Babysitting The Frog Princess

Chapter XVIII: Lovestruck In Las Espadas

A few minutes later, somebody grabbed my hand and pulled me up in a rush. Agad akong napatayo dahil sa ginawa niya, hindi ko inaasahan na bigla niya akong hahatakain. Pag-tingin ko sa kaniya, I was utterly speechless and surprised to see Mr. Riley Cepeda AKA Paco.

He was holding my hand and that's the reason why I can feel the warmth of his hand too, he and I were running away together just like a scene from a movie.

Kanina pa ako tumatakbo, hanggang ngayon ay tumatakbo pa rin ako pero ngayon ay kasama ko na siya. If my life is a movie then I think this is one of the best parts of it, this is so sudden and it almost felt like a dream. Why? Because me? Running away with a tall, moreno, kissable lips, perfect pair of eyes, matangos na nose and with six-packed abs kind of guy?

Parang impossible diba?! But I really am running with that kind of guy right now, pagod na ako but never mind! I'm just gonna rest up later kapag nakalayo na kami ng maayos mula sa mga impaktong kanina pa ako pinag-iinitan.

We've been running for ten minutes straight, malayo na rin ang narating namin kaya bahagya kong binagalan dahil parang matatanggal na ang mga binti ko. Napansin ni Paco na napapagod na ako kaya bigla siyang tumigil sa pag-takbo, halata rin namang napagod siya pero kasalanan niya naman din iyon.

Sino ba kase may sabi sa kaniyang tumakbo siya? Tapos pati ako dinamay niya pa but then again, kung hindi niya ginawa iyon ay siguradong nadamay kami sa gulo or sa kung anuman.

"Let's sit down inside a restaurant, we'll be much safer in there rather than in the middle of the street". He said. I slightly nodded to him but I didn't say anything, I was about to step forward but my feet can no longer move an inch.

When I tried to walk, bigla akong na-out balance kaya muntikan na akong matumba. Sa kabutihang palad, nandito si Paco ngayon kaya agad niya akong nasalo. Well, he's pretty much useful today. I hate to admit but I'm really glad that he's here with me, I'm happy but I won't say it out loud dahil para ko na ring kinain ang mga sinabi ko.

Nagulat ako dahil bigla siyang lumuhod habang nakatalikod sa direksyon ko, saglit lang siyang lumingon sa'kin tapos sumenyas lang siya and I have no idea what it meant. What does he want me to do? Umupo dito? I'm wearing a skirt! You retarded!

"What do you want me to do?". I asked.

"Hop on my back, I'll just carry you". He replied. After hearing those words from him, I instantly blushed for no good reason.

"P-Pipilitin ko na lang mag-lakad, okay lang ako".

"Aika, no you're not fine so get on my back or I will carry you by force so take your pick. I'm not kidding".

"Mabigat ako".

"I don't care".

"Baka matumba tayo".

"We're not gonna fall because I won't gonna let that happen, okay? Trust me, get on my back now so we can go".

I couldn't help but sighed heavily, I mean? We can't obviously stay in this weird position for the rest of the night so I've decided to take off my loose knitted cardigan jacket and wrapped it around my waist before I got on his broad back.

I never imagined that I would be able to get on his back, this is a comfortable place though. I can definitely let my guard down because it's wide enough and it's warm, I feel like I just lay down on a warm surface. Now, I suddenly feel sleepy. I'm sure he'll wake me up kapag nandoon na kami sa restaurant kaya nag-pasta akong matulog na lang muna.