Just by the Window (COMPLETED)

Chapter 19

I was just glancing at him the whole time. Ni hindi ko man lang siyang nahuling tumingin sa akin. Ano kayang problema niya?

"Uy, Tori. Pwedeng ikaw na lang bumili ng materials? May shift pa kasi ako ngayon, e. Hindi ko na mapilit 'yung iba pa nating members," sabi sa'kin ni Joanna. May groupings kasing naganap ngayon. Choose your own group pa. Sinadya ko talagang magtawag ng kung sino—hindi lang ako matawag sa grupo nina Drex.

"Shift?" nagtatakang tanong ko. "You work?"

Tumango siya. "Oo, e. Working student ako rito."

"Ah, I see...."

"Sige, mauna na ako, ah," sabi niya at akmang aalis nang pigilan ko siya.

"Wait. Sabay na ako sa'yo," sabi ko. Masyado akong nasanay na may kasabay akong maglakad palabas. Pero dahil mukhang iniiwasan naman ako ni Dee. Hindi muna ako lalapit.

"Sigurado ka?" tanong pa ni Joanna. "May nag-aantay sa'yo sa likod mo."

Kumunot ang noo ko saka lumingon sa likod ko. And there's Dee standing behind me. "Let's talk," he said.

"Ah, sige, Tori. Una na ako," rinig kong paalam ni Joanna.

"A-Are you okay?" I asked.

Hindi niya ako sinagot. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko saka dinala ako sa hindi mataong lugar.

"W-What's up?" I asked again. "Why are you ignoring me?"

"I'm not."

"May nagawa ba akong mali?"

He didn't response. He's just looking at me intensely... I look at his eyes and all I could see right now is pain.

I cupped his face. "Why?" I asked.

"I don't want to see you talking with other guys." Agad na kumunot ang noo ko sinabi niya. Did he seriously say that? I mean, I didn't expect that from him.

Biglang pumasok sa isip ko iyong pagkikita namin ni Logan kanina. "Kinakamusta lang naman ako ni Logan..." I admitted. There's no need to deny. If I know, si Karen ang nagsumbong sa kanya. Tsk. Talaga namang gagawa talaga ng paraan.

"Still."

"How about talking with Drex and Xyll?"

"It's fine. But not Logan."

"How did you know him—" agad din akong napatigil nang mapagtanto kong magkaibigan nga pala si Logan at Mary. "Ah... I see."

He sighed. "So... are we clear?"

I kissed him in his forehead. "Yes, Mr. Wong," I smiled.

"I thought no kissing?"

"That was just a forehead!"

Sabay kaming naglakad ni Dee palabas ng building. Dumeretso muna kaming Mcdo para doon na lang muna i-spend iyong time for waiting Xyll's game. May final practice kasi ang baseball ngayon and member si Xyll doon.

"How's your quiz?" tanong pa niya.

"It was fine," I replied. My forehead creased as I noticed his hair. "I've never been saw your forehead," I continued. Iyong buhok niya kasi is like parang Chan Eun Woo talaga ang datingan.

Lumapit ako sa kanya saka sinuklayan iyong buhok niya. Hinayaan niya naman akong gawin iyon. "Satisfied?" sabi niya nang makaupo ulit ako.

"Ang pogi mo," I told him.

"Small thing."

The next thing I noticed again is his ear. Napansin kong kumunot iyong noo niya.