He Who Never Liked A Girl Before

CHAPTER 11

Kagat-labi akong nag-reply kay Giada. She should have told me last night. Pwede naman niyang pahintuin ang sasakyan kagabi para siya na lamang ang magbigay sa akin niyon. Or she can go to our house to give me the bracelet instead and at the same time, visit me. O kaya ay mas inagahan niya ang pagse-send ng message para nalaman ko agad na pupunta nga si Cielo dito. I could have made a little preparation!

Ano, Cania?

Binatukan ko ang sarili nang maalalang hindi ko nga rin pala mababasa kung mas maaga ngang s-in-end iyon ni Giada. I didn't check my cellphone early this morning. What's with the haste, Cania? At ngayon pa talaga?

Ako:

Pwede namang ikaw na ang magbigay.
6:23 PM

I slowly went to the bed and sit on it. Kinuha ko ang kumot sa paanan ng kapatid at ipinantabon sa kalahati lamang ng kaniyang katawan. I turned on the ceiling fan also. I glanced at my phone when it beeped.

Giada:

Tamad ako e. Saka willing naman si Cielo hahaha.
6:23 PM

I bit my lower lip. Willing nga ba talaga iyon? I reminisced his expression earlier. Kumunot ang noo ko bago pa napagtantong mukhang okay nga lang sa kaniya iyon. Plus the fact that he's already doing good with Lola. Mas halata pa sa halata na palagay nga ang loob ni Lola dito. She looked like a 16-year old teenager chitchatting with this seatmate earlier! Humiga ako sa tabi ng kapatid at nag-isip ng sasabihin.

Ako:

You think that's funny?
6:25 PM

Tumagilid ako at humarap sa kapatid habang hawak pa rin ang cellphone. Gumalaw ang salamin ko, hindi sumasakto sa aking mata. I snorted and moved back to my position earlier. Ito ang mahirap kapag may salamin. Hindi ako makahiga ng patagilid. It's neither the eyeglasses will move or I'm gonna worry that the frame will break or will twist out of shape.

Giada:

It's even funnier! Paano ka nagulat, Cania? Tinga nga!
6:25 PM

Pinagkiskis ko ang aking hinlalaki at tumingin sa kisame. I concede that I really got shocked earlier. At the same time, I am very much overwhelmed with the idea of Cielo visiting me. My stomach even churned as I envisioned Cielo, waiting for me to come home. I imagine him waiting for the door to vomit me. Kinagat ko ang labi sa naisip. Sa huli ay kumunot ang noo ko. I immediately erased the thought of such situations. Nakakahiya.

Ako:

Sira.
6:27 PM

Binitawan ko ang cellphone at nagpasiyang maglinis na ng katawan. The lessons we studied on Eiji's house is not that tiring. I am much more devastated with what had recently happened this afternoon. Hindi ako nilubayan ng ngiti na kahit pa nakabihis na ako't lahat ay hindi pa rin nagpapaawat ang kurba sa aking labi.

I checked my cellphone again. I saw Giada's name on it. Ilang beses na pala siyang tumatawag. I got a little disappointed when I didn't see another name on it. Kumunot ang noo ko sa ideyang nabuo na naman sa isip.

Bakit, Cania? Sino ba ang inaasahan mong tatawag sa iyo?

I twitched my lips as I began combing my hair. Humarap ako sa salamin at tinitigan ang mahaba kong buhok na halos umabot na sa aking pwetan. I tilted my head and examined my face. I brushed my hair through my fingers and licked my lower lip. Hinubad ko ang salamin ko. My eyes narrowed as I stared at myself on the huge mirror in front of me. Kinurap ko ang mga mata at hinayaan itong mag-adjust sa paligid.

I brushed my long jet-black hair again and stared at my face. I have a fair complexion with a cool undertone, looking graceful with my cheeks that everytime it glows, it will wholeheartedly give you a hint of pink. My round face perfectly fits my greek nose. They say people who have this kind of nose are oftenly driven with logic and naturally intelligent. My soft angled eyebrows add mystery to my cat eyes that everytime I stare at someone, even when I'm not really angry, person who's around me especially my friends speculate that I'm always infuriated or underestimating. My friends always compliment my pinkish bow-shaped lips which I will always purse everytime I obscure my amusement or to show that I dislike something.