Fourth of October (Juntarsiego Series #1)

Chapter 14

"So, you like painting?" My hands stopped drawing something on the paper when I heard that question from my classmate. Napatuwid ang upo ko dahil sa hindi inaasahan iyon.

Inilagay ko ang lapis saka binalingan siya ng tingin. Her face is in deep questioning as her eyes examines my drawing. Tumatango-tango ito sa nakikita habang ako ay napakurap, binalik ang tingin sa ginawa ko.

Maya-maya pa ang klase kung kaya't may kaunting ingay dito sa loob. Some are chit chatting while I used the time for drawing.

"That looks cool. Nag e-exist naman siguro ang dinrawing mo? Or do you like fictional characters?" Huli ko nang natanto na mukha na ni Jaeden ang dinrawing ko. I won't feel the adrenaline rush inside me now if I know that I am somewhere private, somewhere I am sure that no one knows him.

Pasimple kong sinara ang notebook nang tumitig ito roon ng mariin. His features are too perfect and there is a chance that she knows him! Well, there is a big possibility.

"I love painting. Saka, pamilyar ka ba sa taong ito?" I referred my drawing. She is rich based on her physical appearance.

She got the wavy long hair and wearing a slight make up. There is a bit of shining something on her face. Her lip's also in a red tone, giving her a natural look through the make up she's wearing. Hapit sa katawan ang suot pero hindi revealing. That's prohibited inside the university.

Yumuyuko siya ng kaunti sa akin. When I closed my notebook, she went back standing beside me wearing her calm expression.

"Hindi naman. I was just asking since you look like into painting. Nakita kita sa plaza noon, nagpi-paint. I've been seeing you there every weekend. Your works are very good."

Nagningning yata ang mga mata ko sa sinabi niya. There is a piece inside of me that's expecting for someone that would accept me of who I am. Of where I am from.

Ramdam ko rin ang sinseridad sa boses niya kaya umaasa akong kahit papaano ay may nakakausap kahit sino rito.

"Salamat. Para rin naman sa allowance ko iyon," sagot ko na parang sobrang close na namin. She shrugged her shoulders and gave me a smile after.

"Can you paint me too? I mean, I will pay you."

"Sorry, I don't paint people's faces. Medyo nangangapa pa ako roon," dahilan ko kung bakit nagulat ito. Una ay parang hindi nito alam kung babawiin ba ang sinabi o ano. But then, she just gave a nod at me.

"It's okay. I like your work. You can paint me anything. Babayaran na lang kita, ha? Keep up the good work, Eliazar." She mentioned my surname. Didn't know how she memorized all of us inside here.

"Sige, salamat. I'll give it to you if natapos ko na," tugon ko saka ito bumalik sa upuan niya.

She's with our other classmates, probably boys. Maganda siya, maputi saka ang kinis ng balat. Katamtaman din ang taas kaya lamang na lamang ang kagandahan niya rito sa loob ng room.

Pwede rin siyang maging tourism student. Pasok na pasok siya roon kasi halos lahat ng requirement ay nasa kanya na. She can enter it without thinking any impossibilities.

As a newbie here, especially in this city, I do not see the possibility of having someone to rely on aside from Jaeden himself. He's guiding and almost doing everything for me. Kahit ayoko ay tinatanggap ko na lang. Besides, I don't really know how to do something sometimes.

I gave an assuring and mild expression to the guys she's with. They've been smiling at me the whole time so I thought of returning them the favor. Isa pa, I think they're just being friendly to me.