...Fall In Love With Spring...

...by deouwn...

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...Season Series #1: Devorah Spring Fontana...

...Devorah Spring Fontana has been a praised student, friendly and always loved by many. She grew up with an expectation higher than she thought, but also fought for her own....

...Spring found herself being partnered with Helios Miles Castillo, just like her. Helios is also loved by a lot of students. Influenced by the peoples words, Spring fall in love with Helios....

...Just like the spring. Warm and sweet, that's what she thought to be in love. Not until, she broadcast to everyone that he likes someone else without admitting her true feelings for Helios....

...This is when Eros... came in the frame. A very aloof and quiet student in the class who mostly spend his times with his phone and his friends....

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...Season Series...

...#1 Fall In Love With Spring...

...#2 Summer Memories...

...#3 When Autumn Came...

...#4 Winters Love...

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...Chapter 1

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I grew up with a very strict parents, I was forced to study until I did my very best. I can’t let my grades drop or else, everything I work hard will be turn into an ash.

But, that’s before not now. I turned the table and regain the freedom I’ve been seeking, I was very happy by the result. I can go out at the house and go somewhere because of what I did, though Mom and Dad are still limiting me in some I'm way.

When I turned senior high I became one of the students that like the most because they said I was beautiful and I always rank in the overall ranking every semester. I appreciate every compliment they made until Helios came in the picture.

I never been in love with someone, the feeling of being partnered by someone---I didn’t know that will happen to me, with Helios. People often call us the future couple of Adamantine, I always take all of then as a silly jokes but in the end I fall for Helios.

I mean, how can I not like him? He’s every handsome, kind and always gentle a lot of students likes him because he is easy to approach and talk to. I like how he smiles and the liveliness of his eyes, everything seems too good in my own eyes.

My forehead furrowed when I felt that my bag suddenly get lighter. It’s not like this, my bag is usually heavy.

I started touching my back hoping that I can get a grip to my bag that us now lighter than before. I’m still wearing my bag straps so it’s impossible for my bag to be snatch, or else---the one inside my bag is the one that are being snatch!

I turn and look to the person behind me with a fear of losing my belongings.

“Good morning, Spring!” Helios happily greet me, smiling and waving his hand.

I look at him but suddenly, my bag started to get heavy and because of it I felt myself almost stumble at the ground but Helios immediately grab me.

“Be careful,” he said.

I feel like, I was getting drown in his way of looking at me. His face that is so beautiful and I can’t help bet to watch it and admire it, it was a bit bright but still it’s not something that you’ll get tired of looking and by just looking at him when his smiling I feel like his making me smile too.

“Spring, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m good. Good morning,” I tell.

I blink twice and walk properly, I didn’t know that I doze off. I felt like I was being hypnotized for a few seconds.

What’s wrong, Spring? He just look at you but you already felt like you’re dying in his way of looking at you. This is insane, my heart is beating fast---I feel like I have an illness.

“Have you finished our homework, already?

I look at Helios who is looking directly at me, smiling and waiting for me to answer his question.

“Yes,” I answered, fixing my heavy bag and continue to walk.

“Hmm.” Nodding his head before breaking his stares at me.

Helios and I walk continually without saying any words to each other. The school is already swarmed by students, happily and goofing around. The school bell will start to ring in any seconds, class starts at 9 am so students must be inside the classroom at 8:30 or before the expected time.

“Good morning!” someone shouted, I didn’t know who that person is. I was about to look back to see who is the person who shouted when a one pair of hand wrap around me and Helios neck.

A familiar scent of someone immediately sniff by my nose, Phoebe—my best friend.

“You two were early, you didn’t even bother tow wait for me,” Phoebe sulk, trying to fix her full bangs. I look at her and place my hand on her head, I give her a pat that are usually use for a pet.

Phoebe glare at me at slap my hand. I laugh because of that and hold the hand that she slap. It was a good thing that my hand didn’t turn red.

“Ay! I told you to don’t go around trying to mess my hair. Look, it’s all messy, haist!” Phoebe hissed and fix her hair, again.

“Wow, full get up, huh,” Helios said. I look at Phoebe and he’s right, she’s good to go.

