**BRENT's POV**

Naging busy kami ni Maxie sa pagri-review this past few days since malapit na ang midterm exam namin. We still spend our time together in the library and somehow, she's a little bit nicer to me now.

I wasn't able to send any message to her since it slipped out of my mind na pinayagan nya na ako na mag send nang message sa kanya.

It's Saturday today and I'm just staring at my phone nervously. My palms were sweating and my heart was beating so fast.

"What am I gonna send to my darling?" bulong ko.

That's right. I'm nervous dahil hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko sa kanya. I've been thinking about for almost three hours already pero hindi pa din ako makapag decide kung ano ang dapat kung i-message sa kanya.

"Should I ask her if she's still safe and sound?" I frowned. I shouldn't ask it sa chat or text. It's much better kung makikita ko sya personally para makasigurado ako na safe talaga sya.

"Should I greet her a happy morning?" I frowned even more. That's not right! It will sound sweeter kung sasabihin ko iyon sa kanya nang harap harapan.

This was making my head ache so much.

"How about I tell her that I missed her so much?" Nah, that's so unsatisfying. It doesn't sound so sincere kapag sa text lang.

"What am I gonna send to her then?" I was frustrated. I didn't know that texting would be this difficult.

I realized that if I want to tell her my feelings then I should tell it to her personally. Not just on text and chat because it will look so unnatural.

I won't be able to express my feelings through text and chat. And if she read it she might have a different interpretation to what I'm saying and I don't want that to happen.

Calling her will be much better but what if she's doing something?

Alright, I've decided. I started to type on my phone happily.

"Maxie, Are you busy? Can I go to your house today?"

I read it again and again before sending it to her.

After a minute I got a simple reply to her saying that I can go there and she even send me their address.

"I'm going to meet her parents!" I shrieked in excitement while jumping on the bed.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so happy!" I waved my phone around and I jumped down on my bed.

I'm going to groom my self to perfection.

Agad akong naligo at nag ayos nang sarili ko dahil balak kong pumunta sa bahay nila habang maaga pa. I could spend more time with her kapag maaga ako.

Sinuklay kong maigi ang buhok ko but then naisip ko na bedroom hair looks good on me kaya ginulo ko na lang ulit ang buhok ko.

I brushed my teeth until it turned so shiny it could blind your eyes.

I was even shocked nang tumawag sa akin si Maxie

"Ian, Gusto mo bang sunduin kita?" tanong nya kaagad.

"Definitely not. You're a lady, hindi mo trabaho ang sunduin ako. I can manage to go there alone and I have my own car so I'll just drive it today" I declined habang naglalagay ako nang baby powder sa mukha ko.

"Alright, take care" pagkasabi nya nito ay ibinaba nya na ang tawag.

I can't just go in their house without bringing any gift!

"I'll just buy something on a nearby mall" usal ko at nagmadali na akong umalis.

**MAXIE's POV**

I was reviewing my lessons nang biglang nag text si Ian na pupunta sya dito sa bahay. Pinayagan ko sya since kaunti na lang din naman ang kailangan kong i-review.

"I need to clean" bulong ko. Hindi naman makalat dito sa bahay since kami lang ni Mama ang nakatira dito but I still need to clean up a little bit more since may bisita kami.

"Bakit naglilinis ka? Kakatapos ko lang mag linis kanina. Mag review ka na lang ulit" sinaway ako ni Mama nang nakita nya akong naglilinis and I shrugged.

"Mom, you know about my suitor, right?"

"Oh, Ano naman ngayon?" tanong nya din sa akin.

"Gusto nyang pumunta dito at magpakilala sayo" Alam ni Mama na may manliligaw ako since sinabi ko iyon sa kanya. Hindi nya naman ako pinag hihigpitan at close naman kami ni Mama kaya hindi sya nagalit.

"That's good then. Para makita ko naman sya. Basta tandaan mo kapag pumunta sya dito hindi ko gustong dito sya matutulog. Wag muna kayong gagawa nang anak. Unahin nyo muna ang pag aaral nyo" Paalala nya sa akin.

"Mom, Hindi sya dito matutulog and besides may pasok ako sa trabaho mamayang 5:00" I pointed out.

"Shanell anak, matanda kana. Alam mo na ang tama at mali kaya hindi na kita pagbabawalan na makipag relasyon. Ang gusto ko lang ay piliin mo yung lalake na alam mong hindi ka iiwan. Wag kang magpapaloko sa mga salita nila. Wag mo akong tularan na nagpaka tanga sa Papa mo"

My Mom was surely worried since alam nya na nasaktan na ako nang unang lalake na minahal ko. Ang unang lalake na nangako na mamahalin nya kami ni Mama at hindi nya kami iiwan.

"I will" simpleng sagot ko at napayuko na lang ako.

"Sige na. Mag ayos kana muna nang sarili mo at maliligo na din ako. May bisita tayo. Nakakahiya naman sa manliligaw mo kung haharap tayo sa kanya nang hindi presentable" Inagaw ni Mama yung walis na hawak ko at ibinalik nya ito sa lagayan bago sya pumunta sa kawarto nya para mag ayos nang sarili nya.