"Ellie! Tara na, bilis!" My bestie, Antonette Dominguez or Tonet, yanked my arm to the direction to the direction of the gym after our class was dismissed.

"Hoy, teka!" I protested as I returned my eyeglasses to were it was placed before as I finished wiping off the lens clear. "Jusko kang babae ka! Kita mong andami nating dala!"

It was true, we had to balance ourselves with the pile of papers our classmates had submitted to us because our professor in Speech Com has to attend some seminar. She instructed Antonette to gather all the homeworks and submit it to her office through Prof. Limjuco, their department head.

Antonette is our class vice president and even if she appears all nerdy in class, her fangirl hurt never goes out of stock. It was certainly a blessing in disguise for her as there is a game after our class.

The Stradborghs Sparrows is on its semi-finals already and is vying for the championship.

"Ipasa muna natin 'to, bruha!" I exclaimed when she passed by the faculty room forgetting about the papers in our hands. I struggled to balance the papers and was supposed to knock on the door when it opened and I gasped as I slipped on the tiled floor. I was anticipating to kiss the ground when a strong arm prevented me from doing so. Piles of paper were sent flying in the air and my eyes met the worried look of the guy I never expected to see again.

"Are you okay?" He asked as he helped me stand up. My vision was hazy but my pulse says that it is indeed him, judging by the way his presence shook my system. Then, the air seemed to stood still when he held the bridge of the eyeglasses and neatly placed it on my eyes. I blinked with his simple gestured and I stammered in response, "y-yeah. O-okay lang ako."

He smiled and let go of my waist as I held my ground. He bent down and picked up something while I composed myself. Grasping the papers left in my hand, I felt my jaw dropped open when I realized what I should be doing. Before I even made a total mess of myself, he stood up again and handed me the papers our  classmates have submitted to us.

"Here. Sorry, nagulat yata kita kanina pagkalabas ko sa faculty room." He apologized and I took them from him.

"S-sorry din, hindi ako tumitingin." I said my piece to him. He shook his head, "no biggie. My bad. I'll see you around, then." He said before leaving me in trance.

"Best!" Antonette exclaimed and saw me standing outside the Faculty Room, "hala! Sorry! Nawala sa isip ko na naiwan pala kita kanina! Okay ka lang? Huy!"

"Ha? Ah, oo. Teka." I said and knocked on the door again leaving her outside.

"Good morning, Ma'ams and Sirs. Magpapasa lang po ng reaction paper sa table ni Miss Perez." I said and Prof. Noriega nodded at me. I strutted to Miss Perez's table and placed all our papers on her desk. I made sure that they won't be misplaced by putting a paper weight on it before I thanked the professors and head outside.

"Sorry talaga! Libre kita ng merienda, dali!" Antonette said and yanked my arm again.

As we went to the gym, I spotted Beau in a cool crisp outfit and was surprised to see him in a clothing other than their signature three-piece suit.

He nodded as an acknowledgment to me and gazed at the students in the campus. He was comfortably sitting on one of our benches and he blended in with the crowd.

I guess, he got a great taste in clothes. He looked particularly good in the casual look.

Looks like I have to get used to him being around me from now on.

As soon as we have entered the gym, I knew I have yet to endure thirty to forty-five minute of loud noise with Antonette beside me.

I'm just glad that I was halfway through with our academic requirements before I get to be a fan girl like her.