Phoebe is actually short, shorter than me and she has a very short hair and a straight full bangs. Her hair are brush to her left part while the right side were tuck in her ears, if it was not tuck in her ear I would probably mistake her as Dora.

It was a big coincidence that her hair were short length with a full bangs and plus her short height that is a perfect view to compare to Dora, just don’t tuck it.

“I put something, can you see it?” she asked while touching her own face.

I try to take a peek and squint my eyes because I can’t find anything unusual in her face.

“You can’t find it?” I nod my head as an answer to her question.

Phoebe stop walking and face me. She close her eyes and gesture something.

“Here, find and take a look.”

I glance at Helios and he just give me a nod. I divert my gaze back Phoebe and started to look at her face, attentively. I was not satisfied because I can’t find anything.

Because of the undying unsatisfaction I made our distance closely just to look at her face closely. I didn’t feel any shock or anything when Phoebe open her eyes.

I used to examine her this mich close because I can’t find anything that she used to put on her own face, even though I know those were only make ups. Because of that I don’t usually feel startled when she open her eyes.

I look around from her face down to Phoebe’s lips and when I get to know the answer I lock it into her eyes, directly while it was open.

“You’re wearing---” I smile and distance my face. “---make up, aren’t you?”

I didn’t elaborate what kind of make up she put, just that.

“Yeah… that’s right.” She almost shuttered. Looks like she’s still not used when I do that.

I watch her get flustered as her cheek turns red, she touch it and it looks like she got her mouth shut. I watch her try to fan herself and she’s trying to avoid my gaze. I just let out a small chuckle.

I didn’t talk or utter any words, I just started to walk again leaving them behind me.

“Are you done with our homework, Spring?”

“Yup, you?” I ask Phoebe and put my bag into my chair.

“Not yet,” she confess and pull the chair besides me.

“Not yet o you didn’t do it?” I ask her and laugh that made her laugh as well. Just what I thought.

I look at Phoebe just to find her smiling at me. I already know what this means so before she said something I already did.

“Alright, I’ll help you do your homework. For sure, there’s still some time left before our subject since it was after break,” I said to her.

I glance at Helios who is now walking towards our table holding two cartons of strawberry milk. He walk at us and put down the strawberry milk.

“Oh, drink this---” Helios take the strawberry milk and put it in front of Phoebe’s face. “---specially you! Drink and get taller.”

I laugh because of what Helios said and took my own carton of strawberry milk.

“Wow! That’s too much, huh. It’s not like you’re really that taller, no!” Phoebe’s uttered with irritation and look at Helios head to toe, judging him.

I just shook my head and take sip a from my drink, looks like they will fight again.

Phoebe and Helios always had a child fight, Phoebe doesn’t back down so Helios won’t either. Therefore, both of them are too stubborn to stop fighting.

“Why, am I not right?” Helios ask, mocking and making face to Phoebe

“Why? Am I not right?” Helios asked toning his voice with a mockery. “You’re the shortest student in this classroom.”

I look at Phoebe just to her get mad, you can feel a hint of smoke going out on her nose and the rage of her madness. Well, Helios is right though---Phoebe is the shortest student and as well the shortest among the girls in this room, she’s only a 5 foot and 2 inches tall.

I watch them fight to each other like a child and laugh from their own silliness until I landed my eyes to Helios

Helios is often mirrored by me, base on our classmates words and the other students. I always rank 1 in the class and also quite a popular student because of my appearance and my grades in class, while Helios is also handsome, friendly and good at sports. He doesn’t hate studying but he only let himself stay his grades at middle percentile.

In his Helios appearance it’s impossible to the students to not even recognize him here at Adamantine University. His tall and really good at making friends, people often surrounds him if they get a chance to see Helios---they will waste a few seconds to say ‘hi’ And ‘hello’ that Helios will also respond back.

On the other hand, Phoebe---she’s a bit of a person who has a nasty attitude. Phoebe is more on beauties and fashion, she likes things that are beautiful---his attitude? Worse.

People didn’t really hate or like her, it’s just that they feel offended sometimes because of her choice of words. She’s good at reading people and she hates it when they try to approach each one of us, she’s kind---maybe if it was me? Yeah, only me.

