"Bakit ka nandito? What if Yuta-nii sees you? I mean... Yuta oppa?" Sabi ko, furrowing my brows.
He then gave me a gentle smile, before ruffling my hair. Bumibilis ang tibok ng puso ko habang tinititigan ko siya dahil sa totoo lang, hindi ako makapaniwala. Aside from Yuta-nii and that boy from Japan, no one has ever wanted to protect or ever stay beside me.
Then why him, all of a sudden? Hindi ba't ang biglaan naman?
"Take a picture, Vernice. It will last longer. Besides, ang gwapo ko naman kaya kahit biglaan, gwapo parin 'yan-"
"Shut up, Wong Yukhei. Oo na, gwapo ka na, you don't need to rub it on my face," sabi ko sa kanya, and then he laughed.
"Inamin mo rin! Next mong aminin, crush mo rin ako, ha?" Sabi niya, kaya naman sinamaan ko siya ng tingin saka kinurot siya.
"OW! HOLY SHIT!" sigaw niya, kaya naman ay parehas kaming nagulat nang may tumunog sa taas.
Pagtingin namin ay nandun si Yuta-nii, nakadungaw sa bintana ng kwarto niya with his windows open.
"Ang ingay niyo! Pumasok na nga lang kayo!" Sigaw ni Yuta-nii, and then he smirked.
Napatingin naman ako kay Lucas, and then he gave me a shy smile before looking at the gates. I sighed in defeat, at saka pinapasok na siya. All along, I've been scared. I've been scared of letting someone enter my life, not knowing na meron palang someone na willing magstay aside from Yuta-nii. But why would he want to?
Nang makaupo na kami sa living room ay inilibot niya ang mga mata niya habang pinagmamasdan ko naman siya. Is he real? Is he really here? Siya ba talaga to?
"Para kang timang. Dito ang tingin," sabi ko sa kanya, and then he smirked at me. Damn, I could never deny that he's attractive.
"Sooo. Usap tayo?" Sabi niya sa akin, and then I shrugged.
Lumingon lingon ako at saka hinahanap kung nandito ba si Yuta-nii but I think na nandun naman na siya sa kwarto niya so I nodded.
"What do you want to talk about?" Tanong ko, and then he leaned forwards dahil magkatapat kami ng inuupuan.
He smiled at me before speaking. That damned smile.
"I wanna talk about you and I. I know it's all so sudden, but hindi ko na kayang magpanggap. Oo, gusto kita. Gustong gusto. Maybe a few days after the school year started I started watching you from afar. Halata mo naman siguro kila Jaehyun kung paano nila ako asarin, diba? I just want to clear it to you na kahit anong mangyari, hindi kita iiwasan. Kahit palayuin mo ako, hindi kita iiwasan," sabi niya, and I was surprised.
I knew that somehow, maybe he liked me, dahil sinabi na rin ni Yuta-nii at naririnig ko sila Jaehyun sa klase, but hearing it from him was a lot different than hearing it from others. Pero... bakit ba ako naaapektuhan?
"I like you. I like you so much and I'm not even gonna deny it. Ever. Please let me court you. Let me show you how love truly feels like. Let me show you that I can be serious when I have to. Let me love you, Vernice," he said, his brows furrowing, his words piercing right through my heart.
Why would someone love me? Why would even someone pay attention to a wallflower like me? Why would someone as famous and funny and... fuck, he's got everything! Why would someone like him say these words to me?
"How can you like me?" I asked, my voice almost a whisper.
"I just do. I don't know how it started either, but I just do. Will you... let me? Let me show you, please? Magbabago ako. Hindi na ako magcucut ng classes, mag-aaral ako ng mabuti, I won't even bully my friends if that's what you'd like. I would even shut up in classes if it meant I needed to change myself to fit into your mold," sabi niya, and I bit my lower lip.
My body feels numb. Everything about me felt numb, except from these eyes that started pouring. Fuck, am I crying?
"Did I... Did I say something wrong? Napaiyak ba kita? Shit, I-" sabi niya, but I shook my head and then wiped my tears.
"No, it's just that... this is the first time someone actually paid attention to me aside from Yuta-nii. I... this feels so good. I'm just so scared of what might happen," sabi ko, and then I was surprised when he hugged me.
For some reason, I found myself crying in his arms, hugging him back. I didn't know Wong Yukhei felt this warm. I didn't even wanna get out of this warmth he makes me feel.
"I promise, I'd never leave you, okay? Wala mang tayo, kaya kong maghintay. Hindi kita ilalaglag. Di kita iiwan. Just let me court you, and I will court you kahit na habambuhay pa," he said, and with teary eyes, I stared at him.
I stared at him with my hopeless eyes, something that I never would have imagined happening before. I bit my lower lip and then furrowed my brows before speaking up.
"Don't leave me, okay?"
"Shh... I won't. Calm down, baby. I won't. I won't. I promise."
I just wish he wasn't lying.
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liar ♡ lucas wong
Fanfiction[ nshitty series ] "you're a liar, wong yukhei," in which she was a wallflower, and he was the exact opposite. cover by @venleyy
