Chapter 28

Ivan"s pov
When I saw the photo, I didn"t know what I should feel. I want to rejoice because people who admire me have accepted that El is the woman I like. I want to be happy because they are happy with us but I can"t because I"m worried. I"m worried to El because she doesn"t like this; she does not want attention from human; she doesn't want any issue to cause people to notice her. I can"t deny that I have a huge number of supporters and they will also get to know her because of what is happening now. Just one click and upload of a picture on social media, it reaches far and wide instantly. I can't stop the spread of a news especially there"s a lot of people who uploaded the photo and I can"t asked them all to delete the photo they uploaded.
I didn't even think it was possible. I don't know if I'm going to keep quiet here or I'm going to go to El to apologize. I didn"t expect this and I am sure that El would be mad at me. She needs to know this from me and I need to say sorry for her immediately and maybe she will forgive me.
I stood up but Teren stopped me. I look at him, wondered and ask, "why?"
"Where are you going?" he asked, seriously.
"I'm going to El," I answered. He didn"t let me go so I wondered why. "Why, Teren? Do you need anything? "
"Sit down," he ordered and I obeyed. I know that he has something to say that will improve the situation so I have to listen to what he has to say. And one more thing, Teren is the brain of wisdom among our five so his opinion is very important in everything.
"Are you going to El? Why? Will you tell him what is going on in social media? " He asked and I nodded. "Don"t do it now, Ivan. Talk to her when you're not here on campus because the issue is still fresh. If you go to her now, you will look guilty of what is happening. Do not approach her first if you want to fix this issue. Don't go near her first because if you don't fix this issue, I'm sure El will get mad at you. You don"t want to happen that, do you?"
I gulped and nodded at the same time. I hadn"t thought of that earlier and I"m grateful for Teren"s opinion. All I have on my mind now is El and I don"t think about the people around us anymore. Another problem I have now is when and where can I talk to El to tell her the current issue. I was the one who should have told her about the issue and I promise that I will find a way to fix everything.
I picked up my phone and immediately chatted with her. I am sure that she will not see the trending issue about us because she is only active on the messenger.
To: ElCan I talk to you later? Later in the afternoon or evening. It"s up to you as long as you"re not here on campus. We should talk in a place where no one will know us.
After sending the message, I put my phone back in my pocket. I lost my appetite for a snack so I just bought Yakult to drink. I am so overjoyed earlier and I thought, that won"t go away until the afternoon. El and I had only been well for a few days but a problem came right away. Destiny did not even let me be with her without thinking, and without limit. This is the disadvantage of being a famous student; all that I do, they watch; they are always looking for things they can talk about with me and they don"t care if I will like or have a problem with what they are doing.
"Bro, don"t be so sad and problematic. We are here to help if you want to receive help. There"s a billion of girl in the world, but you still fall for the complicated person? As a matter of fact, the heart is not taught when you love, " Hunt stated, breaking the silence between the four of us.
I don"t know either. For me, she"s precious. She"s the only one in the world so she"s the only one who got my attention. It is okay for me even she treated me a friend, the important thing is I"m no longer a stranger to her but with what"s happening now, I won"t be surprised if she walks away from me again because she hates me. My mom said that I shouldn"t break her trust and when she found out what was our issue on social media, I didn"t know if she would be able to trust me again.
As my brain traveled to the possible things that would may happen, I saw two students enter the cafeteria. I can't go wrong with what I see. Even though I can only see her back, I"m sure El of the girl is El. She is with her friend Aly and I am happy for both of them. They"re the type of women who are just low-key and value academics and I think those are the reasons why they reconciled. Aly is my school mate from elementary to junior high school and in fact, we were always classmates and only now we only separated in senior high school because her strand is STEM. I'm sure she's kind and she won't hurt El.
They looked for a vacant table and they chose the seat facing our direction but I"m sure they couldn"t see us because we were far away from them. As they face each other, I can clearly see how happy they are with each other. El is very happy now and has no idea what is happening. I watched the student in the cafeteria and almost all of them were holding phones and looking at El"s seat. I also caught others looking at our spot but they immediately averted their eyes because of my serious stare. I hope they feel that I didn"t like what they did. There"s no problem with me, but El doesn"t like that so I won"t be able to have fun.
I looked back at El's place and saw Aly leave their place to order food. As I stare at El, I can clearly see the sparkle of her smile. She"s so gorgeous and I"m hoping that I can stare at her closely whenever I want. My mom was right, my standard when it comes to girl is so high. He is unique and no matter how difficult the process is for her to like me too, I will not lose hope and I will wait even if I have to wait for decades.
"Let"s go, bro. Stare at her won't help, just talk to her later," Carew said and he put his arm on my shoulder before we left the cafeteria.
Hope all goes well. I hope she doesn't get mad at me and I hope our connection doesn't go back to normal.
