To Fall And Conquer (It Girls Series #2)

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

All The Perfects And The Imperfects 

I didn’t know that it’s possible to feel the whole safari inside your chest because my heart… It was really roaring loud inside my rib cage. It wasn’t that typical roar coming out from a single lion, it was the kind of roar coming from all the wild animals combined. 

And I didn’t know if it was because of his words, or the way he stares at me intently, or is it because of the fact that he’s too close, too close that I am inhaling every bit of his still divine scent despite him being all sweaty. How is that even possible? 

This. Is. Too. Much. 

Every inch of this moment was too much to take for me and I’m positive that if I was made up of machine, I have probably malfunctioned the moment I heard him said those words. 

“Ciel! Handshake daw tapos picture!” He eyed me once more before tilting his head towards the direction of his teammates. The moment those gaze drifted apart from me, I finally knew how to breathe again. 

But my normal breathing pattern just lasted for almost two solid seconds because he’s now looking at me again. 

“Balik muna ako doon…” Paalam niya.

I absentmindedly nodded my head. He just gave me a faint grin before slowly releasing my waist. 

“Mabilis lang ako,” he said before proceeding to the court once again, bringing my almost empty bottled water with him. My eyes followed him, ang dalawang team ay nakahilera sa pagitan ng mataas na net at nagbibigayan ng handshake. 

I was still standing with the same position that he left me, thinking about the lingering feeling of his arms encircled around my waist and how to fucking get rid of it. 

“Mona,” halos mapatalon ako nang maramdaman kong may humawak sa balikat ko. Nang lingunin ko iyon ay nakita ko si Cyprian na pawisan at sa tabi niya si Colton na pawisan rin. 

“Tapos na ang laban niyo?” Tanong ko. 

Tumango si Cyprian at sinipat ang mga volleyball players. I was expecting him to tease me but he just gave me a grin instead. 

“Panalo?” He asked, pertaining to Ciel’s team. 

I nodded my head. “Kayo?” 

“Syempre.” He grinned. 

My face lit up, looking at the both of them. “Congratulations to the both of you!” Masigla kong bati sa kanila. 

“Thank you, Mona.” Cyprian smiles. 

Nginisian ako ni Colton at tinanguan. “Kumusta naman ang role mo bilang supportive girlfriend ni Ciel?” He asked, grinning. 

My eyes narrowed as my cheeks burn in embarrassment and disbelief. “Nang-aasar ka na naman.” I gave him a slight frown. Lahat yata ng tao alam na gusto ko siya pwera na lang sa kanya dahil tulak pa rin siya nang tulak sa akin kay Ciel. 

Tumawa siya. “Hindi, ah. Girl friend. Babaeng kaibigan. Parang kami ni Cyprian, girl friend ka rin namin.” He said, grinning. 

My frown turned into a wide grin, blushing even more, making me look like an idiot. Tinawag niya ‘kong girlfriend niya! Oh my God! 

“Talaga? Girlfriend mo ‘ko?” I asked him, smiling. A grin formed on his face as he gives me a quite weird look. 

“Girl… Friend…” He said, slowly. I frowned mentally. Bakit binabagalan niya pa kung pwede namang bilisan? Nakakainis naman.