Your Place Or Mine? BOOK VERSION (PUBLISHED BY VIVA PSICOM)

Chapter 33: Cebu (Part 1)

"Please, just this one. I need it." halos pabulong na sabi nito at hawak ang isang book.

Please daw.Yun naman pala eh. Bat kailangan pa akong ngaragin. Akala niya uubra sa akin ang ganyang attitude. Sige pagbibigyan kita hindi porket'...gwapo ka...at matangkad ka...at medyo buff ka.

Uh-oh. What did I just say? I stood up at baka kung saan pa makarating ang imagination ko. Ayokong magkasala sa asawa ko. I grabbed the book in his hand and without looking at him, I went to the librarian's desk. I returned the book so he can borrow it, using his library card.

The faint smell of his perfume brushed my nose when he made his way to the librarian's desk. It's Dior, I can guess. It resembles the smell of the Poison for women. It's like a citrus body wash scent. Very refreshing and...enhancing. I gave a quick glance at his back before I sit. And it should remain a quick glance, but my eyes a glued on his broad shoulder frame. He must be about six feet tall, just like Russell. And I admire his firm stance, shows his confidence, as he waits for his book. But with our first encounter, I see it more like as an arrogance.

I kept my eyes fixed on my stuff before he even caught me assessing him.

After few minutes, I felt his presence again.

"Mind if I sit here?" nakaturo siya sa tabi ko.

If looks could kill, kanina pa 'to nakaburol. I'm starting to get pissed again.

"I do. Please, I want to be alone."

I heard his soft laugh. Kahit nakayuko ako, I can even see eyes stretched to a one line dahil singkit ang mga ito.

"You want to be alone? Then stay out of the library. "

At talagang hinahamon niya ngayon ang kilay ko. How I wanted to get rid of him, kaya pinagbigyan ko na , pero heto at kinukulit pa rin niya ako. Pilosopo at sarcastic pa sumagot.

"I don't think it's your business. Tsaka pwede ba ang daming bakanteng upuan di ba?" nakaturo sa ako sa ibang table.

"C'mon it's no big deal. Treat me like I don't exist. Dito lang ako sa kabilang seat. Unless bothered ka sa presence ko." sabi nito.

Ano daw? And he claimed one seat in front of me.

"Excuse me?" hinarap ko siya.

"Wala. Ang sabi ko maganda ka sana, ang sungit mo lang."

He said it in almost a whisper. But it's loud enough for me to hear it. Ako, masungit? Dahil antipatiko siya. Ako, maganda? Duh, matagal na.

"Whatever."

Inirapan ko siya. Ayoko nang sayangin pa ang oras ko para makipagtalo pa sa kanya. Kailangan kong tapusin ang mga ginagawa ko. And as he promised, he's just there, quiet, like he doesn't exist.

Napatingin ako kanya. Naalala ko bigla si Russell. May nangungulit rin kaya sa kanya doon na maganda at sexy? Nag iisip rin kaya siya ng mga bagay na naiisip ko kanina habang pinagmamasdan ko ang katawan ng lalaking ito? Parang ngayon pa lang gusto ko nang lumipad papuntang Cebu. Hindi pwede, dapat ako lang ang naiisip niya lagi. Namiss ko tuloy ang bruhong na yun. Sana Wednesday na.

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Jess met me at the school canteen at 2pm. At sa kanya ko na ipapagawa ang isang project ko. And she's acting weird. Kanina pa siya nakatitig sa mukha ko.

"What?!" I gazed at her.

"What happened to you?"

She held my face and checked, like I looked hideous and stupid.