The Only Exception

Song 10.3: Call Me Maybe

“Kiara. Such a lovely name. It suits you. I’m Theo Ashford by the way.” He said to me. Oh my God! I love how he said my name. I don’t know what love is, but I think I’m starting to fall, for the first time. And I don’t know if it’s good or bad.

“Nice to meet you.” I told him politely. Oo na. Ako na ang two-faced. Bakit ba? That’s the thrill of it!

Over the next hour, we sat on a table and talked about ourselves. He was fun to be with. I learned that he raps and loves to sing. I told him how I had an older twin and we’ve learned things about each other some more. It wasn’t boring talking with him. This was the first time a guy actually sat and talked to me. Normally, guys would just throw some nasty pick-up lines to get into my pants and they all just end up writhing in pain. See? That’s a similarity about me and Keira. We can both get brutal at times.

“Hey Kiara? Wanna dance?” Theo asked me.

I nodded my head and he led me through the crowd. Just as instantly, “Just Dance by Lady GaGa” played.

Siksikan ang mga tao kaya naman skin-to-skin ang lapit namin ni Theo sa isa’t-isa. I just realized it now that he was actually protecting me from perverts and others from crushing me. Wanna know how? He had his arms wrapped protectively around me, keeping me safe from almost everything. And dahil na din naging marami na ang mga tao sa dancefloor, hindi na kami makagalaw ni Theo. But it doesn’t matter. I enjoy being wrapped up with his strong arms. It makes me feel safe and warm. No one has ever made me feel this way and I’ll trade anything for this.

He oh so carefully led us out of the sea of people and back to our table.

He looked me over with concern.

“Baby, you okay? May masakit ba sayo?” He asked me. I shook my head no. He sighed in relief and pulled me into a hug.

“Thank goodness.” He said. I was touched by how he acted. Never has any guy protected me like he did. No one treasured me like he did. He didn’t made me feel like a trophy, he made me feel like a precious, fragile gem. And it just made me slowly fall in love with him even more.

“Kiara? I know we just met. And in a not so good of a situation at that. But would you mind if we hang out again? Or maybe I could atleast keep in touch? I really like you and believe me, I’ve never felt this way with anyone. Only you.” He said with utter sincerity.

“I don’t mind at all, Theo. Tell you what. I really like you too. And trust me. It takes a long time for me to like someone. I never really liked any particular guy. But you’re different. You were the first. I’d really want to hang out with you. But as much as I want to, I can’t. Hindi ko kasi alam kung hanggang kailan kami mags-stay dito sa Seoul. I’ll just give you my number and you give me yours. Now, how’s that?” I asked.

“That’s cool with me.” He said and smiled.

We exchanged numbers.

“So, call me. Maybe?” He asked.

“I will.”

I kissed him full on the lips. Something I’ve been itching to do since earlier.

I pulled away and looked into his eyes.

“I hope you don’t mind.” I told him.

What happened next was unexpected. He kissed me back. HE.KISSED.ME.BACK! (>/////<)

“Nope. Not at all. (~~,)” He said with a cocky smirk on his face. I giggled.

“Bye now.” I said, my final goodbye.