"KUYA, anong nangyari sayo?"- tanong ng aking kapatid ng dumating kami sa bahay. Gabi na ng kami ay dumating dahil dumaan pa kami ng mall.
"Not now Princess, wala ako sa mood."- sabi ko pero ang totoo ay kanina pa ako nababahala. I don't know if what happened to me a while ago. I was starring at her when I felt something in my chest and I don't like it. There's something off with me.
"You are the one who brought ate ganda to her room, am I right?"- sabi niya kaya napalingon ako. How did she know?
"What do you mean?"
"She found your handkerchief the moment she woke up in the morning after the party."- seryoso niyang sabi kaya napalunok ako. Damn, she knew it. Did she also remember that I kissed her?
"Princess-"
"Did you like her?"
"Sort of."
"Did you kissed her?"- tanong ulit niya. Tumango ako dahilan upang ngumisi siya.
"Pity you kuya, she didn't remember anything."- sabi niya. Napakurap ako. So she didn't remember that I kissed her?
"Then, that's would be better. I don't have plan to tell her though."- sagot ko at tumalikod.
"I doubt about it. I know you so well kuya. You can't fool me."- sabi niya kaya napailing ako.
"By the way, samahan mo ako ulit next week kuya ah magpapa foot spa ako tsaka kukunin natin yong handkerchief mo."
"Bakit hindi mo nalang pinagawa 'yan ngayon?"- nakasimangot kong baling sa kanya.
"Coz' you left me inside?"- inosente niyang sabi kaya napabuntong hininga ako.
"I don't care Princess. I'll go upstairs."- sabi ko at agad umakyat sa taas.
Humiga ako sa kama and their I tend to think everything that had happened. Bigla naman akong nakonsensya sa aking inasal kanina. Did I make her feel bad? Napahilamos ako tsaka ko inaabot ang aking cellphone.
"Hey bro napatawag ka?"- sagot niya.
"Makikisuyo sana, pahingi naman ng number don sa best friend ng asawa mo."- napapikit kong sabi. In 3...2....1....
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"- ohhh shit! Yan na nga ba sinasabi ko eh.
"Stop laughing will you?"-nakasimangot kong sabi.
"Alright, bakit ba?"
"Ahhh, it was a long story but I need to talk to her now."
"Sandali lang, hoii ayusin mo yang buhay mo Dela Rosa sinasabi ko sayo."- sabi niya.
"Oo na Alster. Tsk."- sagot ko. Ano ba, diko naman siya kakainin, well maybe. Natatawa ako sa aking naiisip.
"Patayin ko muna foforward ko sayo."- sabi niya at agad pinatay ang tawag.
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From: Henry the bachelor😡
"09994206154, oh ayan. Ayusin mo yan Tonton patay ako sa asawa ko pag nalaman niya na binigay ko number ng best friend niya.🙂"
Tsk. Ayos naman ako ahh, slight nga lang.
Agad kong isinave at nag compose ng message for her.
To: Angela the sadista👉👰👈
"Hi."- tinype ko pero agad ko ring binura.
"Hey, this is Anthon-"- diko pa natatapos e type eh binura ko na naman agad. Anong sasabihin ko? Bahala na.
"Hey, this is Anthon. I'm sorry kanina. Can we meet? Kukunin ko ang panyo. You can't say no."
Sent
Naghintay ako mga half an hour pero walang reply from her. Bakit ba hindi siya nag rereply.
"Hey."
Sent
Naghintay ulit ako pero wala parin kaya napaupo ako.
"What the hell is wrong with her? Bakit ayaw niya mag reply?"- nakasimangot kong sabi.
"Why you didn't reply my messages?"-bungad ko ng sagutin niya ang tawag.
"Bakit may obligasyon ba akong replayan ka?"- masungit nitong sagot.
"As of now, wala."- nakangisi kong sabi.
"Anong kailangan mo? I'm busy."
"Hey, pwede bang wag kang magsungit. I need the handkerchief now."- sagot ko.
"What?! Are you fucking serious? Gabi na ahh?"
"Lower your voice, babe. It might awaken your parents."- nakangisi kong sabi.
"Di ako pwedeng lumabas at wala kang magagawa, period, periodic, periodism, periodically. "- sabi niya at agad pinatay ang tawag. Nanlaki ang mata ko. How dare she para babaan ako ng tawag?
Tinawagan ko ulit siya.
"What?!"
"I guess I need to go there in you house, what do you think?"
"Abnormal ka ba? Kala mo naman alam mo bahay ko."
"Wag mo akong subukan."
"Saan?"- napangisi ako, good.
"I'll text you the location. I'll be waiting babe."- sabi ko at agad pinatay ang tawag.
"Hey, where are you going kuya? It's late."-she asked. She's in the kitchen eating ice cream as usual. Ohh it's her favorite.
"I'll be right back. Sandali lang ako, may kikitain lang ako."
"Who?"
"Don't ask Princess, finish your ice cream and go to your room alright?"-utos ko.
