I rubbed my hands while blowing it gently. Christmas season I could feel it . The activity end successfully last week.
As Eria says he really goes to regular class like normal students. Those days past I never saw Don as if destiny make it's ways for us not to meet.
I'm just curios what another number he will give to me. Here I am busy studying because finals for the first semester are near so I barely wondering around like I used to do.
Of course I will never really lose the spicies in my life like today.
"You cheap girl, what did you do? Why Eria likes you?" short hair, remember.
I know her name is Pivy and long hair Lexy.
"Do you have plan to date all the boys here at school? Or you are seducing them?"
"What are you Lexy, she's not even beautiful how can she seduce?"
I know I am not beautiful like them but I have that they have not that's what we called breeding.
"I know I'm not as good as you said but i have that you don't"
"Ha? What cheap dress you wore?"
"Attitude! Breeding! good manners! No kind of expensive cosmetics can give you that.There is no plastic surgery to make you good Samaritan.
You said I'm not beautiful but you are already insecure, what more I am beautiful? You might commit suicide".
I flip my hair and I left them angry. I walk like I am modeling I suddenly remembered.
But accidentally I stumble. Don saw me how I fall to the ground.
How many opportunities I have? Why Don saw me now?
"Stupid! Where is your ramp?" He said mocking me.
"You know! Can you help me! Be gentle dog".
"Hey! Old maid! You're just asking for help, you're insulting me, it's gentleman not gentle dog! I want to teach you the vocabulary you need it".
"Well thanks for helping me, you look like dog thaty why gentle dog, be proud I just compare you to dog not to Lucifer! Poor dog no" not minding he call me old maid, maybe I'm used to it.
"You know how to irritate me do you?"
"Nope, I am not irritating you; I am just stating the fact".
"Whatever! Here! I saw you so I will give you this".
He handed me a piece of paper with the number 3 written on it.
"What is this piece of paper again?"
"I don't know that you are deaf and blind too, of course like I said keep it with love'.
"You know what? If you do not stop, I swear you will regret it" I was about to step on his shoes but he immediately avoid it.
"Okay! okay! you will hit my babies again" and left me.
It looks like he was traumatized by what I did last time and suddenly ran away from me.
I mentally laughed really mad.
I hugged Jaica when I saw her.
"Hey! Daness I heard Pivy and Lexy beat you again?"
"Really? You know? The speed of gossip really"
"Of course gossip spread quickly, so what happened?"
"It's nothing, they just mocking me because of Eria".
"Ahh you mentioned Eria, any update between you two?"
"Ha? No, but he said he would court me".
"Really? Answer yes Daness, you have a chance".
I winced at what she said how can I say yes he still not asking me to be his girlfriend he just said he will court me.
"How can I Jaica? he didn't even ask be his girlfriend?"
"Slow poke. That's the way it is. Your jackpot why are you hesitating?"
"It's not like that! I don't want to rush - but she cut me off and she looks pissed.
"What! you used to keep praying for the man who will be you first and last now that Eria has arrived why do you seem not care? Why are you unleashing the chance? Why are you not excited like before?"
I don't have a chance to answer her questions because the professor has arrived to give us pointers to review.
I just write what the prof says but I do not understand, the prof has something to say about our exam, but I can't focus. I didn't realize that class is already done until my classmates left even Jaica was no longer in her seat.
"Ms. Daness well I caught up with you here, can you do me favor?Please hand this to professor Lanie?"
"Yes ma'am ! no worries" I said to professor Ara.
"Prof. Lanie is in the lab now, go there, and tell her it's urgent".
"Okay maam, copy" Before I realized there was a big possibility that I would see Don there, he is a chemist student.
I knock twice, this is the situation I hate. going to other class, and everyone was looking at you.
The lab door opened, prof Lanie asked me to come inside.
"Yes miss?" she asked me. Before I could answer everyone was looking at me, they are all wearing white coat and busy. I can't recognize their faces they are wearing masks and also protect gear in their eyes.
