Chapter 7I don't know if it's just my imagination, but this feels like the longest ride to the town. As far as I remember, it only takes about twenty minutes to reach the town using Mang John's farm truck, but why does it feel so long now that we're riding the Señorito's luxurious car?"They said they're waiting near the fountain in the middle of the plaza," Clara whispered to me. I suddenly wondered if there was a parking lot for the Señorito."Where do you think the Señorito will park?" I quietly responded to her. "It's a fiesta in town, so the parking lots might be full. I don't really know where else the Señorito can park." When I looked ahead of us, Clara and I saw that the Señorito was busy looking for a parking space. From inside the window, I could see that the parking lots were indeed full. "Kia keeps messaging, asking where we are," Clara said again. "Tell her we're here, just looking for parking for the Señorito." Clara leaned closer to me, and she whispered, "They're gett
Chapter 8It was only then that I realized that we were still holding hands, but it wasn't just a casual hand-holding. We were doing the theme of holding hands while walking. My eyes widened, and my whole face grew warm with embarrassment!I quickly pulled my hand away from the Señorito's hand and distanced myself slightly from him, overwhelmed by embarrassment."I-I'm sorry, Señorito!" It was only now that I understood why our friends were looking at us that way."I-I was just excited to see you..." I averted my gaze from the Señorito and continued what I wanted to say."I didn't realize that I was already holding your hand, Señorito. I'm sorry." I stammered, and my eyes took on a more masculine look when the Señorito took his hand out of his pocket and gently patted my head.My lower lip trembled, and I felt my whole face grow even warmer with what the Señorito did, while he stared directly into my eyes.Urgh! What are these weird feelings I'm experiencing? Why am I only realizing t
Chapter 9"I want this, this, and this." His eyes widened as he pointed to the fishballs, kikiam, and chicken balls."Alright, I'll get them for you, Señorito." I happily responded and used the stick I was holding to skewer a piece of fishball. Just like what I did with the kwek-kwek, I blew on it first and then dipped it in the sauce provided by the vendor before offering it to the Señorito, taking it straight from the frying pan.As I enjoyed feeding the Señorito, I completely forgot that we had been separated from our friends."They're so sweet together.""I wish everyone would feed each other, even if it's just with fishballs, it's a date.""Ate is so lucky, Kuya only has eyes for her. I hope I find a guy like that, who only looks at me even with all those girls trying to get his attention.""I hope you find someone like that too." They laughed subtly, and I discreetly glanced at the group next to us. I wondered who they were talking about, but my eyebrows furrowed when I saw them
Chapter 10As we continued walking, I didn't realize that we had already arrived at the park. There were only a few people around, mostly couples. The night lights hanging on the trees were lit, creating a romantic ambiance.We kept walking until we found an empty bench. It was perfect because we had been walking for quite some time, so I suggested that we sit down."Señorito, let's stay here for a while." I instinctively pulled the Señorito towards the bench, and luckily, he followed, holding my hand as we walked. When I saw myself and the Señorito sitting on the bench, I didn't notice that we were sitting so close together.We spent a few minutes just staring at the dark water of the lake in the park. My feet no longer hurt, so I thought about asking the Señorito if we should go home if we couldn't find Clara. He was slightly squinting his eyes because of the lights, so I closed my eyes a bit to avoid being blinded.My eyebrows furrowed when I noticed that the Señorito seemed preocc
Chapter 11It was wrong of me to think that he noticed something strange about me, but from the way he looked at me, it felt like he could read my mind! But then..."We planned to go home, but there's no school tomorrow, and Uncle Ceasar had some lambanog to give away! It would be a waste if we didn't drink it!" Xhea said, and she was the one who walked closer to where the Señorito and I were sitting, causing Marco to pause in his steps, but he remained standing, intense in his gaze towards me."Come on, Lena, join us and the Señorito for a fun drinking session!" Clara chimed in."Have you tasted lambanog, Señorito?" Miggy asked."Not yet. I also don't know what that is," the Señorito replied to Miggy's question."Maybe you should experience being a rich kid like us," Kia teased."Kia," I interjected, scolding her because the Señorito might think I was being sarcastic."I know, so you'll have an idea of what lambanog is, Señorito. Come join us for the drinking session!" Kia bantered a
Chapter 12"You're just going to pee, but you're holding your stomach? Does your stomach hurt?" I just laughed and pulled her towards the table since the boys were already seated one by one."Never mind all the things you're noticing. Let's go before Clara beats us to the good seats when she comes back." I held her by the arm and pulled her away from where we were standing. It would be bad if ghosts appeared while we were chatting here, right?So, this was the seating arrangement at our round table: Clara, then Miggy, then Xhea, followed by Marco, me, Señorito, Kyo, and Kia."Where should we start the shots?" Kia asked."I have an idea to make it fair. Let's spin the bottle to determine who goes first," Xhea replied."Why don't we let Señorito go first since this is his first time tasting lambanog?" Marco suggested. I don't know if I'm overthinking or if there's something different in Marco's tone. Is he annoyed with Señorito? But why? Based on my knowledge of Marco, he doesn't get an
Chapter 13"Here Señorito, drink it too." It's just that Marco reacted immediately."Señorito can do that, he doesn't need a chaser anymore." He said with a smile."Marco, this is the Señorito's first time, so –" I didn't finish what I was going to say because the Señorito answered immediately."It's fine. It's not that strong, I can manage and I don't need a chaser anymore." And then they stared at Señorito, they seemed to be getting heated. It's good and it seems that the others with us have also felt it because -"Oh, it's the next shot!" Kia"It's me." And then Xhea took his own shot glass and put a sling.The shot went around and around until I didn't even realize that the bottle of lambanog was already in half. Well, I'm not one of the shashot guys, huh? Only those boys and sometimes Xhea, Clara and Kia.They also avoid getting drunk because when the boys who make themselves famous get drunk, they can't be here at the stable to spend the night because if Aling Saling finds out,
Chapter 14"What's going on?" I asked confused."Just take a moment, Lena." Richard told me so I also stopped walking but I was really embarrassed because people were already cheering inside and outside the gym. I hear them teasing me, repeatedly calling my name as well as Larry's name."What's wrong? Why is Larry here?" I asked myself, which was answered immediately because he suddenly appeared out of nowhere."Lena." He called me."Larry." I also noticed that Richard had returned to his companions in the back."What's up?" I asked him wondering."Lena, I want to ask you a question." He answered me seriously. I'm really surprised because I know Larry who is friendly and joking, I wouldn't have thought of the serious tone of his voice."Uhm, okay. What's that? But I just don't understand why it's still here... because I'm embarrassed.""I just wanted to ask if..." He answered me and then he looked at his companions behind him, I just noticed that it looked like they were holding cardb