Tahanan at Pahinga

Chapter 5

"Wow, it's so beautiful, I did not know na there's a river pala here"

Komento ko when he laid the things na dala namin sa tabi ng ilog, the river was so nice and I feel like I am one with the nature

Parang pakiramdam ko lahat ng inaalala kong problema unti unting nawala

The trees are not everywhere, it's so magical for me kasi may mga picnic spot sa tabi lang ng river na pinalilibutan ng fairy lights though it's off kasi 3 pm pa lang.

I was wearing a black shirt and a pink short, while he was wearing a sando and a black short. We did a quick change sa farm before kami pumunya dito

I was in cloud nine before niya muling kinuha ang attention ko with him arranging the food he bought kanina papunta dito

The river was thirty minutes away from the Hacienda at napadaan pa kami sa maliit na city to pick up some things like foods and drinks

"Yuno" tawag ko sakanya

Kinakabahan ako because what if he thinks na I'm being so walang hiya? For f**k sake we are not close and ang awkward nito, but I really need to let this out of my chest

He stopped what he is doing and binigay saakin lahat ng attention niya "Yes?" he even raised one of his brow but not in a rude way

"I feel like we need to talk a lot" panimula ko. I did not give him any seconds to reply at nagpatuloy ako

"I know, I'm not relevant sa life mo so we are not going to talk about me. It's about my Tito, I wanna explain everything to you and also apologize because I've been rude kagabi" I smiled at him, a genuine smile literally

"I mean we could talk about you, us"

My eyes widen "Ano?"

I swear if he open that topic, hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. I'm not ready, iniiwasan ko to ever since that accident on my 21th birthday!

"I-if it's about m-me liking you in the p-past, it's over! I was a fool that night too, I hope you didn't get into a fight with your girlfriend" I stutter

When I turned twenty one, hindi ko alam na umuwi siya because he was studying sa ibang country and I feel like it was just the alcohol or maybe miss na miss ko na siya so I grabbed him for a kiss. We made out sa garden namin and oh my goodness I feel so terrible when nalaman ko na he went with his girlfriend, I'm the most terrible person ever for kissing someone na taken na.

"Wynn was not my girlfriend, chill out" he chuckled before continuing his ginagawa "What do you mean?! Pero sabi ni Cloud, she was your lover" I don't even see the point of having this conversation pero kailangan eh

Umiling siya. So it is really not his girlfriend

"Umiyak ako sa wala?"

Napatigil siya, pati ako napatigil. Gusto ko nalang magpalamon sa lupa right now. What the f**k? Dapat nasa isip ko lang yun! Why did I say that so loud?!

"Umiyak ka?"

Napalunok ako before trying my best to reason out "Y-yes! Kasi I feel so terrible! We literally m-made out and ano sa tingin mo mararamdaman ko nang malaman kong you were taken" hindi ko na kinaya ang hiya kaya napatakip nalang ako sa mukha ko

"Do you still like me?"

I am caught off guard and out of words to say

Things are progressing so fast. Huhuhu

"I- uhm"

Hindi ko na talaga kaya so I ran to the river and nilubog ko agad ang katawan ko nowlt minding the cold kasi ang init init ng pisnge ko

"Ang kapal ng mukha niyang tanungin ako ng ganyan" bulong ko sa sarili ko

"Come on Selene, it's just a question" natatawa niya pang sabi

"For your information I never liked you!" lies

I saw how the playful emotion on his face change to a stoic one. His eyes darkened and ang namalayan ko nalang he was heading to my position

Napalunok nalang ako when I roam my eyes sa surrounding and I am thankful na kami lang ang tao dito kasi hindi ko talaga kakayanin ang hiya, hindi pa tapos ang issue na kinasangkutan ko ayaw ko nang madagdagan pa

In a blink of an eye nasa harapan ko na siya, he stared at me so intently and para akong bata na nililibot ang paningin kahit saan para lang hindi magtama ang mata namin

"M-malamig pala, aahon na-

Bago pa ako makaahon ay hinawakan niya bigla ang kamay ko to kiss the back of my palm

"Yuno what are you doing?"

