"OMG, nakaka-kilig naman kayo!" tumili sa saya si Azaleah bago kunin yung wine na inorder ni Luca from room service. Talagang tinuloy niya na magpapa-inom ah, kala ko nagbibiro lang siya. Pero sige, I'll take my chances to get alcohol in me.

"Feeling ko talaga may gusto yan sa'yo, I mean why would he ride a carriage with you? Nagsagutan pa nga kayo kanina tapos makikita na lang namin na may selfies and portraits na kayo? Grabe!" Yuzu exclaimed and I just sat there with a weak smile. I can't deny the fact that he made me happy for at least 20 minutes. Siya ang unang taong nagpakilig sa akin and it's very unexpected.

It's currently 12:30 in the morning and we're just talking about boys and other random shit until they went to bed. Ako hindi pa ako makatulog, kaya lumabas ako sa balcony. I felt the cold breeze hugging me and saw that there was a crescent moon. It was beautiful so I took a picture of it and posted it on my IG story.

Minutes later I became lost in thought when I remembered some things Zayn told me.

Smile Caitlyn. You are the prettiest when you smile.

Thank you for your time.

And the statement he told me when he gave my hand a kiss before I left his front door.

I know we don't know each other a lot, but you're very most likely a great woman and I would kill to have someone like you.

I bit my lip because I was trying not to smile again. How can a stranger do me like this? How does he have an effect on me? My gosh Caitlyn, you can't do yourself like this.

Nabalik ako sa sariling diwa nang marinig kong may tumawag sa pangalan ko, "Caitlyn!" a familiar voice shouted. I looked at my back and the door was locked so saan naman 'yon mang-gagaling?

I looked down at a light on a balcony from the second floor and I saw Zayn waving at me. I don't know why but I got the urge to smile when I saw him. Kaso bigla naman ulit akong napaisip, paano nga kung maging close kami? To the point where I fall for him pero siya ang sasabihin niya friendly lang siya? Ang sakit non.

Nakita kong kinuha niya ang cellphone niya at may tinawagan, moments after I heard my phone rang and it was an unknown number. I picked it up and I heard Zayn's voice.

"Hey."

Agad naman akong nagtaka dahil paano niya nalaman number ko? Baka naman stalker ko talaga 'tong si Zayn? Baka mamaya bigla niya na lang aking dalawin sa condo ko pag-uwi sa manila!

"P-paano mo nakuha number ko?" tanong ko sa kanya and I just heard him chuckle and I got pissed. It's not the right time to tease me dumbass!

"Guess how," he told me and it took me a few seconds until I realized kung sino ang pwedeng magbigay.

"Those shitheads!" I hissed and tumawa lang siya. Malamang mga kaibigan ko ang magbibigay sa kanya ng number ko, Caitlyn Nicole tinatanong pa ba 'yan? Ugh!

"You can't sleep, can you?" he asked changing the topic at medyo kumalma na ako bago ko siya sagutin. "Nope, ikaw din siguro 'no?" I asked and he hummed as a reply.

"Let's go for a walk, I know you're also bored." Aya niya sa akin at pumayag din ako, wala naman akong magagawa eh. Dahan dahan kong kinuha ang key card pati wallet ko at pagkasara ko ng pinto tumalikod ako, "PUTANGINA-" nagulat ako dahil nasa harap ko na si Zayn.

"Quiet Caitlyn, people are sleeping." he hushed me at marahang tinulak ko siya. "Kanina ka pa nangugulat eh! First you knew my number and second you came up here without you knowing my room number. Minsan naiisip ko na lang na stalker ka eh." I told him and he just started walking leaving me behind, sumunod na lang din ako sa kanya.

Ang hilig nitong lalaking to mang-iwan sa ere. Pero bakit ko naman sinusunod? I guess I'll never know huh? Lumabas kami sa may kalye and it was cold. Dapat pala dinala ko yung jacket ko, tanga lang Caitlyn? I hugged myself at nakita 'yon ni Zayn. He stopped walking and removed his jacket and gave it to me. I took it even though I was confused.

