Chapter 5

PARANG gusto ko magalit kay Nathaniel sa mga ginawa niya sa akin kahapon, sobrang nakakahiya. Ngayon, kasama ang mga kaibigan ko, iniisip namin kung paano lulutasan ang problema ko. Wala akong kahit anong impormasyon tungkol kay Nathaniel, wala akong numero, F******k, I*******m, o kahit Twitter niya. Wala rin siyang mga aplikasyon na iyon, at dinamay pa ang aking email sa spam. Wala kaming paraan para makontak siya. Sobrang nawalan na ako ng pag-asang makatakas kay Adrian.

"I think that cruel Nathaniel is not the right person to help you." said kath, frowning as she steamed her eyes.

"Hindi siya masama, kupal lang talaga siya." Iyan ang totoong nararamdaman ko.

"Mahirap na siyang i-approach ngayon. Make yourself all busy in the group #NathanielContent. After all, the people in the group will help each other. If anyone finds his phone number and shares it, then we should take advantage of that." Suggestion from Kath

But you know, me appearing in the group page of the devil's wife... that's really embarrassing.

"Is there a better and faster way?" I asked them.

"If one of the girls has got his number, why do they have to share it with everyone? Kapag may isang babae ang nakakuha ng numero niya, bakit niya pa kailangang ibahagi sa lahat? They will definitely keep it for themselves. Idiot!" Yvonne has a point "So after finishing psychology class, let's run to look for him in the central building. Today, he has a class. In the afternoon, he will be at the Faculty of Law and then he will go to the central building because he had an English class there." I really, really admire Yvonne when it comes to this. She can detect faster than wearing her own underwear.

"Den, do you understand what I said?"

"Yup. Huwag mo na ulitin kasi malilito na naman ako!"

"Okay. I'll go find something to eat. Do you want some?"

"No." I shook my head. I really don't want to eat something at eight in the morning. But my friends are eating like a horse. So while waiting for them, I'll just find ways on how to approach Nathaniel.

"Deniseee~"

Oh, help.

Na-shookt ako sa boses na 'yon, preparing to run away from Adrian. Pero, ang hirap gawin iyon kasi parang Usain Bolt siya sa sobrang bilis.

"What do you want?" I ask in an angry tone. While trying to release my hand from his grip.

"Ano bang trip mo?" naiinis kong tanong, habang tina-try kong kunin ang kamay ko sa malagkit niyang hawak. Grabe, mas malagkit pa 'to kaysa sa gecko na dumikit sa pader. Hindi nga siya nagpakita no'ng magkakasama kami ng mga friends ko. Pero no'ng nagkita kami doon, bigla na lang siyang umulpot sa harap ko at huli akong hinabol. Kaloka talaga siya

"I came and waited for you."

"I don't want to see you. Go away!"

"When will you change your mind?"

"What? I am not into you."

"If you are mine, I can give anything you want. If you want a house, I will give you a castle, or if you want a mansion, I will build you a palace."

Damn! Even if you give me a mountain, I am still not into you.

"I don't want anything from you."

He is touching me from head to toe and I find it really creepy. Now, people around here are starting to look at us. I am now trying to get out again.

"Let's have lunch together. I will take care of the bill."

"Leave me alone. I will go with my friends."

"Denise! Why can't you see the sincerity of my eyes?" Kasi I only see your contact lenses!

"Stop dreaming. The more you get close to me, the more I hate you."

"Did you realize how I give you my sincerity?"

He is still going on, and taking the liberty of my hand to touch his nipple. Eww!

Don't cross the line like this.

"Let me go." I say, gnashing my teeth.

"No, Denise, Ahhhh..."

Stop that hell moaning! I really want to kick him down the chair! Pero hindi naman ako gano'n kasama so I just leave him there and run away.

"See you in the afternoon." Adrian waved his hand, with a cheerful face. Maybe he pleased the way my hand touched his nipple. Ewwww! That's ewwwwww!

"No need, I have an appointment." I turned and told him, with my feet still running.

"With whom?"

"Obviously not you."

"Let's go eat!"

"Animal ka talaga!"

"Thank you for the compliment, see you later, my future wife!"

How can I know where Nathaniel is eating now? If it wasn't for this damn Adrian running and tangling me, I won't need him. Damn!

For this time, this cool chic chic girl named Denise has to look for her herself. Kath and Yvonne can't come because they are afraid that they will mess up and disturb the target.

And fate is in my hand because I spotted him chilling with his squad at the cafeteria while having their grub. My heart did a little happy dance 'cause I finally laid eyes on this jerk. I quickly grabbed a seat at the table to his left and focused hard on eavesdropping on their convo.

This dude is smoking hot, swear. The table's overflowing with snacks and presents, like no space for his arms, ganern. And all the girls from every year are swarming around him like he's some kind of public servant or something. But he's keeping a poker face, Oh God, I totally surrender everything to you talaga.

Alright, the tough thing more than getting rid of Adrian is to get closer to Nathaniel, and then make him to be my partner in crime.

"Nathaniel, I'll buy you some sweets."

"Thank you, but I don't eat sweets."

"Then what does Nathaniel like?"

"I don't like anything."

"Don't like anything?"

"I don't like others to buy something for me."

Wow! It was very painful for that beautiful girl. I can't believe he dares to speak out that kind of thing and doesn't give a fuck with anything. If I were him, I'd gladly take all of the offers.

After sticking with Nathaniel for almost two days, I realized some things about this dude. First, he's like, super lowkey. If you're not in his inner circle, he ain't gonna waste words on you. Second, this guy is just plain rude. No matter who or what someone offers him, he straight-up rejects it, no chills. Third, talking to him is like a maze. The only way to have a convo with him is to physically meet up. Seriously, getting his number would be like winning the lottery for me. Fourth, even though he acts all nasty, his hardcore fans still stick around, all thanks to his drop-dead gorgeous face.