"I wanna say sorry. Sorry for all of these years na wala akong ginawa but to ignore and annoy you, I really need a reflection of all the things I did. But I apologize for everything Selene, I'm sorry I could not feel you welcome nang dumating ka dito. From now on, I will make bawi sayo-aray"

Hindi ko maiwasang tampalin siya sa braso at the last part when he mocked the way I speak

But honestly my heart is beating so fast

"Pero seryoso ako Ezekiel Selene. It's so immature of me to act like an asshole to you" dagdag niya

I sigh and giggle at him

"You've been an asshole to me since the start Yuno, ayaw mo nga akong kalaro noong mga bata pa tayo"

"That's because I'm already in my teens when you keep asking me to play with you"

Ah yes. He was 14 and I was 10 that time, tapos puro bahay bahayan ko pa siya inaaya

"Well you can't blame me when want ko lang makasal sayo!" I pouted and it's too late to realize anong lumabas sa bibig ko pero agad ko din yung binawi "Noong bata pa ako ha!"

"So you did liked me or do you still do?"

Napasinghap ako sa kayabangan niya "Are you gago? I don't like you na! And why are we even talking about this?! gosh"

With that umahon na ako but still keep my foot sa water habang nasababad pa siya sa ilog, he is just watching my movement

"Aren't I suppose to distress? Lalo akong nas-stress sa mga tanungan mo!" irap ko

"I want us to be friends" biglang sabi nita muntik ko pang sundan ng ‘friends lang?’ but of course may dignidad pa ako so I did not

"Well, ayokong maging kaibigan with someone that talk s**t about my Tito, you know"

He smiled sadly sa akin "I reflect on that. Maybe I've been to harsh on your Tito Hail. Sometimes I don't get myself too kasi bakit ko pa ba to ginagawa" he started

I nodded my head to signal him to continue

"It's not like I don't like your Tito Hail. I can see how he tries to get along with me and Ate. I can see how much he take care of my little brother. Pakiramdam ko lang pinabayaan kami ni Dad dahil sakanya" he explained in a low voice

I should feel privileged kasi he trust me enough to open up

"I feel like I owe you an explanation after what happened last night. From now on, I will try to resolve my issue with you Tito. Dad is not getting any younger and kahit hindi siya naging mabuting husband and father to us, I want him to be happy" ngumiti ulit ito hindi sa akin but he was smiling while explaining

"You are brave to acknowledge what you feel. Gusto ko lang din mag sorry kasi I said some bad words sayo last night" I put my lips together and nod

"So friends?" offer ko

"I might want something more than that" he smirked

"What?"

Pero wala akong natanggap na sagot kundi a splash of water na galing sakanya "Yuno!!"

He wanna play like this huh

I also splashes water at his direction and that's when laughter took over the place. I never imagine myself to laugh freely with him out of all people but if feels nice

Kasi crush mo parin siya

Parang yun ata ang bulong ng puso ko sa akin that made me stop.

We enjoyed the river and nang umahon na kami he handed me a towel but with him staring at my thighs

I forgot I am wearing a light colored short so my butt cheeks are kinda exposed. Gosh namumula na naman ako sa hiya!

"Stop staring!" Sita ko sakanya "Sorry" he chuckled "Let's eat na, I saw you kanina, you did not eat a lot kasi puro ka tingin sa katawan ko" pang aasar pa niya

"Gosh Yuno itatapon kita sa ilog!"

"Ang sarap mong asarin"

"Ikaw kumain ka ba ng lunch mo?" tanong ko kasi parang ang eager niyang kumain

Umiling siya bago sumagot "May tinatapos pa akong blueprint"

"Then why ka hindi kumain when pumunta ka sa field? u araro agad the lupa with the kalabaw!" I rolled my eyes

"Sorry na boss, kumakain nanga oh" he even winked at me

"Let's go home na after this, nilalamig ako" sabi ko

"Aww, my princess is cold, do you want daddy to warm you up?"

