All Over Again

CHAPTER 35: Kiss

Jerwin's POV

I surveyed the last room the building's owner is showing me.. It's spacious and clean.. I can lie down and roll all over the floor, and it would probably take me 5 minutes before I run into a wall -- and the walls are thick enough so people from the other side wouldn't even hear anything. Very nice...

Ako: This is good. I'll take it.

Venice's POV

"Aiya! Why are you so mean to me??"

O_O

Ako: Ako?!? Ako pa ang mean?! Sabi ko naman syo, Kenny is gay! As in, GAY! Member ng federasyon! Honorary member!

Jean tried to reach for my cellphone one more time; I immediately stretched my arm out of her reach. Halos 30 minutes na kaming ganyan.. Hinihingi kasi ni Jean ung number ni Kenny -- para raw masimulan na ang fairy tale romance nila. Neknek niya! As if naman papatahimikin ako nung bakla kung binigay ko yung number nya sa isang girl na stalker.

Jean: ATEEEEE!!! Sige naaaaa!!!

Ako: No! And besides! If ever man macho nga si Kenny, nababaliw ka ba?!? Ang laki-laki ng age gap nyo noh! Child abuse yun!

Jean: It's not child abuse kung consenting naman yung child!

Eh? Ganun ba yun? Jean tried to reach for my phone again and iwas nanaman yung kamay ko sa kamay nya.

"Uh.. What are you guys doing?"

Napaikot kaming dalawa, and saw Jerwin coming in from the main door. Sa wakas! Umuwi na rin 'to!

Jean: Kuya!! Ate Venice won't give me Kenny's phone number!

Jerwin: Kenny? Bakit mo naman hinihingi?

Jean: Because I love him.

Jerwin: Love? -___- Love, as in, "I love my phone"?

Jean: Kuya. No, love as in I'm in love with him.

Natulala si Jerwin. See?!? See?!? Kahit si kuya nya nawindang! Biglang tumingin sa'kin si Jerwin..

Jerwin: Jean.... uh.. how should I say this? But, you see, Kenny.. You're not exactly his type..

Jean: hm? What's his type then?

Ako: People with muscles.. cropped short hair.. dimples, preferably.. At least 6 feet tall.. And the person should have a Y chromosome.

Jean: I have chromosomes!

Ako: But you don't have a Y chromosome.

Jean: Why are you so mean to me?

Ako: I'm not mean.

Jerwin: *sigh* Tama na yan. Venice, are you ready to go home?

Ako: Oh yes.

Tumayo ako and gathered my things from the coffee table.. Gumagawa kasi kami ng homework kanina ni Jean bago nagsimula ang cellphone war. Nung napasok ko na lahat ng gamit ko sa bag ko, I walked over to Jerwin..

Jean: Ate, drop by again tomorrow, ok?

Ako: I'll try.

Jean: Bye-bye, ate.. And tell Kenny I said hi.

Ako: -___- Okay fine.

Jean gave me a quick hug, and then lumabas na kami ni Jerwin to go to his truck. I jumped in the passenger seat, as usual. Jerwin pulled out of their driveway, palabas dun sa street..

Ako: Sunshine?

Jerwin: Hm?

Ako: Anong regalo mo sa'kin sa Valentines day?

Jerwin swerved off the road nung narinig nya ung tanong ko. O_O Buti na lang wala pa kami sa highway! My golay!

Ako: Ano ba yan?!? Ayusin mo naman ang pag-ddrive mo!

Jerwin: Eh ano ba naman kasing klaseng tanong yan?!?

Ako: Bakit?! I'm your fiancée, I have the right to ask for gifts.

Jerwin: Abaaa..... Talagang sineseryoso mo yang pagiging future Mrs. Jerwin Santos ha.

Ako: Oo na.. Kaya honey, anong regalo mo sa'kin sa Valentines day?

