Come Home To You (Book 1 of You Trilogy)

Kabanata 12

Ang mga tao ay literal na napapalingon. Hindi ko alam kung dahil ba sa'kin o dahil sa kasama ko. Khalil's a natural head-turner. Kung hindi lang siguro sa magkahawak naming mga kamay, nilapitan na siya at hiningan ng number.

Hinila ko siya sa isang kilalang clothing store. I told him to sit on the couch while I pick my clothes. Nagtagal ako coz ang dami kong nagustuhan. Bahala siya mainip, ginusto niya sumama eh.

"Is this okay?" I ask him para malibang siya kahit papaano

I just went out from the fitting room, wearing a lavender tube top and the same skirt. I stood infront of him, waiting for his verdict. 

My cheeks almost heated when he scanned me from head to foot again. His legs are spread apart, consuming so much space. Three-seater sofa ang inuupuan niya pero parang wala nang space for two more persons sa laki ng frame niya.

"Too sexy." he commented, magkasalubong ang kilay

"Pretty naman ah?"

"Edi bilhin mo. Magtatanong ka tapos kokontrahin mo naman pala." pagsusuplado niya

My lips parted and immediately regretted asking for his opinion. Sana talaga hindi na siya sumama kung magsusuplado lang. He even picked some clothes for me when I went out of the fitting room. 

I rolled my eyes when I saw it was all dresses. Puffed sleeve, loose and below the knee ang haba. Pwede na coz maganda din naman, conservative nga lang. Hindi na ako nagreklamo kase siya naman nagbayad.

Tatlong store pa ang pinasok ko and Khalil followed me silently. Siya na nagbabayad, siya pa nagbubuhat ng paper bags. Parang sugar daddy lang. Oh shocks. Erase that. That's disgusting. And Khalil does not look like my sugar daddy at all. He look young kaya!

"Ma'am Hannah!" bati sa'kin ng hairdresser when we entered my favorite salon

They greeted me but their eyes landed on Khalil.

"Sir! Magpapagupit po kayo?"

"Libre nalang po..."

"Hey, ako lang nagpa-appointment, diba?" singit ko

I tried to be friendly coz that's my persona kahit nao-off ang mood ko sa mahaharot greetings at stares nila kay Kai.

"Pwede naman yun Ma'am..."

Pwede basta guwapo? Wow ah.

"I'm not getting a haircut, Miss." Khalil said

Umirap na naman ako nang umastang kilig na kilig ang dalawang babae na umaligid sa kanya when they heard his voice. Seriously?

Naupo na ako habang naupo narin sa couch si Khalil. Kitang-kita ko kung papaano siya i-entertain ng mga babae from the large mirror infront me. Kahit na medyo naiirita ako, mabuti narin yun para hindi siya mabore, although I can see he's not paying attention, he was just staring at me the whole time.

"Ma'am Hannah... ang guwapo po ng asawa niyo 'no?" hindi na napigilang punahin ni Althea, the one who cuts my hair all the time

"Yeah,"

"Buti sumama dito? Hinihintay ka pa Ma'am... eh tandang-tanda ko pa si Sir Fahren noon, nababagot."

Hindi ako sumagot. I just plastered a fake smile, hoping she'll get it that I hate oversharing. Buti naman at nanahimik na siya. 

Just thirty minutes later, my haircut is done but since may treatment pa, it took me an hour. From long, my hair has gone short, so short that its tip did not reach my shoulders. It was blow-dried and straightened after the treatment kaya sobrang straight and shiny. Gusto ko pa sana pakulayan kaso magtatagal pa eh magfa-five na ata, baka mabagot si Khalil so my straight short silky hair is black still.