Volume 1 Chapter 31 (2/2)
”Can you teach him?” He wants P'Pha to help me.
I heaved a deep sigh. This d.a.m.n photo shoot makes me feel upset.
”Hey...” P'Pha pats my shoulder. ”How are you holding up?”
”Not good...” I said, shaking my head.
P'Pha does it again, that rare smile he's hiding at the corner of his mouth. ”I know... I can see that the photographer is too picky.”
I frown and raise my head to look at the tall figure standing beside me. d.a.m.n! He's wearing thick sungla.s.ses that conceal his eyes but he can still make me feel so shy nonetheless. You really are something!
'Can't you just leave for a few minutes, though? I couldn't work having you around.' How am I going to tell him that?
”Err...r...r... You.” I said carefully. ”I...”
If I chase him away in a straightforward manner, will he possibly go psycho on me?
”What is it?”
”I want a can of Coca Cola.”
”Want me to buy it for you?” He points to himself.
”Err... You're the only one I know around here, what can I do?”
I have no choice. I'll just wait and let him use me next time, then we're even. I'm very sorry but I need to get this done with first...
I close my eyes to get myself ready from hearing him yell at me....
But he didn't. There's a big hand that strokes my head playfully. ”Hmmm... I'll be right back.”
s.h.i.+t! I look up and see P'Pha leaving. He didn't yell... He didn't complain at all. Has another kind of spirit possessed him again? I probably have made a very happy face that even Mr. Photographer was able to notice it.
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”There There There... That face. I want that face.... Do it again, Yo...”
Now I get it. He wants me to show the 'Being in Love' face in front of the camera.
*******
A few hours later...
Finally, everything is all set. Well, except the group photo of course in which we are still waiting for other missing members.
Ming takes me along with him. We walk barefoot on the beach fully dressed. He said he needs my help taking his pictures for his Instagram post.
”Ready?”
He made a wacky pose. ”Do you really have to make your face like that?”
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”Yeah, just take it... Make sure to include the ocean in the background, okay?”
I'm fighting the urge to laugh looking at him with his goofy face on.
There... Just a few more clicks and he walks away... What the h.e.l.l???
The idiot just left me there on the beach... What's wrong with him? Well, since I'm already here... I sat down and looked at the wide blue sea. It's so beautiful. I might not have a chance to come to this place if I haven't become the Moon of Science.
I fished my phone out to take some pictures when all of a sudden...
Smack!
A can of Coccola knocks on my head lightly. s.h.i.+t! I forgot I asked P'Pha to get it for me awhile ago.
”I've been looking around for you.” He complains then pa.s.ses the c.o.ke before sitting himself right beside me.
That's it for a complain? I totally forgot about him and spent some time with Ming but he didn't blame me or anything at all.
”What are you doing here?”
”It's beautiful here.” I said. ”Thank you na.”
”It's not cold anymore. Been looking for you for quite too long.”
”Sorry.”
”Forget it.” P'Pha cuts short. ”Do you want me to take a picture of you? I saw you were going to take one.” He looks at my phone.
”Oh... Never mind.” Just him standing there while I was taking the photoshoot, makes me feel shy to death, what more if he becomes my photographer this time? Do you think I'll look okay?
”Come on.” He's trying to grab my phone from my hand.
”No way.”
”Why?” He whines. ”It's not easy to go to the beach in your best outfit. Don't you want to take a picture of yourself?”
”No.”
”Up to you.” He gives up finally which makes me held out a sigh of relief. ”I have a question for you...”
”Hmm?” P'Pha saying it with his eyes glued at me heightened my curiosity.
”Am I such a bad person in your eyes?”
Not at all.
I just want to answer his question without worrying about anything but I don't understand why did he ask me about it in the first place?
”Um... I don't think so.”
”Really? Even though I've been such a jerk to you?”
”I've been such a jerk too.”
”I'm sorry...” P'Pha scratches his head. ”s.h.i.+t... This is not easy.”
”What is it?” I'm confused.
”No No Nothing...” He looks away.
”What's the matter?” I ask him because he looks worried.
”Forth says he likes you...”
I feel like I was severely hit by the sea waves straight to my face. I could almost sense its salty taste though it actually never reached me where I am sitting at.
It's a totally different feeling listening from Ming than hearing it directly from P'Pha. It's totally different...
How about you? Have you ever liked me at all?
”So?”
I can feel my voice turn a little bit shaky which is why I try as much as I can not to look at him.
”I just want to know what you think about it.”
”Are you trying to help him?”
”No... It's none of my business.” His quick response didn't help me feel better at all. ”Are you okay?”
”No. I'm not okay.” I stood up and brushed out the sand from my jeans. ”Are they leaving?”
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”What are you being mad about?”
”I'm mad at you.”
”Why?”
”You are...” I just want to kick the sand straight to his stupid face right now.
I feel hurt again.
If I confess my feelings towards him right now. Is he gonna kick me?
Or will it end up well and happy?
I didn't dare to think anymore.
”Yo. What's wrong?” P'Pha grabs my hand when I start to walk away.
”Let go of my hand...”
”Am I making you mad?”
”Yes, you are!” I yell at him. ”I'm so mad at you right now.”
”What? Why?”
”You never understand anything.”
I'm so mad... Mad enough that I couldn't speak anything better than that.
”Look into my eyes ... What do you think I am trying to tell you?”
P'Pha releases my hand as I walk away from him. Now I'm mad at myself that I couldn't even come up with anything better than what I'd just told him.
I don't know how he's going to infer to it. But that's my style of confessing to him.
I just don't know if it can reach P'Pha's brain or not... At the very least.
*******
Without Wayo's knowledge...
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”Kit...”
”Hey, Pha. Where were you? We're ready to leave now.”
”Where's Yo?”
”Already left with Forth and his friends, I guess. Why? What's the matter? Did you both have a fight?”
”Yes, I guess.”
”Pha... What's going on with you?”
”I...”
”What the f.u.c.k is wrong?”
”I'm happy.”
”What?”
”Nong'Yo is still the same... He still loves me...”
”Fuuuuu! But what are you doing here then? Go ask him to be your boyfriend already!!!”
”I don't know I'm so shy.”
”Shy? Aren't you worried that Ai'Forth is taking him back home right now?”
”...”
”Why are you still thinking? Stupid Jerk. How long have you been loving each other? What are you waiting for this time?”
”Where's your phone?”
”Why?”
”I need his phone number.”
------------*- To Be Continued -*-------------
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