Sweetest Goodbye

SG.9 - Scandal

"You're a cock blocker, Iggy."

I was very confused while looking at him. I don't know whether to laugh or cry in frustration. Iggy is just too innocent. It don't know if that was a good thing but it was probably. I touched his face and gave him a smack on his lips. I took my shirt and fixed myself. I sat beside him.

He's such a pretty sight. I touched that mark on his left cheek.

"What happened here?" I asked him. He grinned.

"I was ten." He started speaking. "Tapos, kinuha ko iyong kotse ni Mama. I drove around the village kahit hindi ako marunong tapos, nabangga ako sa may puno malapit sa bahay. Nabasag iyong salamin ng sasakyan and I was lucky enough to get nothing but that. Sabi ni Mommy may guardian angel daw ako kaya hindi ako naaksidente at hindi gaanong nasaktan." He smiled at me. Kinuha niya ang kamay ko at hinagkan ang palad ko.

"Sorry, Hya..." He apologized to me, I don't know why but he apologized so I only nodded at him. Humilig na lang ako sa balikat niya. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero palagay ko ay okay naman kahit na walang kaming sexual activities. Hindi pa rin naman ako handa kung lalagpas kaming dalawa sa limitasyon ko, I don't know... I like Iggy a lot but I'm not there yet. I'm having fun with him so I just want to enjoy this while it lasts.

"Buti pa, mag-nap na lang tayo. Napagod ako." Sabi ko sa kanya na napapahagikgik. He nodded. Nagsuot na rin siya ng t-shirt tapos ay nahiga kami nang magkatabi. Para siyang tuod. Napanguso pa ako. Kinuha ko ang kamay niya at ipinalupot iyon sa baywang ko. Humilig ako sa dibdib niya. I felt him stiffened. Natawa ako.

"Relax! Matutulog lang tayo!" I giggled.

"Alright. I'll wake you up, later." He kissed my temple. Napangiti lang ako. I cuddled Iggy tightly and I have no plans of letting him go.

I woke up at about nine in the evening. Ignacio was still beside me, he was still asleep. Napanguso ako. Sabi niya gigisingin daw niya ako pero heto siya at tulog na tulog pa rin. Hinalikan ko siya sa noo tapos ay tumayo ako para lumabas ng silid niya. Dumiretso ako sa kusina para maghanap ng makakain. Puro frozen foods lang ang nasa ref niya, what do I expect? He's single and maybe he doesn't have the ability to cook. Naisip kong magluto ara sa kanya – shocking right? I know how to cook, mom made sure I know something about household chores. Pero natatamad ako kaya nagpa-deliver na lang ako ng Chinese food. Hindi ko alam kung anong gusto niya kaya Kung Pao chicken na lang ang ni-order ko para sa kanya samantalang nag-order naman ako ng shanghai rice para sa sarili ko.

Naupo ako sa living room ni Ignacio habang naghihintay ng order ko. After ten minutes, nagulat ako dahhil may kumatok. Mukhang napabilis ang order ko.

I opened the door with a friendly smile on my face but that smile froze when I recognized Alyza Reyes in front of me. She was holding a fruits basket – probably for Ignacio. Tumaas ang kilay ko. Mukhang nagulat siya nang makita ako at nang makita miya ding nakasuot sa akin ang isa sa mga t-shirt ni Ignacio. Her mouth fell opened and stared at me. Mukhang paiyak na siya. Ngumisi lang naman ako.

"And to what do I owe your presence, Miss Reyes?" I asked her in a sarcastic tone. She couldn't even speak. It took her a while before she snapped out of her tulala mode.

"Inagaw mo na talaga siya sa akin. Nagpakama ka na kaagad? Napakalandi mo!" She hissed on my face. Hinablot niya ang buhok ko at sigurado akong ingungudngod niya ako sa sahig, kung noong una ay pinagbigyan ko siya pwes hindi na ako papatalo ngayon – hindi na ako papaapi.

Itinulak ko siya palayo sa akin. Nasa gitna kami ng hallway. Alyza looked like she was going to kill me but I ain't going to let that happen. Wala akong ginagawa sa kanya. Siguro nga ako ang dahilan kung bakit wala na siyang boyfriend sa ngayon pero hindi ko naman iyon ginusto.