Game Over

Chapter 02

"I'm here, obviously."

Mabilis na napa-awang iyong labi ko with that jerky response. Kumunot iyong noo ko sa inis. I rolled my eyes. Kaka-receive ko lang ng 55% na grade tapos gaganituhan niya ako? No, please.

I tried to walk away, but he quickly grabbed my arm as if stopping me from leaving. Inalis niya iyong sigarilyo gamit iyong isang kamay niya tapos ay natawa.

"No, please don't leave," sabi niya.

Kumunot iyong noo ko. "Then, stop being an asshole."

Binitawan niya iyong braso ko and then raked his hair through his fingers. "Fair enough," he said. "But really, I wasn't being an asshole."

"You were."

"Was I?"

Kinunutan ko lang ulit siya ng noo. "Yes, you were."

"I mean, obviously hindi ako sumama sa kanila kasi nandito ako."

"Well, pwede din naman na sumunod ka sa kanila, 'di ba? 'Di mo naisip 'yon?"

He was just looking at me. Binalik niya iyong sigarilyo sa bibig niya at saka humithit nun. Ako naman na parang tanga, pinapanood iyong bawat galaw niya. It's so unfair how fascinated I was with him.

"Fair," he replied. "Pero hindi ako sumama. Ikaw?"

"Obviously hindi kasi nandito rin ako, 'di ba?" Natawa ulit siya. "May nakaka-tawa ba?" I asked with a brow furrowed.

Tumango siya. I stared at him and waited for him to explain to me kung ano ba ang nakakatawa sa mga sinasabi ko at pinaguusapan namin.

"Nothing," he said.

"Ano nga?"

He just stared at me and slightly cocked his head to the side. "It's just funny that in bed, you're submissive... but outside the bedroom, you're very argumentative."

Agad na nanlaki iyong mga mata ko sa sinabi niya. I felt my whole face heating up. Muli na naman siyang napahalakhak dahil sa reaksyon ko. He smoked his cigarette again and then tapped the end on the railing.

"S-shut up," I managed to say.

Ngumiti siya sa akin at nakita ko na naman 'yang bwisit na dimples niya. "So, why didn't you join them?" he asked. Naka-sandal na siya ngayon doon sa may pader. He was facing me and looking at me habang naninigarilyo siya. In other circumstances, kanina pa ako nakaalis dito dahil ayoko ng nakaka-sagap ng secondhand smoke... pero dito kay Lui? Ewan ko ba kung bakit nandito pa rin ako. 'Di na ako magtataka kung next time ay hihingi na rin ako ng sigarilyo sa kanya para maging bonding namin 'to.

Gosh, Italia! Ganon ba talaga ka-magical iyong dick na nabobobo ka na?

"I wanna sleep."

"You like to sleep," he said like it was a matter of fact. Napa-kunot iyong noo ko sa sinabi niya. "You slept for hours."

"What? You watched me?" sabi ko sa kanya. "You little weirdo."

Natawa na naman siya sa akin. I noticed how white and straight his teeth were and lutang na lutang iyon dahil sa morenong balat niya. "I woke up because I needed to pee. You were sleeping like you're dead to the world."

"I was tired, okay."

"Napagod kita?"

Namula na naman iyong buong mukha ko. Damn him and his flirty ways! Kaya may nagsasabunutan dahil sa mga paganito niya, e!

"Shut up," I said and humalakhak na naman siya.

"You did say to make it memorable," he said. "Was it memorable?"