Halos mabilaukan ako sa kinakain kong fruit salad dahil sa sinabi niya

"Just kidding, just kidding" he said that with a nangaasar tone na may patawa tawa pa sa huli

I glared at him before continuing to eat. He was eating Siomai Rice and some Shawarma, halata nga na hindi siya kumain. Busog pa naman ako so I settled with a fruit salad and some donuts, do you even bring this to a river sightseeing?

He is so hot eating!

I let out a screech after realizing what I am thinking that alerted him instantly "Are you okay?" it even made him jump a bit

Bigla akong natawa sa naging reaction niya. "Wow princess doesn't know that Daddy is such a worryrat" I smirked at him

He stared at me with an open mouth"Be really testing my patience huh" I didn't pay attention sa sinabi niya.

I wanna kiss him

Grabe ang tukso that tested me today

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We went home very late, umalis ata kami sa river ng seven pm kasi natapos kaming maligo ng mga five pm and we ate for like thirty minutes or an hour then we spent snd hour to take pictures

Well, it's mainly me. It's more like he was taking pictures of me and I could be very maarte so I'm very picky

Natatawa nalang ako pag na-aalala ko kung paano siya maghirap kumuha ng picture ko, for a short period of time parang tumitibok na naman ang heart ko for him

"Dito kana mag sleep?" offer ko after maitapat sa pinto ng Hacienda ang kotse niya "For sure Arrow will be very happy kasi dito ka matutulog" dagdag ko

"Si Arrow lang?"

"Of course yung Dad mo and lalo na si Tito. He'll be very happy to see na nagkasundo tayo" I smiled

"Hind-

"Well I guess hindi ganun kahalaga ang nabuo nating friendship today para pagbigyan ang wish ko" I pouted as I cut him off

"Weh? Gusto mo lang akong makita sa ng matagal eh" asar pa niya this time though I wanna be bratty so pinatulan ko na

"That too. Can Daddy do that for me?"

Nang natigilan siya I took that as an opportunity to go down sa car niyang nakatigil sa pinto ng Hacienda

Natatawa pa ako but natigilan when I sm faced with worried Tito Ali and Tito Hail "Ezei! I am so worried about you! Bakit hindi mo sinasagot ang phone mo?" panic na tanong ni Tito

Naguilty ako agad pero bago pa ako makasagot si Yuno na ang gumawa "I am sorry, I took him out-

"Hindi mo man lang pinaalam sa amin?" His Dad cut him off angrily "We are so worried, a single text won't hurt you Achileas Yuno" he added

I looked at Yuno and felt so guilty "Honey baka wala lang signal, ang importante ay nakauwi sila ng ligtas" salo ni Tito Hail he hold Tito Ali's hand

"Sorry po, it was my fault po" inako ko na ang kasalanan as I hold Yuno's wrist kasi kinakabahan ako, I am lying for f**k sake!

"Sobrang init po kasi kanina and also some people brought up the issues and na overwhelmed lang ako so I ask K-kuya Yuno to roam me around the city po" dagdag ko that soften the expression of Tito Ali and Tito Hail

"Yun naman pala, let's go inside at para maka kain na tayo. Y-yuno dito ka nalang mag dinner" offer ni Tito bago hilahin pa alis si Tito Ali

"I'm sorry about that, I hope that did not ruin your night. Dito ka parin mag sleep?" I was so guilty talaga, wala kasi talagang signal sa river and nakalimutan ko di magpaalam nang pumunta kami dun

"Don't worry about it" he smiled at me before pinching my cheek "Paiyak ka na eh, mag bihis ka muna bago ka bumaba. I'll wait for you sa sala"

I pouted at him before nodding.

"Mag bath na din ikaw" paalala ko before heading to my room to take a bath and change my clothes.

Ilang saglit pa kaming naghiwalay yet parang hinahanap hanap ko na ang presence niya.

What the hell is happening to me, and how dare him to make my heart beat this fast?!