Chapter 3: Must Defend

Comincia dall'inizio
                                        

-Zac's P.O.V.-
Eh kasi naman. Magsisimula na ung lesson eh. Di naman pwede nakatayo lang tayo dun. Sorry, ah~

Nakita ko ung reply niya.

"Grabe. Ang kalmado niya magchat." Sabi ko sa sarili ko.

Sila Christjude naman, nadinig ung sinabi ko.

"Baka sanay na makipagchat sa mga lalake yan." Sabi niya

Suddenly, I felt a little pain sa chest ko.

This is not normal. I don't normally feel like this.

Jealousy? Envy? Can't be...

"Baka nagkaboyfriend na siya." Sabi naman ni Sean.

Nagtataka ako. Bakit ko pa sila naging mga kaibigan? Kung maka-invade ng personal privacy, kala mo sa kanila.

Mga kung ano-ano pinag-uusapan. Letche!

Or I just simply don't want to hear it. Some part of me says sana ako na lang boyfriend ni Dren.

Wait, what? No!

I've never felt this kind of jealousy before. If not, what is it?

This... can't... be...

Wanna eat lunch with me tomorrow? So, you know, we could talk~

THIS REPLY? THE ANCIENT FORBIDDEN MYTHICAL LEGEND? FROM HER?! HOW?!

"Napaka swerte mo, Zac." Sabi ni Sean. "Sana lahat, nagaaya."

"Nga naman." Pagsingit ni Christjude. "Sana pati crush ko, ganyan sakin."

"DI KO SIYA CRUSH!" Sabi ko naman sa kanya. "Are you inferring na crush ko siya?!" Tuloy ko.

"No. We were implying it." Sagot ni Sean. "You're the one who inferred it."

Humalo na sa galit ko ung inis. Nako. Bakit ko pa ba sila naging kaibigan?

Sige. I guess we could talk~

Nagdobleng isip ako sa irereply ko. But I hit the enter button anyway.

Sent.

Tuesday

Tapos na ung 4th period kaya lunch na namin.

Nung nakuha ko na lunch box ko, nakita ko siya nakatingin sakin.

Unexpectedly, she's...

..smiling.

My eyes examined her. Her never-ending sparkling eyes, her white teeth that can temporarily blind anyone's eyes, and her long brown hair na nakalugay lang.

Dammit. She looks so cute.

I never thought she would smile while looking at me. I never thought I would see such view.

Lumapit ako sa kanya. I was about to ask her if we can go to the cafeteria now pero di ko na natuloy kasi nagsalita na siya agad.

"Ano? Magtititigan lang tayo?" She chuckled.

I laughed a bit. It's bad if you don't laugh at least a little to a joke. Baka magalit lang siya sakin.

If she's in a good mood, I'll keep it that way.

I should keep it that way.

Bumaba na kami para pumunta sa canteen. I kept my hands in my jacket's pockets.

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