Learn to Love | Aiago Series #1 | ONHOLD

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Rumor.

"Kalat na sa campus na nilapitan ka kanina ni Andro!" Rhey exclaimed excitedly.

Nandito kami ngayon sa usual kiosk naming magkakaibigan at kumakain. May isang oras kaming lunch at lagi kaming sabay kumain kasama ang iba pang kaibigan.

Ang pakpak nga naman ng balita. Magtatatlong oras pa lang noong kinausap ako ni Andro, kumalat agad. Akala ko pamo walang pakialam ang mga tao kanina sa department ko.

"Umabot na sa Engineering department!" Jonas joked and laughed. They all clearly know how bothered I am with the rumor.

A smart and handsome guy having a crush on me is enough of a rumor, he made it worse by interacting with me!

I half-heartedly blame myself for this rumor, kung sana hindi ko na lang naiwan yung digest o kung sana hindi na lang siya ang nagbalik!

I usually shrug things like these off but the thought of it just annoys me. Para bang bawat hakbang ko ay magbubulungan na sila. The impact of that Gapiz to students, huh?

"I can feel your annoyance." Xien chuckled while looking at me.

"Very evident in your eyes." Si Kiel naman. It was four of them against me.

I continued eating my meal that I brought from our school canteen. I could sense eyes starring at me from the nearby kiosks.

I am bothered.

Very bothered.

Baka awayin pa 'ko at sinasabing inaagaw ko sa kanila si Andro. Girls, chill! Hindi ko aagawin 'yang Gapiz na 'yan sa inyo.

"Alam mo, the rumor is very fresh. 'Yung gusto ka ng lalaking whole package at isa sa mga crush ng school." Rhey said.

"At pinalaki niyo 'yung rumor in a snap!" Jonas continued Rhey's statement.

"The power you both hold! Dream girl ng lahat ng boys and dream boy naman ng girls." Aniya ni Xien.

"Bagay kayo!" Kiel joined in the teasing. I groaned at their statements.

I don't know if it's something about our first interaction, his image, or the rumors, there's just something strange I feel towards him. Annoyance? Anger?

There's really something weird in him.

"Please, stop. I don't like him, geez!" I defended.

"Maraming nagkakatuluyan dahil sa tukso!" Jonas continued teasing.

"Besides from the same old excuse na 'study first', explain further why you can't see him as a potential boyfriend?" Rhey asked.

"He's got this weird air." I trailed off. "May something strange lang talaga sa kanya and I don't know what it is."

"Ganiyan naman halos nararamdaman mo sa admirers mo noon at ngayon, Vienne!" Kiel said, a victim of the 'weird air'. He was once my suitor, but we were more compatible as friends.

Maybe this strange feeling is the same as those other admirers I had back highschool and early college years.

I may use the 'study first' card but I've had a boyfriend or two before. May mangliligaw, may secret admirers na nagpapadala ng letters, at may harap-harapang inaaya ako magdate.

Maybe this weird air I can sense from Andro is the same air I noticed from the past suitors. I just can't put it into words somehow.

I have a bad yet good feeling about him. Heck, I barely know the guy!