ANNOYINGLY, BEAUTIFUL

CHAPTER 25

LANCE

"Ouch!!!"

Nagulat kaming lahat nang matabig at mabasag ni Cat ang isang flask sa sahig.

Napaso siya matapos magkamali ng hinawakan. At hindi nakaligtas sa akin ang rason kung bakit nangyari iyon.

Nahuli ko lang naman siyang nakatitig sa'kin.

Agad ko siyang nilapitan at kinuha ang kamay niya sa pagkakawak ni Gerard. He's worried but I was the most worried at that time.

I made sure the pain would be lessened by blowing her injured hand.

"What the hell Cat?!" I scolded her for being so clumsy and reckless.

Hanggang sa dalhin ko siya sa clinic upang maipagamot ang kanyang paso.

"Kailangan ba palagi mo kong hinahawakan?!"

Nainis ako nang sabihin niya yun habang binabawi ang kanyang kamay na hawak ko.

"Ayaw mo bang hinahawakan kita?" salubong na kilay na sabi ko.

"D-Dahil hindi naman kailangan!"

Tumiim bagang ako. "So kapag yung Gerard ang humawak sayo, okay lang sayo?"

"Ano bang sinasabi mo?"

Lumapit ako na ikinaatras niya. "Do you hate me that much?" naghalo ang inis at hinanakit ko. Well, dahil siguro matindi na ang tama ko sa kanya.

Natagpuan ko na lang ang sarili kong kinorner siya sa pader na kinasasandigan niya.

"B-Bakit mo ba ito ginagawa?!" inis ngunit lamang ang kaba sa boses niya.

I was so amused to see her reaction lalo na nang magkalapit ang aming mukha.

Damn, those lips, I couldn't resist it anymore.

"Cause I like you…" finally, I said it without hesitation.

Malapit ko na siyang mahalikan kung hindi lang umepal ang baklang teacher na dumaan sa hallway.

Dahil doon, napahiya si Cat at hindi na ako magawang tingnan ng deretso. Ayaw niya rin akong pansinin o kausapin. Well, kailan ba kami nag-usap ng matino?

"Mauna na ako..." she walked out after I teased her in front of our friends. She thought I was gonna tell everyone what happened to us that day.

At sinundan ko siya sa malaking puno kung saan nakasilong siya doon.

Siyempre nagalit siya pagkakita sa akin. Hindi ko siya pinansin at umupo nalang sa tabi niya.

Dahil sa inis, aalis na sana siya pero agad ko siyang pinigilan at hinila paupo sa tabi ko.

I held her injured hand and caressed it.

Hinalikan ko iyon kaya naman napansin kong nanigas siya.

That time, I kissed her. Her lips were so tender, wanting me to kiss her more. Didn't know it was her first. And I was happy to know that.

Until she said she likes me too.

I found out that she was supposed to not get a boyfriend until she graduated. But her father knew it and just gave me permission to be her boyfriend. Dahil wala na raw itong magagawa.

Acquaintance Party. It was almost a special night for me, but Gerard, that fucking asshole ruined it!

He was drunk and harassed Cat that night. He almost kissed my girlfriend and it made me want to punch him to death.

Saturday, I picked her up for a date. We went to a mall. Watched movie, a boring movie. I didn't want her to feel sad because she wanted to watch it with me so I just agreed.