American Boy ✔️

Chapter Thirty Seven

Kanina nga pagpasok namin dito tinitigan muna kaming dalawa nung empleyado at tinanong kung girlfriend niya ba 'ko at ngumiti lang din talaga siya.

What is happening right now?

Seriously?!

Pero masarap din dito, umorder kami ng steak na may Lobster, I like the Lobster but I like the steak more.

I've tasted some steaks like this before but this one in particular in this restaurant is so good.

Sinusubukan ko nga lang na dahan-dahanin ang pag kain ko ni'to kasi baka maubos ko agad e 'di oorder nanaman?

Naku, bawal yun, I don't want to eat too much because I need to start balancing my food intake, malapit na yung shoot ko.

"Seriously, Alexander. Ang mahal din kaya dito."

"Well, I want the best for us, even if it was expensive."

"So easy for you to say kasi mayaman ka."

"I spend my money on meaningful things."

"This is meaningful things?"

"Yeah, you mean a lot to me, Rina. Alam mo naman yun, 'di ba?"

Huminga ako ng malalim sa sinabi niya, nilalandi niya ba 'ko o inaasar?

Ayokong isipin yung una kasi alam ko kung saan pupunta yung utak ko kapag yan ang inisip ko.

"But this is just a dinner between friends, this feels like... something else."

"What do you mean?"

"This... this--"

"A dinner between lovers?"

Sasabihin ko sanang couple pero lovers naman ang nakarating sa bunganga niya.

I never thought of lovers at all, medyo nacringe ako sa sinabi niya, umubo ako at ininom ang tubig ko sa tabi.

"N-No... just a couple."

"Same thing."

"Alexander, you know what I mean."

"And what about it? Ano naman ngayon kung mukhang date 'to sa iba? Wala namang problema kung gano'n. We're just here, eating, talking, and having some time with each other."

Fuck it.

Maybe he's right and I'm just overthinking because of that kiss, naaapektuhan pa rin ako dahil doon pero wala namang nangyayari sa'ming dalawa ngayon 'di ba?

It's not like we're making out again which I don't want to do ever again with him because we are friends and friends only.

But damn it.

I can't help but glance at his eyes from time to time, may problema yata ako, bwisit kasi eh, bakit ba kasi niya 'ko hinalikan e 'di sana ngayon 'di ko naiisip yung halik niya o kung paano niya 'ko hinalikan.

O yung lasa nung labi niya sa'kin.

Ew, there is something wrong with me.

"You okay?"

"Y-Yeah, this is good."

Yeah, I'm gonna have to be okay, matatapos din 'to.

Pero 'di pa pala ito matatapos. Masarap yung pagkain, 'di rin pinakita sa'kin ni Alexander kung magkano, ngumiti lang siya sa'kin yung parang ngiti na kaya niya 'to, na kaya niyang bayaran 'to.