(Kyle’s POV )
Ang hirap mag-focus kapag si Xea ang kasama mo.
Lalo na kapag tahimik lang siyang nakaupo sa tabi mo, ulo nakayuko, buhok niyang medyo magulo, dumadampi sa balikat ko tuwing gagalaw siya.
It was supposed to be a normal tutoring session — equations, notes, and review drills for her upcoming midterms. Pero lately, it’s like every session is turning into a test of my own control.
Hindi ko alam kung ginagawa ba niya ito nang sadya, o talagang ganun lang siya — unconsciously distracting.
Pero ngayong gabi, habang nakayuko siya sa notebook, may kakaibang nangyari.
Humigop ako ng kape at pinilit na tumingin sa whiteboard.
But my peripheral vision betrayed me.
Because there she was — Xena.
Her brows furrowed, eyes flicking down the page, at ‘yung dila niya... bahagyang dumun