I just watch Helios and Phoebe bickering like a five year old kids until our subject teacher enter the class.

“Don’t worry I will buy you tons of that so you’ll grow up,” he added and run to his chair, second row.

Me and Phoebe are close to the window and we’reat the last row of chairs.

“Help me later, ha.”

I chuckle and nod my head to Phoebe, she’s trying to act cute. Blinking her eyes while smiling at me.

“Yes, I will. I will help you.” I assured, smiling and chuckling at her.

“Oh, here. Eat a lot of foods.” Helios put a lot of vegetables that he pick in his own tray.

He pick a few of them at his tray and put it down on Phoebe’stray.

“Specially you, eat now,” he said, putting a stress in every words. I laugh when Phoebe just rolled her eyes, she never change.

“Later, I need to go the restroom.” Phoebe hold her tummy that made me confused.

Before she leaves I hold her wrists to stop her.

“I’ll go with you,” I said, worrying about her. She looks like she’s sweating a lot and I can’t help but to get worried.

Phoebe look at me with disbelief. She tap my back continuously and started laughing.

“I’m having a stomachache, don’t tell me you’re going to join me until we reach the cubicle to watch me?”

I got shock when she said those words and almost choke, that’s so sudden. Why would I even go inside the cubicle? What am I going to do there?

“I’m eating, Phoebe! For god’s sake!” I exclaimed and drink a glass of water.

She just laugh and didn’t say anything before leaving. I watch her walk away holding her tummy, did she want to poop?

I shook my head and try to cleanse my mind. I shouldn’t think about that things when I’m going to eat.

I glance at Helios who’s peacefully eating his foods. Hmm, what did I even saw in this man aside that his name is always together with mine?

While looking at him I began to notice his long eyelashes, those were thick but it still manage to look good at him.

Helios is also tall, a 6 foot tall---his tall tall. Helios is more on physical activities just like me and we both have the same favorite subject, P.E. I like badminton more, I like the feeling of chasing the shuttlecock while sweating, while Helios?

I glance at him again and continue to eat.

Helios like bikes, it’s either cycling or basketball. I remember, Helios has a good thighs maybe it’s the results of him riding a bike. I don't know, I’m not really a fan of bikes.

“Wow, they’re together again.”

I stop eating when students began to whisper to each other while watching us.

“Are they not dating yet?

“Perfect couple”

“Just looking at them I feel like their child will also be perfect like them.”

I bit my lips when I heard that.

Child? I close my eyes and turn my head to look down when I feel my cheeks burning.

Dumb, why am I thinking about that? Why are they saying and why did they go from couple to child?! This is irritating.

I continue eating while looking down so in this position they will not see that my cheeks is red like a tomato.

“Are you okay?”

I gasped when I look up to see Helio’s face close at mine. The distance is not that far it’s very close to each other, it looks like just a few movement our eyes will go crazy just how close our face is.

Too close, I can’t.

“Spring?”

I look at his eyes that are innocently looking at me, wondering what’s going on. This guy can’t even take a hint---or is he trying to be pretentious?

“Are you okay, Spring?”

I nod my head and distance myself.

“Yes, I’m fine,” I said while trying to hide my shuttering voice.

Because of irritation I turn my head down again when my cheeks started to get red. This cheeks really does look like a freaking tomato now.

This is not good, my heart keeps pounding fast.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

I listen to him and look my gaze up that I know I shouldn’t do. But, I’m an idiot anyway so I did it. You’re a total idiot, Spring.

This time our face is not that close but it’s the way he look at me. His looking at me intensely but you can still see a faint of worried expression in his eyes.

Abnormally, my stomach feels weird. I feel like there’s a lot of petals in a color of pink and white blend together falling all of the places.

This feels weird and beautiful at the same, the feelings that I never felt before and the person that I like in front of me.

This is something that I’ve seen in movies where in both main character look each other in the eyes and both people feel like they’re drown in love.

In my case, my heart feel likes it’s bursting my stomach feel like it was rumbling---it tickles.

Is this normal? Is this how you suppose to feel when you like someone?

