Dusk Kisses

06

"Got a problem?" I can't help but point it out. I tend to reach out to XEra as she's the one who never says something unless it's a national state of emergency na. She's the total opposite of Mae, pero sila pa yung pinaka close. She pursed her lips. She looks hesitant to answer my question.

Tinignan ko nalang ang reflection niya sa salamin while washing my hands. Nakatingin din siya sa 'kin while caressing her own hand.

"n-no... nothing to be b-bothered about" she sounds agitated but i just gave her a small smile and nodded slowly.

"Ahh, sige. Una na 'ko" nakakapagtampo na di kami open sa isa't isa.

The day went fast, puro lessons and quizzes. Di masyadong mahigpit ang way ng pagtuturo nila dito kaya maeenjoy mo talaga 'yung highschool life mo.

The day of the so-called date came. I'm in front of my vanity mirror putting on some makeup. Kakauwi ko lang galing school, ayoko naman pumunta sa mall ng naka uniform! I'd decided on a light makeup lang kasi there is nothing special today. Manonood lang kami ng movie ni Daustine

wait, wouldn't it be awkward kung kaming dalawa lang?

Naisip kong idial nalang 'yung number Sy, I'm going to ask her if she could come with me. Kaso unreachable. I raised my hand with my phone in the air just to check if I had a signal. Pumatong pa ako sa chair ng vanity table ko. Gosh I look pathetic here.

Naka limang miscall na ako but, still unreachable. Di kaya napaano na ito? Or baka dead battery lang? Ugh! I hate overthinking.

I stepped down from the chair and picked a perfume. Spraying the perfume all over my clothes would honestly be the best part of getting ready for me. My perfume's my signature smell. I wanna be thought of by someone when they smell something that smells like me. Ewan ko, para sa 'kin ang sweet lang kapag natatandaan nila yung bango ko. Kaya ang happy ng heart ko whenever i spray my perfume.

Someone could even call me parfum person.

Medyo maaga pa naman kaya wala pa si Asteria dito but i made sure i unplugged all the appliances before leaving. Nakasanayan ko na lang rin.

I booked a grab so I can get there without any hassle. Hindi naman masyadong malayo 'yung mall sa building namin kaya nakarating ka agad ako do'n.

I was just waiting for Daustine to arrive, kaya nag ikot-ikot muna ako around the area to get the boredom out of my system. I also tried to play arcade, naka half hour na ako pero he is still not here.

Gano'n ba ako kaaga? Nagutom ako, that is why I went to the café inside this mall. I just ordered a slice of chocolate cake and a frappuccino. I took a photo of it and uploaded it on i********: with a caption "late meryenda"

I don't really put lots of effort into coming up with a nice caption. Sometimes, Aia would be the one to upload it in my account. I barely think of a nice and attractive filter draw. Who says I need a filter, though.

I formed a smile when my phone beeped. After a century! Finally Daustine messaged me. But that smile suddenly trailed off. It was replaced by annoyance and deep shock! Really freaking shock that i could've had a heart attack if my adrenaline was low!

From: Daustine

Sorry, something came up. Emergency, e, but don't worry. I sent someone over to go watch the movie with you. He has the tickets na. Again, sorry :)

I stomped my feet on the floor.

nakakaasar! He should have told me earlier, edi sana di na ako nag waste ng time kahihintay dito. Sino naman ipapadala niya dito? Ano 'to blind date? Eyeball? Baka mamaya kidnappin pa ako!

I was on my way to the exit door when someone Softly held my arm kaya nahila niya ako paharap sa kaniya, my eyes widened! I was shocked, really really shocked! I almost punched him on his face.

"Sa'n ka pupunta? Are you going to stood me up?"

I evaluated his look from head to toe. He's wearing a plain navy blue T-shirt and a black mid length chino shorts.

Syrus was right, he's simple pero ang lakas ng dating

"Sa'n pa ba? E, 'di uuwi na!" I yelled and tried to pull my arm off from his hand.

"how about this, then?" he whipped something from his pocket.

He has the tickets!

don't tell me I'm going to watch the movie with him?! I'd rather stay at home for a year than to be in a cinema with him. E, ang daldal nito!

"Thanks but, no thanks! Uuwi na ako busy ako, may gagawin pa pala kami ni Aia" i looked at my wrist watch to see kung anong oras na "ibenta o ipamigay mo nalang" pagpupumiglas ko.

