CHAPTER THREE: Wrong Love For The Right Man

A few days after that encounter, their group arranged a lunch during their break time.

" Oh, I wanted to go, but I know myself. I'll just end up spending an hour with just a simple lunch. I ate slowly as if I was a turtle!" she said to herself so she said "No" again and again. But they insisted that she must join them. Then she found a way out.

" I really can't, I don't have enough money guys I'll just eat anything else, enjoy your lunch!" she said as she attempted to walk away. But her friend Elise grabbed her and then giving spoke while she's trying to escape their lunch.

"I'll pay, "he said. Evangeline stared at him for a minute and said "No".

But still, he insisted. So he payed for her lunch and proved a fun fact. She does eat slow, as a turtle.

Evangeline felt comfortable with him. They head back to their class and she even sat beside him.

In the middle of the class the electric fans suddenly blacked out. She felt her sweat running down from her forehead to her nose down to her mouth.

She became a bit frustrated, but Gelvin must have kept an eye on her so he grabbed his pad paper and make a fan out of it. Then he gently gave Evangeline some air. Whether she denies it or not she has hidden a very sweet smile because of that. A sweet smile that turns to attraction.

There's this day when their teacher spends a day for them to know each other through sports. Elise and she decided to play badminton and of course, there's Gelvin finding a way to be part of their game. Evangeline loved playing badminton. It's the only sport she played. So, Elise went out to buy some food while Evangeline asked Gelvin to go down the playing field--- to play. She glanced his face that is filled with excitement and started to smile without realizing it. Time goes by just like a blink. Then the sky darken a bit and started raining. Gelvin asked her to head back, but Evangeline missed playing so much so she chose to stay and play.

There they go. Playing under the soft rain, sharing laughters and hiding their sweet smile from each other.

She started imagining sweet stuffs with Gelvin. They started to talk through messenger. They even called each other just to hang out via phone calls. He made her feel the happiness of being innocent.

Whenever she's with him, she seems to be forgetting her dark past. She felt like her frozen heart slowly melts because of Gelvin's warm love. But there's Marcus, pulling her back to reality.

"Hey, what's up? So you're hanging out with another guy. What am I to you?" Marcus asked.

" Am I, I'm tired please don't start. He's just a friend." Evangeline answered.

But Marcus is not convinced. So he sneaks to Evangeline's Facebook account and left a message for Gelvin.

That's one thing that Evangeline hates the most. Going through her personal life and deciding things about her without her permission. So she quickly changed her password and kicked Marcus out of her account-----perhaps her life.

Marcus felt so hopeless, but yet he continues to beg so that Evangeline would let her stay in her life. He promised not to invade her privacy. But it seemed like she heard nothing from him. She felt an anger and without a blink, she kicked Marcus out of her life without thinking about the pain she might throw to him.

She obviously broke up with Marcus. She never talked to him again and she started hanging out with Gelvin. Weeks passed by so fast and yet she managed to cherish each and every happy moment with the guy who caught her attention---- Gelvin.

They love to have very long and funny conversation. She enjoyed her company as a friend, but as time passes by, some things become a little bit more. He cares a bit more, spend more time with her, make her laugh so hard and started to flirt a bit. Evangeline knew where they're headed anyways, so she persuade him to tell her exactly what he wanted.

It all started with a Truth or Dare.

"Okay, enough with all the dates, it's time for the truth. Now tell me who's your crush. Come on! Who's the lucky girl?" she asked him via a phone call. She's a village away from him and yet she felt how nervous Gelvin was while finding a way to answer her question.

" Uhm... um.... uhmm A girl from my neighborhood!" he answered.

"Oh, what's her name?" a sarcastic question asked by Evangeline.

" E.. E.. Eve.. Evange.. The same name like yours!" he nervously answered.

"Oh really? We have the same name?" she asked again.

"Am just kidding, I have a crush on our classmate, Mabelle." he said.

" She already has a boyfriend don't be so silly!" she chuckled.

"Fine, I'll tell you personally okay?" he said, but she insisted to know it exactly that moment.

"Oh come on, what's the difference? Just tell me already!" she said.

"It's, I have, whom I have a crush on, am YOU!" he answered, but Evangeline was not surprised, she already felt something warm going on with Gelvin everytime they hang out.

"I know, gotcha!" she said before laughing so hard. Her instinct never failed her!

After knowing his real feelings for her, she started being a lot comfortable with giving.

There are times when she suddenly asked him to go out with her for a while. Of course, he didn't think twice and agreed right away. On a bit rainy day, she brought him with her while buying her family's stuffs in a supermarket inside a mall.

The weather is kinda cold, so she couldn't help to rub her arms for a little warmth. Gelvin noticed that so he grabbed her to the nearest comfy room. Then he suddenly took off his sweater.