MATAPOS ang halos tatlongpu't limang minuto, bumalik si Ivan at umupo sa tabi ko, dala ang isang water bottle na pareho ng brand ng inalok kong inumin kanina. Paano ito tinatawag na pagbili ng mineral water? Is this what cheating is? Sa sitwasyong 'to, totoong nakakainis siya.
Gano’n din sa mga performance sa entablado, parang pinipilit lang silang sumayaw at kumanta. Kung ako ‘yan, ipapakita ko ang isang alternative dance at pababagsakin ko ang mga girls.
"Deniseee!" Yung boses na yun...
"Ano ba! Bilisan niyo at itago niyo ako. 'Wag niyong hayaan na lumapit siya!" Hindi ko na talaga maiiwasan. Narito na ang mortal kong kaaway. Swerte na lang at kasama ko ang mga kaibigan ko at lahat sila ay tumayo para protektahan ako.
"Kath, hawakan mo kamay ko. Yvonne, huwag kang bibitaw.” Anak ng tipaklong! Hindi 'to biro, bakit sobrang intense?
"Ginagawa mo na namang panangga mga kaibigan mo?"
"Ano ba ang dahilan ng pagpunta mo? Diyan ka na lang sa faculty niyo."
Papalapit pa rin si Adrian sa'kin. Hanggang sa nakababa na siya sa likuran ni Yvonne. Nakakamangha, inangat niya yung bato at pinagbuhatan niya ng sariling paa.
"Gusto kitang makita! Wala akong nakitang mukha mo buong araw. At by the way, sino yung lalaki na kasama mo?" Agad-agad kong tinulak yung siko ni Ivan at sinabihan siyang magpakita para harapin si Adrian na nakaupo na sa likod ngayon.
"Siya ba yun?" Sinubukan ni Ivan na hulaan.
"Bakit si Ivan nandito?"
"Adrian..." yung fake girlfriend ko, nagulat na boses niya. Shocks! Magkakilala ba sila?
"Kilala niyo ang isa't isa?" Gulat na tanong ko.
"Oo! Ka-batch ko girlfriend niya." Sagot ni Adrian.
Ang lupet talaga ng mundo sa akin. Wala na akong kawala!
"Bakit ka nandito?" tanong ni Adrian kay Ivan
"Ay, eh..." Yung ex-boyfriend kong si Ivan ay lumingon sa'kin, nagtatanong ang mga mata niya kung anong gagawin. Mga kaibigan ko naman ay nagsiangatan na ang mga leeg nila na parang tanga. Mahirap intindihin 'to. Bakit nga ba ako natatakot sa kanya?
Magkakilala silang dalawa, so hindi magwo-work itong kasinungalingan na 'to. Mukhang kailangan ko na naman ng bagong plano.
"Siya ang ex-girlfriend ko."
"Hahaha! Denise, ex-boyfriend mo si Ivan? Ibig sabihin, may chance pa ako!"
"Bakit?"
"Kasi nung naagaw ko yung ex-girlfriend ko sa ex-boyfriend niya, mas gwapo pa doon si Ivan."
"Aahhhhhh..." Sigawan ng mga tao, at sa parehong oras, lumitaw yung emcee na naghahayag na may banda na magpe-perform bago magpatuloy ang huling bahagi ng kompetisyon.
"Magbigay-pugay tayo sa entablado, ang Afternoon Daydream band!"
Anong klaseng banda ‘yan? Bakit ganyan yung pangalan nila? Medyo na-distract ako, pero nang nagsimula silang mag-drums, biglang wala na akong pakialam sa paligid. Pati mga kaibigan ko, bumalik na sa mga upuan nila.
Nakakabaliw kasi yung opening song nila, galing sa paborito kong artist na si Taylor Swift. Kahit yung drums pa lang, alam ko na kung anong kanta yun.
"Hello, everybody!"
"Yeah!"
Ang boses ng vocalist sa mikropono ay nag-echo sa buong hall. Nagsimula nang mag-shine yung camera sa mga mukha ng lahat - mula sa main vocalist, bassist, drummer, at guitarist.