He took his hand off me pagkatapos ay sinuklay niya 'yung ilang mga hibla ng buhok niya. nagulo yata nung hinatak niya 'ko. He moved his jaw aggressively.

was he this attractive before? bakit hindi ko nakita?

wait, this might just be one of the side effects of what Syrus told me, na gusto ko siya pero in denial lang ako? ganito ba 'ko karupok? nadadaan lang sa simpleng tukso?

I thought I was more than this.

"'Pag kay Daustine, easy yes" He scoffed. he seemed to have diffuclties with words. parang hindi niya alam kung anong dapat niyang sabihin. he put his tongue inside his cheek as his brows furrowed."kapag sa 'kin busy ka?" He looked like he was problematically figuring something out "ikaw pa lang tumanggi sa 'kin, Selene" I laughed, sarcastic one.

"Baka naman kasi ako pa lang ang inalok mo? Try mo magtanong sa kahit na sinong babae diyan, I'm sure they would not hesitate to give you a sweet fcking yes" my gosh, am i exaggerating too much?

"i don't care, I don't give a damn to how many times they would say yes, they're not you" This time hindi ko na alam ang reaksyong pinapahayag niya. If he's mad, sad or annoyed.

Oh, God.

and of all people, bakit 'yung tao pang hindi na pwede?

my heart's racing, it feels like it's going to get out of my chest cavity any time soon!

Life sucks.

"Hindi gano'n!---" I tried to defend myself.

"Kung hindi gano'n, e, 'di ano?" He shot back "why do i feel like you're keeping a distance from me?" His voice raised a little bit pero, hindi 'yung tipong nakaka eskandalo "do you hate me?, Did i do something wrong?" he sounds worried.

"no...my, God, no" I breathed.

"Do you like him that much?"

I closed my eyes by force. Every single word matters.

Hindi ako pwedeng magkamali. Kailangan kong pagisipan ng mabuti 'yung mga sasabihin ko sa kaniya.

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

Di pa ba halata na iniiwasan ko siya because i told him that three fcking words?!

yes It's just a dare but I'm still embarrassed! the fact that i know he has a girlfriend tapos ginawa ko 'yun? What does that make me? a home wrecker? b***h? Gosh...

"i thought i was clear... sinabi ko na sa 'yo na hindi ko siya gusto."

"then what's the problem? bakit ayaw mong samahan kita?" every words felt like a stab. pakiramdam ko malapit na 'kong lamunin ng lupa.

"please, just stop..." I don't want to come to the point na masasabi ko nga sa kaniya.

"i won't... unless you tell me" if i wasn't so pressed by the atmosphere baka napataas na 'yung mga kilay ko. He's kind of bossy. tss.

"Dahil sa sinabi ko last week! okay na?!" His brows furrowed, looking like he's trying to remember what happened.

"The night you called?" He tried to recall it, i figured out just by the look he has giving off. para akong tumalon mula sa rooftop tapos naiwan 'yung kaluluwa ko. nakakaasar!

"damn, Selene, you made me worried as hell, you were stuttering that night..." He tried to say it calmly but he failed, his voice was low but it sent shivers down my spine. Adam's apple moved when he gulped.

no, don't look there, Selene...

just hold onto your sanity and all will be just fine.

"I was mortified about what I said last week! Your gut was right! Nilalayuan kita dahil do'n. I said that even though I already know that you have a girlfriend----" my nervousness caused my hand to tremble. I didn't have the time to think about what I was going to say.

"Wala akong girlfriend, Selene" i can feel the coldness in his voice. "T'saka ano ba 'yung sinabi mo? the only thing I heard from you was... 'I' " he mocked.

It caused me to bit my lower lip. I raised my brows in frustration. And turned my face a little bit sideways.

I looked down to my shoes before trailing my sight back to him.

He just knows how to make me feel much more embarrassed.

"you're not kidding me, are you?"

"what? no!" he shook his head. That's so relieving! It feels like a torn was just removed from my lungs!

I massage the sides of my nose bridge. I had a hard time stifling a laugh! All this time mukha lang akong tangang iwas ng iwas? I loudly let a sigh out.

"Wait, seryoso. You got no girlfriend? Baka mamaya may sumugod na lang bigla sa 'kin dito papatulan ko talaga 'yon" i joked. sobra na yatang gumaan ang loob ko.

"Wala nga," the side of his lips rose

"e, si Hanna?" His face became devoid of any emotion.

