Bloodless War

EPILOGUE

This is the first time I've felt this happy. I'd never felt this way before, not even when my first girlfriend, Aira, said yes to me when I courted her before.

Sera only recently agreed to be my girlfriend, but now I'm considering marrying her as soon as possible. Damn, man. What happened to me? I had never considered settling down before meeting her. I simply want to explore and enjoy life. But, when Sera entered my life, everything changed.

"Bakit mo ako nagustohan?"    she asked me once while we were in my car parked in the parking lot just after we had made out.

Sinulyapan ko siya na may pagtataka sa mukha. Siya naman ay kunot ang noo habang seryosong hinihintay ang sagot ko. Her lipstick is still smudged, and the top button of her blouse is unbuttoned, exposing her cleavage. Gusto kong mag seryoso dahil seryoso siya pero dahil sa nakikita ko ay muli na namang nag-init ang katawan ko.

Pero bago pa ako makagawa ng kung ano ay hinawakan niya ang magkabilang pisngi ko para ibalik ang tingin ko sa mukha niya.

"Stop looking at my cleavage and answer my question, Eros!"   pagalit nito sa'kin kaya natawa ako.

"Fine. Easy, baby.."

Hinawakan ko ang magkabilang kamay niya bago siya seryosong tinitigan.

"Who wouldn't be smitten by a goddess like you?"   balik kong tanong sa kanya.  "You're sweet and gentle, even if you can be moody at times."

Binitiwan ko ang kamay niya para ayusin ang polo kong nakabukas parin. Napailing na lang ako nang makita ang love bites niya sa dibdib ko. She likes to mark her territory, doesn't she? I smirked.

"Talaga? Baka sinasabi mo lang 'yan kasi girlfriend mo ako at gusto mo akong bolahin?"    busangot ang mukha niya nang lingunin ko.

"Kailan ba kita binola, Sera? I might be a jerk, but I don't like to sugarcoat my words."

"Hmm..eh bakit hindi mo ako pinapansin dati? Kapag nagkikita tayo bigla kang magiging seryoso habang tinititigan ako?"

"Kasi seryoso ako sa'yo."

Sa naging sagot ko ay agad namula ang pisngi niya. Nag iwas siya ng tingin sa'kin dahilan para mapangiti ako.

Should I tell her? Hindi kaya magalit siya at iwan ako kapag nalaman niya ang lahat ng pinaggagagawa ko para lang masiguradong sa'kin ang bagsak niya??

"You know baby.."     panimula ko. Umayos ako ng upo at tumingin sa harapan. Ramdam ko naman ang pagbalik titig niya sa'kin at paghihintay sa susunod kong sasabihin.

"Before I met you, I was a complete jerk. You're aware of my bad reputation, right?"   sinulyapan ko siya at tumango naman ito sa'kin.

"And when you showed up, everything changed. It's as if you're an angel who has brightened a demon's world. That's why I'm afraid to approach you, despite the fact that you caught my attention the moment I saw you. I'm afraid I'll taint your light. You're too good for someone like me, baby."

"Hey, don't say that! You're not that bad kaya!"    tinampal niya ang braso ko kaya bahagya akong natawa. Ilang saglit lang 'yon dahil muli akong nag seryoso.

"I always look at you from a distance. I kept an eye on everything you did, especially when we were at school. I always make sure that no one is courting you because deep down, I want to selfishly claim you. I did bad things to ensure that you'd end up with me."     nilingon ko siya. Bahagya nang namumula at nagtutubig ang mga mata niya. Gusto ko man siyang yakapin na pero hindi pa ako tapos sa sasabihin ko..kapag niyakap ko siya ay paniguradong maduduwag na akong aminin ang mga kagaguhan kong nagawa para lang mapunta siya sa'kin.