I shook my head as a response to him. I don't know what to say.
Bumalik na naman kami sa pagiging tahimik after non.
"Hindi ka ba hinahanap ng girlfriend mo?" Tumingin siya sa direksyon ko matapos kong sabihin 'yon.
Hindi ko alam bakit ko naitanong 'yon, bigla na lang lumabas sa bibig ko. I was lack of question to asked him.
He was quiet for a minute. Mukhang wala siyang balak sagutin yung tanong ko na 'yon.
"That's fine. Don't answer it—"
"She's not my girlfriend."
He never give an additional statement after that. Bumalik siya sa pagkain ng ice cream niya.
Hindi daw girlfriend pero naghahalikan at clingy sa isa't-isa.
"Okay, sir." I sarcastically replied to him that made him creased his forehead a little.
"Don't call me sir, just call me by my name."
Nagkibit-balikat lang ako. Kung alam niya lang kung ano yung tawag ko sa kanya, sigurong hindi niya nanaiising alamin.
Isa sa mga maling desisyon ko sa buhay ay ang kumain ng ice cream dahil sa lamig ng panahon. The wind is blowing freely, that made my body shivered a little.
He looked at me when I crossed my arms while the ice cream cup was placed on my lap.
"Are you cold?"
Me being independent woman replied. "Not really," I said as I was acting like I was not cold.
Umiling lang siya ng mapansin yung ginawa ko. Kahit kasi anong pilit ko na hindi manginig ay kusang nag-reflex yung muscles ko, that made it moved unsteady.
He removed his black coat and placed it on top of my shoulder. Iiwas ko sana yung katawan ko nang lumapit siya pwesto ko para ilagay 'yon, ngunit bago ko pa man magawa ay nailagay niya na.
"Hindi nga ko nilalamig," bulyaw ko.
"Just wear it. Huwag matigas ang ulo," sabi niya habang inaayos ang pagkakalagay non.
I just rolled my eyes at him.
Tinitigan niya ako. "Nakita ko 'yon."
"As if I was trying to hide it," sagot ko pero imbis na mainis siya ay umiling lang siya habang nakangiti.
Wow. Improving.
Hindi na ba siya pinaglihi sa sama ng loob? Dahil palaging walang emosyon o kaya naman ay galit ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya kapag nasa office?
Umihip na naman ng malakas ang hangin. But this time, hindi na ako masyadong nilamig pero nagulo naman ang ayos ng buhok ko sa harap.
I was trying to fix the strand of my hair in front but since my movement is limited because of this coat, I can't do it properly.
Napansin niya siguro kung ano ang ginagawa ko kaya napatingin ulit sa'kin. He get the small portion of my hair strands that was blocking off my forehead and he placed it on the side of my ear. Naramdaman ko ang mainit niyang daliri na dumampi sa gilid ko.
My eyes were shocked and I can't hide my emotion this time. I wasn't expecting him to do that. Yumuko ako at kinuha ang ice cream cup at sumubo ng piraso kahit na nilalamig na 'ko.
Kailangan ko lang magpanggap na hindi apektado. That's it.
"I thought you were cold?" Hindi ko siya pinansin, nagpanggap na walang naririnig at pinagpatuloy ang pagkain ng ice cream. "You have a piece of caramel on the side of your lips," sabi niya sabay turo ng dumi sa gilid ng labi ko.
Kinuha ko yung tissue na nakalagay doon sa gilid ng cup at natatarantang ipinunas sa labi ko. I wipe the side of my lip using the tissue even I'm not sure if it was remove or not.
The next thing he did made me stupefied.
He pulled me closed to him, he touched my cheeks and before I could even react, he crashed his lips to mine.
He's sucking my lower lip as my lips pressed against his.
"Done," he said as he removed the small portion of ice cream caramel syrup on the side of my lips using his lips.
My body were frozen and became stagnant for a minute. I was trying to capture all of the things that happened. I'm still figuring out what he did.
Inalis ko yung kamay niya sa pisngi ko at bakas ang pagkabigla sa ginawa niya.
Napatulala ako ng ilang minuto. It was like my body were glued on the seat and I can't even move.
Nang bumalik ako sa sarili at na-realized kung anong nangyari, tumayo ako sa kinauupuan habang nakatingin parin sa mukha niya na wala man lang bakas ng pagsisisi sa ginawa niya.
Wala ako sa sariling humakbang palayo at iniwan siya doon habang nakangisi.
I felt like I walking on clouds as I walked out of this building. I don't know where my feet will go but one thing for sure, I need to get out of this place.
Naglakad ako ng mabilis hanggang sa hindi na siya nakita ng mga mata ko. I don't care what he might think anymore when I left him there. Wala na 'ko sarili para makapag-isip pa sa ginawa niya.
I was lucky because I was able to see a taxi roaming around the area, kaagad kong pinara 'yon at sumakay sa loob.
I was still in shocked and my mind can't process everything that happened earlier.
That kiss... what does that all mean?
Why did he do that? May ibig sabihin ba yung halik na 'yon?
Hanggang sa makababa ako at makarating sa tapat ng lobby ng condo ay wala ako sa sariling naglakad papasok.
He has a girlfriend. Kahit hindi niya aminin, alam kong may namamagitan sa kanila nung Hyacinth na 'yon.
Nagawa niya kong halikan kahit may girlfriend siya?
He was not serious enough.
Kasi kung matino siyang tao, hindi niya gagawin 'yon dahil alam niyang may masasaktan siya.
Kinumbinsi ko ang sarili sa ideyang 'yon.
He was playing around, Janine. And he choose you to be his game.
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© JeraldAlde
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