"Kumain ka na ba? Tara kain muna tayo" odd enough, he seems to be avoiding my question, i wonder what is wrong with it.

We just ate in a fast food, kaunting oras na lang kasi before mag simula ang movie. I ordered a Fried chicken along with a spaghetti and he ordered beef pepper steak, nag order rin ako ng 2 hotdog sandwich and 2 peach mango pie for later.

"So, mind telling me? ano si Hanna?" I kept asking this to him since kanina pang papunta kami dito.

"Tao" he bluntly uttered.

I clicked my tongue as I put my utensils down to my plate. "Seryoso kasi..." It was a bit loud but good thing I stole no one's attention.

"Seryoso ako." He pinned his eyes at me "and why do you even care?" Pangbabara niya pa. I didn't see that coming. "getting curious 'about me now, huh?" he said with a teasing smirk.

I sat straight, composing myself after realizing that I am freaking going overboard.

I inhaled "baka mamaya kasi sugurin ako no'n sa school, you know? mukha kasing spoiled brat. At least prepared ako, 'di ba?" I did not hesitate to tell him my thoughts which made him laugh in a soft but manly way. He's not him if he isn't softie.

"I-i don't have anything to prove you wrong" he said with both hands in the air as though he's surrendering. natawa rin siya sa sinabi niya.

"Okay joking aside, what's the score between you two?" di ako titigil katatanong until he answers my question.

"Her mother and mine are really close," he said, while he was slicing his food. "they want us to be together---nung una ayaw naming dalawa but they got so annoying kaya pinagbigyan namin"

"Unfortunately she... she fell for me," he paused while awkwardly looking away "well, i didn't really expect that" he defended.

"Unfortunately? Grabe---pero ngayon? Ano kayo?" I'm curious, eh!

He shrugs. "friends? Exes? I don't know if we consider each other as exes. Ang alam ko lang, maayos kami" he really sounds clueless.

"E, ako? Ano ako?" I raised my brow to tease him, i just find it really funny kapag binibiro ko siya. I grinned when he looked down, di makasagot

"kulit mo! Kumain ka na lang" my eyes squinted as i stifle a smile

"Sa gwapo mong 'yan wala kang girlfriend?" gosh, i think i sounded somewhat like a fckboy or something worse than that "or boyfriend?" I joked.

I laughed so hard when he glared at me. "Baklang 'to!" We continued eating.

Papunta na kami sa cinema.

"late na tayo! you're so annoying, pashowbiz ka kasi!" i asked him a lot of question but he never let anything slide nang hindi man lang ako pinapahirapan!

Nagmamadali na kami ngayon, muntik na kasi naming hindi abutan 'yung umpisa ng movie. We bought some snacks din kasi.

"you shouldn't have asked in the first place,"

"ewan ko sa 'yo!" singhal ko sa kaniya, sinusubukan ko na lang mauna ng lakad.

i almost froze when his palm landed on the very top of my head, "you know what? you should work on your temper, nakakapangit 'yung laging galit" he tousled my hair t'saka ako inunahang maglakad.

I rolled my eyes.

Nakakainis! ang haba ng legs niya, it's so hard to catch up!

"Selene," kanina niya pa 'ko tinatawag! nakakarindi na. feeling ko buong hapon akong may alagang bata.

"Hey," he whispered, making sure that his voice wasn't disturbing.

"i think that movie is just overrated, lipat na lang tayo, i saw an action film earlier---"

"shh!" sinita ko siya nang marinig na 'yung opening remarks ng movie. We're watching shake rattle and roll 9.

Favorite horror series ko 'to!

Nang nasa kalagitnaan na kami ng movie i almost jumped when the entity showed up i chuckled a bit when i witnessed how Kent hid behind my back and used me to cover his face, hinawakan niya pa 'yung magkabilang braso ko.

this soft guy...

Mas nagugulat ako sa pagka-gulat niya kesa sa movie.

"Ano ba?" I was furrowing my brows to stop myself from laughing.

I shook my arms to get his hand off me. The atmosphere became awkward for him, he leaned back to his chair and gave me a small smile like nothing happened. I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing.

ang laki-laki niyang tao tapos super matatakutin siya, it's just cute, i chuckled upon seeing his face, kakarecover pa lang sa gulat.

