Chapter 09

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"PASOK NA tayo sa loob ng sasakyan mo," sabi ko

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"PASOK NA tayo sa loob ng sasakyan mo," sabi ko. Sandaling kumunot iyong noo niya bago niya napansin iyong mga tao sa paligid namin. Ang lakas nilang mag bulungan na parang wala silang pakealam na naririnig namin sila ni Micko.

Sabagay... noong nalaman nila na may kaya kami noon e halos buong barangay kami ang pinag-uusapan nila sa araw-araw. Mabuti na nga lang at makalipas ng apat na taon ay tumigil na rin sila. Kaso mukhang ako na naman ang magiging chismis sa barangay dahil kay Micko.

He smiled before nodding his head. "Let's get out of here," he said.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" I asked when he started driving.

He threw me a quick glance. "Enchanted Kingdom," he said, grinning.

"Ha? Bakit doon?" Gulat na tanong ko. Hindi pa ba sya nakakapunta sa Enchanted?

Nawala iyong ngiti sa labi niya at napalitan iyon ng pag-aalala. "You don't like to go to the Enchanted Kingdom?" sabi nya nang mag-pula iyong traffic lights.

"Gusto..." sabi ko at napangiti ulit siya. "Nagtataka lang ako kasi hindi ko in-expect na doon pala tayo pupunta ngayon,"

"I just noticed that you are always too busy working and studying that you needed to do something fun," he uttered before he starts driving again when the light turns green.

I was just quiet the whole ride while looking outside the window. Nahihiya kasi akong lumingon sa gawi ni Micko dahil naiilang ako sa paraan ng pagtingin niya sakin. Ayaw kong bigyan nang kahulugan iyong mga sinasabi niya at pagtingin niya pero hindi ko maiwasan.

I like what I'm feeling when I'm with him.

It's like I'm inside my own bubble of happiness and I don't want it to stop...

"You are quiet today," Micko commented while we were in the middle of traffic. Inabutan kasi kami ng rush hours.

I turned around to face him, and I saw him staring intently at me. I automatically bit my lower lip – it became my mannerism every time Micko's staring at me. Every time he stares at me, I feel like he is staring at my soul. It is very deep and intense.

"A-Ahh... Wala naman kasi akong sasabihin sayo," sabi ko at pilit na ngumiti. Hindi ako makatingin ng diretso sakaniya dahil para akong matutunaw.

I heard him chuckle. "Aren't you interested in knowing me?" he said, making me look him in the eye in a panic.

"Hindi, a!" mabilis na sagot ko kaya tumawa siya ulit bago marahang pinisil iyong ilong ko. Naipit kasi kami sa traffic kaya ang daming time ni Micko na kausapin ako.

"You're cute," he said before tousling my hair. "And I like to get to know you more, Lindsey," he added while smiling at me.

Umusad na iyong traffic, kaya nagsimula na ulit mag maneho si Micko. I was fidgeting with my fingers. I have never been this nervous! The last time I felt this kind of nervousness was when I first started working as a stripper in Btch Valley.

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