Reminiscing The Blueprints (COMPLETED)

Chapter 09-Imagining The Future

Sinakap kong 'wag pansinin ang mga pinagsasabi ni Dark dahil natatakot ako, natatakot akong mahulog sa matatamis niyang salita.

He's a damn... playboy! And I couldn't imagine him being jealous for real.

Siguro... sinabi niya lang 'yon dahil maraming tao ang nakapaligid sa 'min. Kinikilig sa istoryang hindi naman totoo.

Kinikilig sila sa dalawang taong nakatago sa iisang masakara. I just wish... if everything is revealed already, I could still seek for their forgiveness.

"Apo!" agad kaming napalingon sa isang tinig ng may edad na ring lalaki.

I smiled when I saw him approaching us. Dark really looked like him. Ang ganda talaga ng lahi ng mga Sarmiento... Dark hugged his Lolo and for a moment, I was stunned when he held his Lolo's hand and did the mano.

Bihira ko kasi siyang makita na magmano sa mga magulang niya, actually, I think he never did. Sa lolo niya lang siya ganito at tingin ko, alam ko na kung bakit...

"Papa Lolo, her name's Cassandra." He slowly held my waist and met my eyes. Happiness passed through it so I gulped consciously, "My fiancée."

Fiancée... Napa-awang ang bibig ko at agad akong kinabahan noong ilipat ni Don Alejandro ang tingin niya sa 'kin. I tried to force a smile. "Kay gandang bata ng mapapangasawa mo, Iho," his grandfather said and smiled at me afterwards.

I just awkwardly smiled back. Nakakahiyang magsalita, parang bawat galaw ko, pinag-aaralan ng lolo niya. Although, he didn't look scary at all. Sadya ko lang 'yong naramdaman dahil alam kong nagsisimula na naman kaming magsinungaling sa isa pang tao.

"Ah, thank you po, Don Alejandro," I politely said but I just heard their chuckles. Nagtaka ako pero hinawakan lang ni Dark ang kamay ko at ngumiti muli sa gawi ko.

"Don't be nervous. I'm with you," he even winked at me after.

"Aba't, binatang-binata ka na nga, Dilim!" napahalakhak si Don Alejandro.

I smiled hearing the name Don Alejandro just called his grandson. "Dilim..." I repeated and chuckled.

"Yeah, that's your endearment for me, right?" Dark then shot back, teasing. I glared at him. Nasa harapan kami ng Lolo niya pero ang harot niya pa rin!

"What endearment? Hindi kaya," I denied.

He smirked and even leaned forward after hearing my answer. Napa-atras tuloy ako! Habang 'yung lolo niya, tumatawa lang habang pinagmamasdan 'yung apo niyang gumagawa na naman ng kalokohan.

"Want me to enumerate each moment that you're calling me Dilim even when you're sleeping?" he licked his lower lip and stared at mine.

Agad akong kinabahan. Did that... even happen? I never talk while sleeping! "Gosh, I never did that!" pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata.

"Dilim, ang gwapo-gwapo mo!" panggagaya niya naman sa boses ko kaya napa-irap ako at ngiwi.

"Hoy, 'wag kang magsinungaling, hindi ko ginagawa 'yan." I kept on denying but he's enjoying the tease more. Ni hindi niya man lang inisip na nasa harapan kami ng lolo niya!

"Dilim, alam mo ba, crush na crush kita..." my jaw partly dropped. At talagang pinapangatawan niya?!

"Dark, hindi na 'ko natutuwa," banta ko naman sa kanya at nag-iwas na ng tingin pero humalakhak lang siya. Baliw.

"Just kidding, Woman..." tumatawa pa rin siyang lumapit sa 'kin at pa-simple akong hinalikan sa noo kaya na-estatwa ako sa kinatatayuan. I was about to scold him once again but I then remembered that his grandfather was looking at us.