16 Sunday Splendor

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The way he was smiling at her made her knees buckle and her chest heaving as if her heart wanted to jump out of it. She tried her best to control her emotions as she gave a small smile.

Wag kang pa-obvious na
apektado ka ng ngiting yan!
H-hey! Y-you're here...

Yes, I'm here...
He then handed her the bouquet
of yellow roses.
Uhmmm... for you...

She looked at the flowers first then looked at him straight in the eyes, seeking for answers. He bit his lower lip as he held the flowers close to her and nodded as if asking her to take it. She looked at the bouquet once again then took a deep breath before she reached out to accept it.

Thanks?! Teka.. b-bakit may
pabulaklak? Tsaka ang aga mo
yata. Sabi mo 3pm diba?

Ah, ano kasi, wala naman
akong ginagawa sa condo
so naisip ko puntahan na
lang kita dito... tsaka ano
kasi... ahm... ano...
namiss talaga kita... yun...

She felt her face blushed with how he shyly mumbled the words like a cute little boy.

Ugggghhh! Ang cute cute! Nakakainis!
Kahit anong gawin yata nitong tukmol
na ito maiinlove ako eh! Namiss ko din
naman siya. Pero wag muna mag-assume.
Hindi pa nasasagot yung isang tanong mo.
B-bakit may pabulaklak?!

Hmmm?! B-bawal ba?!

Sinabi ko bang bawal?
I'm just asking why?

Eto na, RJ. Pagkakataon mo na.
Sabihin mo na bakit. Pero pano kung
mabasted? Paano kung boyfriend na nga
niya yung sabi ni Josh na nambabakod?
I just... I just wanted to
give you flowers...

Aaahhh... so wala lang pala...
Sabi ko nga eh, wag na kasing umasa.
You don't have to...

He saw a hint of disappointment in her eyes. It gave him hope. Hope that he's not yet too late. Na baka pwede pa at hindi naman siya mababasted. Hope that maybe she also wanted to hear the real reason why he suddenly appeared in front of her doorstep with a bouquet of her favorite flowers in his hand. So he pushed a little further.

But I want to... Tsaka ano...
ahm, may sasabihin sana ko..
He added.

Huh?! May sasabihin daw. Anong sasabihin?!
Bakit lalo akong kinabahan? Mind over matter,
Nicki! Don't assume until siya mismo magsabi.
The flowers are for nothing. Whoo!

Pwedeng pumasok?

Ha?!

Ah, wala... baka busy ka pala...
sorry I came here ng wala
man lang pasabi...
Urung-sulong lang, RJ?!
Make up your mind boy!

Ahhh... No, it's okay... wala
naman akong ginagawa...
you want...you wanna come in?

Pwede ba?!

Kung gusto mo lang...

Gustung-gusto! Hehehe!

He smiled widely at her as she genuinely smiled back. And just like that, the tension earlier was thrown out of the window.

Joke lang po!

Di ka naman excited?!

Di naman, natuwa lang po ako
kasi nakita na ulit kita eh...

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