There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired, lonely place
Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy
Vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is, it was enchanting to meet you
Ngayon, yung kumakanta, grabe ang ngiti sa mukha! Pareho sa mga tao sa paligid ko, nag-wave ako ng kamay at kumanta ng todo-todo. Sa totoo lang, nakalimutan ko na si Adrian ay na nakaupo lang sa tabi ko, feelingero na inaangkin yung kamay ko. Mamaya ka lang sa akin. Pagkatapos ng kantang 'to, bubugbugin kita nang bongga!
Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"
'Cross the room your silhouette
Starts to make its way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy
Yung likod ng stage medyo madilim. Walang nakapansin na andun pala yung guitarist. Pero nung biglang inilawan yung buong stage, biglang nag-highlight yung mukha ng guitarist at lumabas sa screen. Bigla na lang nagka-hysteria yung crowd.
"Ahhhhhh!" sigaw ng audience.
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you
"Grabe, ang guwapo niya!"
"Sino siya? Sobrang perfect! Ahhhh!"
Yung mga tao sa stage kumakanta at yung mga nasa baba sumisigaw. Kameraman, parang sobra na yan. Bakit mo ba pinapahaba yung focus ng camera sa kanya nang gano’n katagal?
Noong tinugtog yung kanta na "Please don't be in love with someone else, Please don't have somebody waiting on you.” Sa huli at tumugma sa tugtog ng gitara, sabay-sabay sumigaw lahat sa hall.
Sa totoo lang, mas pogi yung mukha nitong guitarist kaysa sa lahat ng mga kandidato ng campus moon ngayong taon.
Hanggang matapos yung kanta, patuloy na sumisigaw yung mga babae kahit na mamaos na ang mga boses nila. Sigurado ako, bukas wala nang stock na strepsils. Pati si Adrian, na palaging buntot nang buntot sa akin at nagsasabing gusto ako, mamamatay na kakasigaw.
"Salamat nang marami, Guys!" Nagbow yung main vocalist para magpasalamat sa lahat, pero mas malakas pa rin yung sigaw ng mga freshie girls na nag-aalboroto.
"Introduction! Introduction! Introduction!" Grabe kayo obvious, gusto niyo lang malaman yung pangalan ng guitarist.
Oo, yung guwapo lang. Uhm... aaminin ko, talagang sobrang guwapo nga siya.
"Kami ang Afternoon Daydream Band. Kami yung nanalo sa band competition sa music festival last year. Ako si George, ang lead vocalist, at fourth year na ako." Malakas yung palakpakan.
"At ito sa kaliwa ko si Shaun, bassist, second year. Sa likod, nagpe-play ng keyboard si Kith, third year din. At yung drummer si Sam, third year din. At sa huli..."
"Aaahhhhhh!" Nag-panic yung camera. Parang may plano yata yung cameraman sa guitarist. Oo, hindi kasalanan ng guitarist kung puro mukha lang niya ini-highlight ng cameraman.
"Grabe, ang lakas ng cheer nila compared sa dati."
"Intro! Intro!" Ang daming interested sa kanya ng crowd.
"Actually, yung guitarist namin, fourth year na siya. Kaso may nangyaring accident ngayon kaya di siya makakarating. Kaya't nag-invite kami ng special guitarist na papalit sa kanya. First year student rin siya katulad n'yo."
"Parehas natin? Aaahhhhh!" Sumisigaw yung mga girls sa tabi ko. Mukhang sobrang curious sila sa kanya.
"Tara, pakinggan natin yung sound." Inabot ng main vocalist yung microphone sa guitarist, kaya lahat excited na nag-aabang.
Yung problema lang, bakit parang ako rin interesado sa boses niya?
"Hello." Yung warm na boses niya, nagpapakilig sa mga tao. Ako naman, hindi mapigilang tingnan siya. Pareho ng effect sa'kin ng boses ni Harry Style, warm lang yung sa kanya. Ito yung type ng boses na trip ko.
Pinaka-importante, mukhang mahiyain siya. Hindi siya sumusunod sa camera.
"Ako lang yung trainee guitarist na tumutulong sa mga seniors, yun lang. Baka sa future, hindi na ako aakyat sa stage. Kaya ‘di ko na sasabihin ang pangalan ko. Sana masaya kayong lahat ngayong gabi."
