After their dinner, they were told to go down at the hotel's lobby by 7am the next day. Pero right now, andito pa sila sa may pool kasi kakatapos lang nung unang session nila and nagchi-chill lang sila.
"Alyssa, I told you to behave." Sir Rax whispered.
"I did what you said. Behave naman kami ah." Ly said and smiled.
"Behave, behave." He said and kunwaring susuntukin si Alyssa. "Tas pag tinatanong kung kayo, sasabihin mo hindi? Ang galeng!"
"Kelangan ko pa ba talagang sabihin sayo? Gets mo naman na yun." Ly said. "Ikaw nga 'tong pakunwari pa eh!"
"Uy, hindi talaga kami ni Maiqs ah!" He said and siniko si Alyssa.
"Alam ko. Torpe ka eh." Sabi ni Alyssa at natawa. "Amin din kasi. Tignan mo." She said sabay turo kay Ma'am Maiqui na may kausap na lalaking prof from LaSalle, based on his shirt. "Nauunahan ka na." Aalis na sana si Alyssa when he spoke.
"Paano ba kasi?" He asked while staring at Maiqui and the guy as they talk with each other.
"You're seriously asking me how to confess to a girl?" Ly said and chuckled. "C'mon, man! You should know!"
"How? I haven't done that. Ever. In my whole 23 years of existence." Rax said.
"Weh?" Ly said and nudged him.
"Seryoso, Ly. I've never had a girlfriend nga, diba!" He said, still looking at the girl he likes and whoever guy that is.
"I know. But, I didn't know you're that torpe that you haven't even confessed to a girl? What life do you have, Raxy!" Her nickname to him.
"I was in Ateneo for my whole life. Gradeschool, highschool - all boys at that and college. And now, I'm still there. Its not like, I'll really find a lot of girls there. All boys kami nung highschool, all boys, Alyssa, all boys!" He said.
"OA mo." Sabi lang ni Alyssa. "Eh ano kung all boys kayo nung highschool? Wala ka bang friends na babae sa inyo? Nung college? Ano, all boys pa rin?" She sarcastically said. "Sabihin mo, torpe ka lang talaga kaya di ka makaamin kay Ma'am Maiqs! You had all the chance in the world kasi batchmates kayo, classmates even, pero ano? Tas ngayon gaganyan-ganyan ka? Torpe." Sabi niya na parang hindi niya prof at mas batang kapatid niya lang ang kausap niya.
"Aamin na?" Someone asked from behind them.
Ly faced the person who spoke, "Alam mo na yun, Den. Wag na natin pag-usapan, hiyang-hiya nga 'to dun sa adviser mo eh!" She said and laughed.
"Gago, Den. Akala ko si Maiqs ka." Rax said.
"Oy, wag mong ginagago 'to ah. Kesa sayo, torpe!" Pang-aasar ni Ly sa prof niya.
"Sorry, sir. Don't worry, ayun si ma'am oh." Turo ni Den kung asan si Ma'am Maiqui. "Masyado ka lang talagang paranoid at magugulatin when it comes to her." Asar na din ni Den sa kanya.
"Nice, Den!" Ly said and nakipag fist bump kay Den.
"Sige ah. Gang up on me! Pag ako nakaamin!" He said.
"Ginagawa hindi ngina-ngata!" Ly said and natawa sila ni Den. "Pero seriously, Raxy, tell her. Not taking the risk is also taking the risk. In a different way nga lang. Gugustuhin mo ba na in the end, magsisi ka for not telling her what you feel pero same pala kayo ng feelings?" She said. She saw the hesitation in her friend's eyes so she spoke again. "You know, if there's one thing that I learned from what me and Den have--"
"You mean, your relationship?" Rax asked.
Ly nodded, "You can say that." She said and smiled. "Its to always speak up. Talk, literally use your voice. Kasi its only in talking that you'll get the answers you want and the answers you need. Usap at salita lang talaga." Sabi niya at nginitian ang kaibigan. "Lakas ng damdamin, tibay ng dibdib." She said and slightly punched Rax' chest. "We're here for you."
