planning to flirt with me

Chapter 7

You touch me one more time and I'll swallow the ball in your mouth!" I teased Alex who is also one of our friends with jia and Carlo. He hugged me even though he was drenched in sweat.

"Why? I'm just hugging you because I miss you." He snorted and said like a child. He was about to hug me again when I hit him with Tingin.

"Okay, just try." I threatened while holding the ball. He stopped and snorted like a kid who wasn't given candy.

"Hey, I practiced hard just so that our team could win for you and then you couldn't even hug me," he said. He is a good player on his basketball team. He is also known for his good looks as well as for being a bulero. He is also always taken as a model in the contests here at school, besides because he is fat, his body is also strong.

"and so? Did I tell you to come for me?" I asked sarcastically.

"Burnn pre! burnnn" Carlo was about to tease while laughing out loud he only stopped laughing when Alex hit him

"Shut up or I'll make your face bleed." Alex said threateningly.

"Wow! I'm sorry Liana, answer Alex because we already have a love team at school." Carlo said with a smile. My face turned red not because of excitement, but because of the shame of hearing what other students said. by Carlo.

"Alex! Carlo! What!? Aren't you ashamed?" I said while they were trying to stop laughing.

"What to answer? I'll flirt with lian first before I answer him. I'm ready to wait for lian" He said seriously. I don't know if he's really serious or just tripping me.

"Alex.. won't you stop? Do you want me to hit you?" I said and raised my fist at him.

"Hmm, okay..is there someone else? What is the name of the person he always goes home with?" he asked Carlo. My cheeks turned red for no apparent reason.

They really intend to drive me mad with shame.

"Ahh, theo pre, that's nice and kind pre, and besides, you're always free, you have nothing to fight with." Carlo said angrily.

"Really? Tsk, why does Yun know how to play basketball?" he asked me. At least this made Alex proud.

"No, but he can shoot you in the basketball ring" I said with a smile. He was silent and snorted "oh why are you silent?" I said.

"Well, you seem to like him very much." He said making me look away. Do I really like Theo so much that I act like this when they ask me about him?.

You are obviously yourself..

"No, Alex! Stop me." I said instead of him stopping, he snorted even more and acted like a child.

"Why are you looking for someone else when I'm already here? I can make you proud of the whole school." he said as if he was offering something. "he asked, keeping me quiet.

"Pft, I just told you, pre. Theo is the guy she is with most of the time and as far as I know she likes someone else." Carlo said with a smile. I'm speechless. It's really cool that Carlo can grin.

"Huh? Who is he to like liana! He has no right!" Alex said while looking at me as if begging.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm keeping quiet here, you guys who look like you are annoyed with me and what are you saying." I said irritated and annoyed. I hit the ball hard to Alex causing it to move back a little. "It's better to practice with him again than if you annoy me." I added and looked at him seriously.

He was about to speak when his coach arrived."oh there you go Alex! I've been looking for you for a while. Go back to the court and your team will practice next." His coach said.

"Ah, okay, coach. I'll follow." replied Alex.

"Oh, don't wait any longer! Remember, it's necessary." said his coach, annoyed. He did nothing but follow his orders. Before he completely left, he managed to scream.

"Bye liana! Let's make love tomorrow!" he shouted while running. I closed my eyes in annoyance. Alex's trip is always strong.

"Oh guys? What are you doing there? Go to your classrooms." Coach ordered. Carlo and I said goodbye to him first as a sign of respect and then walked to our classroom.

"Where were you before?" Theo asked openly. We are going home now and as usual we are together.

"huh? I was downstairs near the Court" I immediately answered. He seemed not satisfied with my answer.

"Who is with you?" he asked curiously.

Why does he seem to have so many questions now?

"Ah, Carlo and Alex are the-

"Alex, John, what's up? The basketball player?" he said, surprising me. Does he know Alex? How? I haven't even once been able to introduce Alex to him because he is always busy practicing for their team's match.

"Yeah...wait do you know him? But how?" I asked curiously as I looked at him. It's just amazing.

"I watched him play basketball earlier." was his short answer. So Yun Pala is the reason he met Alex.

"Oh yeah, he's a good player in his team, he's just arrogant and airy." I said jokingly. I expected Theo to see what I said, but he just remained silent and had a serious face.

Awkward...

did I make you uncomfortable?" I asked worriedly. He didn't answer and just continued walking. "Or are you mad because I didn't go with you in the cafeteria?" I asked again.

Admittedly, I left him in the classroom earlier because I wanted to go and cheer Alex for their match, but I said goodbye to him earlier and he agreed, in fact he was even smiling when he said that.

