How To Be A Single Girl 101 (Baka Girls #1) [Completed]

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

One thing na alam kong mahal na mahal ko ay yung tulog ko. Pero what the hell? Eight pa lang gising na ako. Actually, hindi ako masyadong nakatulog. Kasalanan talaga ni Bee ito. Hindi man lang ako sinabihan kaya eto tuloy ako. Hindi ko alam kung ‘yung nararamdaman ko ay excitement kasi makakasama ko si Doc Lee buong umaga or what.

Naalala ko yung usapan namin ni Bee kaninang madaling araw. Almost three in the morning na ako nakauwi. I didn’t even care kung gising or tulog na ba siya. Kung tulog aba’t gigisingin ko siya. Kung nakakalusot lang yung kamay sa loob ng cellphone ginawa ko na. I would love to strangle someone’s neck that time. And that someone is Bee.

Pero yung bruha tinawanan lang ako. “Ayaw mo ‘nun? You get to spend some time with doc. Malay mo you’ll share another kiss na naman. And besides, look at your list, Liz. Number five. Exercise regime. Panay reklamo mo diyan sa fats mo, get rid of them na.” Matapos niyang sabihin ‘yun ay binabaan na niya ako ng telepono. Yung babaeng ‘yun, siya pa talaga yung may ganang magbaba ng tawag. Nakakainis talaga!  

Pagkatapos ng tawag na ‘yun, I tossed and turn but sleep won’t come. Everytime I tried to close my eyes, si Doc Lee ang nakikita ko. And I’d tried my best not to picture him standing in front of me.. naked. Damn.

Nakatulog ako bandang alas singko na and this is me. Haggard na haggard. Dark circles starts to show under my eyes. Mukha na akong bruha. I wonder kung may lakas pa ba ako sa jogging session today. At since nine a.m. nga daw ako susunduin ‘nung isa, kailangan ko ng maghanda.

At exactly nine a.m., I heard someone knocked on my door. I looked at myself one last time in front of a mirror before I opened the door.

Right there, stood the infamous Doctor Lee with a shirt that hugged every muscles in his biceps and chest, a jogging shorts and a pair of running shoes. He looks so yummy! Lalo na’t his shirt was damped with sweat.

“Wow. I didn’t expect you’d make it on time.” Bungad ko sa kanya.

“Good morning to you, too.” He replied. Smart-ass.

“Shall we go?” I asked.

He looked at me from head to toe and mumbled. “Yup. You’re good to go.”

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An hour later, I’ve been panting like a dog with my tongue out. Wagas kung makatakbo si Lee (He told me to stop calling him Doc pag kaming dalawa lang) and I’ve never prepared for kind of run.

Halos maiwanan na niya ako sa sobrang bagal kong makatakbo. The whole run, nakakausap ko naman siya.. minsan. But most of the time, naiiwanan niya ako kagaya na lang. Sino ba naman ang nasa kanilang matinong pag-iisip ang tatakbo sa loob ng isang oras or more.

“Pit-stop!” I shouted nung nasa loob na kami ng isang park. I laid on the grass, pagod na pagod at hinihingal pa. I closed my eyes and eased my breathing.

Naramdaman ko na lang yung mga yapak niya papunta sa akin at huminto sa aking paanan. I opened my eyes and saw him fighting the urge to smile. Clearly, he looked amused.

“A bird told me you liked to run. What happened?” He asked, trying not to burst out laughing. Eh kasi naman kung nakikita lang ako ng mga kaibigan ko ngayon, I’m sure they would also die from laughing so hard.

“As a matter of fact, the one who told you was a bee. And honestly, I was also shocked nung sinabi mong I jog every morning.” I suddenly cursed myself silently. Edi talagang inamin ko ding hindi ako nage-exercise. Tungeks din ako eh.

Napatawa na lang siya and then he held his hands. “C’mon. Malapit na ta’yo. It’s jus a couple of blocks away from your house.” Anyaya pa niya sa akin.

I groaned. “I can’t. Everything hurts!” reklamo ko. Ikaw ba naman tumakbo ng isang oras, di kaya mananakit ang buong katawan mo? Lalo na’t wala ka pang warm-up at di ka sanay tumakbo.

Tumawa naman ulit ito. Halatang aliw na aliw siya sa kalagayan ko ngayon. Para akong babaeng baliw na nakahiga sa damuhan ng park. “Wait here. I’ll get you something.” And with that he ran away.

Ilang sandali pa’y bumalik ito. I didn’t bother to open my eyes but then he held my hand and pulled me up. Napaupo tulo’y ako ng wala sa oras. “Here. Drink this,” abot niya sa akin ng isang cup ng Caramel Macchiato mula sa Starbucks. “We’ll relax for fifteen minutes then we’re going, okay?” dagdag pa niya.   

I accepted the cup and started to sip it when he asked, “Why did you do it?”

Napatingin naman ako sa kanya, obviously hindi ko nage-gets yung tanong. “Do what?”

“You said you didn’t like to run. What made you do it?”

Ahh. So yun pala. I thought, bakit nga ba ako sumama sa kanya today? I really don’t know the answer so I just shrugged.

 When I finished drinking my cup, tumayo na siya. “Tara na. Sumobra na ng fifteen minutes yung pahinga mo.”

“But I still can’t stand.” Reklamo ko ulit. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I can stand for a week.

He chuckled at umupo siya sa harap ko. His back facing me, “Let me give you a piggy-back ride, then.”

“What?” tanong ko, he looked at me over his shoulder and just smiled.

“Bilis na. Nangangawit na ako. Baka gusto mong iwan kita rito?” panakot pa niya sa akin. Akala naman niya matatakot ako dun sa banta niya but nevertheless, I hooked my arms around his neck and climb on his back.

Instead of jogging, he just walked papunta sa bahay ko. It felt so awkward and the act felt so intimate. Kaya naman hindi ako mapakali habang nakaangkas sa likuran niya. Not to mention a lot of people were staring at us. Yung iba kitang-kita pa yung pagkakilig nila. They thought we’re a couple.

“You know, we should do this again Liz.” He suddenly said.

“Ang alin?”

“Running together.”

“Nah-uh, I don’t think so.” I felt his body vibrate while he chuckled. God, that felt nice.

“It will help you burn your fats.” Sabi pa nito.

I gasped in horror. “WHAT?!” He covered his ears sa naging reaction ko. Bigla tuloy akong nahiya and I apologized. Hindi ko naman sinasadyang mapalakas yung boses ko pero.. ganun na ba talaga kahalata yung fats ko?

“It’s fine. Bee told me you’re trying to get rid of your fats. As far as I can see, there is no inappropriate fats in you. But then what do I know? Everything is different from a woman’s perspective.” Namula naman ako sa sinabi niya. Para na rin niyang sinabing sexy ako ‘di ba? Buti na lang di niya nakikita yung mukha ko, parang gusto ko tuloy isubsob yung mukha kong pulang-pula sa kanyang likuran.

Napaisip naman ako bigla dun sa list and then I agreed. “Yeah.” Exercise regime, here I come. “Yeah. I guess you’re right. We should do this again.”

That’s when I realized na nasa labas na pala kami ng bahay ko. Masyado ata akong naging komportable sa likod niya. I awkwarldy, landed on my two feet. Inalalayan pa niya ako papasok sa pinto.

“Til’ next time, Liz.”  He said, smiling.

“Yeah. Til’ next time.” I nodded “Yun ay kung makakalakad pa ako.” Dagdag ko pa.

He thrown his back and laughed.

He waved and bid his goodbye before he ran away.