After one minute...

"Nathaniel, may I ask for a photo?"

"Kumakain pa ako."

"No problem, just one shot, please."

"Okay. Give me the cellphone." He put his spoon on his plate and grabbed the girl's cellphone. Why do people say that he doesn't like these things? Look at him serving her now.

"Smile. 3...2...1..."

Click!

He immediately returned the cellphone to the owner and went back to eat, making his friends laugh. These people ask to take a picture with you, not ask you to take their picture.

I also laughed, that is so freaking funny. How about the photo that Nathaniel took for you, girl?

Three minutes later...

"My friend told me to ask you... this Saturday, the club registration will begin. Which club will Nathaniel register on?"

This time, the question is from a first-year girl who wore an ice cream-shaped badge.

"Hindi ko pa alam" The low voice answered indifferently, and then he rolled the egg and put it in his mouth and ate it deliciously.

"Too bad. So, is there an activity that you like? I want to join a club with you." The girl asked shyly, was it really your friend? It looked like you were the one who wanted to know.

"What do I like? I like football, Basketball, archery, fencing, that kind of thing."

Damn! Why did you say that? Which girl would dare to play football, basketball, shooting birds, archery, and fencing with you? Do you need to isolate yourself like this? And don't ask me how I can get closer to him, because it is hopeless now. I know you guys can guess that. I will wait here for a while. Wait until the time is right, then hurry up and approach him.

"Nathaniel, where are you going ?" One of his friends asked him.

"I'll go first. See you in class."

"Be careful with girls! Don't let them eat you! That will be a big deal. Hahaha!"

As soon as I watched his tall body and annoying face left, I rapidly cleaned my desk and followed him..

"Hey. Do you still remember me?" After putting my cutlery into the cart, I quickly turned to talk to him. Nathaniel turned and looked at me immediately. Godammit! It seems like he wanted to chew my head.

"Ano?" Oh, how friendly you are.

"I want to talk for a minute."

"I'm not talking to strangers." Sweet words.

"We just met yesterday. So, I am not a stranger. Just for five minutes, please?"

"Waste of time."

"Then three minutes?"

"Stop messing with me! You are so annoying."

He said that then turned and walked away. Damn it! From birth until now, I have never been ignored by anyone. Seeing him run away, I immediately followed him. At this moment, I felt Adrian's soul seemed to be joining me.

"Wait a minute. Let's just talk a little. I need your help."

"..."

"Nathaniel, I'll ask for just ten seconds!"

Right now everybody is watching us, and most of them are girls. If I am not so pretty like this, I guarantee that I will get my ass handed to me.

"Say it."

"I... I want you to help me... pretend to be..."

"Your time is up. Now, stop following me."

Then he left again, and again, and again! He made me look like a wind, out of his sight. Damn! What the hell! But someone like me could put my dignity aside. I hurriedly chased Nathaniel and

grabbed his cellphone from his back pocket.

"Ano bang ginagawa mo?"

Whoaaa! He's pissed off, and he finally wants to talk with me.

"Give me your number." I said while holding his cellphone above my head.

Nathaniel looked angry, aren't we even now?

"What kind of tricks are you gonna play on me? Do you wanna get hurt?"

"Give me first your number, please." Just jerking the phone will make it wrong.

But I don't know the password. So I don't know how to unlock it.

"Why should I give it to you?"

"If you don't give me your number, I won't return this."

Because I am a little shorter than him, I need to stand on tiptoes and dodge from him. This makes people around us start paying attention to us. But I won't give up.

"Ibalik mo yung phone ko!"

"Give me your number first."

"You want to play like this? Okay..." After that, he aggressively wards my hand off.

Because I feel a little bit shocked, I accidentally slipped the phone out of my hand. And this is starting to be a tragedy. Everyone around there was also shocked.

Bang!

The sound of something heavy falling to the ground and then breaking. That is the current state of Nathaniel's cell phone.

"Er...Uhmmm, I'm sorry..."

"You!" Before he can finish the sentence. The tall body was very angry like he was burning. He bowed his head causing our foreheads to meet. Then he pushed me to the back and I almost knocked my feet off. If he doesn't stop walking now, I probably walk backwards to the restroom.

"Ikaw!" Bago pa niya makumpleto ang pangungusap, The tall body was very angry like he was burning. He bowed his head causing our foreheads to meet. Pagkatapos, itinulak niya ako palayo, at halos madapa ako. Kung hindi siya titigil sa paglalakad ngayon, malamang ay aatras ako patungo sa restroom.

"I didn't mean to break your phone." I said in a small voice while rubbing my forehead.

"You stole it from my pocket. Is that not on purpose?"

"But you're the one who pulled my hand."

"Stop..."

"What?"

"Stop making excuses."

"Then I'll take responsibility for that. I will call my Dad to ask for his money."

In confusion, I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and then looked for my mother's contact.

"No need." But he did a very rude thing. He took my cell phone away from me.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?"

"This is my hostage. I am not sure if you try to run away."

"Are you scared?"

"I guess your phone has many chats from boys. If I wanna attack you, I can just text them, right?"

"Tangina!" I blow a fuse, reaching my hand to take my phone back. The war begins in the center of the cafeteria. But with my crafty, I can lock my phone on his hand.

"It's been locked! Hahaha!"

"I don't give a fuck. You can take your phone back anytime if you are done fixing my phone."

"Why? Come on!"

"Hold my words, troublemaker."

"Nathaniel! I will keep eyes on you!" I yell him at the back. He leaves, waving his hand with my phone. The only one thing I got is his broken expensive phone, and I need to pay for it!

But all I want is his number...