CaitBea (One Shots)

Mixed signals

Nakakahiya!

"Yuck! Pawis na pawis ka!" She said but still hugging me.

"Eh kasi do'n ka nga!" Pagtataboy ko sa kanya as I was trying to removing her hands sa pagkakayakap sa 'kin.

Kase naman pawis na pawis ako sa paglalaro namin for our activity sa P.E class namin. 

Tsaka mo na 'ko nilalambing darling! Emz!

"Ito naman, joke lang!" Nakayakap parin sIya sa 'kin pero tinaggaL ko and ngayon nakaka-akbay na lang sIya sakin. She seems to have no plans of letting me go. Cait naman kase. 

Ba't bigla kang naging clingy ngayon? Why all of a sudden? 

Days have passed. 

Lagi pa rin namin sila nakakasabay ni Jho pauwi ng mga friends n'ya. Until one day, parang umiiwas na sila and bihira na lang namin silang makasabay. Maski papasok ng school bihira ko na siya makasabay. And that somehow frustrates and saddens me. 

Weeks passed and I learned na Cait and her ex-boyfriend Kr, have gotten back together. I was really down but I never let that affect my studies. Hindi pwede. Focus, Bea!

Nag-assume at umasa ka naman. Ano ba? Na-misinterpret ko naman yata lahat ng pinakita niya and her actions towards me.

One time, nakasabay ko siya sa jeep unexpectedly and 'yung iba naming classmates. Nakasabay din si Jho ahahahaha. Kulit namin sa sasakyan. Wala pa kasi masyadong passengers that  kami pa lang.

Inaasar ako ng mga blockmates namin and ni Jho ng biglang...

"Bakit? Maganda naman si Bei ah!" I was surprised with what Caitlin said. Inaasar kasi ako nila Jho na flat daw yung harap ko kaya kahit umaalog-alog sa sasakyan wala daw aalog sa 'kin. Mga pashnea! Ang babastos talaga! Hanggang sa napunta ang usapan sa hindi ko pagiging pala-ayos. Well, bukod kasi sa wala akong time, wala din akong hilig sa make-up and wala talaga akong talent. Kahit gustuhin ko man.

Going back, medyo kinilig ako dun. Wala nga akong nasabi and There was a sudden defeaning silence. I know, baka she just really mean it and wala ng iba pa kasi nga may bf siya pero  sa mga hirit niyang ganun it still makes my heart flutters every time.

Hanggang sa nalaman ko na break na naman ulit sila nung boyfriend niya.

I still didn't wanna take advantage of it kasi una, I don't think na may chance ako sa kanya. Or maybe hindi ko lang sinusubukan? And secondly, gusto ko din muna mag-focus sa studies ko. I am a  consistent dean's lister and ayokong mawala 'yon just because... basta magkaroon ng kahit anong distractions muna.

Pero itong si Caitlin, she's really playing with my feelings. Alam na alam talaga how to get me!

But I am stil trying to keep some distance from her. But you know kung anong ginagawa niya? Lagi siya nagpapansin sa 'kin. I don't know kung trip lang ba niya talaga ako or what but she always tries to get my attention. She keeps calling my name like,  "Bei!" "Bea" hanggang sa lumingon ko. Then magha "Hi!" siya na akala mo we haven't seen each other for so long and we're not in the same class. Minsan nga kapag ginagawa niya yun at tinatawag niya pangalan ko, I'll just pretend that I didn't hear her or I am busy sa phone ko. Halos everyday na 'yun ginagawa sa 'kin that it at some point starts to annoy me. 

Minsan after ng isang subject/course namin, Minsan bago mag-uwian. Hindi niya ako nakakalimutang asarin. She would sometimes snatch  my handkerchief all of a sudden. She really wants to tease me and piss me off.

I really don't wanna give so much meaning to that pero, aside sa friends niya, sa akin lang isya gano'n. Iniisip ko na lang na talagang malakas lang trip ni Cait and napakamapang-asar.

I tried to avoid her and her squad as much as possible. Pero ang pinakanagulat talaga ako,

One time, I stood up from my seat to throw the candy wrapper I have in my pocket sa trash can sa harapan ng room namin malapit sa board. Nasa front row ang upuan ko and ni Jho kasi malabo mata ko. I prefer to sit sa harapan so I can see clearly 'yung mga nakasukat sa board and PowerPoint presentations ng mga Prof. namin. When I stood up from my seat and threw the candy wrapper sa trashbin, nagulat ako na nasa likuran ko na si Cait. I was walking backwards to get to my seat while she's walking closer and closer towards me hanggang sa mapaupo na 'ko sa armchair ko.  And now magkaharap na kami. She's  just standing in front of me, staring intently. Ninerbyos ako bigla. 

Anong trip niya this time?

Hanggang sa sinabi niya.

"Namiss kita!" And then she hurried back to her seat.

Okay...

What exactly was that? 

Out of nowhere she would tell me that she misses me? Para namang 'di kami nagkikita at nagkaka-usap sa school everyday. I wasn't able to say any single word back. I looked at Jho. And even her, you can see it in her expression na nagulat din siya and yung mga friends niya who also heard what she said. 

Gosh! I wasn't expecting that! Di ako ready!

I must say, this is one of the corniest and cringest story I had in mind back then. 

Fun fact. This happened to me before way back...  

Basta 'yun 😭

Baka mag-relapse. Charot.🤣😂