Ethereal Love

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Good Night
 
 
I stared attentively at the traffic officer, waiting its signal for us on the side of the pedestrian to cross the street. When he stopped the incoming cars and starts signaling us, I quickly grabbed the stalker... or better, the stranger that I'm with in wrist and lead him to cross the street.

"Malapit na tayo," sabi ko.

Nilingon ko siya. His other hand is inside his slacks pocket, samantalang nakalahad ang isa sa akin, letting me hold it as I guide him. Diretso lang ang tingin niya sa dinadaanan namin.

Binalik ko ang tingin sa aming harapan. I giggled a bit. I cannot believe it! Yes, he did followed me. Pero! He's not a stalker, nor does he plan on doing something bad to me. He doesn't know the way to go to UST. He followed me to ask for my help!

I felt guilty for thinking bad about him. Also, he kinda helped me a while ago. And most importantly! He's studying at my dream school! UST! Kaya heto ako, kung kanina'y tinatakbuhan siya, ngayon ay gustong-gusto nang sumama sa kaniya.

Ilang beses na din akong nakapunta ng UST with my friends, pero hindi pa rin mawala-wala ang excitement ko sa tuwing pupunta ako rito. I badly want to ask him to tour me inside UST, but I know that he can't dahil may klase siya ngayon and same goes to me.

I let out a sigh. Nilingon ko ulit siya. Kung sa UST siya nag-aaral, siguro nga'y mayaman talaga siya? Bakit kaya siya nag dyip? Not that it's masama pero, sa aura niya, parang siya yung tipo ng mayaman na nagpapahatid sa driver nila sa school.

Oh, well. Whatever.

"What's your name again?" I asked while leading the way.

"Eliron."

I felt how he slide his wrist off my hand making me glance at him once more. Nakatingin na siya sa akin, nakataas ang isang kilay.

"First time mo bang mag commute? Mukhang problemado ka kanina sa dyip,"

Ngumuso ako upang pigilin ang tawa na nagbabadiyang lumabas sa bibig. I just can't help imagining how troubled he was back then that he even followed me because he thought I was a student in his school too.

I flinched when I felt him put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer to him, making my right arm touch the side of his body. Napalunok ako. Nguli ko siyang tiningala. There goes his playful smile again.

"I lost to a bet so, I had to do what they want. That is to commute to school." saka palang niya sinagot ang tanong ko. "Iba ang dinadaanan ko papunta ng school kaya 'di pamilyar sa akin ang daan na 'to,"

Marahan akong tumango kahit na halos 'di na naintindihan ang sinasabi niya. I can't help but to get distracted by our closeness right now. Sumulyap ulit ako sa kaniya, mukhang balewala lang sa kaniya ang pwesto namin ngayon. I bit my lower lip.

Ang swerte mo Zay! Makakapunta ka na sa dream school mo, may kasama ka pang guwapo! Though, nakaka-disturb nga lang ang pagiging touchy niya. Ganito kaya talaga siya? Is he always this close to anyone? To his girl friends? Or maybe more than this?

Halos mabali na ang leeg ng lahat na napapalingon sa amin, mostly girls. Some of them looked like they saw something so unreal, while others stared at us with their jaw dropped.

Pasimple ko siyang tinignan. Diretso lang ang tingin niya, oblivious of the attention he's attracting. Yumuko ako. I can feel the side of my lips slowly curving into a small smile.

Napasinghap ako nang maramdaman ang kamay niya sa gilid ng aking leeg. With widened eyes, I turned to him, but my eyes quickly drifted down to my body. There I saw how his hand slowly moved down while holding the lace of my school ID.