I covered his mouth when he almost screamed his lungs out! Para akong nag be-baby sit dito sa cinema. Lumingon lingon pa ako sa likod ng mga seats namin para mag apologize tao.

"ano ba? Can't you shut the fck up?" impit kong bulong sa kaniya. He just made a peace sign And clenched his teeth. Padabog 'Kong kinuha 'yung drink ko, i sipped a little at nilagay 'yon sa cup holder na nasa left side ko.

"God, Selene, masakit!" he exclaimed quietly

I hit his hand when he sipped on my drink kase!

"akin yan" i said while pointing to his direction, nakatitig pa rin kasi ako sa screen.

"oo, sayo ako" he leaned closer to me just to whisper that joke! He chuckled playfully as if he won a game.

"lol, you should've seen that look in your face" I pouted subtly.

i was so shy that i had to look away "s-sus, crush mo lang ako eh" i can see him through my peripheral vision, the side of his lips rose.

"baka ikaw ang may crush sa 'kin" ayaw mo talagang manahimik ah! Okay, this is my last card para manahimik ka, pagbibigyan ko na talaga!

I just ignored him.

"aren't you supposed to deny it?" he leaned forward to see my face. I didn't show any emotion.

"bakit?" i shrugged "kailangan ko pa ban'g... tumanggi?"

He was left staring at me. "We both know that, that it isn't true so what's the point of denying?" I stuck with my thoughts. hindi ko siya gusto. impossible.

I had a hard time stifling a laugh when I saw how his face went serious, he looked down while playing with the straw of his drink at uminom do'n habang binabalik ang paningin sa screen. "you're... right, i kind of feel dumb for not thinking about that..." he chuckled softly "t-the entity's chasing h-him.." he pointed the screen to make me look at it.

He looked somehow nervous and awkward at the same time. A smirk traced through my thin cupid's bow shaped lips.

Surprisingly, natapos namin yung 3 stories na nasa loob ng isang movie na iyon. We ate again for dinner tapos we went to Starbucks to buy something to drink.

Now, we're on our way home, hinatid niya ako using grab. Rest day daw kasi ni manong so we had to commute, i told him na it's totally fine with me kung mag fx or jeep na lang kami since pinapractice ko nga but he said mas safe pag grab. iwas manyak daw.

The car stopped when we reached the building. I'm about to open my purse when he called the driver to hand over the money

"ako na," agap ko.

"hindi na, ako na" pagpilit niya.

"no, i insist. Ako na"

"ako na nga sabi" I can sense the annoyed tone from his voice but he was trying so hard not to sound like it.

"ako na lang kaya?" I turned my gaze to the manong driver who's currently looking at us from his rear view mirror. I sighed.

I hurriedly gave him the payment at agad na lumabas sa kotse. Alam kong sobra ang binayad ko but nevermind! 

"Sungit!" I gazed at the car for less than a second, I was pertaining to manong! Grabe ha, he's so impatient!

Sumunod sa akin si Kent but i just ignored his presence. Hindi naman ito ang first time na ihahatid niya ako sa condo kaya i'm not that bothered anymore kung maabutan siya ni Aia.

We rode on the elevator. Wala pa rin nagsasalita. Paano ba naman kasi? he kept typing on his phone. Tila abalang abala sa pakikipag usap. I just rolled my eyes and pouted. 

"ba't ka pa sumunod? you should go home na. Baka inaantay ka na sa bahay niyo," finally, i got the confidence to break the silence.

He just gave me a hurried look then turned his sight back to his phone. He licked his lower lip, preparing them to talk.

"i just want to make sure na makakauwi ka ng buo" he didn't even look at me while stating those words. "Mahirap na, baka pagkamalan kang bata, hindi ka pa papasukin. Kawawa ka naman."  I hurriedly looked at him with my frowning face! Hindi ako nagalit sa pananakot niya sa akin! I'm upset because he teased me! "Jerkass" I muttered, seeing him smirk is the most annoying thing I've ever...ever seen in my entire life! not that i hate him, nakakaasar lang talaga siya.

"I had fun" He sounded hesitant. I was getting more curious sa sasabihin niya nang bahagya niyang bawiin ang sariling boses. "Ikaw, did you enjoy?" He finally asked! 

this time, he pinned his eyes on me like i am somewhat a target...

i just now realized that his eyes were so brown,

and rather appealing.

"Kanina oo, ngayon, parang hindi," pahina nang pahina ang boses ko. I looked up, pouting. I was just kidding lang naman.

