If I'm Not In Love

17

I gasped and my eyes widened in shocked.

"Just dance," he said huskily.

Amoy na amoy ko ang alak sa bibig niya dahil sa sobrang lapit namin. Disco lights lang ang nagsisilbing ilaw kaya hindi ko masyadong makita yung expression niya, but one thing was I am certain of; he's staring at me.. like, really staring.

Ang bilis nang tibok ng puso ko and I feel my stomach was churching. Wait.. Ito na ba yung butterflies in stomach? Oh my! Finally! Hello! I feel you!

I bit my lower lip hard at nagsimula na ulit akong gumalaw kahit parang nanlalambot ang mga tuhod ko. I closed my eyes and swayed my hips as I rested my hands on his shoulders. I smiled when I felt his hands snaked around my waist. I made sure to enjoy every bit of it even my heart was accelerating at our very close proximity. His breath that I could inhale sent shivers down my spine. And as I opened my eyes, I was directed at the pair of brown orbs and finally gotten lost in it. One.. two.. three.. For the first time, he didn't looked away.

"Leila.."

I felt my heart that was beating so fast suddenly skipped its beat. I thought the world had stopped and everything around us disappeared. Para akong nahipnotismo at hindi ko maialis ang tingin ko sa kanya. However, fantasies were always discerned by reality, in just a snap of a finger.

"Ethon!"

In just a snapped, everything went back to normal, maliban sa feelings ko. Parang cancer, nasa stage two na pero may pag-asa pang magamot.

Ethon stepped away immediately and his eyes were no longer bored on mine, because it was easily diverted on someone else.

"Melissa?" nagtatakang tanong ni Ethon habang papalapit si Melissa.

Tumalikod agad ako at naglakad pabalik sa table namin saka naupo sa tabi ni Troy.

"Lala?" he frowned na para bang kinikilala niya pa ko.

Tinitigan ko siya at base sa pula ng mukha niya, I know he's already drunk. Kahit kanina nung sumayaw kami.

"Uuwi na tayo," sabi ko.

Nginitian niya ko saka mahinang hinila yung buhok ko. "Okay. Tawagan mo na si Kuya Roger" sabi niya saka inabot yung phone niya.

I did what I was told. Pagkatapos kong tawagan yung driver ni Troy, nagpaalam ako sa kanya na hahanapin ko sila Nico para magpaalam.

"Lei?" bigla kong nakasalubong si Melissa.

I smiled at her, "Melissa"

"Papunta na 'ko sa table niyo. Saan ba? And where's Troy?"

"Nandun. Teka, nakita mo ba si Nico?"

"Hindi. Si Ethon lang"

"Sige, lika sa table," yaya ko.

Hinila ko na siya paalis ng dance floor dahil baka may biglang makipagsayaw na naman sa kanya. Mahirap ng masabak ulit sa gulo ano.

"Oh no, you're drunk!" Melissa exclaimed nung makita niya si Troy na nakapangalumbaba sa table habang nakangiti samin.

"Am I?" he asked.

Napailing na lang ako at naupo sa tabi niya, naupo naman si Melissa sa kabilang side niya.

"Woah! Akala ko hindi ka pupunta Mel?" tanong ni Nico na kararating lang.

"I got bored kaya naisipan kong pumunta. Akala ko nga nakaalis na kayo, and why are you guys drinking?"

"We came here to celebrate, a drink or two wouldn't hurt" sagot ni Nico.

"Pero lasing na to" tinuro ni Melissa si Troy.