DADDY?! REALLY?!

Chapter 5

It's been three weeks since yung time na lumabas kami ni Seth.

Since then, madaming bago ang sumunod. Maliliit lang na mga bagay.  We now ask each other about our days, small acknowledgments pag nagkakasalubungan sa school, and we're having conversations na pag nasa bahay. Totally unlike before kung saan we simply co-exist.

I'm happy na we're finally improving our relationship. Unang una, sobrang beneficial nya for Simon. His mom and dad are finally somewhat friends! He needs more parental bond especially since he's growing so fast. But aside from that, I'm actually enjoying my time with Seth. Sobrang bilis kasi ng mga pangyayari simula nung may mangyari samin so we never got the time to know each other. Nor did we bother to know each other. 

Madaming assumptions ko about Seth ang nagbago ever since we started to actually talk. It weirded me out at first but eventually, I saw the fun in unravelling him. I remember yung time na tinanong nya ako out of nowhere kung ano yung first impression ko sa kanya. That was one unforgettable moment, actually.

It was one of those night kung saan nagreready na kami for bed. Seth was acting weird at tingin ng tingin sakin. Naiilang na ako noon kasi hello? May problema ba sa pagmumukha ko?

So I asked him. "What?". And you know what followed? He just stared at me again! Siz, wala nang sulyap sulyap. Literal na tinitigan nya na lang ako. God, my anxiety.

"Seth, ano nga?"

After a while, tinanong nya na ako. "Anong first impression mo sakin?"

Huh? "Come again?" Sinara ko yung libro na binabasa ko at pinatong  sa lap ko. Humarap ako ng bahagya kay Seth at tinaasan sya ng kilay.

"Your first impression of me. What came to your mind nung na-meet mo ako?" He grinned at me, eager to know my answer.

"Why are you asking me that now?"

"Come on. Nacurious lang ako." Sinandal nya yung ulo nya sa head board at nakatingin mo pa din sa gawi ko. 

"Gagong playboy." Sabi ko at binuksan muli yung libro. From the corner of my eyes, nakita ko kung paano sya natigilan, halatang hindi inaasahan yung sagot ko.

Dumiretcho ng upo si Seth at ibinaling sakin yung katawan nya. "What the fuck, seriously?"

"Oo naman. Even after what happened between us, ganun pa din." Bahagya ko lang sya tiningnan at inayos yung salamin ko. Pansin ko pa na naghahanap ng sasabihin si Seth at nakatingin pa din sakin.

"Well, that's harsh. And blunt."  Ngumiti lang ako at akmang nagbabasa muli. Pinanliitan ako  ni Seth ng mata at padamog na nahiga ng kama, turning his body to the side. Natawa lang ako sa reaksyon nya and continued reading. Akala ko ay doon na matatapos yung usapan namin but a few minutes after, sumilip nanaman sya sa akin.

"Ano nanaman?"

Tiningnan nya lang ako at halatang may iniisip. Maya maya pa ay tumalikod sya muli sakin nang hindi nagsasalita so hindi ko na lang pinansin at nagsimula muling magbasa. But after a minute, he said something that made me laugh out loud.