Be With You

Kabter 5

"Good Evening," He then offer his hand to me. I can say, he's a good-looking guy and have a nice and catchy smile. He really look like a good man, like you will never doubt him just by looking at him. Stefie must be really in love in him, but then he's a whole damn jerk.

"I'm Liam Santel, by the way." and plastered a playful smile. I get up from my seat to formally accept his hand. I can't do anything but to shake hands with him and gave him a fake smile. I'm not a saint to give him a big smile like nothing is wrong and nothing happened.

"Let's take a seat shall we?" he then pointed my seat and smirks. I turned my gaze at mabilis naman akong umupo at simipsip ng tubig. There's some tense I feel, the gaze he's giving me, felt like something bad will happen.

I heard him cleared his throat. I look at him with blank face and just to see him, raising his right brow at me and his hands under his chin. Di ko na gusto ang dama ng paligid, kaya naman nanguna na akong magsalita. I feel like I'm gonna puke anytime now because of this feeling.

"I'm two months pregna-" ngunit bago ko pa man matapos ang aking sasabihin, pinatigil n'ya ko gamit ang hintuturo n'yang idinikit sa 'king labi.

Agresibo ko namang hinawakan ang hintuturo n'ya at medyo binali ko, yung dama n'ya yung sakit. Napa-aray naman s'ya at tinapon ko sa kanyang pwesto ang hintuturong daliri n'ya.

That's gross, he really have the guts to touch my lips with his barehand?! geez. I didn't even know if he ever touch something and he doesn't think to wash his hands. Freaking gross at the same time jerk.

"Oh, so you're my ex's friend huh," he really emphasize the 'my EX's friend'. Nainis naman ako sa kanyang tono at inirapan na lamang ito. Wala namang magagawa kung bubulyawan ko s'ya, masasayang lang yung laway ko at ang oras.

"Mr. Sandel-" he cut my words again.

Ang galing, puntangina n'ya. Saya grabe.

S'ya na lang sana yung nagsalita ng dirediretso para di na s'ya mamputol. May pahintay at pagputol pa s'ya sa mga sentence n'ya. Gigil n'ya ko.

"I will. Susustentuhan kita. And cut that formality, Liam is fine." napanganga at napabato na lamang ako sa 'king kina-uupuan. Di makapaniwala sa kanyang unang sinabi.

"I don't need your money, I have mine. I just want to-" my hand form a fist, I feel I can't take this feeling anymore. I just wanna punch his face and never see and take a look at it again.

Napansin naman n'ya ang kamao ko. He look at it, that is eager to punch his jerk face. He tilt his head and smirk, but not that long, he made his posture more firm and powerful. Those playful smile vanish at napalitan ang tingin ng kanyang mata ng pagkaseryoso.

"Sorry to pop your bubbles but just remember this..." he take a step forward to me. Napa-atras naman ako dahil sa kanyang ginawa. He grab my shoulder and come near my ear to whisper.

"I'm not your final answer, my dear Lorica." sa huli kong pag-atras, nabato ako sa aking kinatatayuan. Hindi ko namalayan na, umalis at nawala na lang s'ya ng parang bula.