*Meeting Dark*
“Live in kayuuu?” @0@
“Bwiset.” -___-
Tumalon-talon si Yale at pumalakpak. Nagpatuloy lang ako sa pag-eempake. Pinatulog ko muna si Dark sa guest room ng bahay ni Yale. Mag-uumaga na, wala pa akong tulog. Aish.
“Paano kung malaman nina Tita?”
“Balak kong sabihin sa kanila mamaya o bukas.”
“Lahat?” 0____0
Nagkibit ako ng balikat. “Siguro kung malalaman nila ng kusa then I guess. Pero kung hindi de… yung sa amin lang ni Dark ang sasabihin ko. They wanted me and Kill to settle down for so long. Not that I liked the idea before since… wala akong interes sa mga lalaki noon pero iba ngayon.”
“Iba nga kasi nga… hindi naman kayo magpapakasal ni Dark eh. Magli-live in kayo.”
“So? Ginawa na namin dati ‘yun. Anong problema do’n?”
“Kumporme naman kaya sila sa idea ng live in? I doubt it, Dreaming. Hindi naman nag-live in dati parents mo eh.”
“Nag-live in sila.” -____-
“Weh?”
“Anla oo nga. Nag-live in sila. Basta mamaya sasabihin ko na. Dadaan ako sa bahay bago pumasok ng school.”
Nailing lang si Yale na may kasamang amusement. “Over naman kasi. Naunahan mo pa kuya mo. Mas matanda sa’yo ‘yon ah.”
“Iba naman si Kill eh. Naghahanap siya ng pagmamahal na mas malalim pa sa pagmamahalan nina Daddy. Hindi babae ang hinahanap niya. Pagmamahal. Naghahanap siya ng babaeng mai-inlove siya ng sobra-sobra. Yung kaya siyang kontrolin at paamuhin. Weird.”
“Mm. Weird.” @0@a
Alas otso nagising si Dark. Nakabihis na ako ng uniform no’n. Naka-empake na rin ang bags ko. Ang gagawin ko na lang eh tawagan si Mommy at ipaalam na darating ako for lunch.
“Bakit ang aga mong nakabihis? Sabi mo mag-sskip ka ng first quarter.”
“Err… dadaan ako kina Mommy for lunch.”
Dark stared at me for a while. Like he’s waiting for me na dugtungan ko ang sinabi ko. Yayayain ko ba siya o hindi na? Next time ko na lang siguro siya yayayain. Yah. Next time na lang. Baka mabigla siya kapag sinabi kong balak kong magpaalam. @0@a
“Sasama ako.”
0____0?
“Eh? Bakit?”
“Gusto kong sumama. Let’s go. Where’s your luggage?”
Nagkatinginan kami ni Yale. Nag-shrug lang siya saka ngumiti. Anong balak ni Dark?
~xxxx-x-x-x-x-xxxx~
And here we stood at the front gate of my parent’s mansion. Nakatingin lang ako kay Dark at hinihintay na magbago ang isipan niya. Kung matino pa ang pag-iisip niya, dapat lang na umatras na siya ngayon palang. Nand’yan ang kapatid ko, nand’yan pati tatay at nanay ko.
We’re sooooo dead. ("__ _)
“Sigurado ka, baby D? Pwede namang sa ibang araw ka na lang sumabay.”
Umiling siya then smiled nervously. “Nah. We can do it right now, why do it later?”
“But I think you’re scared…” @___@
Tumawa siya pagkatapos ay hinigit ang bewang ko papalapit sa kanya. “It’s the parents of the one I love so much. Why wouldn’t I be scared? Iniisip ko paano kung… kung ilayo ka nila sa’kin because they deem me not worthy of you? What if they don’t approve of me? What if they don’t like me?”
Tinawanan ko siya ng malakas. That was just horrible. “That’s ridiculous. Who the hel—”
“Don’t. You have to learn to take that out of your vocabulary because I don’t want you rotting in Gehenna for being so nasty.”
Tumawa ulit ako na nagpatawa na rin sa kanya. “Seriously though, baby D. Who in this world wouldn’t like you? No one can resist you, come on.”
“While I’m aware of that, Missy… I don’t think it’s the same thing for your parents. I think that… they were like you. You can resist me, remember? You said you’ve seen the greatest, they probably have seen supreme.”
“Okay let’s stop the degrading thingy. Let’s get inside. Lalo kang kakabahan kapag nag-stay tayo ng mas matagal dito.”
Kumalas ako sa kanya para sana magbukas ng gate pero hinila niya ako pabalik kaya napayakap ako ulit sa kanya. He’s smiling when I looked at his face that’s just an inch away from mine. Anytime magdidikit ang mga labi namin. Just one movement.
“I love you, Dream. Until I die. Even in another world, I’ll still love you. I love you. I love you.”
It made me chuckle. “I know, paulit-ulit ka na. Mahal din kita. Until I die. Even in another world, Dark, I won’t stop loving you. I love you. I love you.”
“I love you the most, baby D.” And he closed the stupid gap.
Nalasahan ko ang mint sa bibig niya. It enticed me too much that I circled my arms to his neck then tug his hair as I grip it. He moaned inside the kiss and deepened it, his hot tongue knocking on between my pursed lips. I welcomed it with a groan. Lalo niyang hinigpitan ang hawak sa bewang ko and crushing my body against his.
