ESPESYAL NA KABANATA

I saw her first when she walked in the pedestrian lane while I was waiting for the red signal to turn green. She's wearing her school uniform—hugging her two books while wearing an earphone.

She caught my attention, and I don't know why I was stunned when it's obvious that she was way younger than me. Hindi ko na namalayang nag-go signal na at kung hindi pa nagbusina ang sasakyang nasa likuran ko ay mapapako na talaga ang mga mata ko sa kanya.

That was the first, and she did not get out of my mind easily. Tatlong araw ko siyang naiisip at pinipigilan ko lang 'yong sarili ko na ipahanap siya.

But fate seem like playing with me when I saw her in a bookstore. Sinamahan ko 'yong kaibigan ko sa mall kahit na hindi ko hilig na pumunta rito. Kung hindi lang ako natalo sa car racing namin edi hindi na sana ako parang alila niya.

"Bro, bantayan mo muna. Kailangan ko ng canvas—"

I groaned and cut him off.

"Fuck! Bilisan mo!" I said annoyingly.

Sinipa ko pa ng bahagya iyong cart sa inis. Tatawa-