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Matapos ang madrama naming tagpo ni Greg hindi ako dalawin ng antok. Kasalukuyan akong nakahilata sa kama ko ng may maalala akong gawin. I pulled out my phone and sent a text message to David. 'Are you mad at me for jilting you? Sinabi ko na ang totoo kay Greg.'
Nagtalukbong ako ng comforter. Pakiramdam ko masyado akong nadrain sa mga nangyari at kailangan kong matulog para makabawi ng lakas. Papatulog na sana ako ng tumunog ang phone ko. It's a message from David saying, 'I am not mad. Give me the details tomorrow at school. Sweet dreams.' Hindi ko napilgilang ngumiti. Well at least one less person mad at me.
Masama ang pakiramdam ko ng magising kinaumagahan. Dala marahil ng pag-iyak at sobrang pag-iisip ay na stressed out ako. Sabi ni mommy huwag na lang daw akong pumasok sa school at magpahinga na lang at baka matuloy pa sa sakit ang nararamdaman ko. Syempre pabor sa akin iyong hindi pagpasok kaya naman hindi na sya nagdalawang salita at maghapon akong nagtutulog sa kama ko.
Nang bandang ala sais na ng gabi naisipan kong maligo at mukhang nakabuti naman iyon dahil I feel better after wards. I was brushing my hair infront of my dresser ng makarinig ako ng kaluskos. Inilibot ko ang mga mata ko sa buong kwarto at nang magawi ang tingin ko sa bintana, voila, may kumakatok sa bintana ko. I walked over to the window and slowly opened it.
"What do you think are you doing knocking on my window?" nakataas ang kilay na tanong ko kay David.
He chuckled as he pushed himself through the window at tuluyang pumasok ng kwarto ko. Sinilip ko ang ibaba at nakakita ako ng steel ladder. So iyon pala ang ginamit nya para makaabot sa bintana ko. "Anong trip mo?"
"As you know, Batman, cannot fly but he has a lot of wonderful gadgets." sabi nyang tumatawa at hinatak ako paupo ng kama.
"Why are you here?" nagtatakang tanong ko.
"I wanted to see you, duh."
I laughed so hard upon hearing him say 'duh'. Did he really just 'duh' me? So much of his manliness.
"What's funny? Nakakatawa bang malaman na gusto kitang makita?" sabi nya sabay hilata sa kama ko.
"Bakit mo ako gusto makita?"
"Hindi ka pumasok sa school so I called your house and spoke to Janno. He said that you didn't go to school cause you're not feeling well at hindi ako makakapaghintay ng bukas kaya naisipan kong dumiretso dito after school to see you." naupo sya at may kinuha sa bulsa nya. "By the way I brought this for you. Pasensya na at nadurog." he said coyly as he handed me a KitKat.
Tinanggap ko ang KitKat na iniabot nya at mahinang pinisil ang ilong nya, "Aww, ang sweet naman ni big boy." sabi ko sabay bukas ng KitKat at kagat dito.
"So anong katotohanan ang sinabi mo kay Greg?" usisa nya.
"Well, just the truth regarding my feelings towards him."
"What about it, Janna?" he urged me and took my hand at tinitigan ako. I look sideways kasi hindi ko magawang tignan ang mga mata nya. Dapat talaga ikulong na itong si David for illegal possession of beautiful eyes. Nakakasira ng concentration!
"About me loving him only as a friend." I answered almost like a whisper.
"Really?" Sabi nyang mukhang nanalo sa lottery.
Tumango ako sa kanya habang sya naman ay hinimas ang baba nya. "So? Am I the lucky guy? Did you finally admitted to yourself that you are in love with me?" he asked with his sexy smirk.
I slapped his forehead. This guy really have some guts! "Very funny." nakangusong sabi ko.
Tumawa lang sya at itiniklop ang nguso ko gamit ang kamay nya bago sumeryoso. "Nasabi mo na kay Greg ang nararamdaman mo sa kanya so how about your feelings for me? Are you sure about your feelings for me? Kasi ako sigurado ako sa damdamin ko sa iyo."
Sumeryoso din ako. "Yes, I guess you are right." Sabi ko na walang elaboration.
He smiled a wicked smile at unti unting inilalapit ang katawan sa akin. What is he going to do? Kakaiwas ko sa paglapit nya tuluyan na akong napahiga sa kama ko at tinukod nya ang mga braso sa magkabilang gilid ko.