...Chapter 2...

"Saan ulit?" tanong ko kay Helios. Hindi ko masyado nahabol ang sinasabi niya, masyado syang energetic.

"As I said, galing akong Saintess University. That's the thing I told you when you ask me," he said, napapakamot sa ulo niya.

Natawa na lang ako kasi hindi ko talaga nahabol 'yung kinukwento niya sa 'kin, masyado akong nasisilaw sa muka niya.

"Saintess, eh diba sa west 'yun?"

Tumango-tango siya bilang sagot.

"Iyon na nga, nasa west 'yung Saintess while nasa easth tayo. So it was good exercise for me, how about you?"

Humalukipkip ako at nag-isip kung ano nga ba ang ginawa ko nitong last weekend. Wala naman masyadong ganap sa weekend ko.

"Hmm... Movies?" hindi siguradong sabi ko at napakamot sa ulo.

Nakita ko si Helios na natawa sa sinabi ko kaya natawa na rin ako. Sa totoo lang, hindi naman talaga ako nanood. Nag-aral lang ako.

Nagpatuloy ang pag-uusap namin ni Helios hanggang sa umingay ang paligid namin.

"Their at it again"

"So picture perfect"

"What do you expect? They're both popular and always together"

"Are they dating already?"

"Hey! Lunch is already here!"

Inangat ko ang tingin ko at tumambad sa 'kin ang naiinip na muka ni Phoebe. Tumayo na 'ko.

"Hindi ka sasabay sa 'min, Helios?" tanong ko ng makita kong naka-upo pa rin siya.

"Nope, kasabay ko 'yung dalawa," sabi niya, tinuro ang dalawa niyang kaibigan.

Tumango na lang ako at nagpaalam kaming dalawa ni Phoebe ng harangin kami ni Janna, one of our classmates and also a friend.

Ngumiti siya at bahagyang kumaway habang ang isang kamay ay nakapulupot kay Ruby.

"Lunch? Sabay na kayo sa 'min," aya niya. Tinignan ko si Phoebe dahil ayos lang naman sa 'kin, ang inaalala ko lang ay kung papayag siya.

She shrugged and nod her head a bit, so ngumiti na lang ako kay Janna at binigay ang sagot ko.

Magkakasama kaming lumabas sa kwadro ng tumambad sa 'min ang alon ng mga estudyante, may pinapalibutan at mukang nagkakasiyahan.

"Anong meron?" tanong ni Ruby na bahagyang tumingkayad, nagbabakasaling makita.

Napag-pasyahan namin na lumapit sa kumpol ng mga estudyante at bahagyang sumilip. Kahit anong gawin namin ay hindi namin makita.

"Excuse me," saad ko. Isinisiksik ang katawan para makapasok.

Bakit ba sila nagkukumpulan, meron bang artista o popular student na dumating galing sa ibang school? If meron sana si Cairo ng Kareem o kaya naman si Tyrone sa Saintess 'yung model.

Nang makapasok kaming apat ay tumambad naman ngayon ang apat na tao na siyang pinapaligiran namin.

What's with them? Are they bullying her? Wait, it's not bullying.

It was a three guy and a girl, mukang confession para sa taong nasa gitna. The girl---hmm... She looks familiar.

"That's Kassandra, diba?" Biglang sabi ni Ruby. Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa babae at bahagyang napatango dahil si Kassandra nga iyon.

"Yeah, Kassandra from STEM," I said.

It's definitely a confession since Kassandra looks flustered and all shy in front of the guy.

Inilipat ko ang tingin ko sa taong nasa harap niya.

"Anong sabi niya?" Tanong niya at nilingon pa ang dalawang kasama niya. His short, I think shorter than me. Siya ang pinaka maliit sa kanilang tatlo.

"I like you daw," he said, yung nasa kanan. The one na mas matangkad, he has a clean cut, tall at payat nakasuot din ito ng round eye glasses that looks fine in him.

"It's a confession, you should say something," sabi niya, nasa kaliwa naman.

This one is the a bit tall than the guy in the middle, his a bit bulk not really bulk---parang malaman lang ng kaunti do'n sa lalaking mas matangkad. He looks a bit young and masyadong malinis, mukang naka Johnson's baby powder.