"No, I'm not mad." now is his answer. He looked at me slightly. "I just didn't know that someone was going there earlier." he added with a look of disappointment on his face.

"Uhh sorry theo if I didn't say I'm going to Court. I just want to cheer Alex on since their match is getting closer." I admitted and apologized. "And I'm also sorry if I didn't accompany you earlier...but don't worry. We can eat now if you want to? it's my treat." I beg you. His dismayed face was finally replaced by a smile.

Hm? really?" He asked.

Of course! I want to get back at you." I answered immediately.

Sure, I want to eat with you." he promised with a smile. I breathed a sigh of relief because he didn't look angry anymore. We wasted no time. We walked to a nearby restaurant and ate there. Theo is not used to the cafeteria because he has never eaten here I'll take care of you. Just tell me what dish you want." I said looking at the dishes served on the table. We often eat here with Alex, Carlo and jia, so I'm very experienced when it comes to ordering. I know the shopkeeper here.

"Oh liana, it's you." Aleng Gora, the shopkeeper here at the cafeteria, greeted me with a smile.

"Ah hello, dear. My friend and I were just going to eat." I said and pointed to Theo who was behind me.

"Friend? I just met this young man." Aleng gora said looking at Theo. I wasn't surprised when he said congratulations to Theo. Kasi is true and I will not deny that.

"Hello." Theo greeted softly.

"My voice is very soft. I don't believe this is just your friend Liana." when Aleng Gora said that, I looked at Theo. I know what alen gora means. "Is he your boyfriend?" He immediately asked and I shook my head.

"N-it's not a hat..

"He's just a lover." I turned to Theo in surprise when he said that.

"I'm telling you right now! Liana's Ganda knows if anyone will make money with her." Aleng Gora said with a smile. I do not know what to say. I am ashamed of what Aleng gora is saying, especially because he thinks Theo is really flirting with me.

Theo, Kasi! Don't joke like that!

"Ah..alright, let's go eat." I changed the topic.

"Alright, what dish do you want?" he asked. I first asked Theo what he wanted to eat and after that I chose it. We sat on the chair while Aleng Gora prepared our food.

"Umh Theo? why did you say that to Aleng Gora?" I asked bravely even though deep inside I was trembling

"Hmm? Which one? I said I was flirting with you?" he asked innocently.

"Yeah..

"Oh, I said that to stop him from asking and doubting." he replied smiling. So that's just his excuse.. "I'm also sorry because I said that." he apologized.

"W-that's nothing, what are you doing? It's okay what you did." I said while biting my lip. Admittedly I was disappointed. I thought that he was really planning to flirt with me.

"This is your food" Aleng gora sang as he put down the dishes we bought. "One adobo, kare-kare, chicken porridge and two plates of rice." Saying this to every food he placed on our table.

"Thank you, dear." I thanked.

"Asus, that's okay. Go ahead and eat." he said smiling at us. We just nodded and started eating. I gave the contents of the kare-kare to Theo's plate for him to taste.

"Taste it's delicious." I said smiling. He looked at it first and then looked at me.

"What is this?" he asked.

"Ah kare-kare. That's delicious, promise, that's my favorite." I replied and also licked the meat on my plate. "Taste it quickly." I begged. He gently took it and ate it. At first his face was emotionless so I thought he didn't enjoy it.

"Why? Isn't it delicious?" I asked looking at him.

"No.. actually it's taste not bad." he replied and took the meat again. "It's pretty good." he added making me smile.

"See, I told you it's delicious." I said proudly. He just nodded at me and continued eating so that's what I did. While we were eating, we didn't talk much because we were both busy eating.

"Umh Theo.." I called Theo. He couldn't look at me right away because he was trying to suck the juice from the kare-kare bone. "About Kay Alex..." I said that and he suddenly stopped eating and looked at me.

"What about him?" he asked seriously. Because of his reaction, I hesitated to speak. "Hm? what it is?" now he asked with a frown.

"Uhh..I just wanted to ask you if you want to meet Alex." I said. I want her to meet him since Alex is the only one she hasn't met yet.

"Sure, why not." he answered without emotion. I thought maybe he was just forced.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I also wanna know him." he answered looking at me. A smile grew on my lips as he answered.

"Okay I'll tell him later so he can get to know you." I said smiling.

It's okay if I introduce theo to alex What? I'm scared for theo because I know Alex has a bit of a temper and whatever he can think of to say, he'll say it freely. I hope my plan goes well...

Liana esperanza p'o'v

Umh Alex this is theo and theo this is Alex" I will introduce the two of them to each other. I know that theo already knows Alex but I also want them to introduce each other. Alex immediately reached out his hand to theo as a handshake.