"Wear it, your hands are freezing cold and you're shivering." he told me at pumayag na lang din ako. His jacket was big on me, it ends below my knee but I must say the jacket smells good.

"You look good in my jacket," he smiled at me.

I rolled my eyes before walking faster to keep up with his pace. "You can keep it, it looks better on you than me." sabi niya bago hawakan ang kamay ko, I winced when he touched me. I turned to meet up with his eyes. It was piercing right into mine, he slowly held my hand again and this time I let him.

"I'll hold your hand, you're freezing." sambit niya sa akin pero hindi ko masyadong binigyang pansin iyon. It was dark out, well madaling araw naman na kasi eh. The shops were already close, and the silence was loud and only our foot steps are being heard.

The moon was our only light, and I can feel Zayn's stare. "Stand there, Caitlyn. I'll take photos of you." he told me at sumunod na lang din ako. This used to be my dream, for a man to willingly take photos of me. It's sweet, and I like it.

Bumalik kami sa paglalakad when I've thought of talking to him. "We seem close despite the fact that we're completely strangers." I told him and he looked at me. "You still consider me as a stranger Caitlyn?" he asked and I nodded.

"We barely even know each other, we both just know our first names and we have nothing to base of a friendship right now." I told him and stopped to face me once again, he put out his hand. "Zayn Landon Domingo, you are?" I smiled before taking his hand. "Caitlyn Nicole Flores."

We started walking again until we decided to sit at a bench, "What do you wanna know about me?" Zayn asked and I thought of a question. "Are you single?" I asked and he chuckled because of my question.

"Why do you wanna know, Caitlyn?" he asked with a husky voice. Damn, I love his voice. It'll probably become music to my ears someday. "I'm curious okay, a man like you looks like a walking heartbreak." I said casually and I heard him scoffed.

"For the record hindi ako marunong sumakit ng isang tao sa relationship, they're the ones who breaks me. I consider myself single though I'm in a complicated situation right now with someone." he explained at napatango tango na lang ako and stayed silent. I was curious kung sino yung tinutukoy niya sa 'someone' na binanggit niya.

"How about you? You look like you're single." he told me and I hit his arm lightly. Ang sakit ah! Ganon ba kahalata na single ako? "Paano mo nasabi?" tanong ko and he smiled before removing the small hair pieces that was covering my face.

"If you were to be taken, you wouldn't entertain me like this right now. Can I ask you something?" tanong niya pa sa akin and I just nodded. I feel like I can open up a few things to him, mukha naman siyang trusted person.

"Why are you single right now?" tanong niya and I got lost in thought. I don't know how to answer his question. Bakit nga ba ako single? 'Cause I can't commit? Don't know how to love?

"I actually don't know. I can't commit, I don't know how to love someone and I am very dishonest in a relationship. I don't know how to open up because I'm afraid they'll judge me. I keep all my thoughts and emotions to myself until I get filled up and just explode. I am a mess, and I think I don't deserve love because I think I can't give off the love they'll give me."

After that he looked at me deeply in my eyes he then smiled but this time it was a sad smile. He inhaled a deep breath before holding my hand again; we started walking and looked at the moon, "The moon can never breathe, but it can take our breath away with the beauty of its cold, arid orb." he said after the silence. I was confused as to why he said that so he explained.

"Munia Khan, it's a quote of hers and I might say you are very relatable in that quote. You keep your thoughts to yourself, making you hard to breathe, you have a cold beauty but is warm when you're happy."

I became flustered with what he said, how is he good with words? UGH!

We exactly stopped at Cale Crisologo and he faced me but this time his eyes were like craving for something.

"You took my breath away the moment I laid eyes on you. Would it be bad if I tell you that even though we've only met for two days? Would you be uncomfortable when I tell you that I may or may not like you? To like someone because of a shallow connection?"