As You Lie Awake

CHAPTER 4: TORN

Chapter 4: Torn

"Hoy! Ayos ka lang ba?"

Mula sa pagtitig sa kawalan ay nalipat ang paningin ko kay Nikki. I was out of focus because of Semper, who will be attending the same class with me. After he followed me at the coffee shop yesterday and he appeared at my house ay ginulo na niya ang sistema ko.

"Nikks."

"Hmm?"

"Kilala mo si Semper, 'di ba? Anong kurso niya? Saan siya nakatira? Ano—" She cut me off.

"Wait, girl." Ibinaba ni Nikki ang hawak na pamaypay at hinarap ako. "Bakit interesado ka sa kanya? Well, sabagay, he's not a bad choice."

"Nikks, sagutin mo na lang ang tanong ko sa 'yo." Like hello? Never akong magkakagusto sa kanya. Never! N-E-V-E-R. NEVER!

"Ang alam ko, Engineering student siya. Enrolled siya rito last summer pa. Ano ka ba, hindi mo ba siya kilala?! Kung saan siya nakatira, I don't stalk that much. Hindi mo ba siya napansin dati?" Nikki said. I am a Business Ad student samantalang Engineering student naman si Nikki.

I shrugged my shoulders as reply. Nope. I just heard his name from Nikki but if I noticed him before, no. In fact, no other guys exist in my eyes before other than Daven.

"He's weird." And creepy. Hindi ko na lamang iyon idinagdag. I knew Nikki really find him attractive. Well... physically he is attractive pero nakakatakot siya.

Mahinang pagsiko ni Nikki ang muling pumukaw sa akin. I eyed her a glare and she pointed her lips toward Daven's direction. Otomatikong napatingin naman ako kay Daven, who was also looking at me. Nang mapansin niyang nakatingin ako sa kanya ay nag-iwas siya ng tingin at nagkunwaring may ginagawa.

"Haba ng hair," tukso ni Nikki. I glared at her and I maintain that glare when I felt someone tapped my back. Muntik na akong mapatalon nang makita si Semper doon. Like his usual outfit, he wore a black shirt and black jeans but gone was the beanie. His hair was also trimmed, still messy but shorter than its previous length.

"Think of a schedule so that we can talk," mahinang wika niya. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. How dare he talk to me in class?!

Hindi na ako nagkaroon ng pagkakataong sumagot dahil pumasok na si Sir Neo. His presence was a bright light inside the room, especially to girls. He seems so professional on the class that is why I trusted him before.

During the whole class, I was feeling this weirdness. On my back is Semper's strong presence which I really hate it. I can feel his gaze all over my neck which was covered with my hair. On my side was Daven, and the thought along with little hope that he might be talking to me one of these days. I caught him staring, yes. In the front is Sir Neo, who was equally as striking as the previous guys but was good in giving me disgust. I was disgusted by his unethical behavior, to which until now, hindi pa rin siya humihingi ng tawad. I can see him looking at me most of the time, smiles and goes on with his lecture.

Nang matapos ang klase ay agad akong lumabas ng classroom. Dumaan ako sa gitna ng mga nagkumpulang estudyante nang maramdaman ko ang kamay na humawak sa braso ko.

Daven.

I looked at his eyes, then to his hand which was holding my arm then back to his face. "I need to talk to you."

Oh God knows how I missed his voice. Daven isn't the bad guy type at school. Yes, he is popular but that is because he is handsome and clever. Sa anim na buwan na naging kami ay siya ang pinakamaalalahaning tao na nakilala ko. He's not the showy type. You will feel his love through his actions. And I guess he really loved me. LOVED.