Thirty Two

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Chapter 32
Love







"Class dismissed." rinig kong sabi ng Professor namin kaya nagtayuan na ang iba para lumabas ng mapatingin ako sa quad. She's not there anymore. May emergency meeting ba siya? Wala naman siyang paalam o text man lang?

Pagkalabas ko na nakita ko siyang nakatingin sa may door mukhang inaantay ang paglabas ko at nakasandal pa mismo sa may wall. She smiled as soon as she saw me. "Are you hungry? Any cravings for lunch?" tanong niya at agad namang hinawakan ang kamay ko.

She's becoming clingy and showy lately. What's with the sudden change huh?

"Ah, Aly may kailangan pala kaming tapusin ng partner ko sa isang building design project." saka ko binitawan ang kamay niya at hinila ang isang blockmate ko na nagtatakang tumingin sa akin.

I wanna let her feel the feeling of being left behind.

"Do you want help? Maybe I can drive you anywhere or treat you lunch while both of you are working on it." ngiti niya sa akin pero umiling ako. "I'm busy, Aly please just go to work." malamig kong sabi saka hinila papalayo tong blockmate ko.

I said I want let her feel the feeling of being left behind. I wanna let her feel pain but still I end up going back to her.

I saw her leaning on her car fiddling something with her shoes on the ground. It seems like she's waiting for me even though I tried pushing her away.

"Anywhere is fine. Let's go and eat." biglang sabi ko sakanya sabay pasok na sa kotse niya. Nakita ko ang gulat pero agad rin itong napalitan ng ngiti habang papasok at agad niya ulit hinawakan ang kamay ko.

I don't know if she's being clingy or she's acting strange. She's literally treating me as someone who'll leave her behind any minute— well I'm not saying I won't do that pero malayo pa naman yon ah?

Pagpasok namin sa Vineyard Restaurant nakahawak naman siya sa bewang ko hanggang sa pag upo namin. It's as if she's literally showing off to everyone that I am her girl.

Seriously?

"This one is really delicious." sabi niya ng subuan ako kaya nagtataka lang akong tumingin sakanya. I don't even know if I should eat that or what. I am just confused with what's happening right now.

"Don't you think you're... uh too showy? There's a lot of people here seeing an engaged woman being intimate with another woman— that's just pretty bad." I warily said trying to avoid her spoon she's trying to shove inside my mouth.

"And...?" parang walang pakealam niyang sinabi na ikinanganga ko. Gosh! This woman. I can't keep up with her attitude right now. "And? Really, Aly? And?" sarkastikong tanong ko.

"What? It's not like they know everything that's going on with my life just because of that small piece of news." sabat niya na ikinairap ko. Really? That's her freaking reason?

"Eto! mas masarap, Rei." sabay subo ulit sa akin. Goodness. It's like I'm talking with a wall right know. Wala siyang pakealam sa mga ginagawa niya.

Pagpasok namin sa lobby ng Mendeoz Building pilit kong tinanggal ang pagkahawak niya sa akin sabay layo sakanya. "Aly, just go to your office. May shoot kami ngayon." nagmamadaling sabi ko saka siya tinakbuhan.

Nagulat ako ng makita kong si Rex ang photographer ngayon. I thought she won't hire any men as my photographer? Why is he here?

"Nice meeting you again, Rei!" ngiting bungad niya sa akin pagkatapos ng make up ko kaya tumango na lang ako sakanya. "Still got no boyfriend huh?" he asked while he's taking pictures of me.

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