Jas" point of view
I was currently reviewing my notes when I heard a knock on the main door of my apartment. I have no idea who is knocking because I don't have any expected guests and it's hot outside so I can't see who he or she is.
The knock repeated so I approached the door. I didn't open the door but I pressed my ear to hear if she or he was saying something but I didn't hear anything so I asked who she or he was and when she answered, I allow her to enter my apartment.
When she entered, she immediately closed the door and looked around my apartment.
"Currently reviewing notes?" she asked and I nodded.
I went back to the place where I was reviewing and she also followed. "Why are you here?" I asked her.
She put her foot in the mini table and rest her head in the sofa. "Why? Am I no longer allowed in your apartment?"
"I didn"t say that. I"m just wondering. Do you need help?"
Our apartment is close to each other, but she only visited me once. Usually, she comes here when she has a question about the assignment or she will accompany me to review when there is a test.
"I don't need anything, Jas. Why? Don't you want me here?" She asked and looked at me. I shook my head in disapproval of what she said.

"Just review there, don't think about me. I really just came here to share from your air conditioner. It so cold here, it feels refreshing. It looks like summer outside while winter here in your apartment."
"You"re crazy, Baki," I whispered and get my book to start reviewing again.
"What do you say?" She asked and I shook my head. "I heard you say something."
"I"m not saying anything. Just be quiet there."
"Okay, I'll sleep, Jas."
"Sleep in the bedroom. You won't be comfortable on the sofa," I said without looking at her.
"Wow, are you concerned about me, Jas? That"s new," she said, chuckling.
"What are you talking about? Do you want to sleep on the floor?"
I don"t understand her. She act so cool in everyone except me. She gets naughty when it comes to me but I"m used to her. I know she is also used to my attitude towards her and I am thankful that she stayed. She has done a lot for me, she knows a lot about me, and we are also comfortable with each other. Aside from El, she and his brother are the only ones I consider friends. I am only comfortable with them and I don't need many friends because they are enough for me.
She stood up so I looked at her without expression."Okay, I"ll leave you Jas. I'm really sleepy so I'm going to your room," she said smiling.
I nodded and bring my vision back in my book. She left and went to my room. "Thank you, study well," she said before entering my room.
I started to review again and two hours later, I was finished but Baki was still asleep in the room. I fix my stuff and also went into the room to sleep. I couldn't think of anything to do so I just want to sleep so I wouldn't get bored.
Upon entering the room, I immediately saw her lying on my bed. There was a blanket all over her body because of the air conditioner and I knew she couldn"t stand the cold if she didn"t use a blanket. She"s so weird, she knows that the temperature in my apartment is not normal and then she came here to sleep. They have a house and their own room so why does she still want to sleep here? She was just torturing herself.
I lie down beside her and stared at the ceiling. It was not night but the surroundings were dark because only lamps served as light and the window was covered by a thick curtain. Every night, I open the window to breathe the fresh air because the fresh air is still very different compared to the air conditioner and if I had to choose, I would prefer the fresh air.
I felt Baki's movement so I looked at her. I looked to see if she was awake but she still looked like she was dreaming. I let her sleep and there was no issue with me even though we were lying beside and we were just in the same room. The two of us are used to sleeping beside each other because this is not the first time and we already treat each other like brothers and sisters. And for me, there is nothing wrong with a man and a woman sleeping next to each other as long as nothing bad happens.
I tried to close my eyes and go to sleep but drowsiness did not visit me so I sat down again. I saw my laptop next to the lamp so I immediately picked it up and opened it. I opened my Facebook account and immediately checked the friend request list. The name Ivan Gil came first and was followed by El. I just remembered what El and I talked about on the bus that I will confirm her. Just like what I promised to her, I accept her request but I don't know if I will do the same to her friend Ivan. I didn"t accept his request and I didn"t decline either, I just let him at my friend request.
I tried to scroll on my newsfeed and I found it boring. I"d like to visit El"s timeline but I can"t do it now because Baki might suddenly wake up and see what I"m doing. I was about to leave the website when something new post suddenly appeared on my timeline.
I view the photo and I recognize them immediately. I read the caption "team IvanEl". I gulped and read some of the comment.
"Who's that?" I was taken aback when Baki asked me. I thought she was sleeping so I was literally surprised when she suddenly asked me.
I didn"t answer her so she took the laptop from me and she herself looked at the picture.
"It"s El isn"t it?" She asked and I nodded. "Why she"s together with Ivan?"
"You know him?" I asked, referring to Ivan.
She also nodded and said, "he is my friend. He is also a member of the soccer player."
I have nothing to say and I can"t explain how I feel. I hope that I didn"t see it because it just bothered my brain.
"In fairness, they look so cute. What do you think, Jas?" Baki asked, smiling.
"I'm thinking her," I answered and she frowned while smiling because she couldn't understand what I said.
"You"re weird," she said.
"Yeah, I think that's true."
I"m weird and no one knows I"m hurt right now by what I saw.