Am I Falling?

Prologue

Leonekke's Point of View

"Tyler, pwedeng palit tayo? Gusto ko sana sa tabi ng bintana maupo." I requested on Tyler.

"I like this seat though..." Tyler murmured.

"Oh, okay. Then, can we maybe switch our seats after two hours?" I suggested, I'm pretty patient so I guess I can wait that long. This flight to Japan is about four hours anyway.

"I guess." He answered and leaned back with his eyes closed. "If I'm still asleep in two hours, just wake me up."

"Okay..." mahaba kong sinabi ang dulo.

Nag-take off na ang eroplanong sinasakyan namin. Nagsuot nalang ako ng earphones, pampabilis lang ng oras. Hindi na ako nakapagdala ng libro sa hand carry ko dahil marami na rin akong dala.

Kung nagdala lang ako, baka makakalahati pa ako ng isang novel.

Bakit ba kasi naging ganito ang seating arrangement ng trip na ito? Well, hindi ko rin naman masisisi ang aming adviser na si Ma'am Carmy. Kami rin ang naglagay sa sarili namin sa ganitong arrangement.

Noong pinagpa-planuhan ang seating arrangement ay maayos na dahil kami ang pipili ng gusto naming katabi. We kind of got ourselves in trouble when Duchess and Brielle's teases went too far. Pinatawag kami ng guidance councilor dahil sa pag-aasaran nilang dalawa na wala namang pinatutunguhang maganda, ni hindi ko na nga rin alam kung paano ba nagsimula.

Lumipas ang ilang minuto ay nag-request ako sa isang flight attendant ng isang bottled water. Maya-maya lang ay dumating na ito.

"Thank you." Sabi ko rito at ngumiti. Umalis na ang flight attendant.

I opened the bottle and drank. Nakailang lagok ako, dahil rin siguro sa konting gutom. Tumingin ako sa oras at nakitang halos thirty minutes palang ang nakakalipas. I glanced at my classmates, before I glanced at Tyler. Salubong ang kilay niya habang nakapikit, tila ba ay mayroon siyang nightmare sa pagtulog niya.

"Boring." Bulong ko sa sarili.

Lumipas ang oras. Kung ano-ano nang ginawa ko para mapabilis ang oras. Naglaro sa cellphone, tumingin ng pictures sa gallery, napansin kong 9 am na. Two hours has passed. Nabuhay ang dugo ko at dahan-dahang ginising ang katabi.

I tapped his left shoulder lightly, worried that he might wake up pissed if I woke him up rudely. "Tyler... Tyler..."

He didn't even budged. I guess he's a heavy sleeper. Maybe I should just let him have the seat all to himself. I can just seat here, I'm comfortable here anyways. I'm just being maarte as I want to see the view from above. I shrugged.

Moments later, I glanced at Tyler with my eyes, turning my head very slightly towards him. I noticed that he's wearing a plain black shirt, I'm not sure if it has long sleeves. He put on a brown canvas jacket which suits perfectly with his jeans and white sneakers. Pretty neat. I won't lie, his fit is very bagay to him. I think it's because he's tall, around six feet tall. My eyes lingered on his face. The very first thing I noticed on his face is his eyebrows, because I've noticed that whenever he's looking on anything or anyone, his right eyebrow rises. What a weird mannerism. His eyelashes are not that long, but they are pretty thick. Lucky. His eyes are in the shade of brown, upturned shape, perfect for his eyebrows and lashes. And his hair is long, but not too long to cover the tips of his ears. Hmm, gwapo, I guess?

Halos mapatalon ako nang magsalita ang stewardess sa tabi ko, ni hindi ko namalayang dumating siya. Bahagya akong nahiya, I realized I was checking Tyler out. She didn't seem to care, she greeted me a good morning and placed my snack. I told the stewardess to not bother giving Tyler his snack as he's still asleep.