"Hmm... Ano ba ‘yan?"
"Di ba pwedeng konti pang kwento? Boring!" Biglang tumalon at sumigaw si Adrian.
Pagkatapos nilang magperform, agad nang bumaba yung mga band members. Pero siguro may pictures silang lahat kasama siya sa mga phones nila. Nalimutan ko lang magpicture kasi na-distract ako.
Sa gabing yun, sobrang saya ko kasi nakatakas ako kay Adrian in less than five minutes. Kung pwede lang, gusto ko pa sanang magperform yung Bandarito band ng konti para maimpluwensyahan yung caveman leech na 'to.
Nagkalat na ang mga tao pagkatapos i-announce ang winners ng competition. Tulad ng dati, Faculty of Engineering nanalo ng Moon title. Samantalang Faculty of Medicine naman ang Star title.
"Denise, I've been thinking of ways to help you." Kinabukasan mga alas-otso ng umaga sa English class, biglang nag-approach si Kath para mag-suggest.
Ako na nakaupo sa chair ay agad tumingin at nagtanong sa kaibigan ko na excited.
"Gano’n ba? Paano naman?"
"Tingnan mo 'to. Idea ito ni Yvonne at inisip ko na mabuti." Kinuha niya yung phone niya na may rough at moist na kamay. Lumabas sa screen yung isang photo na may 100,000 likes. Picture ng guitarist kagabi.
"Huh? Anong gagawin ko naman diyan"
"Simula kagabi, naging hot topic na yung anonymous guitarist. Sobrang sikat, yung mga tao nag-visit pa sa 'poging lalaki spotted' page para makilala siya. Check mo nga."
Tinignan ko yung screen ng cellphone at binasa yung mga comments ng mga tao sa page. Grabe... Seryoso ba, kelangan ba nila mag-iwan ng ganitong karami na comments?
"Looking for kuyang poging guitarist mula sa show kagabi."
"Sana may makapag-donate ng mga pictures niya kung meron kayo."
"Admin, alam niyo ba yung listahan ng mga gumamit ng gitara sa show kagabi? Gusto ko malaman kung ano pangalan niya? At saang faculty siya galing? Ah! Hindi ako makatulog nito. Bakit kasi ang gwapo niya?"
"Admin, sabihin mo sa akin sino yung guitarist sa show kagabi! Sino siya! Pupunta ako para patayin siya. Kasi ngayon, yung girlfriend ko sobrang obsessed sa paghahanap ng information tungkol sa kanya."
"Salamat sa pag-share ng mga latest photos mula sa program kagabi. Aaah, sobrang inggit ako sa mga girls sa second year ng class na naging staff kagabi."
"May mga 80,000 comments na nakapost sa page na yun. Sobrang dami, tinatamad na akong basahin. Would you believe it? Kahit Admin ng page na ganito, hindi makasagot sa mga tanong tungkol sa mga nag-gitara kagabi. Busy talaga mga tao mag-stalk ngayon.
"Pero paano niya ako matutulungan sa problema ko kay Adrian? Umm... Gwapo nga siya. Pero ano bang koneksyon nito sa'kin? Importante ba siya."
"Narinig mo ba, yung ganitong klaseng lalaki na 'to, siya ang tamang tao para tulungan ka. Mahirap makahanap ng mabuting lalaki. Wala na sa uso yung mga ex-boyfriend mo na pinupuri mo dahil sa kagwapuhan. Hindi ko naiisip na titigil na si Adrian sa pangi-stalk sa’yo."
"Sana ‘wag mong sabihin yun."
"Tama nga yun. Siya yung pinakamagandang option. Siya yung standard na hinahanap mo! Gawin mong boyfriend para ma-neglect si Adrian. At saka, wala sa buong campus ang tatapak sa lalaking yun!" Dagdag pa ni Kath.
"Pero ano naman ngayon" Matindi kong pinukpok yung ulo ni Kath. Hahanap ako ng ibang lalaki para makawala sa isang lalaking ipakakasal sa akin. Hindi ko matatanggap yun."
"Do your thing na nga. Andiyan na nga siya, oh. Alam mo ba yung term na 'standard'? Siya yun."