I just realize that they're making him realize that Kassandra is confessing on him, what is he? Dumb? Panong hindi niya alam na confession 'yan, eh nasa harap niya si Kassandra at may hawak pang envelope---a love letter, I guess.

"Do I know you?"

I gasped on the way he talk, ang harsh. Hindi niya kilala si Kassandra? Well, it's not like his required to know Kassandra. But, isn't he a bit harsh for someone na natitipuhan ng isang babae? He should at least treat her with a little kindness.

I watch Kassandra getting all flustered and shock by the guys respond, kahit naman ata ako ang nasa posisyon niya magiging katulad n'ya rin ako.

Sino ba ka kasing matutuwa na kapag sinabi mong gusto mo siya eh tatanungin ka kung kilala ka niya, hindi ba pwedeng deretso reject or accept na lang para hindi masakit?

Anyway, who is that? He's so short but I couldn't get a full view of his face aside his height. All I can see is his side view, his fine jawline and a sharp edge of his eyes while his hair a bit long.

This guys is wearing our uniform, the dark blue coat with a gold lining and gold logo of our school.

"That's Eros, diba?" Napatingin ako kay Janna dahil sa sinabi niya.

Eros, sino 'yun?

"Sino 'yun?" Tanong ko sakan'ya. I was a bit curious.

Tumingin sa 'kin si Janna at nagtaka ako ng bigla siyang tumawa.

Bakit? Did I say something?

"You don't know him?" Tanong niya, natatawa at sumulyap doon sa pwesto no'ng tatlo at ni Kassandra. Tango lang sinagot ko sakan'ya, dahil totoo naman na hindi ko siya kilala.

"It's quite understandable, his very quiet," ani Janna, tinatapik-tapik ang balikat ko.

Hindi niya sinagot ang tanong ko. Gusto ko malaman kung sino siya.

"I... I said, I like you!"

Nilingon ko ulit ang eksena na hindi pa namin nilalayasan para kumain ng lunch. Kassandra's arm are extended towards the guy, the one in the middle.

The guy look at her with disbelief, I can clearly see his face now because we decide to change our spot to get a better view.

Pinaningkitan ko ang mata ko at sinubukang basahin ang name tag niya dahil sigurado ako na mababasa ko 'yun lalo na ngayon sa pwesto ko.

Eros Anise Suarez... The name written.

Eros? Eh diba 'yan 'yong name na sinabi ni Janna---wait! Don't tell me s'ya 'yun? Eros.

"I don't talk to strangers, hindi kita kilala," he pause, "and I don't like you, go away," he coldly said, nakatingin bg deretso sa nakatungong si Kassandra.

Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya ngunit mas nagulat ako ng marami ang natawa sa sinagot niya.

"Grabe talaga mang reject 'tong si Suarez."

"What do you expect? All he cares about is his games and his friends."

Nilingon ko ang dalawang lalaki sa gilid namin, pamilyar sila pero hindi ko naman kilala.

Why do I feel like everyone is familiar at the same time they're not that familiar.

What's with all this fuss? Sino 'to at bakit parang kilala siya ng lahat samantalang hindi ko naman alam na nage-exist siya.

Nang binalik ko ang tingin ko kay Eros ay nagulat ako na nasa sa 'kin na ang tingin niya at dahil do'n nakita ko na ng maayos ang muka ng lalaking gusto ni Kassandra.

He is handsome... the voice inside my head said.

I shook my head off and look at back at him pero wala na siya do'n, 'tsaka ko lang din napansin na halos wala na ang mga estudyante.

The show is done? Since when?

"Spring, let's go."

Tumango ako at sumunod kanila Phoebe. Binalik ko ang tingin sa pwesto ni Eros kanina, his short height and his bland looking eye.

"Buti na lang talaga natapos ko yung homework natin last week, thank you Spring!" Niyakap ni Phoebe ang braso ko at ngumiti.

"Buti na lang talaga kasi if not, I'm sure nasa labas ka buong klase," sabi ko, dinidiinan ang mga salita na nagpatawa sa kan'ya.

