Yenn's POV
Patapos na ang August at pasukan na naman sa first week ng September. Kaya ito, nandito ako sa mall para bumili na mga gamit. May mga natira pa naman akong gamit last school year kaya kinuha ko lang kung ano ang mga kailangan ko. While I'm here, tumingin-tingin na rin ako ng bagong librong mababasa.
I was about to grab a book with an attractive cover called 'Shatter Me' when another hand reached to grab it. Napatingin ako sa taong iyon at nagulat.
"Denise," he smirked at hinayaan na sa akin 'yong libro. "There. Take it."
Hinayaan ko na lang din dahil kumuha pa rin naman siya ng ibang copy. I mouthed thanks. Binalingan niya ng tingin pagkatapos non ang mga pinamili ko.
"Isn't it too early to shop?" he asked.
I shrugged. "I want everything early 'cause people don't like it early."
He chuckled. "I see, anti-social level 54."
Binigyan ko siya ng wirdong tingin. May pelevel-level na ang isang 'to ngayon! Pumila na lang ako sa cashier at sumunod din naman siya. Libro lang ang binili niya.
Nang natapos kaming magbayad ay sabay na kaming lumabas.
"Coffee? My treat," he offered. Dahil wala naman akong gagawin ay pumayag na rin ako. Bakit hindi? He's a friend.
Habang pinagsasaluhan ang dalawang mainit na kape at piraso ng cake, kung ano-ano ang napag-usapan namin.
"It's that girl. She has been invading my mind since God-knows-when," he sighed.
"The girl whose arms are where your love for Kara melted, huh?" dahan-dahan at maingat kong sabi habang inaalala ang sinabi niya sa akin noon.
He chuckled, "you got that, huh?"
Aba. Napapadalas yata ang pagtawa nito? Medyo suplado 'to noon ah. I mentally shrugged at sumipsip na lang sa kape ko. "What do you like about her?"
Napaisip siya. "Her bravery? Her indifference, her mystery? I don't know. There's just something about her presence that makes me want to be with her," seryosong sabi niya. "She's... cold, but there's something about her that is heartwarming."
Tumingin siya sa akin at ngumiti. "Her coldness hides that warm aura within her... but really, there's warmth."
So... those arms don't literally mean arms. Instead, they represent that girl's presence.
"She's lucky," I stated.
"You think so?"
I nodded. "There's someone who can see right through her walls."
"If only she can see me too..." ngumiti siya pero kita ang kalungkutan sa kanyang mga mata.
"Idiot. She really won't see you if you don't let her see you," I snapped. "Have you done any visible effort for her to see? Why don't you court her?"
"It's useless. I'm already too late," he sighed at kumain. Kain na lang eh 'no?
"Why? Is she taken?" I asked.
"No, but sooner or later she will be. She's dating someone. No... I mean someone's courting her, and I think she lov—"
Binato ko siya ng tissue. "Ugok ka pala eh."
Kaagad niyang nasalo ang tissue. "U-ugok? What's that? What did you say?"
"I said you're a freakin' idiot to give up on your feelings this early. How did you even know they'll be together?" I hissed.
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