Juan drove me home and nakarating na'ko sa bahay exactly at 2am. Walang labis, walang kulang. Charot.
"Drive safely ah. Text me when you get home" Wika ko kay Juan as he stops his car one block away from my house. Baka pa makita ako at si Juan if he'll stop me right in front of our house. Lagot tayo diyan.
"Yeah, thanks for coming with me also" He smiles and I also smiled back.
"No problem, as long if it's you" Biro kong sabi sabay kindat sa kanya. At natawa naman ako sa ginawa ko.
Juan broke into smile again as he shook his head while looking away at me. Pansin ko ang unti-unting pamumula ng kanyang mukha at lalo na sa tenga niya. Ohmygosh. Is he blushing?! Kinikilig ba siya? OMG! Hahaha.
"Kilig ka naman" I teased him while poking his biceps at narinig ko naman siyang tumawa nang mahina. He ain't denying it! Napakilig ko si Juan!
"Stop, just go to your house na. So, I could go home na rin" Pag-iiba ni Juan and I stuck my lower lip, while looking at him with puppy dog eyes.
"Do you want me to leave na?" I pout as I turned my body and faced at him giving him pa rin a sad look.
Juan didn't reply, instead tinitigan niya na naman ako. Nakakalunod talaga mga titig niya. Kinikilig ako kahit titig lang yan. Bakit ga'non? at tsaka, ang hilig niya pang manitig. So, being the brave girl that I am, tinitigan ko rin ito pabalik. At waw, sa'n ako humugot ng lakas para titigan siya nang ganito?
"So mags-staring contest na lang ba tayo dito?" I spoke up breaking the silence inside the car and not also breaking our eye contact.
Juan chuckles. "You know, every time, I always ask myself to why do you have to be this so beautiful" Aniya sa isang seryoso na tono. "and this is so hard. Cause, I'm also really fighting talaga the urge to not kiss you right now"
Sumikip bigla ang dibdib ko nang marinig sa kanya iyon and my heart is also racing so fast and beating loudly na feeling ko dinig na dinig na niya iyon. Like holy shit. Tangina. Juan wants to kiss me?
"Why are you stopping yourself?" I then asked him and another waw at tangina na naman. Pa'no ko sinabi sa kanya 'yon nang deretsahan?! At sa'n naman ako kumuha ng lakas para sabihin iyon?!
Are you hearing yourself Eva?!
Nakita ko ang gulat na expression ni Juan after he heard me at parang hindi sya makapaniwala sa itsura niya.
"Would you allow me ba?" Tanong niya and I stopped right at the moment. Am I going to allow him ba? Kahit, walang kami? Tsaka, he's also going to be my first kiss! Sa kanya ko ba ibibigay?
"Yes" I answered and I saw him again how he was surprised by my answer. Bago pa man siya makapagsalita at mahalikan niya ako, I moved closer to him and kissed him on his left cheek.
"Yup, but except for my lips" I said saka ko binuksan ang pinto and got out of his car. I gave him a sweet smile before closing the door, and leaving him stunned.
Damn. I just kissed Juan right on his cheek and akala niya siguro makaka-score na siya pero technically, naka-score pa rin naman siya. And of course, I won't just give my precious lips just like that! Oo, ang gwapo ni Juan pero hindi pa rin ako papayag noh. And sa tingin niya ba na hindi rin ako nahihirapan na halikan siya? Syempre, it's hard for me too kaya! Lalo na't we're being also caught in the moment. Hay nako.
