Mr. Conceited Jerk (Queen's Knight)

Chapter 43: Counter Kiss

It is an established fact that I, Jennica Ramirez hate Knight Buenavidez with all my heart and soul. Ni sa bangungot ay hindi ko maiisipang halikan ito. But then, shit happens. And just like that, our kiss happened. Hindi lang 'yon, minahal ko pa siya sa hindi ko malamang dahilan.

Nang maglapat ang mga labi naming dalawa ay para akong naestatwa - no joke. Neither it was my first kiss, nor it was the first time kissing him. But it was different from before. Noong unang hinalikan niya ako.

I was fully aware that we were not the only people inside the gym. I knew everyone was here and hell, they may be watching Knight and me. However, it did not stop me from kissing him. Neither did Knight stop.

The first time Knight and I kissed at the Plaza, I remember how shocking it was. Like we were two robots kissing each other. Pero ngayon, everything was just contradictory. We kissed slowly, softly like we didn't like to break the other person. Para itong isang mahika. Para siyang isang mahika.

"Did you like it?" I heard Knight say making me come back to reality.

"Ang alin?" Nagtatakang tanong ko dito.

Knight and I were holding hands as we ran through the back streets to get to school. Good thing we knew the shortcuts on our routes.

Tinanghali na kasi ako ng gising at kapag sineswerte ka nga naman, nasiraan pa si Knight. Kinuha niya ako sa aking unit kanina kaya sabay na kaming pumasok na dalawa pagkatapos naming iwan ang motorsiklo niya sa repair shop.

"The kiss." he said straightforwardly making my cheeks flush.

Huminto si Knight sa paglalakad kaya napahinto din ako. Ipinatong niya ang kanyang dalawang kamay sa aking magkabilang balikat at tiningnan ako ng seryoso. "It seems like you haven't forgotten it. Gusto mo ba ng isa pa?"

Nang marinig ko 'yon ay sinipa ko siya sa paa dahilan upang mapadaing siya at mabilis na akong naglakad. Nakakaloko eh. Paulit ulit niya parin akong binibiro sa nangyaring 'yon sa gym. Alam niya kasing hindi pa ako nakaka-move on sa halik na 'yon.

"Hey, nagbibiro lang naman ako." tawang-tawang sabi niya habang hinahabol ako.

Ngumiti ako. Totoo nga yata ang kasabihan na nagkukulay rosas ang paligid kapag nagmamahal ang isang tao. Gano'n kasi ang nakikita ko kapag kasama ko siya.

Nag-iiba na rin ang tingin ko sa paaralan namin. Kung noon ay pumapasok lang ako para makatapos, ngayon ay isa na siya sa dahilan kung bakit gusto kong pumasok araw-araw.

'Aww. He must really love me,' I thought absentmindedly as I continued to stare at our conjoined hands.

Ako lang yata ang babaeng kikiligin kapag kinakaladkad. Literal na kinakaladkad kasi ako ni Knight hanggang sa makaabot na kami sa gate ng aming school. Ang higpit ng hawak niya sa kamay ko. Like he wouldn't ever get tired of holding hands with me.

"Sabay na tayong mag lunch kasama ang barkada. Daanan kita sa classroom mo mamaya." mahabang sabi ni Knight mayamaya pa.

"Pwede ko bang isama si Ashely?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Kung gusto mo." Knight answered, now walking me to my class.

Habang naglalakad ay napansin kong sa amin lang nakatuon ng pansin ang mga estudyante. Even the nerds that used to like me even stared. As we were walking by them, we saw that people were talking and giggling, others are sending daggers through their stares.

I don't know what it was about being with Knight but people really didn't like it. Especially the famous ones. Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad.