Friends to Lovers?

PROLOGUE

ICE CREAM

Ara's POV:

I'm Shanara De Ocampo, 16 years old and I fell in love with my bestfriend named Alliandra Jane Rodriguez. I like everything about her. She's so beautiful, cute, kind, good attitude, she's also an academic achiever etc. For me she is perfect. She was 1 year older than me but we are both a grade 10 student.

Mas matangkad ako ng konti sa kanya kaya minsan madali ko lang siyang naaakbayan haha, and hindi niya alam na I already fell in love with her. I keep it as a secret 'cause I don't want to ruin our friendship.

We are classmates this school year, and we can meet our circle of friends when it's our break time or our subject teacher can't meet us.

"Tara sa tambayan for sure nandoon din sila. " sabi ni Ai. Break time kasi namin. Si Ai/Airah ay isa sa bumubuo ng circle of friends namin na classmate ko, bale 5 kami sa circle and the 2 are on the first section, while me, her and the other 1 are on the second section. Nagkikita-kita kami tuwing wala kaming subject sa 'tambayan' namin which is located sa pinakalikod ng school namin, doon din kami kumakain ng lunch together.

"Sige sige. " pagsang-ayon naman ni Lia sa kaniya. Pumayag na rin ako dahil wala naman kaming gagawin.

Pagdating namin doon ay tama nga kami nandoon nga sila at gumagawa ng activities na ibinigay sakanila. Sa isang mesa na nandoon ay may limang upuan kaya kasya na kami sa isang table. Hindi din mainit dito kahit 2:00 pm na dahil na rin sa maraming puno rito at mahangin.

Umupo ako sa right side ni Lia while si Ayesha naman ay na sa left niya. So ang set-up namin sa circle na table ay ako, siya, Ayesha, Danna, Airah.

Napatitig ako sa kaniya habang gumagawa ng activity. Her short black hair, brown eyes,long eyelashes,cute cheeks, beautiful nose ,and her soft pink lips. She's so beautiful and I was falling more deeper.

I was still staring at her when my phone got a notification from messenger. It's from our group chat in English, Ma'am Janice she send an activity that we should do on her time. Akala ko wala kaming gagawin, nakakatamad kasi ehh. I decided na gawin na 'yon kahit tinatamad ako, dahil na rin sa sinabi niya na kailangan daw na ipasa na namin 'yon pagkatapos ng time niya.

We are all busy doing our activities when Airah said she was hungry. Malay ko rin dito kay Ai ,wala pa namang recess pero gutom na siya.

"Dan samahan mo ko? " she asked Danna to go to the cafeteria with her.

"Sige tara, may ipapabili ba kayo? " Dan asked.

"Wala." Me, Lia, and Ayesha answered.

"Okay, tara na Ai. " pag-aaya niya kay Airah at akmang aalis na sila nang "Wait parang gusto ko'ng sumama. " ani Ayesha.

"Sama ka na sa amin Aye. " pagkasabi ni Airah 'non ay tumayo si Aye at sumama sa kanila.

So it's just me and Lia. And I can say that it's so awkward.

"Hindi ka ba nagugutom? " tanong ko dahil sobrang tahimik talaga niya.

"Hindi pa naman. Ikaw hindi ka ba nagugutom? " tanong niya pabalik. Umiling naman ako bilang sagot.

I was staring at her again instead of doing my activity.

"Mahirap ba iyong activity natin? Gusto mo ba na tulungan kita? Kanina ko pa kasi napapansin na nakatingin ka sakin. May dumi ba sa mukha ko? " tanong niya.