"Nga pala, sino si Eros?" batong tanong ko kay Ruby bago kumagat sa burger ko.

Nagtaka ako ng bigla nila akong tignan na parang hindi nila inaasahan ang tinanong ko.

Gano'n ba kasikat si Eros para ganito ang reaks'yon nila sa 'kin?

"Hindi mo talaga siya kilala, Spring?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Janna. Inosente kong tinango ang ulo ko bilang sagot sa tanong niya.

Hindi ko naman tatanungin kung kilala ko siya, diba?

"Hindi nga."

Napakamot si Janna at Ruby sa sagot ko. Ano ba kasing mayro'n at bakit parang kasalanan ko na hindi ko siya kilala?

Janna sighed.

"So let me give you a little knowledge about our cold-hearted rejector. His name is Eros---Eros Anise Suarez," saad niya.

"His one of our classmates and by your expression halatang hindi mo alam na classmate natin s'ya."

Napakamot nalang ako sa batok dahil totoo naman ang sinabi niya. I was friendly but I don't really take a notice to a lot of people in my surroundings, kaya siguro hindi ko kilala si Eros.

Hindi ko rin alam na classmate pala namin siya, ano ba 'yan Spring.

"What's with the cold-hearted rejector?" Tanong ko at sumimsim sa strawberry milk.

"That's the name that I made, ngayon ngayon lang"

Tumango-tango na lang ako at mas pinakinggan ang iba niya pang sinasabi.

Base on her introduction daw about kay Eros, Eros is a very rude person that they can talk with. After his rejection for the first girl who approach him, Eros begun to be despise by a lot of girls who used to confess their feelings because Eros reject them in a very rude way---but not a all of the girls, there's still a lot of them who find him very attractive because of his attitude.

Despite his short height, girls likes his vibes---quiet and a bit of rude.

Weird taste, sinong babaeng magkakagusto sa gano'ng lalaki? Well, I can admit that he has a handsome face, his eyes is just bland and a bit of empty parang I don't give a shit look.

Anyway, Eros is a bit popular to boys because he likes gaming. It was said that he used to be in a team where in they play a part in a few tournament and won few trophies, in that case even though he has a rude attitude and bad sense of words boys still try to befriend him because of his gaming skills.

"Pero, hindi naman talaga ako magtataka if madaming may gusto kay Eros---" sumulyap s'ya sa table nila Eros. "---ang g'wapo n'ya kaya." Nakangiti niyang sabi.

"Balita ko, magaling din s'ya sa sport," ani Ruby.

Sinulyapan ko si Eros na tahimik lang na kumakain.

"Hindi halata," I mumble. As soon as I said that narinig ko ang bulalas na tawa nila Phoebe na nagpagulat sa 'kin.

Did I just say that out loud? Jeez.

"True naman, hindi talaga halata lalo na if gan'yan 'yung energy niya." Tatango-tango at bahagyang kumuha ng sulyap kay Eros.

"Isn't he handsome, Spring?"

Naubo ako ng bigla kong marinig ang tanong ni Phoebe. What's with the sudden question? Anong isasagot ko? Should I say yes or not? Should I tell him that his a bit cute and his height is a little adorable?

This is insane, Phoebe. You shouldn't have ask.

"Tubig." Abot ni Ruby ng tubig sa 'kin na agad ko ring tinungga.

"So what can you say?" Nagulat ako sa biglaang paglapit ni Phoebe ng muka niya sa 'kin. "Isn't he handsome, Spring?"

I was a bit stunned to even think for an answer to her question.

Ginala ko ang mata ko sa nakikita kong si Eros na ngayon ay kausap ang kan'yang kaibigan. He look gentle in this view, ang magulo niyang buhok na hindi naman naging hadlang.

I never felt this before, why is the leaves falling when I was only staring because of curiosity? I don't know, everything feels so ticklish---when the sun strike his face, when the air made his hair messy, when his eyes close and open slowly.

Why does it feel warm and the breeze of the open cafeteria of the Adamantine University smells sweet, like Spring.

"He is handsome," I murmured, still looking at Eros face until our eyes met.

It's more ticklish.