Jerwin: Hmmm.. pwede ba yung tig-pipiso na lang na candy? Recession ngayon eh.

Ako: Ang cheap mo naman.

Jerwin: Buti nga may regalo pa eh! Bakit ikaw? Anong regalo mo sa birthday ko?

Ako: Birthday mo?

Jerwin: What? You didn't know?

Ako: Ang alin?

Jerwin: Ang galing mo rin na fiancée noh.. Birthday ng future husband mo, hindi mo alam.

Ako: Eh bakit, ikaw?! Alam mo ba kung kelan birthday ko?!?

Natahimik si Jerwin.. Nag-iisip yata. Sa 365 days in a year, sige, manghula ka ng date. Sa totoo lang, alam ko naman na two days after ng V-day ang birthday nya, pero dahil dapat hindi ko alam, kunwari innocent ako. Pano ko nalaman? May director kasi na lumapit sa'kin nung party.. May surprise segment daw sila for Jerwin dun sa Sunday show -- the weekend before Jerwin's birthday, na nagkataon lang din naman na Valentines day pala. They want me to take part. Shosyal. Pero di alam ni Jerwin un. BWAHAHAHAHA

Jerwin: Oh well. Nevermind.

Nevermind?!? Di man lang nya tatanungin kung kelan birthday ko?!?

Ako: Hmpf. Fine~

Nakauwi kami ng bahay, and as usual, dahil nakasanayan nya na yata, bumaba si Jerwin para mag-hello kay mother dear ko. Hindi na rin ako kumokontra, kaseh binabatukan ako ng nanay ko pag inaaway ko si Jerwin. Minsan nga, feeling ko, mas favored nya si Jerwin kesa sa'kin.. *sniff* T-T

Yak. Drama.

I ran upstairs to change out of my uniform. Nagmamadali ako kasi every time na iniiwan ko ang nanay ko at si Jerwin mag-isa, may kung anong out-of-this-world twinkle na sa mata ang mother ko pagbalik ko. Ang weird. Parang ngayon... I ran down the stairs, at nakita ko na nag-uusap sina mother at si Jerwin sa dining room.. Excited nanaman ang gestures ni mom..

Mom: Ay talaga?! Kelan ko makikita?

Jerwin: If you want, we can go tomorrow. I'll pick you up.

Mom: Mamimili na rin ba tayo?

Jerwin: Sure. Tomorrow's my day off, so I have plenty of time.

Umupo ako sa tabi ni Jerwin.

Ako: What's going on?

Mom: Ay, Venice! Secret!

Ako: -___- Secret? bakit?

Jerwin: Coz this is something between your mom and I. It's an exclusive club.

Ako: Psh. Feel at home na feel at home ka ha.

Jerwin: My fiancée's home is my home, right?

Ako: Home-home ka dyan?!?

Jerwin: Oh don't look at me like that.

Ako: Oh, like what? like I'm shooting daggers at you with my eyes? like I wish you'd burst into flames right now?

Jerwin: Like you really, really wanna kiss me.

O_o

Ako: A-A-A-Ano?!?!?!?!?

Mom: Oh my, have you two kissed already?

Ako: Mom!!!!

Jerwin: Hindi pa po, tita.

Mom: Ahhh I see.

Jerwin: But we'll get there soon.

Mom: Oh! That's good! That's good! Kwento niyo kagad sa'kin ha!

I felt my face burn up. Binenta nanaman ako ng nanay ko! Kulang na lang yata eh paskilan ako ng "50% OFF" na sign! My mom went back in the kitchen para silipin ung niluluto nya. Jerwin turned to grin at me.

Jerwin: So would you like to kiss me now?

PAK!

Binatukan ko sya and then I hastily stood up. I turned to stalk out of the dining room habang naririnig kong tumatawa si Jerwin. Dapat pala sinipa ko na lang sya kesa sa binatukan. rawr.

Ako: Halikan mo yang sarili mo!