Aizelle's POV
I struggled searching for my phone with squinted eyes. It was just here somewhere under my pillow. I yawned, fighting the lassitude. I rest my back against the softness of my bed. My eyes were not completely open yet as I look at the screen, there are messages and missed calls too.
From: My Drei <3
Good morning
From: My Drei <3
Want a cup of coffee?
From: My Drei <3
Weekend sucks
From: My Drei <3
Wake up!
My Drei <3
8 missed calls
I smiled. Kahit yata wala pa akong lakas bumangon, pakiramdam ko e kaya kong bumuhat ng ilang case ng softdrinks. Hindi ko pa rin makalimutan ang mga nangyari kagabi. Pagkatapos na pagkatapos na sabihin lahat ni Drei ang nararamdaman niya, iba na ang pakikitungo niya sa akin. Sabi ni Michelle hindi naman daw ganoong kasama ang ugali ni Drei. Oo at mailap siya sa mga tao pero not as rude as how I explained it to her. Michelle said that maybe Drei is trying to get my attention. Mali nga lang daw ang way pero kilig na kilig siya habang kinukwento ko. Lumalabas ang pagkababae niya.
I was about to type a text but the phone vibrated.
From: My Drei <3
Got some errands to run..
Napakagat ako sa ibabang labi. Mabilis akong bumangon at naghilamos, nagtoothbrush na rin ako. Nagmamadali kong binalikan ang phone sa kama. Ano ba 'tong pinaggagagawa ko? Para namang maaamoy ni Drei yung hininga ko diba? My heart started beating fast. Tinawagan ko siya. Wala pang tatlong ring ay sinagot na niya agad.
"Good morning" Bati niya sa kabilang linya.
"Morning.." Sagot ko.
"Did you sleep well?" I cleared my throat. Kinikilig ako sa boses ni Drei. Ang lambing niya, parang ang saya saya niya.
"I did.." Yun lang ang nasagot ko. I pressed my upper and lower lips together. I was smiling. I was damn smiling for no reason. "D-drei, may gagawin ka ba mamaya?"
There was a short pause.
"I was about to ask you that" He said. Hindi ko alam kung ilang beses akong nagpagulong gulong at nagpapadyak sa kama. "What are you doing? What's that noise?" He asked. I composed myself. Kinagat ko ang daliri ko para pigilan ang pagtili. Naiimagine ko na agad na magkasama kami, yung parang kami lang ang tao sa mundo. Nararamdaman ko pa rin yung nakaw na halik sa akin ni Drei kagabi. It was the best feeling.
"Ah, wala.." I said casually. "Bakit nga pala?"
"Because I want to see you." And wow, that was pretty straightforward. "Do you want to watch a movie?" He asked. Napaisip ako. Pero hindi ako makapagisip ng tama. Kinikilig ako.
"Hindi ako mahilig manood ng sine" But the picture of me and him watching a movie gave me goosebumps.
"Where do you want to go?" He asked.
"Wala ako maisip. Gusto ko lang umalis ng bahay" And I was honest, wala naman talaga ako maisip.
"That's a big problem then," He joked. "I'll let you know the time then I'll pick you up" He said with full authority. Parang nakapag decide na siya kung ano ang gagawin namin mamaya. Inutusan daw kasi si Drei ng daddy niya. Apart from managing their business, Tito Andrei is a triathlete. Siguro ay may mga pinapagawa siya kay Drei while he's on training. I heard there's a competition this month and tito Andrei is one of the founders of the International Triathlon Union. Active siya doon kaya naman todo suporta ang mga anak sa kanya. However, I want to see Drei. All I want to do is to make the most out of this. Susulitin ko ang day off ko today. May pasok na ako bukas sa café at malapit na ang exams. Magiging busy na kami.