"H-huh?" He scratched his ear pretending he didn't hear me at all.

"I did enjoy, kahit mas nag mukha akong chaperone kanina..." he looked down then turned his gaze to the elevator door. "i was just kidding" it seemed much funnier inside my head!

bakit ba ang tagal bumukas ng elevator? I'm running out of topics!

his jaw clenched like he's stopping himself from doing something.

I caressed my forehead using the back of my hand to see if there's a sweat, buti naman wala. I waved my hand in the air like a fan.

"it's hot in here" i chuckled when i gaze at him

"stop before i blame myself" he smirked!

"ang kapal! Bakit biglang humangin? Parang galing dito yung hangin eh," i scoffed while waving my hand to his direction he was just laughing and so is me.

Anak ba siya ni Lucifer para uminit dito kasi nandito siya?! Di ko nga lang alam kung saan nanggaling yung kahanginan nito eh.

We stopped laughing when the elevator door suddenly opened. Di naman malayo yun unit namin sa elevator kaya mabilis kaming nakarating doon.

I was opening my purse to look for my key card, when Kent suddenly made a continuous sound. It seems like he has something to say.

"Selene.." tinignan ko siya habang kinakapa pa rin yung loob ng bag ko. He cleared his throat. Looking a little nervous.

I was just groping around in my bag to look for the key card but it seemed to be lost inside.

"Asan na ba yung key card? Dito ko lang nilagay yun eh." being annoyed seems to get the best of me, mablis akong mairita.

"Selene, uhm... I want to..." he ran his hand through the strands of his hair and pursed his lips. Pinag-iisipang mabuti ang sasabihin.

"what is it?" i raised my brows as I gave him a little smile, 'yung hindi labas ang ngipin.

"Can you... Watch me---i mean watch the swimming competition? A-are you free next friday?" he leaned his head closer to his shoulder "i think you're not--- it's okay, I'm just---"

"Hey, take it easy," I chuckled, "Kumalma ka nga" I pursed my lips to stop myself from forming a smile.

I saw him exhale imperceptibly then smiled, "I have tickets--for the upcoming swimfest… gusto mo ba?" he still seems nervous. though, next friday's gonna be my birthday.

tss, magpapanggap pa ba 'ko? tell you what, it's not as if ipapasarado nila 'yung buong city for my birthday. i'm confident na dinner lang 'yun. like always.

"dala mo?" i looked around his pocket when he put his hand inside. May kinukuha.

"Salvatore ferragamo" i mouthed without a voice. Yun yung brand ng bifold leather wallet niya. "naks, rk" he chuckled as I put my hands behind me. Mark taught me that rk means someone who has a privilege to spend their money on something really expensive. I even remember how he and Syrus argued about that. Pinahaba pa daw yung definition para lang daw magmukhang well-spoken person si Mark e, ang totoo naman daw richkid lang talaga meaning nun. Well the word itself is self-explanatory, Syrus had a point.

He chuckles as he glances at me. Both of his shoulders quickly rose as he smirked playfully, and said, "not a big deal," he was boasting as a joke. Nilabas niya 'yung tickets na may image ng taong nag su-swimming na, of course, nakafull swimming attire.

He handed it over to me. tinignan ko yung mga nakasulat sa ticket. Medyo maaga 'ang simula ng competition pero... ayos lang naman. Kaya naman gumising ng maaga (kahit nakakatamad dahil hindi naman ako morning person).

"Y-you can bring anyone you want," he smiled softly. 

Baka si Sy na lang ang isama ko, yun lang naman yung kuripot. Ayaw bumili ng tickets kesyo di naman daw required. Parehas sila ng ugali ni Aia, tss..

I don’t know how long I was unconsciously staring at his awe. I watch how his eyes dilate every hot seconds pass by. In all honesty, I never thought he'd be looking this good in civilian clothes... I mean, yes, gwapo siya in their uniform pero iba talaga 'yung dating pag civilian clothes. Parang nakikita ko yung taste niya when it comes to his style--and i must say that his style is very eye-pleasing. What they said was all true, we could never go wrong with neutral colors.

"noted... thank you," nahanap ko na yung key card. I swiped it sa censor ng pinto and it made a sound.

"sure," he turned his back against me kaya pumasok na ako.

I was about to close the door when he called my name. At ako naman 'tong parang aligaga na binuksan agad ang pintuan.

