Matapos ang insidenteng iyon ay naging maingat na si Zyon. She avoided every girl that she thought is disastrous. Araw-araw, inaabutan niya lagi si Cooper na nakatayo sa labas ng sasakyan nito. Naisip niya na baka hinihintay nito ang magandang babaeng nakita niyang kasama nitong kumain the first time she stepped her feet on the university. She felt sad thinking he is seeing someone. Pero paglabas niya sa sasakyan ay agad din itong umaalis at naunang pumasok sa campus. Minsan, hinabol niya ito dahil gusto niyang magpasalamat dito sa pagsangga sa sampal ni Vanessa pero hindi siya nito pinansin at mabilis na naglakad palayo.“Is he practically running away from me? What did I do?” Malungkot na tanong ni Zyon sa kawalan. She felt a light tingling sensation inside of her. She is excited to see him in school and feels sad if he ignores her.“Do I like him? Damn!” She scolded herself with the realization that she indeed likes him.

Cooper decided to get close to Zyon. So, when he saw her driving papasok ng parking lot hindi siya umalis sa pagkakasandig sa kanyang sasakyan. Balak niyang batiin ito at sabayang pumasok. Unfortunately, she did not park beside his car. At nakita niyang bumaba ang isang may edad na lalaki at sumunod kay Zyon. Pinuntahan ng mga ito ang Honda Civic na gamit ng dalaga kahapon saka iniwan nito ang may edad na lalaki at dali-daling pumasok ng campus. He immediately ran after her pero hindi siya pinansin nito.“Hi, Zyon.” Bati niya dito. Pero tiningnan lang siya nito at diretsong naglakad.He was dumbstruck. Hindi siya pinansin? The whole day sa campus, inabangan niya ito. Dahil alam niya ang daily routine nito, alam din niya kung saan ito pumupunta at dumadaan. Minsan inabangan niya ito sa isang nook pero dinaanan lang siya nito. Ni hindi siya tiningnan kahit nag-hi na siya. Pagkatapos ng klase inabangan niya ito sa parking lot. Nang makita

Si Cooper at Zyon ang itinanghal na most popular students of the university. Matapos ang awarding ng bouquet ay bumaba na isa-isa ang nasa stage. Si Cooper naman dahil sila ang winners ay sila ang huling umalis ng stage. Inalalayan niya si Zyon pababa ng stage pero dumistansya ang babae. “Can we talk?”“No, Cooper. We have nothing to talk about. I didn’t expect what you did but I don’t want an explanation. It’s just for a show.” At dali-dali na siyang bumaba ng stage pabalik kay Maggie. Nagtaka si Zyon at wala ang babae sa pwesto nila. So, she went looking for her. Hindi niya namalayan na nakalabas na pala siya ng auditorium sa kakahanap sa babae. Saka pa lang niya naisip i-check ang phone. Maggie texted her, telling her na nauna na ito umuwi at bigla daw sumama ang tiyan nito. After texting her back to get well, she decided to just go home.Madilim ang nadadaanan niyang c

It was the best moment in Zyon’s life. She giggled while lying on her back on her bed. She rolled back and forth and can’t contain her happiness. She touched her lips and blushed, remembering the first kiss she shared with Cooper. Her face turned red like a cooked lobster. How naive! The next morning, Cooper went to fetch her from their house but the guard of the subdivision won’t allow him to enter. They reasoned out that he was not on the list of the allowed visitors of the Mercado family. He was waiting on the gate for 20 minutes already. “What kind of boyfriend am I? I don’t even have my girlfriend’s cellphone number!” He desperately sighed. He tried texting and calling Maggie but she is not responding and is not answering her phone too. So, he just went off and go directly to their house. He directly went upstairs and knocked on her door but no one answered. Pinihit

Matapos ipakilala si Cooper sa mga katulong lalo na sa Yaya Marta niya, ay dumulog na sila sa mesa. Marami pa silang napag-usapan habang kumakain. Her dad asked Cooper about his family and he was delighted to know that Cooper’s father was in fact an acquaintance of his. Rafael Mercado was ranked no. 3 in this year’s Richest Man in the Country whereas Eduardo Ayala, Cooper’s Father, ranked no. 5. It was a fun night and Cooper was so happy that everything is okay with him and Zyon, even getting her dad’s approval. At 9:00 PM, Rafael excused himself to rest early so Cooper decided na umuwi na rin. Hinatid siya ni Zyon sa gate nila.“Thank you for standing up with Dad. I was so relieved that he finally met you and we have his approval too.”“Moo, thank you for coming into my life. Whatever promise I made to your dad, I swear to keep them.” He looked directly into her eyes and touched her