[quote]@ate mizel: omg... tnx for the link on your siggy. i appreciate that... super @ate kim: i wish aljay ang lem exist so that i could give you their numbers, but you never know, ryt? malay ntin may lem at aljay sa 22ong buhay @pinkblack08: ahaha, ang pait naman ng sinapit ni lem, kick out? clue: di xa kick out. what happened 2 him? may clue d2 s chap n 2 @cutiegal: tnx. ang cute mo @shy19: welcome to night walks! well i am hapi that you seem to be glad u followed ate mizel's link. @kristina08: i didn't know you were reading this too. well, tnx din. aii, singit ko lang pala, i love your layouts! @angel_in_tears08: you're watching out for my story, i'm watching out for yours too.[/quote] [quote]--well, well, well, i'm hapi with your comments ahehe *awoot, baka lumaki ulo ko haha* -- that'll never happen! --super iyak tawa ako sa mga commentz nu --ung tawa, xur aq jan pero ung iyak, d q alam kng s commentz nu ba o s nangyri s pc nmin --na-virus kasi eh --but i'll look for ways to update this --for the mean time, enjoy this chapter![/quote] [u][i][b]Chapter 6[/b][/i][/u] What�s gotten into Lem? May nangyari ba sa Dean�s Ofice? Why am I worried about him? Bigla akong pinasahan ng note ng seatmate ko. A note from Aljay. He gave his number. Then there was a note written below his number: �Text me anytime. I�m here even when it�s not regarding the project. -Aljay� Kung iba, kilig na kilig na siguro kapag binigyan ng note ng crush niya pero bakit parang wala lang sakin to? After a while, si Cloud naman nagpasa ng note sakin. �Girl, ano ba naman tong seatmate ko. He�s so quiet. Wala siyang imik. Then, kanina bigla niyang tinanong kung anong meron sa inyo ni Aljay. -Cloud� Seatmate? I took a glance at Cloud�s seat, si Lem yung katabi niya. I didn�t know why but parang iba talaga yung aura niya ngayon. Something must�ve happened. �Jaelyn!� �Ah. Yes?� �Please focus. This is unusual but your thoughts are drifting away from this room.� �I�m sorry Miss.� Hay, kakaalala ko dahil wala si Lem sa sarili niya, hindi ko napansin na pati ako wala na rin sa sarili ko. This is so unexpected from me. I managed to survive the day even with giving minimal attention. I�m relieved that our meeting was cancelled. Kung hindi, nakakahiya sa co-officers ko. With nothing to do, I went home. After a few steps, nagsimulang umambon, at umulan na. Buti na lang may payong ako. I decided to walk. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit, pwede naman akong magtrycicle pero mas pinili kong maglakad with my head down. Well, I like the rain. Somehow it made me relax a little with this unfocused day. I sighed without knowing the reason. At nung tumingala ako, nakita ko siya. Mag-isa sa ulan. Walang payong. Pero parang sinadya niyang magpaulan. �Lem, wala kang payong. Mag-trycicle ka na.� �No need.� �Magkakasakit ka.� �Okay lang.� �Okay lang? Ano ka ba? Here, take my umbrella.� �Jae, Hindi ko kailangan. And pag binigay mo sakin yung payong mo, ikaw yung mababasa.� �Malapit na lang yung street namin. I�m going to be fine. Bakit ka ba nagpapaulan?� �Basta.� �Well I don�t know your reason and I don�t know how long you�re going to stay out here. Take my umbrella.� With those words, alam kong tatanggi siya kaya tumakbo na ako. Pagdating sa street namin, I looked back at him and smiled. Unexpectedly, he smiled. Lem�s genuine smile. Hindi yung smile na may hidden agenda at hindi yung smile na pilit. Basa ako paguwi ko sa bahay pero ayos lang sakin. That night, before I sleep, tumunog yung cellphone ko. *1 message received* Sender: Nakakainis 2 -Salamat sa payong� and thanks for showing that you care.- �Lem� Hay�� �Nakakainis 2� is Lem� Then, I changed his name from �Nakakainis 2� to �Raindrops� Hindi ko sure bakit yun yung nilagay ko when I usually put the whole name in my phone book. Siguro kasi may hang-over pa ako sa nangyari kanina. I read his message again and smiled. Tapos, nagreply na ako. REPLY -No problem. I�ve always cared.- Send. I closed my eyes for a few minutes then checked my sent items. Recipient: �Raindrops� -No problem. I�ve always cared.- Nakangiti pa ako eh tapos biglang nanlaki yung mata ko. Para akong biglang nagising sa mahimbing na tulog. �Aaahhh!� Ano tong sinend ko? What did I do? Wala ako sa sarili ko. Bakit ganon yung respond ko sa kanya? Hindi kaya� [i]Lumalabas ang totoong nararamdaman kapag wala sa sarili?[/i]