From Afar

Chapter 16

Celestine POV

He teased me about sa mga post and my days ko na puro parinig sa kanya, it's so embarrassing!! he asked about the novel I am currently writing, and he also about SMEGULS which is the name of our Circle of Friends.He said din na di na daw ako mag kuya sa kanya since he thought we have the same age, which is he is still 19 years old, I corrected him na that I am still 18 years old. since I corrected him, he also corrected me about his age and birthday day the birthday he put on his information on his Facebook account is not a real one and he is not yet 21. Gosh!! it's so embarrassing since when I thought it was his birthday on January 31 then meron akong minyday na birthday greeting for him. He said that he was turning 20 this year and when it was his birthday, I playfully replied noted Haha his reaction is quite funny. I asked him if he knew when is my birthday he responded with a correct answer and I asked him once again how he knew, he said prediction. I called him a stalker cause how would he know, he used a reverse uno card on me saying ain't I the one who's stalking his social media accounts. after that, we bid goodbye since he said he still had an exam tomorrow.

A few days after and Monday came, it's been the 5th day both me and Rylee started exchanging chats and today is also the 1st day of our prelim examination. I'm totally glad Isang subject lang Ang exam namin today. I arrived a few minutes earlier Bago pa mag-start Ang 1st period namin, I scanned my notes kasi meron kaming quiz sa 1st sub. Our prof. arrived and our quiz began. Our first subject ended and currently, it is our vacant time. Di papasok Yung prof sa 2nd subject namin kaya umalis mo na kami ni Eve sa canteen bumili and as usual dun kami dumaan malapit sa classroom nila Rylee after that sinamahan ko na rin ito sa cashier para magbayad ng tuition nito.

While Eve was lining up, I just sat malapit sa cashier then Eve suddenly called me saying "look tingnan mo kung sino yun banda na nasa Registrar" Tiningnan ko kung sino Yung tinutukoy Niya and I saw him, Rylee Kasama nya friends or classmates nya rather. It seems kinuha sila ang Kanilang Statement of Account. I didn't mind him and focused on my phone screen para mag review and Rylee and his classmates suddenly stopped near sa cashier. Magbabayad ata Yung friend nya and while they are waiting for their classmate. Nasa parking lot sila tumambay which where I am facing now. I can't even look at him since I know for sure he was glancing at me. Pero even though naka focus Ang Mata ko sa screen ng phone ko I can still glance at him with the help of my peripheral vision.

My classes for today are done dumiretso Ako sa library since I know nandon Si Lydia and Stephanie. Sabay sabay kami tatlo nag-lunch with Rose na nakisabay samin. I only have 3 subjects for today while he has 4 subjects, Mas mauuna akong ma-dismissed kaysa sa kanya. After lunch bumalik kami sa Campus and pumunta sa same building as Rylee just to use the Comfort Room. The two of them already kung Anong intentions ko, and they supported me with it and they know Wala na silang magagawa since I'm so badly in love with Rylee. While waiting matapos Si Stephanie, Rylee and Ethan passed by papunta rin ng Comfort room ng boys which is katabi lang ng girls and He was wearing his Glasses. I did not expect na mapapansin niya Ako or maybe? I used the Comfort room a bit at naiwan naghintay sina Lydia and Stephanie sa labas and when I got out Sabi nila umalis na raw sya with his friend and Lydia said that Rylee seems that he was looking for someone or expecting someone which they obviously know kung sino which is me.

When I got home chinat ko agad Si Rylee and greeted him a Good afternoon, Ang Di ko lang inexpect Yung reply nya sakin which is di ko daw sya pinansin. I apologized and reasoned na nahihiya ako sa kanya and na di ako usually yung unang na namamansin and papansinin lang kita if ever you're the one who approached me. Kinamusta ko sya about his exams para baguhin yung topic namin, he said it was okay and he also asked mine. and once again he bring up the topic nung di ko sya pinansin, he keeps saying that he hopes na papansinin ko sya if ever magkita or magkasalubong kami around sa school. in the middle of our conversation, he asked where I lived, I answered that I lived in brgy. Calumpang and I also asked his even though alam ko na kung san sya nakatira since Anthony told me so. He asked me where I lived since akala nya nakatira ako sa lagao.