figure out how many colors a human can possibly have.

A smirk surfaced his face and asked, "Ano naman pake mo sa history ko?" 

I looked at him wide-eyed and felt a fiery red blush creep up my cheeks. Matthew chuckled once more until he swung his arm back to his side.

He patted my head and walked away without telling me anything. I practically stomped my feet outside the classroom and let out a frustrated groan.

"You can come in now. Nothing even happened. He just laughed at my face... Like what you guys did." I said in a low voice.

"Hmmm... Wag na kaya natin iwanan si Camille kasama si Matt. Napapa-English siya oh." Demitri teased, him earning a look from Carol. We quickly went inside the room when Carol spotted Sir Richard at the far end of the hall.