#WUM16
His skin was warm, I held my hands together and walked into the room. Ajax stayed in the corridor with Char, I glanced at him and found he was playing with the cat while smiling.
He looks always adorable in a manly way that I wouldn't believe he could be this soft when I first met him at the alley.
I'd just say that he kept on fascinating me day by day. It was unexpected of me to be fascinated by a talkative person but he happened.
"Malamang, wala na 'yong mga kuting ni Char. Ilang buwan na rin noong nagkaanak siya, kaya siguro halos dito na siya nakatambay parati," aniya at lumingon sa akin.
Hindi inasahang magsasalubong ang mga mata namin dahil hindi ko rin inasahan ang paglingon niya, bahagyang gumuhit ang gulat sa ekspresyon niya at agad bumaling ulit kay Char upang lumihis ng tingin.
He was squatting there while gently caressing Char's chin, I smirked at the thought of his shy and awkward actions every time our eyes would meet.
Mas malala yata ngayon dahil sa ginawa kong haplos sa galos niya kanina. Hindi yata ako iyon, basta nagawa ko na lang din.
My cheeks heated. He really demanded his lips to be caressed too, though. I would've done that but his demand pulled me back to my senses and his teases went to my head quickly to stop me from touching him further.
"Uh... sa rooftop?" patanong niyang anyaya nang hindi tumitingin.
Kinuha ko ang cellphone at gitara saka lumabas ulit, tinanguan ko iyong sinabi niya dahil iyon naman talaga ang plano.
"Okay." Lumakad ako sa corridor.
Pinagpag niya ang mga palad niya at bahagyang humaplos sa likuran ng kanyang pants bago sumunod sa aking paglakad, he even waved at Char who jumped onto the terrace's flat bar railing and sat there while looking at us.
Nakaakyat kami sa rooftop at doon lamang ako nakahinga nang maayos. Himalang tahimik si Ajax habang umaakyat kasi madalas puro siya daldal about random things.
Did my touch really affect him? Did it bother him? I shouldn't have touched him without a warning. I just wanted to feel if the scratches were deep.
Umupo siya agad pag-akyat, hinarap ko siya roon at tiningnan upang timbangin ang mood niya. I should apologize to close the awkwardness kasi baka hindi na siya magsalita hanggang mamaya.
I don't like the thought of silent type Ajax.
His lips puckered as he tilted his head while looking at me but he couldn't last long, his eyes were looking somewhere. I sucked in a deep breath.
"Sorry," I uttered.
He turned to me with a confused expression.
"Sorry, saan?"
I bit my lips and shrugged, his brows furrowed.
"Huh? Are you gonna tell me to stop coming here?" he sat up straight, he looked so bothered. "May nagawa ba akong mali? Ang random mo naman yata?"
Goodness, hindi ba puwedeng alam na niya kung para saan iyon? Hirap kayang magsabi, sana man lang hulaan na lang niya.
I winced. "No, you didn't do anything wrong—"
"Then, you did?"
"Huh?" tipid na natawa ako. "Just shut up and accept my apology, wala rin akong ginawang mali o ano."
"Para saan nga 'yong sorry, kung ganoon? Bakit bigla-bigla kang nags-sorry diyan?" tensyonado niyang tanong.
"Calm down," I said and breathed. "Nags-sorry lang ako sa nagawa ko kanina. I shouldn't have touched you out of the blue, I know it bothered you. Kaya ka nanahimik, siguro? I just don't want some awkwardness between us. Hinawakan ko lang 'yong scratches mo para i-check kung malalim. I didn't mean any harm or anything."
