HER ESCORT

EIGHT

BAGO

Reverie's

Tinext ko na si Klein and asked him out of curiosity. Gusto ko lang malaman kung anong ginawa ni Ash to handle that.

'what happened, klein?' -rc

'sir damiano just want him to apologize and he did. all good' -klein

Wow, nagsosorry pala siya?

I put down my phone pero after some seconds, nagvibrate uli, indicating na meron nagtext.

'hi rc. i'm home. thanks for asking J'-jeff

'no problem' -rc

As a friend lang 'yon. Wag naman sana siya mag-assume.

I put down my phone again, this time wala nang nagtext or whatever.

By the way, why am I even expecting a text from that guy? He doesn't even care about me. Akala ko hindi siya nagsosorry tapos...

Anyway, I went back to my usual routine before sleeping. The usual things such as putting on a skin care routine then half-bath. Then I'll put on my earphones and listen to chill music to ease my stress. Being a beauty queen is really hard but I'm starting to get into it.

I also tried to re-read some pages in my journal. Written there are quotes and pieces of advices from an influencer that caught my heart back then.

Doing those made me feel better and after that, I fell into a deep slumber.

t o m o r r o w

Andrea's

Naglalakad kami ngayon ni Jean papunta sa mga klase namin. English sa'kin tapos sa kanya, Social Science. Buti na lang, same lang daan namin.

To be honest, I am really hoping to see Asher. Isa lang naman ang gusto ko, yun yung kahit maging ka-close man lang siya.

And yes, my wishes are granted. There I saw him walking with earphones on, probably trying to ignore the unnecessary noises that people make. Grabe palagi ko siyang nakikitang ganyan kaya ang predictable na niya for me.

He looked back nung kinalabit ko yung balikat niya. He removed his left ear piece as a sign siguro na he's ready to listen to.

"Can I ask kung ano next class mo?" I asked him. He looks confused.

"English. Why?" he said in a shockingly polite manner.

I made an 'O' shape in my mouth then it turned into a bright smile.

"Great! Same, can I join you?" I can hear Jean squealing behind me.

He's so cute when his eyebrows met each other and his forehead shows its wrinkles, probably a sign of confusement.

He shrugged. "Suit yourself" He answered. On the other side, I'm confused naman kasi ang polite niya. Ang cute!

I am genuinely happy. I swear. Kinikilig ako.

"Go girl! Grabe sinuswerte ka ngayon ah? Bilisan mo!" she whispered as she pushes me to him then I successfully landed beside him. He kept his earphones back in his bag and with that small action, I felt special. It's as if he's letting me know that he's ready to listen if I'll talk.

This is really awkward but this is a lucky time for me so I'll make the most out of it... I hope.

"Pwede ba kitang tanungin?" He flinched a little when I spoke.