"Ano bang ibig mong sabihin? Hindi ko nga alam pangalan niya. Malamang hindi mo rin alam. Tapos pinapapakita mo sa akin? Paano kung hindi maniwala si Adrian?" Sandali lang, lumabas si Yvonne para magdiscuss ng maraming bagay.
“Ano ba, ako si Yvonne Seriosa,social media celebrity. Madali kong mahanap ang detalye tungkol sa kanya. Lahat ‘yan ay naka-depende kung makiki-cooperate ka o hindi."
"Eh, ngayong nandito na tayo, pwede pa ba akong pumili?" Kung kailangan kong isakripisyo lahat para makalaya kay Adrian, gagawin ko ang lahat.
"At heto na nga, ang daming likes sa post na 'to. Apat na libo sa loob ng sampung minuto. Dyusko Lord!”
"Maraming comments pero walang nakakaalam kung sino siya, hanggang sa..."
"Nahanap ko siya! Ahhh! Political Science major pala siya. Nakita ko yung name tag niya sa harap ng building! Oh my God, kinikilabutan ako!!!"
Yung may-ari ng comment nag-post ng picture. Nakuha niya yung mukha ng lalaki na nag-gitara sa stage kagabi. Nakasuot siya ng student uniform at mukhang seryoso. Importanteng nakalagay yung name tag kaya maraming tao ang nagsiksikan mag-comment hanggang sa maka-experience na lang siguro ng server down ang page na 'to.
“Nathaniel Hudson.”
‘yan ba ang pangalan niya?
What a nice name, huh.
“OH MY GOSH! Like, I totally wanna be in jail right now, just to get caught by him, you know?”“Your wife is here.”“Itabi niyo akin na ito #TeamNathanielHere”Grabe, yung buong campus, walang tigil sa chikahan about kay Nathaniel.Habang nagi-scroll ako, may nakita akong comment sa page from someone with a photo of Inter Milan football as his profile photo:“Nathaniel is a close friend of mine, he's so low-key, no Facebook, no IG, no Twitter. It's important for you to know that he's not into all that spotlight stuff. He asked me to talk to the Admin of this page to immediately delete his photo.”So totoo nga yung sinasabi ng iba na ayaw niya talaga ng center of attention, Walang ere-ere, walang social media drama. Chill lang siya, like, walang halong keme.I'm raising a tarpapel now, na may nakalagay na “I love Nathaniel.”Hays, parang tanga.Right after school at three o'clock in the afternoon, me and my gang walked from the faculty of Law to the Faculty of Political Science because
PARANG gusto ko magalit kay Nathaniel sa mga ginawa niya sa akin kahapon, sobrang nakakahiya. Ngayon, kasama ang mga kaibigan ko, iniisip namin kung paano lulutasan ang problema ko. Wala akong kahit anong impormasyon tungkol kay Nathaniel, wala akong numero, Facebook, Instagram, o kahit Twitter niya. Wala rin siyang mga aplikasyon na iyon, at dinamay pa ang aking email sa spam. Wala kaming paraan para makontak siya. Sobrang nawalan na ako ng pag-asang makatakas kay Adrian."I think that cruel Nathaniel is not the right person to help you." said kath, frowning as she steamed her eyes."Hindi siya masama, kupal lang talaga siya." Iyan ang totoong nararamdaman ko."Mahirap na siyang i-approach ngayon. Make yourself all busy in the group #NathanielContent. After all, the people in the group will help each other. If anyone finds his phone number and shares it, then we should take advantage of that." Suggestion from KathBut you know, me appearing in the group page of the devil's wife... th
THE STORY of Nathaniel's cell phone has been temporarily set aside because that won't be fixed in a day or two. If there is a chance, I am ready to argue with him again.Ngunit ngayon, may problema ako... Gutom na gutom na ako. Fortunately, this afternoon I had an appointment with my student code members for the second time to strengthen senior-junior relations. Students from our Law of Faculty are all handsome and beautiful people, so we went to a Japanese restaurant near the university to eat. Too bad that my friends couldn't get together because they went with their respective code members as well. So, I had to sit alone with the seniors."Denise! Bakit ka ba nandito nang maaga?"is a cute little boy with his braces. His name is Jericko. The very first time I saw him, I really wanted to flirt with him but unfortunately, he already has a girlfriend."Oh, sobrang gutom na ako. Haha!" I replied."Sige, hintayin na lang natin ang mga senior at junior year mentors natin. Ayun! Narito na