He leaned his face a little closer to mine and whispered, "Did I guess it right that you are in love with me?"
"I--I..." stammering I said. Dang it! Bakit kasi ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko eh. Hindi tuloy ako makapag-isip ng sasabihin ko.
He leaned a little closer that his lips and mine are almost touching. "Anong I? Come on tell me."
I could feel the heat from his body too being this close and with that thought I felt my cheeks turned beet red. "I can't tell you. Mamamatay ako sa kahihiyan."
His eyes lit up with amusement. "Ang pag-amin ba na mahal mo ako ay nakakahiyang tunay at ikamamatay mo pa?" nanunudyong sabi pa nya.
I looked sideways para iwasan na ang tingin nya pero iniharap nya ang mukha ko. Oh please! Someone kidnap me right now.
"Let me tell you something. I'm falling for you so fast that it's so unreal my heart could burst." sabi nyang hindi iniaalis ang mga mata sa akin. His eyes shows all the sincerity para sa mga sinabi nya. "Are you actually falling for me too?" he said hopefully. Gustong gusto kong mag-joke sa mga oras na ito at sabihin sa kanya na 'Asa ka pa!' pero alam kong hindi ito ang tamang oras para magbiro. Kaya tumango na lang ako bilang pagsang-ayon sa kanya.
"Talaga?!" tuwang tuwang sabi nya sabay ayos ng upo at sumuntok pa sa hangin ng tumango ako ulit. "Yes!" sabi nyang pagkalakas lakas at patalon talon pa na parang bata.
Nang bigkang bumukas ang pinto at iniluwa ang mommy ko. "Janna, may kaus--Oh. Hi David. Hindi ko yata alam na nandito ka." sita ni mommy ng makitang nagtatatalon si David. I know that my mom was just hidding her amusement with that stern look on her face.
"Hi, Tita Con." he said grinning from ear to ear. What the heck? Hindi man lang napahiya ang ungas na nahuli sya ng mommy ko sa kwarto ko!
"Anong ginagawa mo sa kwarto ng dalaga ko? Paano ka nakapasok dito ng hindi dumadaan sa front door?" mom questioned him while raising an eyebrow.
David's grin grew even wider that I could almost think that his lips are elastic. "Sorry for not ringing the doorbell, Tita Con. I went in through the window."
"Just like Batman would do." sabi ko sa mahinang tinig pero nadinig ata ni David dahil nilingon nya ako at kinidatan. "Remember, I'm Batman." I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Okay, sige iiwan ko na kayong dalawa dito pero I'm warning you both thay no to that 'thing', understood?" seryosong sabi nya na tinanguan namin parehas. And with that she left and close the door.
Lumuhod sa harap ko si David ng mapag-solo na kami ulit wearing that huge grin on his face that I couldn't help but grin back at him.
"So since the feeling is mutual and we have been kissing each other thrice already..." he paused and looks nervous for the first time. Tinanguan ko sya bilang encouragement na ituloy nya ang sasabihin nya. "Would you be my girl and make me the happiest guy on this side of the planet?" he mumbled.
I laughed. Wow! I never thought that David Antonio have some nervousness flowing inside his body. Wait-what? Tinanong nya nga ba ako para maging girlfriend nya? Kinabahan ako. If ever I said 'yes' then we will be in a relationship. What if my lack of experience mess it up?
I sighed, "I don't know, David. Hindi ko pa naranasan magboyfriend kaya hindi ko alam ang gagawin. Paano kung hindi ako maging isang mabuting girlfriend sa iyo? Paano kung hindi ko kayang ihandle ang relasyon natin?"
Ginagap nya ang mga kamay ko at binigyan ako ng mainit na ngiti, "Don't worry your pretty head that much. I just wanted to make this official cause I really wanted you for myself but if you're not yet ready to say 'yes', then I guess I'll have to wait for you."
I smiled at him, "Thanks for understanding. You know, I just rejected Greg then all of a sudden magiging boyfriend na kita. It's just uncalled for, if you know what I mean?"
Tumango sya at naupo sa tabi ko. "I know what you mean, Janna. But mark my word that you will be my girl in no time." he proclaimed arrogantly with a wink that made me chuckle.
To be continued...
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