Chapter 50
“Save”
“Go ahead.” He encourage me.
I glance at him who is standing behind me. We are standing in front of the huge rectangular thing on his empty wall. He seems so smug about it. Napailing na lang ako at hinawakan ang dulo ng puting tela.
“Kailan lang ‘to?”
“More than a week ago.”
Muli ko siyang nilingon. “Before we flew to New York?”
Tumango siya.
Tinuon ko ang atensyon sa harapan. I pulled the cloth and slowly it revealed… a painting.
“Oh shit…”
My lips parted a bit kasabay ng mahinang singhap. Mabilis akong napalingon sa kanya at balik ulit sa harap. I blinked a couple of times to gain my composure.
“Do you like it baby?” He whispered on my ear as he hug me from the back.
Ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko. I can even feel goosebumps on my skin. The hair on my nape rise. I swallowed hard. Hindi ko magawang ngumiti. I don’t know if I have to. I close my half parted lips. Speechless, I am lost for words as I stare at my image in front.
“I am sorry it took long.”
Dammit!
It’s my exact look during his birthday. My hair, my face, the green dress and the diamond earrings hanging on my ears! It’s an exact replica, only that the dress was modified a little.
Kinalas ko ang yakap niya para malingon siya.
“Where’s the cleavage?” I deadpanned. Sa dami ng tumatakbo sa isip ko ay iyon pa talaga ang namutawi.
Sa halip na plunging deep v ay naging sweatheart na lang!
“You think I will let someone imagine your boobs?” He said coldly.
My eyes drifted to the painting again. It’s too huge! It almost covered the whole wall. It was painted in my sideway angle. Ang aking mukha ay nakalingon sa harap habang may seryosong tingin. I fucking look like some glamorous woman! Nagsilbing background ang malayong skyscrapers sa labas ng salaming bintana niya.
Hindi ko alam na totohanin niya. I was just kidding! Kinagat ko ang labi ko. I am too overwhelmed. Too stunned to process everything.
Masuyo niyang hinalikan ang pisngi ko.
“Hmm?”
“I don’t know what to say.”
He chuckled and put some strands of my hair at the back of my ear.
“Let’s go upstairs.”
“Huh?”
“Did you see the one in the room?”
Kumunot ang noo ko. Before I can say a word, hinawakan niya na ang kamay ko at hinila papunta sa hagdan. We climb the stairs and walk towards his room. Binuksan niya ang pinto at pumasok kami. Saka ko pa lang napuna na may nakasabit nga sa kaliwang pader. It’s covered with a white cloth too!
Damn! My heart is pounding too harsh against my chest na nakakaramdam na ako ng literal na sakit. We stopped in front of the covered frame. Mas maliit ito kumapara sa dambuhalang kuwadro sa sala niya.
Without ado, I tugged the end of the cloth. Dumausdos ito at tuloyang nahulog.
I see a half body portrait of me. This image looks familiar, ang damit at ang aking ayos. Pinilit kong alalahanin kung kailan iyon. I am sure it was a long time ago. I look younger in it. My hair was shorter too. Hanggang balikat ang buhok ko noong college!
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