Damien

III

In Which He Fell In Love, Too

Tashi's POV

"Tashi, kailangan ka sa table six." Tawag sa akin ni Micha. I can't move my legs.

Damien said I have a boyfriend and he called me his girlfriend. He hold my hand and leaned forward.

"We will talk later." He whispered to my ears and that's my turn to left them and proceeded to table six.

Maghapon akong wala sa sarili ko at pabalik balik lang sa utak ko ang sinabi ni Damien. Ano kaya ang paguusapan naming dalawa? Until our mini booth served the last customer. We closed our booth down and change to our normal clothes.

"Tashi, for you information, it's already six in the evening and the championship is starting." Sabi ni Arlyn. Nagsisimula na pala maglaro sa championship ang team nila Damien! Dali dali kong inayos ang sarili ko bago ang aking mga gamit at tumakbo papuntang oval dahil doon gagamapin ang tournament. The game is already starting nang makarating ako.

I sat on the bleachers together with my friends. If your eyes is already set to one person, kahit sa sobrang dami pa ng tao sa paligid, makikita at makikita mo agad ang hinahanap mo. Kaya naman hinanap ng mata ko kung nasan si Damien. He's there, playing—wearing his jersey na may nakalagay na ROSS, 01. I wonder why, but his jersey number is 01. Naiisip ko na baka date ng Birthday ko 'yun. I giggled from that thought. I watched him and every time na nasa kanya ang bola ay sumisigaw ako at nagchicheer sa kanya. Team nila ang naunang magkaroon ng three goals and won the championship award.

"So, saan na kayo pupunta after nitong game?" Micha asked.

"Home," I answered. Ganun naman palagi, sa tuwing pagtapos ng laro ay agad akong umaalis at tsaka umuuwi. Ayoko na kasi makita ang mga babaeng lumalapit kay Damien at inaabutan ng tubig.

"Then let's go." Stef said at tsaka humawak ako sa kanyang braso. I'm really that clingy. Bumaba kami sa bleachers at naglakad patungo sa exit.

"Aalis ka na ba agad? Hindi mo lang ba ako aabutan ng tubig at bibigyan ng bimpo, love?" I heard Damien said at parang tumigil ang lahat ng tao. Lumingon ako at nakita siyang pawisan. Wait, what? Natauhan ako ng bigla na lang akong tinulak ni Denise nang mahina kaya agad akong nakalapit kay Damien.

"Go on, girl. This is your chance, grab the opportunity." They cheered me up as they left me with Damien alone. Sobra akong kinakabahan ngayon. Ang lamig ng kamay ko at halos magtaasan ang mga balahibo ko.

"Ano ang ibig sabihin nito, Damien?" I asked him. He stood in front of me.

"I wanted to tell you that I'm trying to resist you, Tashierra. And I'm always telling myself that I will never like you." Nasaktan ako sa mga sinasabi niya. Kaya ba kami naguusap ngayon dahil pinapamukha niya sa akin na hindi niya talaga ako magugustuhan? Okay, I totally get it.

"The more I resist the more I am thinking of you so badly. I don't know myself, I'm looking for my lost self yet, sa tuwing nandyan ka sa akin at pinagmamasdan ako sa malayo I realized that there is someone who is willing to wait me, patiently. And that someone is you. Simula nang makita kita, you got my attention but I don't paid you any amount of interest because I'm aware that you will be my destruction." Hindi ako makapaniwalang mapatingin kay Damien. Ang lakas ng tibok ng puso ko. So he knew that I'm always stalking him everywhere he go and in everything he do.

"Not until Sean told us that he will court you. I was caught off guard. Bakit ka niya liligawin? E, simula namg makita kita ay naging akin ka. I just want to tell you than I'm willing to embrace that destruction. I can see myself being with you, Tashi. I like you too." And my tears started to stream down to my face. Totoo ba 'to o isang panaginip lang ang lahat? Gusto din ako ni Damien! May gusto din sa akin si Damien! I am very happy right now. Sobra sobra ang kasiyahan na nararamdaman ko.