"What do you want?" I said flatly as I frowned at him.
"You're busy?" he asked in his deep voice. Napunta sa suot niyang puting t-shirt ang tingin ko, pagkatapos ay sa background naman niya.
Is he in his room? It seems like he was on his bed because I could see its headboard.
"I'm doing my plates." I walked back to my table and placed my phone on the phone stand. I saw how his gaze went down kaya napatingin din ako sa aking sarili. That's when I remembered that I was topless.
He got to see my upper body because my phone was on the table.
"Why did you call?" I asked without sparing him a glance. "Do you really intend not to answer me whenever I ask you questions?" I asked impatiently and turned to him when I didn't hear him speak.
He remained looking at me with his deep gaze before he took a deep breath.
"I think I'm disturbing you. You can drop the call now." nilapit niya ang kayang cellphone sa kanyang mukha kaya medyo namangha ako nang makita ang kanyang mata nang malapitan.
Wala siyang suot na salamin.
"Are you wearing contact lenses?" I asked curiously.
"No." he answered shortly, which is why my eyebrows furrowed.
"How are you going to see me clearly? Wear your glasses."
I took my phone from the stand so I could see him clearer. He moved and extended his arm like he was reaching for something, and I know what it was. I watched him wear his glasses smoothly like he was very used to it.
"You look better with your glasses." I unconsciously said as I looked at him. His adam's apple moved before speaking.
"Why aren't you wearing a shirt? Isn't it cold?" I looked at my upper body again because of his question and shook my head.
"It's actually hot." saad ko kahit hindi naman talaga. It wasn't hot but it wasn't cold either.
"You should wear a shirt." he said like he didn't hear what I just said.
I scoffed and raised my phone so he could see my whole. I pushed myself out of the table while still sitting on my swivel chair.
"I said it's hot. I'm even wearing only my boxer shorts. See?" I moved my phone so he could see what I was wearing. "See? I'm not cold. It's not cold in my room."
I went back in front of my table after that and chuckled when I caught him massaging his forehead like I was a big problem to him. I noticed that he often does this whenever he's with me.
And whenever he does that, I feel like I'm a walking problem to him.
"Continue doing your plates. I'll drop the call now."
"No!" I said annoyingly. "Why are you dropping the call?" I confusedly asked.
"Because you are doing something and I'm disturbing you." ngumiwi ako at tinignan siya.
"Hindi naman." tiniginan ko ulit ang damit niya nang nakyuryuso. "Ikaw, anong suot mo?" tanong ko habang nakatingin pa rin sa kanyang pang-itaas.
"Shirt." he simply said.
"Alam ko." I said sarcastically. "Sa baba." dagdag ko upang mainitindihan niya kung anong tinutukoy ko.
I saw how the sides of his lips stretched, but this time it wasn't fleeting. His lips stretched more until he was smiling.
"Shorts." I sighed because of his answer.
"Patingin." I said.
Maybe I also want to see what he was wearing to be fair, since he saw mine earlier.
My brows knitted together when he chuckled. He was looking at me fondly as he leaned on the headboard of his bed. His room was kind of dark and the only thing that was giving him light was the lamp in his room.
"You don't need to see." he said huskily.
"I want to see." I demandingly said.
He bit his lower lip and moved his phone to show me his lower part. I uncontrollably gulped as I looked at his gray cotton short.
"Satisfied?" he was sporting a smirk as he looked at me.
"I was just curious, bro." I said and looked away, pretending to be busy with something on my table.
"Okay. You saw it already. Can we drop the call now?" my head and I turned to him.
"Why are you so eager to drop the call. Are you going to call someone?" I asked. I was genuinely curious because if he needs to call someone then I can drop the call.
"No. I just want you to concentrate on doing your plates."
"May tatawagan ka lang, eh. Papatayin ko na." I took my phone and I was about to click the end button when he spoke.
"Okay. We can call while you are doing your plates. Put your phone down again." I pursed my lips and I was already about to drop the call. "Put your phone back. Do not end the call, Blake."
I felt something strange inside me the moment I heard my name slipped out of his mouth for the first time. This is the first time I heard him say my name.
I almost laughed when it felt ridiculous because what's so special about him saying my name? People call me Blake too, so it's not really a big deal.
"How about you? You don't have anything to do?" I asked, trying to distract myself.
"I'm done with them."
"Then you can sleep. I'll drop the call now."
I heard him sighed before speaking. "Don't drop the call." he said gently this time.
I nodded my head and put my phone back on the stand.
"Do you need any help?" he asked softly.
I bit the side of my mouth and shook my head.
"Okay. Just tell me if you need help." my gaze on my table went to him slowly. We stared at each other for a few moments before I cleared my throat and started doing my plates again, with him watching me the whole time.
I can't believe I am doing this with the person I just knew. Ni hindi ko pa 'to nagawa kina Aiden. And I am not comfortable doing my plates while on a call with someone.
But why did I just find myself in this situation like it's one of the most normal things I do everyday? And why am I letting it happen?
I raised my head, and before I could stop myself, I turned to my phone again to look at Atlas. Naabutan ko siyang mapupungay ang mga matang nakatingin sa akin.
"Antok ka na yata, bro" saad ko. Sinadya'ng idagdag ang huling salita sa hindi malamang dahilan.
"I am not." he moved and lay down in his bed this time, his eyes were never leaving me. "Just do your plates. Don't mind me."
I sighed again to let this strange feeling out of my system.
Chapter 5
Magsimula sa umpisa
