Head Over Heels For Ezzio (Villaverde Series #1)

Chapter 33

Kaya lang...

"I'm waiting for the perfect moment."

It's only been days. He'd been so busy with work. We'd barely even had a proper date. Pakiramdam ko napaka-wrong timing kung sakaling um-oo na ako ngayon.

Venny gave me a very confused and an 'Are-you-kidding-me?' kind of look. Clearly, she found it ridiculous. But she eventually shrugged in defeat.

"Fine, whatever. Masyado akong stressed out para i-judge ka pa," pagod niyang sabi. That urged me to furrow my brows.

"Stressed out saan?"

Sandaling nanlaki ang mga mata niya.

"Wala," she said fast, avoiding my gaze. Naningkit ang mga mata ko. I looked at her in suspicion. Pero hindi na rin ako nagsalita pa.

We spent the next few minutes just talking about random stuff. We finished our dinner that way. Matapos ay uminom kami ng kaunting wine habang nanonood ng isang chic-flick movie. After that, I went home. I expected myself to sleep right away. But Venny's question lingered through my mind. Bahagya tuloy akong nalito.

Should I really say yes already?

Luckily, I managed to fall asleep. By the time Ezzio called, I was already off to dreamland. Kaya hindi ko na nasagot ang tawag niya. Basta ay nakita ko na lang ang isang missed call at dalawang text kinaumagahan. The first text said a simple 'goodnight' while the other was 'Good morning'. Ganoon lang. No additional characters. Not a single emoji. Just two simple greetings. But it made me smile, anyway.

I made my way to work right after prepping up. It was a busy day for me. Marami akong ginawang orders at marami-rami rin ang customers. That's why when the shop cleared up around 5pm, I told Marky we'd close up early. Na-excite ang bakla. Apparently, monthsary pala nila ng jowa niya. Masaya siya dahil mas mapapaaga siya ng uwi at mas makakapaghanda.

"Sana all na lang," sagot ko sa kanya. He rolled his eyes in an exaggerated way.

"Anong sana all? Kung um-oo ka na lang kasi sa manliligaw mo, 'no!"

Natahimik ako. Again with that thing. Naisip ko nanaman tuloy.

I didn't give Marky a reply. Instead, I busied myself with finishing the inventory. 'Di nagtagal ay nagpaalam na siya sa'kin. Nang matapos naman ako at nagsiuwian na ang staffs, doon pa lang ako umalis. Pero imbes na umuwi ay dumiretso ako sa mall. 6pm pa lang naman. And besides, I just wanted take my mind off of saying yes to Ezzio for a while. I knew very well that if I went home, I would have ended up thinking about it 'til I fall asleep.

I needed a distraction. Shopping seemed to be the perfect thing to do.

I went inside a boutique to buy some clothes. Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa pamimili. I jumped from one booth to another. I even got myself a couple of nighties even though I already had lots of them. May iba pa nga na hindi ko pa nagagamit. Pero ayos lang. Matagal-tagal na rin kasi akong hindi nakakapag-shopping. I guess I became too busy 'pursuing' Ezzio for almost a whole month. Although, pahintu-hinto 'yon dahil nga pinapatigil niya ako.

I got tired of walking, eventually. Ramdam ko na ang pananakit ng mga paa ko. And so, I decided to sit on a random bench here in the mall. Napabuntong hininga pa ako nang makaupo. This felt great.

Kakatapos ko lang ilapag ang shopping bags nang marinig ko ang notification sound ng phone ko. I got it out of my bag and saw Ezzio's name on the screen. Tinext niya kasi ako kanina. He asked me where I was. I gave him a reply. Ngayon lang siya sumagot.