Chasing Boundaries (Parallel Rhythms Series 1)

Chapter 6

hrlyquinn:
busy ka ba?

I was harshly biting my lower lip as I waited for his reply. Ang noo ko ay nakakunot at mabilis rin ang pagkabog ng aking dibdib.

I don't know why I am doing this. In fact, this is totally torture for me. Yet, it seems like my own body has a mind of its own. Ni hindi ko na sila makontrol at kung ano-anong bagay na ang ginagawa ko.

_atriurs:
not really, why?

I heaved a sigh of relief. Dinilaan ko muna ang ice cream ko bago ko muling binalingan ang cellphone ko. I gathered all the courage inside me through breathing heavily before typing a reply for him.

hrlyquinn:
let's meet. ngayon ko na kukunin yung docu

I bit my lower lip as I stared on my reply. Ano ba 'tong pinaggagagawa ko? Desperada na ba ako o ano? Pero tangina, gusto ko lang talaga siyang... makita.

_atriurs:
do you need it now? i could send you the pdf file

I grunted as I subtly rolled my eyes. Ano ba 'yan? Siya na nga 'tong gusto kong makita, nagpapa-hard to get pa siya! Tsk!

hrlyquinn:
I don't actually need it. at saka, gusto ko rin kasi talagang magpasama, may pupuntahan kasi ako

Palusot ko. Well, yes. Actually, may pupuntahan naman talaga ako ngayon. May gagawin kasi ako kaya't gusto ko munang nagpunta sa grocery store para bumili ng mga gamit. It wouldn't hurt having someone to accompany me, right?

Che! Gusto mo lang naman talaga siyang makita, Harley! Kung ano-ano pa 'tong mga palusot mo! Hmp!

I just rolled my eyes as I mentally scoffed.

_atriurs:
oh, sure. im not busy after all, where are we going?

Agad na sumilay ang isang malaking ngiti sa aking labi nang makita ang kaniyang reply. Gusto kong tumalon sa tuwa ngunit pinigilan ko ang sarili ko.

Kumagat muna ako sa ice cream cone kong maliit na apa na lamang ang natitira bago nag-tipa ng sagot para sa kaniya.

hrlyquinn:
papasama lang bumili ng ingredients, I'm going to bake some cookies, gusto mo dalhan kita tomorrow?

I smiled as I pressed send. Baking is actually one of my favorite hobbies. I haven't baked for so long kaya't na-miss ko itong gawin. I was actually already planning to go to the store earlier, pero nagpasya na muna akong hintayin si Chelsea para magpasama.

Pero nandito naman pala si Archein. Siya na lang ang kasama ko. Besides, I actually want to see him too. I also want to thank him for accompanying me last night. I thanked him already, but I want to make it more genuine, so I decided to bake some cookies for him.

The reason why I want to bake again, aside from me missing doing that, was also because I want to bake something for him. And I guess, cookies could work. Sana naman magustuhan niya.

_atriurs:
of course, i would love to! gusto kong matikman ang ibi-bake mo ;)

"Eh ako, ayaw mong tikman?" I playfully teased even thought I know that he won't hear me. Well, that's the point! Hindi niya ako maririnig kaya't malakas ang loob kong sabihin iyon. But God knows I wouldn't even dare think about it when he's in front of me. Baka ako lang ang kumain sa sarili ko dahil sa kahihiyan.

Napagdesisyunan naming magkita sa playground kung saan kami tumambay kagabi. He told me na malapit lang ang bahay nila sa playground na 'yon kaya't doon niya rin madalas ipasyal ang aso niya. Malapit lang din sa amin ang playground kaya't hindi imposibleng malapit lang din sa amin ang bahay nila.