May naglapag ng blazer sa balikat ko. Nilingon namin ni Kanna ang bagong dating. “Cyber?” kumukurap na sabi ni Kanna.
I shook my head. “Not Cyber, Kanna,” I said, rolling my eyes. Kahit na fraternal sila, may mga taong napagpapalit sina Cyber at Cirrus. “Si Cirrus ‘yan.”
Tiningnan ni Kanna nang mabuti si Cirrus. “Oops, sorry, Cirrus. Akala ko si Cyber. Nakita ko kasi siya kanina eh. Parang may hinihintay,” she said sheepishly while blinking. “By the way, Celeste, labas muna ako. May kukuhanin ako kay Usagi. ‘Bye, Cirrus!”
Tumango lang si Cirrus at umupo sa isang bakanteng sila. “Cirrus, girls’ dressing room ito. Bawal lalake here,” sabi ko habang inaayos ang buhok ko. Leche, sana pala isinama ko sina Bubbles para may mag-ayos ng buhok ko at make-up eh.
I fumbled on my make-up kit. Hindi ko alam kung anong uunahin ko eh—kung ‘yung buhok ko ba o mukha. I looked at Cirrus again. He didn’t move from where he was sitting. Prenteng-prente siyang nakaupo at nakasandal sa silya. Hindi lang iyon. Nakapikit pa siya.
“Cirrus! Bawal nga sabi ang lalake here!”
“Uh-oh,” sabi niya habang tumatango at nakapikit pa rin. “Si Cyber nga nakita kong sumisilip dito kanina eh. Tinanong ko kung bakit, sinungitan lang ako at nilayasan.”
“Baka may hinahanap,” I said distractedly.
“Hindi kaya ikaw?”
“Ba’t naman niya ako hahanapin?”
“Malay ko ba kung anong transaksyon niyo.”
I scowled at him and tried combing my hair in panic. Leche, paano nga ba magpusod nang matino?
I heard a sigh. The next thing I knew, Cirrus grabbed the hair brush from my hand, combed my hair, and tied the upper half into a bun. He placed the bun on the left side. After that, he let my bangs down and curled the remaining hair na hindi nakapusod gamit ang curling iron.
At ako?
Shocked, of course.
“Cirrus, are you gay?” I blurted out.
Ewan ko kung anong meron sa taong ito, pero he didn’t even flinch or anything. He just answered in his deep cool voice, “Hindi.”
At ewan ko kung anong meron sa akin at agad naman akong naniwala. Pero kahit na naniwala ako, hindi pa rin ako natahimik, lalo na kung hinablot niya ang make-up kit ko at sinimulan akong lagyan ng make-up.
Okay.
So… Hashtag Shocked.
I blinked when he got closer to me to apply eye shadow on my left eye.
“Huwag malikot,” he said, his face just a few inches away from mine. Immediately closed my eyes.
Leche. Ang… ang lapit niya! At leche… nawiwindang ako!
I held my breath, afraid na mapansin niyang erratic na ang paghinga ko.
“Huminga ka kaya,” he said quietly.
Huminga!? Paano ako hihinga eh… eh… kinakabahan ako! OMG, kinakabahan ako! Wait. Bakit ako kinakabahan!?
He moved on to my right eye. After he finished with my right eye, I opened my eyes. Ang lapit niya talaga! Sobrang lapit niya!
“Close your eyes,” he instructed.
“Why? Are you going to kiss me?” I asked in panic. “OMG, my lips are still virgin! Never been kissed ‘yan!”
He just gave me a blank look and shook his head. “Hindi kita hahalikan. Kaya kita pinapapikit kasi lalagyan kita nito,” he said, holding up a liquid eyeliner.
I blinked.
Oh. Shit. Hashtag Pahiya Ako Sagad.
I cleared my throat and closed my eyes. After he applied eyeliner on my eyes, I opened them again. He started applying a liquid blush on on my cheeks. As he was spreading it, he spoke again, “Huminga ka.”
I shook my head. “I can’t.”
“Bakit?”
“Kinakabahan ako.”
“Bakit?”
“Kasi ang lapit mo.”
“O, tapos?”
“Baka madisgrasya ang first kiss ko.”
To my surprise, he gave a tiny laugh and shook his head. I blinked. Cirrus is so madalang mag-react. Siguro sa isang buwan, twice or thrice lang siyang tumatawa o ngumingisi.
He patted my head and leaned away. Akala ko tapos na, pero bigla siyang nagsalita ulit. “Your lips.”
I blinked. “My… excuse me?”
“Lips.”
“OMG, what about my lips? Why are you talking about my lips? Are you going to kiss me now?” I asked in panic.
He just gave me a blank stare and tilted his head a little on the left. “I’m going to apply this on you,” he said calmly while holding a lipstick.
OMG. Hashtag Pahiya Ako Sagad Take Two.
Leche, I can’t face him na! Sagad-sagad na ako sa pagkakapahiya! Leche, anong katimangan itong pinag-iisip ko kasi!? Dahil ba sa kissable red lips niya na kanina ko pa nasisilayan sa malapitan?
“Cirrus!” I wailed.
“Anong problema?”
“Lumayo ka sa akin!”
“Bakit? Nag-aalala ka bang hahalikan kita?”
“Hindi! Nag-aalala akong baka madisgrasya ang first kiss ko! And kung magkaka-first kiss din lang ako, ayokong sa dressing room!”
He blinked. I blinked. We both blinked.
O… kay. So what did I say?
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Blog Entry # 38:
Earth. Eat. Me. Now.
#RedLipsSagad
Celeste Cheng
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Blog Thirty Eight: Red Lips
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