"Alright."- sagot niya. Hinalikan ko siya sa noo at nginitian bago umalis.
"Take care kuya, wag lang mambabae this time please."- pahabol niya kaya natawa ako.
" I will and I can't princess. Goodnight!"- sigaw ko tsaka tuluyang lumabas.
Pagdating ko sa lugar na pagkikitaan namin ay bumaba agad ako. I leaned on my car while waiting for her.
Nasa park ako ngayon at medyo may kunti lang ang mga tao, kadalasan mga pamilyang nagpipicnic.
10 minutes later may dumating na tricycle at bumaba siya. Why the hell did she ride that kind of transportation?
I was looking at her habang nagbabayad hanggang sa lumapit siya sa pwesto ko.
"What are you doing?"- seryoso kong sabi. She's wearing a pajama and a white t-shirt na bakat ang color ng bra niya. Anong ginagawa niya sa buhay? Naka tsinelas at nakalugay ang buhok. She's so simple yet she's so attractive. How is it even possible?
"What? Naglalakad, di ba obvious?"- nagtataka niyang sagot habang nakataas ang kilay.
"Bakit sa tricycle ka nakasakay?"
"Ano bang sinasabi mo, alangan maglakad ako? Abnormal kaba?"
"Dapat nag taxi ka, yang suot mo na bakat bra mo di 'yan applicable sa public transportation."- sagot ko at umiwas ng tingin.
"Bastos ka talaga."- sagot niya at hinawi ang kanyang buhok upang pantakip.
"What? I'm just concern about you."- natatawa kong sabi.
"Whatever." tugon niya at inilahad ang panyo sa akin. "Ohh, panyo mo."
Tinanggap ko iyon agad.
"Salamat at hinatid mo ako sa kwarto that night. I wasn't aware that I got drunk too much."- sabi niya at nginitian ako. I got froze. I was taken a back the way she smiled at me.
Napakurap ako. "Aren't you remember anything?"
"No, bakit ano bang ginawa ko?"
"Nothing, you're just confessing your feelings to me for someone."- sagot ko at napapakamot. Nanlaki ang kanyang mga mata.
"A-anong sinabi ko?"
"Wala sinabi mo lang na, nasasaktan ka, na gagu siya, na tanga ka at mahal mo siya matagal na."- sabi ko. When I looked in her eyes I saw the pain just like how I saw it that night. It's the same pain and it is very visible.
Mapakla siyang natawa,
" nagdadrama pala ako."
Isinilid ko sa aking bulsa ang panyo tsaka nagsalita,"I don't have right to ask you but he was not aware of your feelings right?"- tanong ko pero hindi siya sumagot at sa halip ay tinitigan lamang ako.
"I'm sorry."- paumanhin ko. Maybe I offended her for asking.
Her eyes got crystal because of the radiance of the moon. She smiled at me weakly. Right then, I inch the gap between us. I was looking at her tantalizing eyes, it's glimmering. I don't know if it's because of the moon or she's about to cry.
She was looking at me with no emotions visible in her face but her eyes speaks for her. The moon above us are watching how we look at each others eyes. Its like we are under the spell of the moon, I don't understand why I felt something special by just looking at her.
Right then, my eyes converted into her lips. I slowly move my head towards her to kiss her. And just like that, our lips met. I close my eyes, feeling the softness of her lips.
She didn't move, she didn't response my kiss so I open my eyes to see that her eyes are close.
" Please, kiss me back."- I said without parting our lips. In that moment I felt her lips moving kaya napapikit muli ako. Nasa kabilang side kami kung saan hindi masyadong maliwanag kaya hindi kami basta bastang makikita.
I hold her nape and pull her closer to me. I felt her hands on my hair pulling me closer to her. I felt something magical by just kissing her.
The moment we parted our lips to breath, suddenly we both feel awkward. She compose herself habang ako ay napapalunok. Why the hell? Hindi naman ako ganito.
Sumandal siya sa kotse at tumingin sa akin.
"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"- mahina niyang sabi.
"Ahh, yeah. It was truly beautiful."- sagot ko at tiningnan ang buwan. Nang tingnan ko siyang muli ay may isang butil ng luha ang pumatak galing sa kanyang mata. Ramdam ko sa paligid ang lungkot.
"Are you crying?"- agad kong tanong.
"Ofcourse not, why would I. Anyway, I need to go."- dali-dali niyang sabi at agad tumalikod at naglakad.
I automatically grab her wrist to stop her.
"I can drive you home. It might be dangerous for you, it's going late."- suhesyon ko.
"Hindi na, kaya ko na salamat nalang."- sagot niya at marahang inagaw ang kanyang nanginginig na kamay ngunit hindi ko iyon binitawan.
"Please, Emily will hate me if something bad happens to you and I didn't drive you home."- pagdadahilan ko. Shit Anthon nagdadahilan ka pa.
Tiningnan niya ako bago tumango.
To be continued,