I SOMETIMES THINK, why do I have to suffer things like this? I pressed F5 already, log-out then log-in again. But the post is still there.Nathaniel Fucking Hudson.So fucking shameless. Hindi niya lang basta na-unlock ang phone ko, he also harassed me through a status just before bed. As I did not want things to escalate any further by being misunderstood by the people, I had to search my name in the chat so I could immediately message him for a cursing session.Tangina mo, Nathaniel! How did you know my password? I saw the typing button so I know he read the message. Instead of replying, he just sent an emoji.Nakita ko yung p-in-ost mo.Ginamit ni Nathaniel yung Facebook ko para mag-type ng message habang patuloy akong sumasagot gamit yung same account. Parang ako na lang yung nakikipag-usap sa sarili ko na parang baliw.I've got nine digits as my password. Paano mo nalaman ang password ko?[987654321 yung ginamit mong password. Hindi mo man lang ginamitan ng creativity.]This assh
The opening day for club activities arrived. I tried to enter the crowd of new students who had gathered to fill the hall. Ngayon, kinakailangan naming magparehistro sa isang akademikong club in a certain amount of time before we can graduate soon. Wala pa ako naiisip kung anong club ako sasali, dahil patuloy na sumusunod sa akin si Adrian tulad ng isang uhaw na linta. It would be very good if I could avoid him. Ngunit sa halip na tulungan ako, iniwan ako ng mga kaibigan ko na nag-iisa at hindi alam kung saan magpaparehistro. Iniwan nila ako sa kahihiyan, habang sila'y nagpunta sa traditional medicine club upang magpa-foot massage. Iniwan nila akong nakatayo roon nang walang kaalam-alam kung sa anong club ako sasali. Hanggang sa nakita ko ang Ping Pong club, bigla akong nagkaroon ng pag-asa. "Hi..." "We're full!" Before I finished asking, they immediately cut off my words. Kung minamalas ka nga naman, oh. So I returned to an area where it was filled with people. This zone has the
"DENISE! Denise! Denise.”Damn!My face was slapped so many times to wake me up. Pero before I could snap out of my dizzy state, nakita ko na lahat sila, sobrang nagulat. If you'd ask me when and how I ended up on the ground? Wala akong alam. Kailan ko binuksan ang mga mata ko? I didn't know either. But how do I die? I know...Right now!"Guys, we're just playing. No need to be shook like that," sabi ng senior na nag-cause ng problem, nakatagilid at chill lang siya tingnan. He is not worried at all about the bitterness in the hearts of the first-years like me."Denise, are you okay?" Fortunately, another senior asked me. She helped to sit in a daze."Umm...""Looks like Denise is so shocked, huh.""Uh, um-"I've spent all my whole life kissing the boys, yes, it's normal! But that person whom I was doing 'that thing' was not a pretty boy, but a kaaway! Even though he did not kiss me, his action made me feel so dazed.If that person only kissed me and did not use his tongue to push the
WHEN I got back to our practice area after using the restroom, I thought we are done as well but... "Are you ready? Let's continue practicing." "Aren't we done yet?" "Today, we will complete the eight basic chords." Nakakainis naman. My fingers will break first before we finish the session. I want to cry. "Denise, for A minor, right fingertip on the 4th string and one on the 2nd." "Yes." It is karma to have short fingers as Nathaniel said. Can not reach what is destined for me. "Try playing." "I will do it." Trung~ "Wrong." "Umm." "Try again, Den. Try your best." I am trying! Ahh! I hate it. I want to go home. I don't want to play guitar anymore. "It's wrong when you play it like that. Press on the strings firmly. You are doing it as if you have no strength at all." The low voice that echoes is from Nathaniel who was sitting and watching me from afar. "I can't help it. Strings are too old and I am in pain." Then the guitar in my hand was openly taken by Nathaniel and rep
DENISE MERCULIO:Guys! I have good news!Yvonne Seriosa: You want to say that Nathaniel agreed to help you, right?Denise Merculio:How did you know?Yvonne Seriosa:Just guessing. Is that true?Kath Samonte:You could win the lottery.Yvonne Seriosa:How did you get him to agree? Was your body involved?What position did you get? Top or bottom? Haha!Denise Merculio:You are really dirty minded.Kath Samonte:You want to celebrate? Your freedom will be back soon.Denise Merculio: Celebrate, my ass. There's class tomorrow. Can we have coffee instead?Yvonne Seriosa:Do you know I don't drink coffee now?Denise Merculio:Really? Looking after your health?Yvonne Seriosa:No, I moved to Alcohol.Denise Merculio:The fuck?Kath Samonte: So what do you want us to do?Denise Merculio:Tell Green that Sarawat and I are dating. It's up to you on how you say it.Kath Samonte:Gotta bring our lying game on.Denise Merculio:Shh...Yvonne Seriosa:Leave it to us. We will prepare a plan.Denise
