Chapter 3: Determined

Chapter 3: Determined

“I will forget my feelings for Lambert!”, Rina decided in front of Chay and Lumen. Her eyes are still red because she cried the whole night. She had said it in a loud manner and all her classmates had heard her. Others became curious and started to surround them slowly. Rina has been the talk of the town since yesterday due to what happened between her and Lambert. Her embarrassing moment was also posted on the school’s bulletin board by someone who tried to make fun of her, now Rina had become famous from the freshmen up to the seniors, everyone now knew her name.

“That’s good! It’s better if you just forget that conceited Lambert. You know what Rina, we are so proud of you! You are so brave!”, one of her classmates butt in their talk.

“ We admire you being courageous!”, another nosy one added. Rina and her friends look at everyone out and realized that the attention of the whole class is in the. The whole section was cheering for her. Rina was so touched by her classmates’ support because she thought that everyone had made her a laughing stock especially the campus journalists who had exaggerated her scene with Lambert to make her look more stupid. She is thankful to her classmates, even though she was hurting since yesterday, their warm support had helped her to look past through it.

“We know how those fast learners look down on us because we are slow… but yesterday, you showed them that even were from the slow learners, we are able to confront those mighty fast learners. They shouldn’t disrespect us!”, another classmate added. Rina nodded in agreement.

“Yeah! I agree! We both go to the same university!”, another one said.

“We admire you, Rina!”, another classmate boosted Rina’s confidence.

"You have our support, Rina!”, another one cheered.

"It’s just right for you to forget that narcissistic man!”

"Yeah forget him!”

"He is not your loss!”

"Yeah we agree!”, everyone agreed in chorus. Rina was overwhelmed by her classmates’ support. That is why even though she was brokenhearted yesterday, she could smile now. She nodded as her determination was boosted, her eyes despited bein red due to crying the entire night yesterday, now sparkled with passion.

“Really Rina? Is it true that you are now really going to forget Lambert?”, Lumen happily asked. However, Lumen’s happy smiles vanished when she saw Rina shook her head even though she is smiling too.

"No Lumen, I couldn’t just forget Lambert after what he had done to me yesterday! What I will forget is my craziness for him! Because starting today… I will stick with Lambert! I won’t let him go until he says sorry for what he has done to me yesterday!”, Rina exclaimed. Both Lumen and Chay sighed in disappointment.

"Oh, is that so? Then it’s the same story, Rina… You are still not going to move on from him.”, Chay commented.

“I know right? You still haven’t learned your lesson, Rina huh?”, Lumen added but Rina just ignored both of her friends.

Because of my classmates’ support, I now have the strength to rise up! We are not done yet, Lambert! I’ll never let you go! I'm sorry because I am not just stupid… because I am also pesky! I am going to annoy you until you apologize to me! That narcissist should learn to humble himself., Rina thought passionately. If she couldn’t have him as her boyfriend then she will just annoy him and his peaceful life!

I won’t stop, Lambert until you say sorry to me sincerely for mocking me. You could have just reject me in a proper manner and told me that you don’t want me to be your girlfriend! You shouldn’t have trampled on my dignity and embarrass me in front of everyone!, Rina added to her mind.

That day, after the class, Rina hurriedly ran towards Lambert’s classroom and intentionally wait for him. Lambert got out of his classroom, with a book on his one head, and reading it while ignoring everybody around him including Rina. Lambert instinctively avoided Rina on his way without being aware that it was her because he was too focused on the book he is reading. However, as if Rina was a natural peskiness, she intentionally blocked herself in front of Lambert. Lambert was so annoyed and was forced to face her at last.

"It's you again."; Lambert said coldly when he recognized Rina.

"What the heck is your problem? Do you really want to get embarrassed that badly?"; Lambert said, it was obvious in his tone that he is about to get angry.

“You should apologize to me! Say s-sorry because you trampled on me yesterday!”, Rina tried so hard to say those words bravely in front of Lambert. However, Lambert ignored her and didn’t even react to what she had just said. Because of this, Rina was beginning to get intimidated.

What might be running on your mind now, Lambert… but… he is so handsome!, Rina thought and felt like she is going to melt with the way Lambert is staring at her. Rina was forced to swallow her saliva with her nervousness in it because Lambert is still not saying anything to her.

Lambert faced Rina and crossed his arms. His simple gesture made Rina’s heart skipped a beat, it only made him even more handsome in her eyes. In this three years of one-sided crush with Lambert, she has never been this near with him to the point that she could look him straight in his eyes that long. Rina is so happy, it seems like she has not forgotten her craziness and is still head over heels for this man.

"Why? Why do I need to say sorry to you? I haven't done anything to you. What I have told you yesterday is all true. I am just stating a fact.", Lambert confidently answered. Rina loses all her confidence and doesn’t know what to answer. Why does he have to question Rina and should have just humbled himself and say sorry instead so there won’t be any hassle? Now, Rina doesn’t know what to say and Lambert seems to get impatient with her silence. For this reason, Lambert turned his back and left her being speechless. Lambert is already few feet away from her when Rina yelled his name.

"LAMBERT PADILLA!!! I won’t give up! I may not be as smart as you but I won’t let you go!”, Rina shouted, hoping Lambert would be able to hear her despite their distance.

Rina is determined that is why that afternoon she had decided to join the sports club where Lambert also belonged to. It is the basketball club.

She doesn’t know anything about basketball but since the basketball club is co-ed and both men and women’s basketball team are using the same gym to practice, she thought that there will be a big possibility that she will get closer to Lambert. Just a little more and she will be with Lambert every day!