Beat of Mellow Hearts (Band Series #2)

Chapter 14 (Smiles)

Nihan was always smiling whenever he's with other people. He always jokes around but when he's alone, he looks like a little puppy drowning in sadness.

Those words that Gab said at the party awakened my curiosity about his background and who he really is as a person.

Anak sa labas.

We cannot choose our parents so being an illegitimate child wasn't his fault. Gab is really a trash to even mention it when it really doesn't matter.

Seduced West's girlfriend.

I don't think Nihan is capable of doing that. Sadyang lapitin lang talaga siya ng babae at sobrang approachable niya. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding.

... and just the thought of Nihan seducing someone, ghad, nasusuka na agad ako.

Napaiwas agad ako ng tingin nang mahuli niya akong pinagmamasdan siya. I just can't help to stare at him specially that I feel somethings off. I pretend like I was listening in the discussion but I can see in my peripheral view that he still set his eyes on me.

"May sasabihin ka ba sakin?" kunot noong tanong niya.

"Wala," simpleng sagot ko.

"Ahh. Nagwa-gwapuhan ka sakin." I rolled my eyes when his sentence became a statement in an instant. Ni hindi man lang siya nagtanong ulit, agad na siyang nag-assume.

"Tuwing nakikita nga kita para akong natatae," tugon ko at nagsimula nang magsulat ng mga key points sa ppt. Rinig ko pa ang mahihinang tawa niya.

Dahil sa nasilayan ko kahapon sa pool area, hindi ko na alam kung ang mga ngiti o tawa na pinapakita niya sakin ngayon ay totoo. He just literally can fool everyone with his bright smiles.

"Pasend lang ng notes ah," aniya. Taas kilay ko siyang tinapunan ng tingin.

His upper body is now slumped forward, with his head resting on his arms at the desk surface and his eyes were already closed. Zhy was really serious when he told me Nihan just sleeps on his minor subjects.

Mabuti na lang talaga at pinasukan niya na ang Ethics class kahit na halos sumpain niya na si Sir Amante. Pinag-initan pa nga siya kanina sa recitation pero buti na lang at binasa niya ang binigay kong notes. Andami niya pang pinagsasabi sa resto bar tapos susundin niya rin naman pala ako. Tsk.

Okay na sana e, pero pagkatapos non ay may sarili na siyang mundo. Tulad ngayon, mahimbing na siyang natutulog.

Half an hour have passed, the guy beside me is still asleep. Why does he looks so exhausted? The position he's in must be uncomfortable.

I put my pen down and focused my gaze at his face. Ngayon ko lang siya mapagmamasdan ng ganito kalapit. Ni wala man lang bakas ng pimples sa mukha niya. Ano kayang skin care nito? Mas makinis pa ang balat niya sakin e.

He also has thinner upper lips and a roman nose.

Totoo kaya itong ilong niya? Napakaperpekto kasi ng pagkakakurba. I slightly pinched his nose but it seems he's a bit sensitive so it woke him up.

Oops.

"Hmm?" he uttered in a sleepy tone. His eyes were also half opened.