Kiss me

"HINDI ka nakikinig, nicole," ani ni Brix na isinara ang libro dahil wala naman doon ang pansin ng kaharap.

"Nakatitig ka sa akin pero wala sa sinasabi ko ang iniisip mo."

"Brix.,"

"What?" Naiiritang tanong nito.

"Do you find me pretty?"

Nabigla si Brix sa tanong ng dalaga, nagsalubong ang mga kilay nito. "Of course you are pretty. Not just pretty but beautiful, too, Nicole."

Nasiyahan si Nicole sa sinabi ni Brix. " Eh, sino ang mas maganda sa amin ni.... Tricia?"

Tumingala sa bubong ng swing si Brix kasabay ang pag-iling."Women!"

"Sige na nga, huwag mo nang sagutin. Alam kong mas maganda si Tricia..,"

"You are the prettiest in all of San Ignacio, Nicole," seryosong wika nito. And you have the most sensual face I've ever seen. And that single flirtatious dimple is driving me mad. Pinigil ang sariling idadag ang nasaisip.

Biglang nag-angat ng mukha ang dalagita at nakatitig ng matiim sa kanya ang binata.

"You mean that?" Kumislap ang mga mata ni nicole

"Cross my heart and hope to die," nakangising wika nito kasabay ng pag-kurus sa dibdib.

"Then......then it's possible for you to......like me?"

Bumutung-hinga si Brix at muling binuksan ang libro. "I like you, nicole, I really do. Now let's get of with this.,"

"Then kiss me, Brix..."

He stiffed. Then slowly raised his eyes. "I'll pretend you didn't say that...," at isinara ang libro.

"I am serious, Brix. I want you to kiss me."

Hindi malaman ng binata kung maiirita o matatawa sa kaseryosohan sa mukha ni nicole. "You don't know what you're asking, Nicole..."

"Ofcourse, I do," giit niya. "You're every woman's dream, Brix. Pinag-uusapan ka ng ibang mga friends ko. Some of their cousin were your ex-girlfriends kung hindi man nagkaroon ng matinding crush sa iyo. They said you kiss nice and--" bumaba ang mata ni nicole sa may sinturon ni brix.

"SHAINA NICOLE!"

"You don't have to shout at me," she said pouting her lips. "I only want you to kiss me. Really kiss me. You see, all the guys that I went dating with had kissed me, you know. And yuck! I hated it that I broke if off with them after the first date. Iyong sinasabi mong boyfriend ni Aya na naging boyfriend ko....well, he was an improvement kasya sa iba, still hindi ko alam kung saan ko ibabaling ang mukha ko. Naiipit ang ilong ko that I couldn't breath!"

"You didn't come here to ask me to give you a kissing lesson, did you?" Nasa tinig na nito ang iritasyn.

She pushed her luck."You said you like me. So what's wrong if you kissed me?"

"Shut up! Damn it,...Oh, lord!"