MAXINE’S POV
Tinatahak namin ang kahabaan ng Guadalupe nang biglang abutan kami ng red light, dahilan upang mahawakan ni Lucas ang aking isang hita. Agad naman akong nagulat nang pinisil niya ang aking makinis at maputing hita.
“Babe, why me?” he asks.
Kumunot ang aking noo, dahil hindi ko alam kung bakit siya nagtanong ng ganoon. I never understand what he meant.
“Why are you asking me that question? What do you mean by why?” I ask out of my curiosity.
Ngumiti si Lucas. “I mean. . . there’s a lot of guys on the campus? Why I’m the one you choose to be your boyfriend? Even you know that I hate promdi, like you?” seryoso niyang tanong.
I don’t know why he suddenly interests in understanding why I had feelings for him. Even he is so snobbish at me and always ignoring me.
I smiled at
