Fierce

Chapter 13

Just what the hell?

Napabuntong hininga naman ako. I don't want to be stuck with Gael until dinner.

"What did your Dad say?" Gael asked me.

"Na umuwi na daw tayo." pabalang kong sabi't babalik na sana ako papunta sa kaniyang sasakyan upang makauwi na nang hawakan niya ang aking palapulsuhan.

Nilingon ko naman siya't iniwas niya ang tingin sa akin saka siya nagsimulang maglakad papasok sa mall, hila-hila ako.

"Gael, we have to go home." I told him.

"You think I'll believe your lie?" he sarcastically said.

Damn this guy! How can he be so good at reading people?

"If you didn't wear a devastated face when you finished the call ay baka naniwala pa ako." sabi niya. "Unless, you're really devastated dahil uuwi na tayo't hindi mo na ako makakasama."

My eyes widened with his commentary and I forcefully removed my wrist from his grip.

"Sino ba nagsabing uuwi tayo? Tara na sa loob! Marami akong gustong tignan!" I remarked.

Nagmartsa ako papasok ng mall habang nakahalukipkip. Napapikit ako ng mariin. I can't believe it. I'm going to spend fucking hours with him.

"Where do you wanna go first?" he asked me when he caught up.

"Bench." I simply said and made my way to that huge boutique.

I suddenly miss Ida. It was supposed to be an Ida-Blair day but because of Lolo's death anniversary, I have to wait 'til next Saturday to spend a day with my bestfriend.

Dire-diretso na sana akong papasok ng Bench nang may makita akong announcement poster sa bukana ng boutique.

It was a raffle promo!

Napangiti ako habang binabasa ang laman ng poster.

With every two thousand pesos of purchase from Bench, you can get one raffle entry to win a VIP ticket alongside with a meet and greet pass to New Classic's encore concert.

"That's Ida's brother's band right?" biglang tanong sa akin ni Gael.

"Yes." I answered as I took a picture of the poster.

I'm going to send this picture to Isaiah and Ida later.

"You really like their band..." he commented. "Who's your favorite member of the band?"

Bahagya akong napatigil sa kaniyang tanong. Should I tell him that I like Isaiah? Wala namang masama, diba? I mean, in a band, mas marami ang nagkakagusto sa vocalist ng banda.

"I like Isaiah." sagot ko sa kaniyang tanong at pumasok na sa loob ng Bench.

Kahit wala sa plano ko ang mamili ngayon ay mamimili an ako. I'm going to buy worth ten thousand pesos of clothes para magkaroon ako ng five raffle entries in total. I know that I can just buy a ticket sa perang gagastusin ko at bibigyan naman na talaga ako ni Isaiah ng free ticket with a backstage pass pero I just like to try my luck.

"You like Ida's brother..." sabi niya.

"Well, he's my bestfriend's brother that's why I like him." I shrugged my shoulders trying to mislead him from having thoughts that I really like Isaiah. "I don't know the rest of the band's members kaya si Isaiah nalang."

"Then you must be happy because you can meet him everytime you went to Ida's house. You're like a special fan, huh?" he said like he's trying to prove a point.

"He's not always at home." sabi ko nalang. "Saka kapag nakila Ida ako, nandoon lang ako sa loob ng kwarto niya."

Why am I even answering his follow up questions? Of course, Blair! If you'll ignore his questions, iisipin niyang may tinatago ka about Isaiah. Just keep on thinking lies.

"Then he might be one of the people you like that you're replying to right?" he suddenly asked at napalunok naman ako.

"I don't even have his number." sabi ko nalang.

"That's too bad then." sabi nalang niya.

Nilingon ko naman siya't hindi ko na kaya ang mga pinagsasasabi niya. Pakiramdam ko'y kapag nagpatuloy pa siya ay mabubuking na ako.

"Bakit ba ang dami mong tanong?" inis kong sabi sa kaniya.

"I told you, Blair. I like to know you more." he simply said. "I want to know your likes and dislikes. You like New Classic and specially, Ida's brother that's why I'm asking."

"Okay, whatever." sabi ko nalang at nag-iwas na nang tingin sa kaniya.

I heard him chuckled like he already got the upperhand.

Damn you, Gael. Just damn you.