It Started With A Kiss

Chapter 3

Jethro's POV

I badly missed that girl! Hindi ko napigilan ang sarili ko kung kaya tinext ko siya kagabi. Malamang tulog na siya that time kasi walang reply text ko eh. Oh baka naman hindi niya nagustuhan yung sinabi ko na, "Wish you were here." Yun naman talaga nararamdaman ko. Parang may nabawas sakin kung maghiwa-hiwalay na ang grupo after the trip. At alam ko kasamang inuwi ni Saskia sa bahay nila ang bahagi ng sarili ko na nabawas sakin.Usually naman pag nagtetext ako nagrereply agad ang babaeng yun. Nobela pa nga magtext sakin. Madaldal siya mapa-text or even sa personal. It's been a month since the last time I saw Saskia. But the girl has constant effect on him since th first night they've met nung bumiyahe sila sa Ilocos. Nakatulog kasi sa balikat niya ang dalaga tas ginising niya ito nung mag stop over sa La Union ang sinasakyan nilang van. She's not my type actually. Medyo malaman kasi si Saskia, maporma,maganda din naman pero parang mayabang? Or baka dahil confident lang siya sa pagsasalita. Na everytime magsasalita siya, all ears ang grupo. Si Janica talaga yung crush ko na kasama din namin sa tour. She's petite,cute at mahinhin kumilos. Unang impression ko sa kay Saskia is mataray at matured na both in looks and thinking. Napansin ko kasi lagi nag iisip ang babaeng toh. When i took a glimpse of her few times, i usually find her lost in her thoughts. Na-curious tuloy ako on what goes in her mind.Strong ang personality ni Saskia. Pwede ma-inferior ang isang lalaki kung hindi niya kikilanin ng maigi ang babaeng ito. Actually, medyo conscious ako sa pagbibiro kasi baka hindi siya matawa at masabihan pa akong korni. Pero sa mga jokes at pick up lines ni Daniel tumatawa siya. Pag ako na nagsasalita parang walang dating sa kanya. I'm kind of challenge with her dahil halos lahat ng babaeng nakikilala ko nakukuha ko attention nila, napapatawa ko sila sa mga banat ko. But then after that three day Ilocos tour, medyo nakilala ko siya. Hindi naman pala siya mataray. Kuwela,madaldal at masayang kasama dahil makwento ito at mahilig din magpatawa. I realize she's my female version. Kaya nagkapalagayan kami ng loob agad.

I was in the shower when my phone rings, there's no way I can answer it while I'm currently soaked in soap bubbles. Pagkatapos kong maligo, I check my phone. One miscall from Saskia Morales. I was about to return her call nung magbeep ang phone ko signalling an incoming message. It was from Saskia: "Hey Siopao,kumusta? Okay ka lang ba? Ang drama ng text mo ha. Naiyak ako. Hahaha!" What the?! She thought, I must be joking!Totoong namimiss ko siya at di ko alam kung bakit. Kahit ako naguguluhan din sa nararamdaman ko para sa kanya. Gusto ko siya makita ulit at makasama pero di ko alam kung paano. Saskia hardly took me seriously. For her biro or joke ang lahat sakin. I mean, akala niya di ako nagseseryoso. Oo mahilig ako magpatawa pero boy pagdating sa love life seryoso ako. Oo may mga flings din ako at mga one night stand affair pero bilang lang yun eh. Sa 20+ na naka relasyon ko,apat dun seryoso. Well, with that statistics mukha nga akong hindi nagseseryoso. Baka mga isipin niya playboy ako. But she took me seriously once. When I kissed the hell out of her. She look so enchanting that night when I saw her walk on the beach in a white sleeping gown. If I didn't figure out it was her, I might think " a beautiful white lady has come my way." The moment I saw her na lumabas sa room nila at naglakad papuntang beach, di ko napigilan sundan siya. I feel like stalking a mysterious midnight belle. I notice Saskia loves solitude. I heard her say, "thank you God for this wonderful evening. I'm simply enjoying this whole trip with new acquaintances and experiences. Thanks again." Kahit nakatalikod siya sakin I can feel her smile as she look up above the starry night sky. Sa kabilang side ng Pagudpud nakahelera ang iba't ibang beach resort. Out of nowhere,biglang pinatugtog ng isa sa mga beach resort ang kantang Beautiful ni Jim Brickman. Nagulat si Saskia kaya bigla itong napalingon. Nakita niya ako. Hindi na ako nakapag react. Naglakad nalang ako papalapit sa kanya habang tinititigan siya. I touch her face at hinawi ko ang ilang strands ng buhok sa mukha nya.

"Di ko alam kung bakit sa tuwing nakikita kita,ganito nalang kabilis ang tibok ng puso ko. I seem to get lost in myself. I guess you're my Kryptonite, Saskia." I didn't wait for her to respond. Iniyuko ko ang aking mukha upang abutin ang mga labi niya. She quivered at the first touch of our lips. Man,she tasted like a ripe mango. And her scent smells like Vanilla. The kiss didn't stop until they were out of breath. Saskia's lips were inexperience yet full of love and a bright tomorrow.So he started the kiss slowly,passionately. When he notice how Saskia responded to him, he kissed her fully like there's tomorrow and since they were panting and need some air before they both passed out, they stopped the magical moment. "He felt Saskia's face with his thumb and look deeply in her eyes,"I'm so into you Babe.I will be missing you for sure." Saskia was speechless. She just stood there staring at me. Her eyes glittered under the moonlight and her lips look swollen from the dessert they just shared. Niyakap niya ng mahigpit si Saskia as if that was the last time na magkasama sila.

Yes, because after this trip, who knows kung magkikita pa ulit sila? Jethro took the only chance he had at that moment. Isang magandang ala-ala nalang ang lahat na kanyang babalik-balikan.