The song ended with applause from the crowd. As for me, the emotions welled up in my chest suddenly flowed. Nathaniel smiled at me. We just smiled at each other before he stepped out of the stage. Just looking at him from the beginning to the end is worth it. We understood each other just by looking at each other's eyes.Not long after that, the famous band that the university hired performed. I went out to escape the stifling atmosphere of the crowd and headed straight behind the stage. Nathaniel waited there with his calm face. Sweat rolled down on his face, but still dared to tease me."You looked at me without blinking so I purposely played it wrong.""But that was a great song!""Love each other! If one day they will leave you, just trust each other. Because if you are meant to be together, you will always be together!"After that, Taylor Swift's song came out. They are the last group to play in event. Nathaniel is on my side and we just dance until we're exhausted. The song th
The semi-final round of the Music Festival has arrived. Everyone looked very excited even behind the stage. The members of Encapsulation all find ways to calm down and to reduce their nervousness. Only Nathaniel is... sitting down to eat.I've never seen this guy being so stressed out of anything.Miss Khaycee is with Nathaniel. They are sitting, eating skewers leisurely. He also joins the competition with a group called 'Sunshine, Daisy flowers and Ripe Avocado', which consists of seniors and the bastard, Adrian. I am also curious as to where did they get their name from? Probably, one of them is a Harry Potter fan. (Ron Weasley's line in Harry Potter series is "Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow".)Not far away, Benjamin's group was trying out their guitars. This time he didn't send anyone to mess with us or make any threats, so we were somewhat relieved. His group is called 'The Idol'."And now, it is the time for the 2016 Music Festival!" The sound
NATHANIEL'S POVI am speechless.I have to say that I was truly speechless with the sentences she just said from her own mouth. What should I say? It is both pitiful and cute. Her hand still has a cotton ball stuck on it while she is wiping away her tears.He really is a little crazy devil with a small brain.Yesterday, Denise asked me about my first love. I don't want to answer her because I thought that it just came from nowhere. Now, I want to step forward and hug or soothe her to stop crying but because this annoying girl keeps on pushing me away and waving her hand, I can't do anything. I don't want her to cry anymore because she is sick right now."So, are you ready to listen now?" I spoke in a monotone voice then looked back, avoiding to stare at her causing Denise eyes that were looking at me to tremble. Probably, she is afraid of breaking up. But I only want to tease her. I am so sorry for her because I think that I have twisted her mind and broke her heart."Then... Are you
I was taken to the emergency room because of constant vomiting. On the way to the hospital, Nathaniel's car is full of my vomit. I feel bad for the person in the backseat but I don't have time to go back and apologize to people. I looked like a full mess right now. Anyone who has ever seen me as a university cheerleader must now think that I don't belong there. Losing all that image that I built up throughout the year... My heart. My heart. My heart.Doctors and nurses gathered around the bed, measuring blood pressure while asking for symptoms that made me dizzy so I accidentally vomited again into the bag. The nurse then punished me by pricking the blood with revenge. Inject fingers, biceps, arms. Put it all in until my body is full of holes. I want to cry again but it will just make me look more foolish.In addition, the needle was inserted into the back of my hand. The doctor told me that I was given an anti-emetic medicine, but I still didn't feel better. Lying there for nearly tw