"Selene, goodnight." ito na naman 'yung matured niyang boses! Gosh, it was so raspy, it makes me want to whip my phone out of my pocket and record it. 

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. What was I thinking?! This is so not me,

I carefully closed the door. no matter how hard i try stifling this smile, hindi ko talaga kaya. I was a bit afraid that I might get Aia's attention.

"baka naman mapunit ang pisngi mo kakangiti diyan, ah?" My eyes widened as i turned around to see who was that.  true to what I thought. 

"Nandito ka na pala," I kicked off my shoes then put them back in the rack. I went to the kitchen to get some water, para naman maprepare ko yung lalamunan ko sa medyo mahaba-habang questionnaire nito. 

"nandito ka pala,” she mimics my tone as she pretends she’s me.. “lul! Pabebe, amputa" kala mo mag-barkada lang kami, e. Nakapangalumbaba siya ngayon sa countertop, pinapanuod akong magsalin ng tubig.

"Selene… goodnight,” ginaya niya pa yung pagkakasabi ni Kent. I bit the insides of my cheek to stop myself from forming a smile. Ininom ko muna yung tubig bago magsalita.

“Narinig mo ‘yun?” at this point, iniisip ko talaga na sa chismosa pinaglihi ‘tong babaeng ‘to. Ultimo napakahina, basta machichismis niya sakop ng radar niya, e.

She raises a brow on me as she leans forward slightly, watching what my reaction is gonna be. “Obvious ba?” 

I winced at her, still trying to stop myself from smiling. "ang issue mo" bahagya ko pang pintik yung noo ni Asteria.

"Saan kayo galing? Gabi na, ah? Nag Hapunan na ba kayo?"

"di ko pa nga nasasagot ang unang tanong, may follow up agad?" I slid the pitcher back inside the fridge. "sandali lang tito boy, mahina kalaban, easy lang," i tried to sound sarcastic.

Umupo kami sa carpet na nasa sala.

"you're home early, ah?" I asked just to drive the subject away with another.

She exhaled loudly with her nose, "gusto mo iumpog kita sa pader? ang bilis mo yatang makalimot?" Ay oo nga pala, break na sila ng boyfriend niya!

“So you don’t have anything else to do?” 

“Nadali mo,” she goes to the couch as she grabs the bowl of junkfoods on the dinner table. 

Nakita kong nakalahati niya na pala yung pinapanood niya. She paused it at nakinig sa mga kinuwento ko. Hindi ko kinuwento lahat lalo na sa part na binanatan ko si Kent, punong puno kasi ng ka-issue-han yung katawan nito. After our little chikahan, di niya maiwasang asarin ako kay Kent. ito pa ba? E, halos lahat yata ng kamalisyosahan sa mundo nasagap nito, kahit yung galing pa sa mga ancestors namin!

"wala naman pa lang girlfriend ah, di mo ba bet?" ang kulit! Sinabi ko na sa kanya na di ko nga nakikita si Kent as a guy in a romantic way.

"you know what? You're more annoying than him!" i walked out at dumiretso sa kwarto ko. Kinuha ko na 'yung towel ko na pang ligo pero biglang tumalon pahiga si Asteria sa Kama ko.

"E, to ha, this thought just crossed my mind" tumigil ako sa paglalakad para makinig sa sasabihin niya bago ako dumiretso sa bathroom ko. I put my hands on my waist at nagaabang nalang sa so called thought niya.

"close kayo dati, right?" I nodded "so hindi malabo na magkaron siya ng feelings for you!" i scoffed. "ay speaking of the devil, sabi nga sa research na nabasa ko, mas more likely daw magkagusto 'yung mga lalaki sa mga taong kilala na nila or 'yung mga taong komportable silang kasama! i mean di ko naman sinasabing accurate 'yun pero malay mo lang naman..."

"wala naman siguro yun sa tagal ng pagkakakilala," binuksan ko na yung shower sa bathroom para medyo mag cool down yung tubig. We're using heater, centralized kasi yung unit. E, kaso ayoko naman na sobrang init. "time was never the foundation of relationships... t'saka ang labo, ano ba?"

"bakit naman malabo? You're single, he's single! Though may Hanna, pero sabi mo naman he said that they already broke up" pagpipilit pa niya. "so paano nga if---" nag aabang siya ng isasagot ko

"Hindi mangyayari iyon," pagputol ko sa kanya.