Girl of Never : Days to Love (Chat MD Series #4)

Day 362 : First time

First time
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Fifteen minutes kaming na-late ni Harry sa conference. A professor from a research of congenital diseases in pediatrics was giving a talk when we slipped inside the hall.

It was amusing to find two empty seats for us. Base sa laki ng ngiti ni Harry at pagtapik niya sa balikat ni Chard, mukhang nagbilin siya para sa reservation ng magkatabing upuan.

I finished the cup of coffee given to us when Prof. Hidalgo and I were asked to talk about the Minnesota research. Kinabahan ako nang kaunti magsalita sa harap ng lahat dahil nakatitig si Harry. I saw him in his Kamahalan face tapos kumikindat kapag napapasulyap ako. He was distracting me. Nananadya. Nagpapaulan siya ng status sa social media na naka-tag ako. Nagme-message rin ng kakulitan. Ang ingay ng cellphone ko sa mga notifications.

Ilang ulit ko tuloy natawag na Harry si Prof. Harrold, Prof. Hidalgo, at kahit si Prof. Luffreig. But instead of them getting angry, natukso pa 'ko. I was considered as one of the youngest in research and they're congratulating me for having a suitor. I couldn't tell them na sinagot ko na 'yung lalaking sobrang kulit.

Pagbalik ko ulit sa upuan, w-in-elcome ako ng stickman drawing ni Harry.

"What's this?" bulong ko sa kanya.

He wrote down his answer: Wag kang bumulong. Makita ka ni Prof.

I stared at the stickman holding flowers.

I wrote down : What's this?

He answered : Welcome back message. At flowers. :D
#Nanliligaw

"Madi-distract natin 'yung nagpe-present sa harapan," bulong ko sa kanya habang malikot ang mata sa paligid. Gosh. Ngayon lang ako kinabahan uli nang ganito. "Baka sitahin tayo ng mga professors!"

He wrote : Don't whisper in my ear, Jianna. Sulat mo na lang.

Nailing ako, luminga sa paligid at mabilis na nagsulat : Para kang high school!

Ipinasa ko pabalik kay Harry 'yung notepad.

He wrote : Ginawa mo to nung high school ka? Dahil kanino? Bakit? Paano?

I pressed my lips together to suppress a smile. Sinulyapan ko siya. Kunot ang noo niya at sumisenyas na isulat ko ang sagot sa papel.

Pagseselosan niya ba kung ginawa ko nga 'yun noon? I wanted to see him jealous but too bad dahil puro pag-aaral ang nasa isip ko no'ng high school ako. Crushes and courting were alien language to me.

I wrote : No. Yung mga kaklase ko.

He smiled in satisfaction when he read my answer, then wrote : Ayun naman pala. Mae-experience mo na kasama ako. :D
#Kelegs

Nangiti ako sa hashtag niya. Parang hindi appropriate sa Kamahalan na nakilala ko. No, scratch that. The Harry I'm seeing recently is far from the indifferent and workaholic head researcher that I first met. This Harry is makulit, maraming hirit, sweet, attentive, at laging may pasakalye sa feelings niya. If I as much as leave him in his social account for an hour, I would be flooded with tagged posts.

When I checked the hall again, napansin kong napapalingon sa amin ang ilang attendees. Sina Chard at Jules naman na malapit sa amin, nagpapatay-malisya.

I wrote : Quit it. Lumilingon yung ibang professors dito. Pasa ka nang pasa ng papel.

I meant to stop him from giving me notes but instead of listening to me, lalo lang siyang nangulit. 'Wag ko raw isuko ang pag-iibigan namin. He drew a stickman na nakatitig sa'kin, stickman na nadadapa, stickman na umiiyak, at stickman na tuma-tumbling no'ng nag-I love you ako. Wala akong magawa kundi magpigil ng tawa.