I love the feeling it gives me. It’s a feeling of unknown security and love and passion and lust. Like before. No. Stronger than before. Much much stronger. Like it was magnified or something.
“Eherm. Dream.”
0___________0!!!
Nanlaki ang mata ko. Dahan-dahang humiwalay si Dark sa’kin. Nakita ko siyang napalunok sa nerbyos as he scanned my widening eyes. Oh shit. “That’s Kill.” I mouthed quietly na tinanguan lang niya.
Okay. First impression failed. (|ǀ__ _)
“Uhm…” bumitaw si Dark sa’kin at sabay naming hinarap si Kill na nakahanukipkip sa loob ng gate. “Hi, I uhm… I’m with Dream.” Sabay scratch sa likuran ng ulo niya. Sus.
“Yah, I see. Pasok na.”
Habang naglalakad kami papasok ng mansyon, ramdam ko ang init ng tingin ni Kill sa likuran ni Dark. Kawawang nilalang. Feeling ko mapupuruhan siya mamaya. <__<
“Mom, she’s here.”
Nadatnan naming naghahain si Mommy sa dining table. Si Daddy ang unang nakakita sa amin na nag-nudge pa kay Mommy kaya napatigil siya sa paglalagay ng plato sa table. And then all eyes were on us.
“Hindi mo… nabanggit na magsasama ka pala ng… kaibigan.” Kaibigan. If they only knew…
“Well uhm… it’s a… last minute decision.”
“Oh.”
Siniko ko si Dark, napapitlag siya at agad na nag-extend ng kamay kay Mommy. “Uhm Dark Lockhart po.”
“Dark Lockhart?” Mom asked while shaking Dark’s hand. “Why does the name sounds familiar to me?”
“Yeah.” Panegunda naman ni Kill nang bumitaw sina Mommy at Dark sa kamay ng isa’t-isa at sumunod namang nagshake hands sina Daddy. “Have we met before? You look so familiar.”
Hmm… Bakit nga ba? Ah! “He’s our talent, Kill. You must have heard his name through the company or something.”
“Oh. A model?” may halong pagtataka at amusement sa mukha ni Daddy nang mag-conclude siya na tinanguan ni Dark. Then bumaling ang scrutinizing eyes niya sa akin. “A model, Dream. Is this an experiment or something?”
“Shut up, Dad.” -____-
Dad smirked na sinabayan niya ng upo. Naupo na rin kaming lahat at nagsimula nang kumain. Actually it’s an awkward silence. Naka-glare si Kill kay Dark. Tinitignan ko siya ng masama. What is his problem?
“Is he your boyfriend?” Kill mouthed.
Pinandilatan ko siya ng mata. “Pake mo?” I mouthed back.
“Model? You screw models now?”
“Shut up.”
“Hey, hey, hey.” Awat ni Daddy sa’min. “We can hear you, stop it. I don’t want you fighting while in the middle of lunch. Knock it off.”
“Tss.”
Ilang minuto pa ng katahimikan ang lumipas. I was eating a slice of cake nang magsalita si Mommy. “So what brings the both of you here, Dream? You have something to tell us or…”
Dark cleared his throat. Pasimple niyang hinawakan ang kamay ko sa ilalim ng mesa. He stole a quick glance at me before turning his attention to my parents—and my asshole brother. “Actually… I’m here to uhm… I’m here to ask permission to marry Dream.”
What the… 0_____0
I turned to Dark with wide eyes. Hindi siya tumingin sa akin ngunit humigpit lamang ang hawak niya sa kamay ko. He planned this. Oh goodness, why didn’t I saw this one coming? This is all too sudden! Ni hindi nga niya ako kinausap ng tungkol dito.
“Marry? T-Teka nga lang. Ni hindi ka pa nga niya naipapakilala bilang boyfriend tapos kasal agad? We didn’t even know she’s hooked up with someone not until now.”
Oh my gosh. Epic lang ang mga pagmumukha ng parents ko. They were all shocked.
“I really want to marry Dream. And I’m here to ask for her hand in marriage formally.”
“Why?” wow, ang ikli ng tanong ni Daddy. Parang walang sense. =___=a
Tumingin sa akin si Dark, his contours screams nervousness. I think he’s more scared than nervous. Awww. Poor kid. “Because I… I wanted to be in the same bed with her for all my life. I wanted to wake up with her sleeping face first thing in the morning. I wanted to give her everything she asks for. I wanted my kids to call her mother. I wanted to kiss her a lot, hug her… hold her hand… and… I wanted to tell and prove her how much I love her every second of my life until I ran out of breath to do so.”
I saw from the corner of my eye na nag-smirk si Daddy. “Nice.”
“Oh, Zero, stop fooling around. It’s marriage that we’re talking about here.” Kastigo ng nanay ko sa tatay kong aning-aning. -____-
“Hey, c’mon. Matanda na si Dream. Alam na niya kung anong ginagawa niya. By giving her hand means giving her freedom to do what she think is the right thing to do. She’s not our baby anymore, Xana. And I think… she’s that man’s baby now.”
Anak naman ng… baket baby? -____-