Swipe Love (Dating Online #1)

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

•Online
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—Can we meet tomorrow?

I took a deep breath because of the tightness I felt enveloped my being because of mixed fear and excited because I didn’t know what to do and there was a lot going on in my mind.

What can he look like? Is he okay personally? Is he really nice, or is he just a showman?

"Hey Lavi! You alright?"

Napabalikwas ako sa malalim na pag-iisip nang makitang nasa harap ko si Aethan na may nag-aalalang muka sakin.

"I- I'm fine Aethan" I stuttered  said to him because I still can't really believe the message I read that he sent me that he will meet me finally and tomorrow really!

"Are you sure you're really okay? if you're not okay I'll take you to the infirmary" paninigurado pa nitong sabi sakin at pumunta na siya sa table niya sa may tabi ko at tinuon na ulit ang pagbabasa.

"Yah don't worry Aethan, I'm really fine may iniisip lang talaga ako" sabi ko pa sakanya at sabay binalingan ang phone ko na nakapanatili pa din sa message sakin ni Aeymer.

I'm really hesitant if I'm going to meet him because tomorrow he wants to meet me, and we'll meet for the first time, just in case. Because one year have passed, I haven't seen him even with a Video Call and I invited him to video call me he really refuses me even though he knows I'm angry, and I don't pay attention to him for a few days, not even a name I'm not sure if is it true what he gave me, or he just invented it.

I took a deep breath and held my cellphone at the same time to send a message to him, even though there was a growing fear in my chest because it was our first meeting.

•Online
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— Is it true what you say, Aeymer? Will we really meet !?

Nanginginig kong binaba ang aking cellphone nang maipadala ko sakanya ang mensahe ko at hindi ko pinahalata sakanya na natatakot at kinakabahan ako dahil sa dalawang taon naming pag-uusap ay kilalang kilala niya ako kahit na hindi niya ako nakikita ay parang siya pa ang mas kilala ang sarili ko at alam niya kapag hindi ako okay.

•Online
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—Hindi kaba masaya na magkikita na tayo bukas Lavi? :'(

It was as if I was drenched in cold water when I read his message to me. He knows me very well when he knows I’m not okay. Yes, I will admit I felt a little scared of him because how can he tell me the messages he sends me when we haven't met yet? Have I really seen you? Have we met, or are you just not saying we have met?

I closed my eyes firmly and pressed the send button that I sent to him, even though I was nervous the next message he would answer me.

•Online
Gnzls_lavi
—Have I seen you? Have we met yet?
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I just sighed when he saw my message to him. Even though I knew he would answer me later, I was still not comfortable. Bumaling na lang ako sa unahan at tinitigan ang mga kaklase ko na busy sa kanilang ginagawa para sa reporting mamaya at napatingin na lang sa katabi ko na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin natatapos sa pagbabasa.

"Hindi kaba napapagod?" sabi ko kay Aethan na pinagmamasdan siya.

"Saan?" it says still not taking its eyes off the book.

"Sa pagbabasa hindi ka napapagod, lalabo yang mata mo!" asar ko sakanya na kinatawa naman niya.

"May limitasyon naman ang pagbabasa ko Lavi" sabi pa nito sakin na inalis na ang atensyon sa libro at nakipag titigan sakin saglit at tinuon na ulit ang mata sa libro. Honestly, I don't feel so shy with Aethan that even though my classmates teased us, I just laughed at them, but I just noticed Aethan that he can't look at me for long and he immediately takes his eyes off me, but maybe he just wasn’t really comfortable with me.