Chapter 11. A kiss?

While Yzhette already went outside to go on her partner, neizhy is still waiting for her professor's instructions.

"Miss Neizhy, please follow me for your activity." Finally he already called her. Neizhy then obediently followed her.

"Mr. Samonte was supposed to be your partner..."

"but he's not here, so I've decided to change your partner, so for now go to this address and you'll know who's your partner. " He added, giving her the notes for the address.

Looking at the notes on her hands, neizhy didn't know whether she would be happy or what. She didn't know her partner yet, if it wasn't changed, it would be so good, because her partner would be harold, but now she didn't who would be her partner.

Neizhy just walked out from the taxi, she looked around the place, trying to find her way to that address her professor gave her. When she has arrived at the said address, she was shocked to know, that it was a library and she didn't know how she could find her designated partner when there's so many students there. She just continued walking around the place to find her partner, well if she could, because she's doubting that idea since the library is huge enough for her to roam around all day.

She just decided to buy something to eat and will just continue her searching after. Walking from almost all part of that library made her hungry. She saw a lady selling a popcorn.

"Ate, I want this one." She said, pointing the popcorn. The lady smiled at her and gave her a popcorn.

(Ate- means big sister in English, and kuya means big brother. As a sign of respect we call every stranger that way depends on their age. It could be auntie/uncle or grandma/grandpa.)

"How much is this ate?"

"100php ma'am."

"Here's my pay ate." She said to the lady and gave her 1000php. The lady asked her to wait for a moment to get her change but she said no need, and just keep the change.

"Oh no! I really can't accept this ma'am!" The lady Tried to be polite and didn't want to accept the money that she thinks she didn't deserve. But neizhy is more persistent.

"Please ate accept it. You deserve that. Look, just think of that as a gift from me for your children." Neizhy said, looking at the baby, carried by her eldest child. They are too young yet they're already here with their mom to help her, instead of going to school. That Melt her heart. She always dream something like this. Her parents was always busy. They can barely have time with eachother, so for her, this two child is quite lucky for having that moments with their mom.

She's tired from walking all around the library, so she found a spot to sit, and then eat her popcorn. When she's dine eating her popcorn, she remembered that she forgot to buy any drink. After buying her drink, she decided to go back inside the library.

She somehow feel a little hatred towards her professor for making her do this Searching for her partner. She's thinking why can't the professor just say the exact information where to find this so called partner of her. As she's starting to feel sorry for herself, something got on her mind.

"Oh god! How dense I am to forget that!" She murmured to herself as she remembered that everytime their professor sent them out, he will surely send the complete information on their emails. She looked for her phone and went to the exact location.

She's in the last section of books as it's on the information. Being there, she finally saw what she's looking for. There's this man, facing his back from her, with some books covering his full view. She didn't mind that and just went to him.

"h-hi!" She said as soon as she reached his spot, but the man remained silent.

"Heheh sorry! It took me so long to be here, but don't worry, we can start now." She explained herself as she was worried that he might be pissed here, for waiting for so long.

"tss." She heard him answered lazily. He turned around to look at her that almost made gasp in shocked. She can't believe that of all people to be her partner, why does it need to be him? She didn't know whether she would be happy because he's her partner or she would be sad, because seeing him, pained her even more due to the fact that it can caused her to remember all those she had tried so hard not to remember. Things that were done long ago but still hold a big impact on her.

"Let's just find what our professor asked us to find." She said, deciding to just ignored her feelings and just bear it now.

The man in return, didn't bother to answer her again, so she just help herself to search for the book. She has already gone to the very end of the bookshelf, but she still can't find the book, not until she saw that seems a similar title from the book they're looking. She just can't be so sure if that's really the book, because it's on the very top of the bookshelf. She wants to get it but she can't even get the tip of her fingers on the book, even when trying so hard.

"e-X?" She called him, since he's just standing on his spot while reading, not caring for what I'm doing. The man the looked at her with his expressionless face.

"Can you please get this book for me? I think this s the book we're looking for." She explained but the man remained on his position not moving even a bit, thus she doesn't have a choice but to get it herself.

"Okay. Fine! Then don't." She murmured because aside from the fact that she seems talking to the wind, he's also a worthless partner who can't even help. It's okay he doesn't talk but can't he just help me a little? She just need his cooperation to do this task that was assigned to them, but what he's doing is nothing!

"A little more... Just a little bit more!" She's murmuring as she tip toed to reach the book.

"Just one more push then I can finally reach you!" Trying to try harder to touch it with her fingers but...

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh" She screamed when she saw all those books falling down on her face. She closed her eyes, waiting for it to happen, but nothing landed on her face, instead she landed on the floor with a heavy thing on top of her, on her lips, she felt something soft, with curiosity, she slowly opened her eyes.

She was immensely shocked to see what's on top of her. It's X. He covered himself for her, to not be harmed by those books falling upon her. Two eyes met with their uneasy souls. They continued staring at eachother, without saying a word. Feeling eachother's heartbeat, hearing together how fast their heartbeats has become. They seemed still unaware of their awkward position.

Staring at his eyes, neizhy, could feel something in there. It seems like, he's trying to convey something through his eyes. A moment later, he seemed to be aware of their position, he hastily got up, as if nothing happened.

While her on the other hand, she can't stop her heart from pounding so fast. For a moment she didn't know what to do.

"Ahh." She groaned, fewling a pang on her head due to her sudden fall with a little force. To ease her awkwardness, she raised her hands to him. Indicating that she's asking for his help to get up, but even before he can hold her hands, they heard a crashing sound. The next thing they know, was them, being in the same situation as they were awhile ago. They are still thunderstruck when a woman coming towards them uddenly shouted.

"Hey! You two! What do you think you're doing there?!"

"It seems like you're forgetting it's a library, not for anyone to do their something here! Can't you two be a little shameless?! For god's sake! can you please leave! You're dirtying the place!" She added thus the two hurriedly get up. Only neizhy apologized because the other one didn't want to. He expressionlessly stared at the woman without feeling ashamed or anything.

"How shameless and disrespectful!"

"mga di na nahiya! Di na talaga makapag pigil at dito na balak gawin!" She heard the woman whispered angrily.

"It's a shame! The man was handsome yet a rowdy!"

"Duuuh what did she think of me? Not a beauty? How about I give her an awakening slap? Hmp!" She angrily thought to herself after hearing the woman mumbled her last sentence.

The man suddenly stopped, so neizhy also stop, looking at him.

"careless." He said while giving the book to her. Looking at the book, she realized it was the book they're looking for.

"thank you." Neizhy accepted the book and thanked him, not minding his word.

"tsss." And again, he answered in disdain and walked out without minding her presence. Leaving her alone. She just didn't mind him and proceed to borrow the book.