'Sorry for interruption ma'am but prof Ara asked me to give you this and she said its urgent".
"Oh! Thankyou for this miss".
"It's okay maam" I hurry get out because it was embarrassing inside.
"Wait" Someone called me. I can't recognize him.
"Who are you?" he removed his mask.
Don!
Here! Like before he give me 8 and number 23 this time.
"Are you really serious about giving this number? Why can't you just say it?"
"Nah, this is not the right time, be patient will you".
"Whatever, I'll go ahead Don".
Lots of people in the room when I came back. Freshman and other department peeked out the window.
The school photographer was also here. But is not yet pictorial for graduation?
What is going on?
The moment I entered the room, Eria was there looking dashingly handsome.
So the commotion is because Eria was here?
The whole room became silent when Eria already see me, as if they are watching live porn, I mean romantic movie where Romeo giving flowers to Juliet.
"Hi? I'm sorry if I came here without telling you.
I just want to surprise you".
I'm not only one who surprise here but another students. I want to tell him.
"No! its okay Eria, but I hope you call me first so not everyone was watching us here".
"That's what I want Daness. I want everyone to know that I like you"
"Say yes! Say yes!" Everyone was shouting.
Overreacting, as if Eria asking to be his girlfriend.
"Here! for you, and I'm sorry for the trouble".
"Its okay! I'm just embarrassed.This is my first time experienced something like this" I said as a matter of fact.
"I'm glad, I'm first who made this for you, I hope I makes you happy Daness".
"More than happy Eria, and thankyou for coming in my life" I said.
I guess Jaica was right, I have to focus on Eria because at first this is what I really want the man who can be my first and last.
Not Don, not him. Who will be my greatest downfall.
The show was end, Eria said goodbye that he still have class, and the audience also gone the moment Eria left.
"Daness, say yes to Eria so he is always here in the room " that was Celis.
"That's right, he is very handsome".
"We will get there" I smiled at them. I keep looking for Jaica but I can't find her.
"Guys you see Jaica?" I was excited to tell her what happened and I want to tell her that she was right I should focus on Eria.
"Jaica? if I am not mistaken it looks like I saw her going to the gym" said Aivee.
"Gym? What will she do there?"
"Daness I don't know, you know were not close" said Aivee.
"Okay! thankyou".
While on the gym two person have heavy talking.
"What did you say?'
"I said I love you! I want to tell you this for a long time. Now I have the courage, I love you more than just a friend".
"You know I like you as a friend and you know who I like right?"
"Are you really just see me as friend? What does she have without me? Tell me! I do everything for you! I keep her as a friend even if I don't want to and I'm hurting".
"You like what you did. I don't ask you to do it".
"I did it because I love you! I thought if you see me making friends with her and telling you what shes doing. I thought I would be loved first?"
"Is that why you slandered me to him Jaica! so did you tell her to answer that Eria?"
"You missed one thing Don! You are the reasons why they met, remember?"
Don was taken a back because he knows Jaica was right. If he just didn't pissed her off that day on the gym, Danessa would not leave and would go to the second floor where she met Eria. Everything was fucked based on his plan.
"Cat got your tongue Don? Everything I said to that woman was true".
"Leave her alone Jaica! she trust you like I do!
You know when I first saw her?
I was a messed because the girls from other department harassing me, I was adjusting my polo and my hair when I saw her at the meeting room. She was looking at me, I don't know but her brown eyes is hypnotizing me. You know that right Jaica?"
"Stop! I don't want to hear it again. Please stop!"
Jaica was shouting and blocking her ears so as not to hear what Don want to say.
Why? How many times did she hear that story of him when he met Danessa?
Fucking a million times! Those fucking million times hurt her too!
"Jaica! you are the first friend I told that finally I met my destiny, my future wife, my everything!
I told you what I feel towards her. When I am happy when I see her. I am sad because I feel like she has been taken away from me.
