How to Avoid Heartbreaks

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I felt my senses getting relaxed as I dipped myself in the bathtub. Though my body is in a state of relaxation, my mind was bugged by him.

I did my best shrugging those thoughts off and diverted my attention to myself. I was feeling better already. Hindi na masakit ang ulo ko at hindi na rin ako masyadong inuubo at sinisipon.

Pinikit ko ang mga mata at ninamnam ang maligamgam na tubig, ang isipan ay napunta na naman sa kaniya. Kung ano-ano na naman ang iniisip ko hanggang sa matandaan ko na ngayon pala ang alis niya!

Dali-dali kong kinuha ang bathrobe at saka tumakbo palabas. Natagpuan ko si Orion na nagluluto at mukhang hindi natandaan na may flight siya ngayon.

"Orion!"

He faced me when I called him. His eyes stayed at me for a few seconds before he averted his gaze to the side, then clearing his throat.

I got confused on why he couldn't seem to look at me. Napatingin ako sa sarili at napagtantong na dahil sa sobrang pagmamadali, hindi ko naayos ang pagkakatali ng aking roba. Let's say... a lot of skin were shown that I, myself, am feeling conscious on what he could've seen.

I gave out an awkward laugh and cleared my throat before speaking, "Don't you have a flight tonight?"

"I'm postponing my trip," aniya bago binalingan ang niluluto. "I'm almost done. Are you hungry? Did the warm bath relax you?"

"Uh... yeah, thanks," I said, smiling a bit. Tumango lang siya at hindi na nagsalita. No one said a word so we ended up just staring at each other with shy smiles on our faces.

"I... uh... will go get changed first." Lakad-takbo ang ginawa ko papuntang kwarto at saka nagbihis. Inayos ko rin ang kalat sa banyo bumalik sa hapag.

I saw him preparing the table and poured water on our glasses. I sat on the seat in front of him, about to put some food on my plate but he did it for me. His gesture made me smile but I stifled it when he suddenly looked at me.

"Are you just gonna stare at me? Don't you want to eat?" aniya kaya nagsimula na akong kumain.

Sus, ina-appreciate ko lang naman ang kagwapuhan mo!

"Thanks," rinig kong sabi niya. Muntik na akong mabilaukan nang napagtantong nasabi ko ang iniisip.

Nagpatay-malisya na lang ako at nagkunwaring walang nangyari. Nang napunta ang tingin ko sa direksyon niya, may nakakalokong ngiti ito at mukhang naaaliw sa inaasta ko.

"Who taught you how to cook?" I asked, changing the topic. "Yung lasa kasi... parang katulad nung mga pagkaing galing kay Tita Viella... Yung mga dinadala mo rito."

He swallowed hard and took a sip from his water before answering, "She taught me... that's why..."

Ah, kaya pala...

After we ate, he offered to wash the dishes. And while he was on it, I took my CD player and tuned in my albums. I've been collecting ones from Blackpink and Taylor Swift.

Diehard fans kami nina Caramel at Galaxy kaya naimpluwensiyahan din namin sina Sugar at Vanilla ngunit naglie-low na si Galaxy nitong mga nakaraang taon.

"You don't mind, right?" I asked.

"Not at all."

Since wala naman siyang pake, sinabayan ko pa ang tugtugin ng pag-play ng music videos sa TV at sinunod-sunod ang sayaw. Isa rin ito sa mga libangan namin ng mga kaibigan— ang pagsunod at pagtuto ng mga sayaw ng Blackpink.

Tumigil lang ako nang maramdamang may nakatingin sa akin. Bumaling ako sa direksyon ni Orion at nakitang nakasandal ito sa dingding at nasa akin ang buong atensyon.