02: Allured
al·lure
/əˈlo͝or/
verb
powerfully attract or charm; tempt.
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Yuan Chen
"Okay class, dismissed. See you on our next schedule. And Miss Guerrero, don't forget to create the group chat and add me."
"Sure Miss Velasco."
My head remained bowed even after the clicking of her heels slowly vanished out of earshot.
"Shit pare. Ang ganda ni Ma'am."
"Huy! Tangina nito. Bunganga mo. May ibang nakakarinig."
"Grabe, nagsasabi lang naman ng katotohanan."
"Tsk, tara na nga. Ten minutes lang ang meron tayo para pumunta sa next class. Tangina eh sa seventh floor pa 'yun."
"Ay weh? Tara, punuan pa naman sa elevator."
"Tsk, tara na lang sa bilyaran. Orientation lang 'yan."
"Ay pare no, don't underestimate the power of attendance."
The chattering voices of my male classmates faded away.
What.the.hell
"Amaya," I grasped my friend's wrist, "she was that woman right? Doon sa Oblivion?"
Amaya looked at me before nodding.
"Shit" Napahilamos ako sa mukha.
Kaya pala ganun na lamang ang tingin na ibinabato niya sa akin. And the question! Ako talaga ang pinupuntirya niya sa tanong na iyon.
"Chinggoy, anong gagawin mo? Baka mareport tayo sa OSA. Ayaw kong ma-expel." Mahinang sabi sa akin ni Amaya. Anxiety is evident in her voice at maski ako ay nagsimula na ring maging anxious but I did not let her notice it dahil mas lalala lang ang anxiety nitong nararamdaman kung sinabi ko pa.
I bit my lip and remembered something.
"Expel? Anong expel? Amaya, eh kelan ko ba ginawa iyon?" I asked and made my friend face me.
"Nung saturday."
"Tama! Saturday. Which means, hindi pa natin siya instructor nung time na iyon. Isa pa, that happened outside the university premises so, she actually has no ability to have us both expelled."
Amaya's eyes brightened.
"Yuan Chen! Idol na talaga kita!" Masayang sigaw nito at muntik pa akong yakapin pero mabilis ko siyang itinulak palayo.
I smirked, of course, ako pa?
"Ouch." Amaya acted hurt and even placed her hand on her chest.
BINABASA MO ANG
Enticing Allure
RomanceThey say when you meet your soulmate, everything is calm. You do not feel anxious. Back home to continue her studies, economics student Yuan Chen encountered someone who did not gave her butterflies in the stomach-Instead, it was calmness. Her soul...
