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Chapter 9
I smiled widely at him. Kahit pa pansin ang pagkagulat at iritasyon sa mga mata niya, hindi ko pa rin binawi ang sinabi ko. Makapal ang mukha ko. Lulubus lubusin ko na rin.
"Ang sabi ko, nakipaghiwalay na ako sa ex ko kasi ayaw kong may kahati ka sa akin."
Umawang ang labi niya pagkatapos ay hilaw na natawa. It was laced with sarcasm as if he's telling me that I'm already out of my mind.
"I don't remember telling you that I like you. Or I have feelings for you."
Well, that hurts. Pero tama naman siya. Wala naman talaga siyang sinabi na gusto niya ako. I didn't assume, too. I just decided to associate myself with him. Not because of that Ruth anymore.
But because I like him, and I want to know if there's a chance for him to move on from that woman. Lalo pa at kung para sa akin, hindi niya naman minahal iyong si Ruth.
"Oo nga. Wala ka naman talagang sinabi. Gusto ko lang na maging boyfriend ka. Bakit? May magagalit ba kung sakali?"
He stared intently at me. He obviously couldn't believe the words he was hearing from me. At kahit na anong mangyari, sungitan niya man ako, hindi ko na 'yon babawiin.
He licked his lower lip and bore his eyes into somewhere else. Narinig ko pa ang pagharurot ng sasakyan ni Byron mula sa labas ng gate na hindi ko na binigyan pa ng atensyon.
Ingat, Byron. Pasensya na. It's not you. It's me.
Umigting ang panga ni Duke bago ako binalingan muli.
"I won't hold any responsibility other than taking care of you while you are still here, brat. Nothing else."
He turned his back on me. My eyes blinked, couldn't understand what he meant by that. Sinundan ko siya.
"And what do you mean by that?"
Hindi siya sumagot. Nilakihan ko ang bawat hakbang ko at hinabol siya. I got a hold of his shirt and tried to pull it. Sa ginawa kong iyon, naabutan ko siya hanggang sa siya na mismo ang huminto.
Nilampasan ko siya at tumayo sa mismong harapan niya. Nagbaba siya ng tingin sa akin, malamig ang mga mata at doble ang iritasyon.
"You like me?" he was straightforward.
I didn't expect that! Bakit niya ba biglang naitanong?
"That's just puppy love. Or infatuation." he added.
I rolled my eyes at him. "I'm not a kid anymore to have that puppy love. Of course, I like you. Why would I want to be your girlfriend if I don't?"
Sige, Izza Beatrice. Hanggang saan ka dadalhin ng padalos dalos mo? Oo at gusto mo si Duke. Pero ang relasyon na ito, masiyado atang maaga... at mali?
Hindi. Doon rin naman kami pupunta. I didn't know that while I was hating him... I was also starting to like him.
"But I don't like you. I don't want to entangle myself with a brat like you-"
"I'm not a brat. If you would just give me a chance, you will find out that I'm girlfriend material."
Umiling siya. "You are hopeless."