Hi Theo" greeted Alex with a smile. I was surprised that Theo didn't shake Alex's hand. I didn't want to embarrass Alex so I took his hand Alex, Theo is not used to holding hands" I apologized while biting my lip in shame. I don't know if I'm the one who is ashamed in this situation.

"Ahh, is that so? It's ok" Alex said with a forced smile. I obviously annoyed him and was a little embarrassed.

Why didn't Theo accept Alex's hand??

"Anyway let's eat? I'm starving" I said while caressing my stomach. They agreed. But I was shocked when they both held my hands. I looked slightly at Alex and Theo who were looking at each other my hand.." I said weakly and blushing. Alex immediately removed his hand from me. but Theo still did not let go of my hand.

"T-theo my han-

"Let's go." Sabat said immediately and pulled me into the cafeteria. Alex was obviously surprised by theo's actions even though I was also surprised. Alex just followed us.

"Oh, there they are." Jia said openly. Carlo was already sitting on the chair with her.

"Why are you holding Lian Theo's hand??" Carlo said with a silly smile. Because of what he said, I immediately withdrew my hand and looked away.

I'm always going to experience something like this.

"Hmm nothing." theo answered briefly. The three of us sat down on the chair. Carlo and jia bought our food because Alex ordered it. They were afraid of Alex so they didn't do anything but the next thing. while the three of them were sitting Alex and Theo I feel like I'm imprisoned in silence. They don't speak but I notice that they are looking at each other.

"Ah Alex, how is your practice?" I broke the silence.

"Well, it's okay, one more thing, I'm sure we'll win, especially since our opponent didn't let anyone down." he said proudly. I just shook my head, I don't know where this Alex's face is getting so thick.

"Tsk, you're really arrogant." I said irritated. I regretted asking.

"Oh why? Don't you trust me?" he asked with a snort." I know you're proud of me so don't pretend you don't trust me." he said. I didn't say anything because if I reprimanded everything the man said, I'm sure he would say more nonsense.

I looked at theo's place, he was sitting speechless while his face was emotionless. I don't know if he was irritated by what Alex was saying or if he was just not interested in listening to this nonsense. I felt a little sad because I expected to introduce him. What I expect because is that they will have a happy conversation like how theo can get along with jia and Carlo. Like Theo, I was snoring even though Alex kept talking to me. We waited for them to come back, but after a few minutes, they still weren't there.

Maybe the queue is long..

After a while, theo's cell phone suddenly rang. He looked at us and said goodbye that he would just answer the call. I immediately agreed so that he could answer it. When Theo got out of the cafeteria, I was shocked when Alex pulled my chair closer to him.

"Whoa, what's up! said while hitting his arm.

"Just sit closer here, I can't be reassured by that theo" he answered while staring at me seriously.

"Huh? What?" I asked curiously.

"Just stay here next to me." He was still talking and was still close to my seat. What does he mean? I will ask him when Theo comes back.

"Um, Liana, I can't keep up with When I get home later, I have something important to take care of." he reminded me and sat down in his chair again. I didn't ask him what he was going to do. I just nodded in response.

I'm curious, but no matter what he does, I'm not there anymore, right?

A few minutes later, Carlo and Jia arrived with our food.

"Oh, there's your food. "Jia was sweating profusely. "I hope Alex, if you're going to buy food, buy it quickly! It took me a long time to choose just to buy that pesto turon." Jia was annoyed.

"I'm sorry, that's the only food I want here in the cafeteria." Alex replied. Jia didn't speak any more and sat down in her chair, annoyed, as did Carlo who had just arrived. The three of us thanked the two of them and after that we started eating and talking.

I'm walking home right now. Since theo is not here, Alex only came with me home. He said he'll take me home because he said he might be like me. See, he treats me like a child.

"You know, Alex, I'm not young enough for you to deliver." I said while continuing to walk.

"I know, I just really want to take you to you." He smiled. I didn't say anything because I didn't have anything else to say. "Anyway... I don't feel good about Theo." He said making me look at him.

"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked curiously.

"I mean there's something different about him. Like the way he stares at you, the way he talks and also don't you see him grinning when we look at each other?" he said casually. maybe it's wrong to grin, right?

"No, but..it's normal to smile, isn't it?" I asked back with a frown. I was confused by what he was saying.

"Yeah, but..I'm telling you, Liana, there's something different about him," he continued.

"So what are pointing out?" I asked with a frown.

"I'm just saying that there's something wrong with what he's doing." he said, making me even more surprised.

Is there something wrong with theo? What is it?

To Be Continued...