I was not in the mood to study. The reason comes from the restlessness last night thinking about Nathaniel's story. Or maybe, this is because of the food we ate yesterday. Now everything is attacking me at once. It made me almost collapse on the lecture table but I still tried to endure until I couldn't stand it. I have to run in the toilet to vomit. What a pathetic form.No one knows how bad I feel right now. I don't want to worry anyone. Yvonne asked, I just replied that it was okay with a forced smile. Besides, I already took medicine. Five in the afternoon is the free time of the Law students. My three buddies intend to take me to relieve stress in a cafe. But because I had to be with Encapsulation to watch them practice music, I refused. Before I went to the training room, I didn't forget to buy snacks, fruit and canned milk for the members including Nathaniel. I don't know if I was dismissed early today or the rest of the group haven't appeared yet. So I waited silently until hi
At three o'clock, my stomach began to feel bad. Then I remembered Yvonne organized our meal in four different restaurants. Since I can't sleep and nowhere to vent, I slowly take myself out of bed then proceed to the bathroom. I quietly stood in the hand washing area for a long time. When I got back, I saw that the tall man was already waiting. The light from the head of the bed was illuminated enough for me to see the other person's face clearly. "What's wrong?" He asked me in a smooth voice, as always. "I don't know. I want to puke but I can't." "You want antacids?" "..." I shook my head before crawling into the bed. Nathaniel pulled me to move closer. He then hugged me like he was comforting me to relieve my uncomfortable feeling. Since I can't sleep tonight, I choose to break the silence by talking. "I can't sleep." I initiated the conversation. "Because you are only listening to music." "How did you know? Normally, I listen to music when I can't sleep." "What about now?"
I think this girl is something that Nathaniel has been searching for a long time. She studies well, she looks pleasant all the time, and is very caring. He fell in love with her for the first time and after that, he did not date anyone. No matter how it looks, there will be a breakup like other couples. In the end, all we can do is sit and regret that love did not happen the way we hoped for.You will love everything at first because it all looks beautiful. As days go by, the problems will slowly arrive. We then try to conceal that to maintain the image on the first day. We began to emerge from many things. But if things won't work out... then we may have to end it.I never believed in love anymore after breaking up with my first boyfriend. I became that someone who finds breaking up so easy just because I feel bored. I never really loved someone for the reason that I didn't want to be hurt just like in the past. As much as possible, I have to protect myself in every way that I can.A
Today was another chaotic day for our cool lives because Nathaniel just announced to social media that he is in a relationship with me. Therefore, his wives kept on following us to the point that they knew that we were living together.They are obviously true stalkers.Second term has quite a few activities but there is still a big event that is expected to happen. That is the university's music competition. So after my classes, I went to buy a snack and waited in the club room where Nathaniel and his friends from Encapsulation always come to practice."Denise! Why come so early?" The greeting from the lead singer made me immediatelysmile and greet back."I've got nothing to do after my class. I bought snacks for everyone.""Thanks a lot. I actually thought you fled to your room first.""Why?""Nathaniel’s fans started gathering under the Law School building. Afraid that it will bring inconvenience to you." Why don't you call the newspaper from the start. So chaotic. But, It was stil
After returning from school, Theo went straight to the bedroom and slept.Nathaniel and I were busy preparing the food in the kitchen. His phone rang and he answered it."Why?" I feel like something is suspicious when he asks that question."...""Roble is inviting for a drink." Nathaniel looked at me. It seems that this question is especially for me."Where? Ask him." I quickly responded."Same bar as last time.""Okay. But don't come home late.""No. He is inviting us... including your brother." I paused for a while. I mean, even if Roble won't invite me, I would still go. Who will take care of this bastard if he gets drunk? But the sentence included my brother so it made me think for a while."What does he want from my brother?""How can I know?" He refused to answer, then turned to continue talking to the other end for a while before hanging up.Alright. I will invite my brother since he's got nothing to do. Whether he will go or Lion gang has another monkey business? Hmm..."Haha