My Student, My Lover

Chapter 8

"Please wag mo akong pilitin. Hindi ko pa yan masasagot as of now." Mariin kong sabi na may halong pagmamakaawa. Baka maipagtapat ko pa sa kanya ang totoong nararamdaman ko, and it was not the right time, not yet.

He shrugged and stood up. "Hihintayin kita," He reached for me and wrapped his arms around me. He let my head rest on his chest while his hand was running through my hair. I swallowed hard as my heart started to beat fast. I could barely breathe when I heard his chuckles. Shutang ina, hinayaan ko lang siyang gawin iyon.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear it." He whispered.

It was really embarrassing! When he felt I was getting uncomfortable, he let go of me. "See you tomorrow," he said and ruffled my hair.

I was caught off guard, I didn't have any time to respond nor react. He went out from my unit and I was left standing there while my lips parted.

Parang tanga akong naglakad papasok sa kwarto ko. Binagsak ko ang sarili sa kama at napatulala sa kisame. Isa lang ang alam ko ngayon.. I am in love, I can tell, I am in love. Hindi ito pagkalito, ito yung sinasabi nilang in love ka sa isang tao.

I'd never felt this way before, he gave me butterflies, my heart kept fluttering, he was always in my mind. One move at bibigay na talaga ako.

"I'm sorry class, I'm late." I put my things on the table. For the first time in history I was late for 5 minutes. To be honest, I woke up late thinking of what happened last night, plus I had a hard time looking for a taxi. I should probably get a car now if I don't want to get fired.

I quickly set up my projector and laptop, getting pressured as all of them were waiting for me.

"Where do you live prof?" Napahinto ako sa ginagawa nang nagtanong si Davika. Nilingon ko siya at bahagyang nakataas ang isang kilay niya. I had to think twice before answering. Once she finds out I was living in the same apartment as Kugimiya's then it would be our end.

"Uh.. I have an apartment unit not really far from here." Sagot ko at pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa. I adjusted the focusing lens of the projector, pretending that I was unbothered by her question.

"I see,"

I loosened myself when she didn't add some questions. That was a mini-heart attack.

When I finished setting up, I opened the lesson presentation for the day. Kugimiya was there, he was not distracting me. For some reasons, I wasn't pressured. Mas gusto ko iyon. Yung hindi na niya ako sinusunod nang mga titig, tahimik siya at hindi umaatake ng mga sagot na may halong patama o may ibang meaning. He acted like he was normal. Well, hindi naman siya abnormal but he was just different that day.

Lunch came, when I received a text from him. I didn't open it yet since lunch was in front of me. I was eating alone in the cafeteria. Right after I drank my water, I took my phone out and opened the message.

From: Mr. Kugimiya

y were u late baby?

To: Mr. Kugimiya

Taxi problems.

I would never tell the other reason.

From: Mr. Kumigiya

next time i'll give u a lift

To: Mr. Kugimiya

It's fine. I'm planning to buy one.