Jaica I'm telling you all of this not to hurt you.
You are my friend and I trust you".
"Don't you ever feel loved me Don? Because I consider you more than a friend?"
Don avoid her gaze, because he knows the truth but he doesn't want to give her false hopes.
"Sorry Jaica" that words break her heart million times again and again.
"Did you just use me to see her Don?" She laughed at the question.
"On my 18th birthday you were there because you know she will be there right?
Why don't you just admit that you used me to get close to her?"
"I never used you Jaica!"
"Really? Bad that's what I feel! Remember this Don Clyde Mostalla after this I'll make sure she will never choose you! If I have to put your names like a trash I will"
"Do what you want to me Jaica, but I am warning you stop brainwash her! Didn't you even consider her as a friend? Because I know, she treat you a real friend".
Daness was finally near the gym when he bumped into Don.
"Did you see Jaica at the gym?"
But he didn't answer.
"Are you okay Don?" But still no answer instead he give piece of paper written number 63.
He followed the man with his gaze, did he always carry these pieces of paper? he looks weird today.
She decided to run to the gym, but before she could finally enter. She heard someone keep shouting her names.
"Danessa! Danessa! Fuck that names! Danessa just always! I hate you Danessa".
Her heart beat faster. She knows who owns that voice. It was as if she had been stabbed repeatedly.
"Jaica? What the meaning of this?" She saw how Jaica startled. Maybe because she doesn't know she'll see it here.
"Jaica, Whats wrong?" she cried.
"You heard me! I hate you!"
"But why? Am I doing anything wrong?"
"Is it really none? You remember my friend who I love? Like your advice I confessed today but he turned me down"
"I don't understand!"
"Because its Don!"
"So that's the reason why are you keeping me away from him? But there is nothing special about us?"
She was excited to tell what happened earlier in the room. She decided to give Eria a chance.
"You flirt, you flirted with Don when I'm not looking, you approached him!"
"That's not true! Jaica I asked you over and over again. Who is he? In case you said—
"For what? To makes me look like pathetic to you ha? Will you say you will leave Don for me?"
"Why Jaica? Did you treat me as your friend?"
"No! never! All of those are just my art to keep you away from Don.Remember Carl and Joseph? They used to be my suitors but I used them. Carl and Joseph court you because that what I said. Whoever can makes you say yes, I will answer him, but you feel your so beautiful so you dumped them".
"So is that a reason why you angry when I did not answer them? This is the reason why you keep pushing me to them?"
"Your right, so my plan was success. Don step back when he wants to talk to you.I did everything so that he would not pursue his plan to introduce himself to you! But you are also good! You flirt him when I'm not around. Everything I do is just my art. I don't want you and Don to be close. But it already happened now I don't need to pretend being friends with you".
I slapped her. I want to shout at her but I can't.
"You deserve that! Do you know why I am here? Im excited to tell you that I will give Eria a chance like what you said. Now I know everything! You bitch!"
"Why are you afraid being alone Danessa? I'm just your friend, right?"
"I rather be alone than being with fake friends like you Jaica!"
"As far as I remember you have no other friends besides me! What a pity!"
"Really Jaica am I pathetic? Let me remind you, you love Don but Don seem likes me. Who is pitiful?
The person you love, just chasing me like a dog? Waiting me to give him bone slash attention".
I see how anger she was. I have never seen her in a long time. Were became friends for almost three in half years. I just found out that Jaica is fake friends!
"Who told you he wanted you? I told you he is manwhore! Gigolo!"
"Why do I believe you? Are you my friend?If I didn't know everything maybe I would believe you!"
"Because I am telling the truth!"
"Say it to your nose Jaica! Like you is fake. Ah how much do you spend to your nose?"
I saw her touching her nose.
"Plastic surgery eh? Pathetic" I don't finish what she wants to say I run after that.
I did not go to my next class.
I cried and cried until I feel numb.
Losing friend hurts more than breaking up.