Nonie: Kelan nga ulit kayo naging ni Sherwin?
Here goes Mignon:
I was taking summer classes, my subjects were Italian 10 (with Wanda) and Philosophy of Religion (where Maui and I met before we became roommates). I took Italian because I’ve been so facinated with Italian stuff long ago, and I took Philo 175 cause the teacher, Sir Francis Evangelista, is so cute and I needed 1 more elective.
So summer went, I had fun in both classes. I had the craziest classmates in Philo 175, Sherwin so happened to be there. Actually, I’ve been noticing him (mahilig kasi ako sa nerd) a while already, and syemps pa-bibo ako sa class. Summer was about to end and I haven’t even spoke a single word to Sherwin in class — what a bummer! well he sits in the seat nearest the teacher (nerdo) and I sit closest to the door, so I can go out and smoke (hehe) when topic gets too boring.
So before summer classes could end, I had to do something. I had to let him know I exist. 
I just had to be able to talk to him. (awww, kasi when I like someone, I usually go for it, walang babae walang lalake, like ko eh) Anyway, so I made notes for everyone in class, some in groups, and some individually. Syempre yung kay Sherwin individual note. Hehe, I don’t remember what I wrote but I’m sure, it has something like summer wouldn’t have been as fun had he not been a part of class, Chuva!!! So he got his note just right before the finals.
During finals, he had to take his test earlier than us, but our teacher bought ice cream cups for everyone during our test so he passed by to pick up his share. This was our first moment, I think, (mwahahah, this is so funny after so many years). He got his ice cream and on his way out, he glanced at me and gave me a very warm smile, I’m certain, I was melting at that moment. (mwahahahah, and I can add so much more cheesiness here.)
So the class was a wacko and our teacher liked the company, we planned a class trip — a summer ender — something I just couldn’t let pass. We went to the trip but nothing special happened. Guess we’re both too shy to start something, we did talk though, but nothing kilig. Good thing, one of our classmates — our dear friend, Sab — wanted to be there but couldn’t so she planned another class get together at her place.
This was the kilig moment I was waiting for…
Hahah!!! This is just so funny after all those years…
So we went to Sab’s place, people came at different times. Sherwin was late. To warm up the night, we played a game of truth or dare (how school children-ish). Naturally the question of who we liked in class was the first round of questions. Good thing Sherwin wasn’t there, I could be totally honest to the group. So blatantly, I said his name. So the game went on. Sherwin finally arrived. Everyone went swimming. We played tag in the pool and for some reason when Sherwin was the "t", he had to chase the slow poor me. So we had some laugh, and ended up having drinks but the available drinks weren’t enough so we had to go out and get more drunk.
At the pool hall, Sherwin and I started talking and we were getting to know each other better and better… No real personal talk but it was safe to assume that by this time we were both into each other already. After a few hours, we decided to go back to Sab’s and buy some more booze. Sherwin was supposed to go home already but he was convinced by everyone to just stay with us and go home the following day.
Back at Sab’s we played another game of truth or dare. This time I was put in a position I can’t get out of since everyone, except Sherwin, know that I liked him. After a few rounds gin (I think) everyone started dancing around, when they pushed the two of us to dance, we both didn’t know what to do, we ended up holding each others hands, and after a few awkward moments, we both pulled our hands from the shy lock.
As with any get together of sorts, pictures where taken. During one picture he actually put his hand on my shoulder. That was cute and suttle. When a guard drove by on his bicycle and told us to quiet down and just go inside the house, I obediently went in and Sherwin followed. I thought everyone was going in but Sherwin and I were left alone in the big empty sala of Sab’s dark living room.
Nothing extreme happened, I assure you my friends.
We just started to chat some more. And it just ended with us holding each other’s hands.
When it was time to go, he made coffee for me. I drank it with the goofiest smile on my face while locking eyes with him on the other side of the table. On our way home, he sat beside me in the car. We made a date for lunch of the following day. I was to go to CSSP’s student council office and meet him there at 12 noon.
We went to McDonald’s Philcoa for lunch. During the meal, I asked him what the deal is with us. He asked me if I wanted him to pursue me first. I said it’s weird cause we both know we liked each other already so we could just get to know each other in the process of the relationship. (Which in retrospect, I realize is wrong, I should’ve never asked him to label what we were having, the relationship would have lasted longer.)
Anyway, we were cute lovey-doveys for two months (or less?). And then for some weird reason, he asked for a cool-off. A cool-off? What the hell was I to do but agree on something I don’t believe in. After a week of not seeing each other and not a single message on each other’s beepers. I decided we should end the wait if we were to break up anyway, why prolong the agony?
Tuesday, sometime in July, 3rd week of Batch ’99s application, under the roof of the pathwalk heading to the Main Library, he broke up with me, which I didn’t want at that time. His reason: it’s unfair for me that he couldn’t put me at the top of his priorities… chuchuchu. Honestly, all his reasons were a blur to me… blah blah… Now, when I think about it, I only have two theories of why he broke up with me for real: (1) that he got too scared after that day in my apartment na we really didn’t go too far naman pero i believe sobra syang na horny and he actually had a hard on (2) after that night too, he realized it wasn’t me he wants to be with (sad)
