Just The Way I See You (Voyage of us Series #2)

C-12 Kiss

"Bilib rin talaga ako sa lakas ng loob mo." I said to him. He'll gonna spill his tea without any hesitation. Iba din talaga ang tapang niya. Well, maybe it's not new for him.

"Yeah I have trauma. Got it. I'm traumatized." ani nito. Natigilan ako. Huh? What does he mean? "Yung nakaraan. I'm being traumatized by the accident. Who cares?" sabi nito. He then crossed his arms into his chest. Para bang wala lang sa kanya iyon.

"What are you trying to say?"

"It's on me. Ako lang ang nakakaramdam nun. Kaya kong iniisip mo na---"

"Yun lang?" I asked him. I didn't expect that. Not that trauma of him or whatsoever but the fact the it is not about what he did infront and in my hotel room. Nagpakurap kurap siya sa tanong ko kaya napapikit ako out of frustration.

"Yah, you're right. It's not a deal anyway. Hindi ko na dapat pang sabihin sayo." Tunog bigo na sabi nito.

"No, I mean hindi iyon ang gusto kong sabihin mo. Okay?"

"May dapat pa ba akong aminin sayo?" He asked confusedly. Is he trying to lie or he really to forget it? Hindi ko na alam ang sasabihin ko. Hindi ko talaga siya kinakaya and I hate it so much.

"Why don't you ask yourself?" Iritado kong sabi sa kanya. I don't care about his trauma. Iba ang gusto kong marinig sa kanya.

"I don't know. What else?"

"You're really making me disappointed... always" nagulat siya sa sinabi ko. Yeah. Ang akala ko ay matapang niyang aaminin ang ginawa niya. Being drunk isn't an excuse for those stupid deed of him.

I'm 18 turning 19 but I really treasure that first kiss. Ni wala nga akong balak magpaligaw pa dahil kahit ngayon hindi ko pa nararamdaman yung dapat maramdaman. The one that they called that thing 'love'

I am not into fling like others, I don't accept courting because I'm not yet ready for it, I guess. Being in a relationship for me is a serious thing kaya kahit sa maliit na bagay or for that damn first kiss, it's a deal for me. Unfortunately this jerk got it easily like a blink.

"You are disappointed? Saan? Come on, wala na bang bago Akei?" Natatawang sabi niya. Talagang hindi niya naiintindihan. "Alam ko naman na palagi kang iritado sa akin, it's just that I don't know why. Now what?" ani pa nito. Well, he's right.

"Don't you ever try to sit beside me again, then. Better stay in with your damn trauma." sabi ko na nakapagpapawi ng ngisi niya. Damn him! Kahit kailan talaga ay nakakainis siya. Annoying as ever.

"As what I have said my trauma is not a big deal anyway. Umaatake lamang iyon kapag hindi ako mismo ang nagdrive but it's not a bull. I can drive car on my own pero kapag ako ang pinagdrive, there I can't control it." seryosong pagpapaliwanag niya. He then answered my curiousity about it last night.

"Arrogant." I whispered and immediately looked away when my eyes stopped in his pouted red lips. Shit! I can't believe my lips touches his.

"What? Arrogant? In what way?" Sunod sunod na tanong niya sa pagtataka.

"You're saying that you can't trust anyone when it comes to driving. Iniisip mong mas magaling ka sa kanila." sabi ko. I am too immature with this. Hindi ko ata matutupad ang sinabi ko kay kuya na hindi ko gagawing biro ang trauma ni Achaer.

"What?" Natawa na lamang ito sa pagkadismaya.

"Achaer! Papunta na sa room si Prof. Flores! Magstart na yung quiz!" Napalingon kami sa ibaba dahil sa sigaw na iyon. Hinarap ko si Achaer at kitang kita ko ang inis nito sa mukha.

"Teka nga lang!" Sigaw nito pabalik. He was suddenly irritated by it. Bigla tuloy napapahalakhak yung tropa niyang kaninang sumigaw.

"Quiz?"