When It Rains

Chapter 11

MASAMANG TINGIN ANG pinukol ni Dean sa kaibigan na sobrang kapal ng mukha para kainin ang mga inorder niya. Bigla nalang itong sumulpot at umaakto na parang invited. Hindi pa lumipas ang dalawang minuto simula nang dumating ito pero parang abot sukdulan na ang pagiging iritado niya.

Tsked. Gan'yan ba talaga kapag broken hearted? Nagiging makapal ang mukha? O baka kay Voss lang nangyayari 'yon?

Sinipa niya ang paa nito kaya napabaling ito sa kan'ya habang lamon ang desert. Natigilan rin pati si Serenity at tulad niya ay nakatingin rin ito sa lalaki. Kapagkuwan ay nagtataka itong bumaling sa kan'ya.

She have this expression of 'shall I call the security?'. Hindi niya alam kung 'yon ba ang dapat gawin pero kinuha niya nalang ang atensyon nito.

"Sorry, people." Sambit ng isang boses na kakarating pa lang. His eyes lift up in confusion when he saw Terrence. "He's actually supposed to meet me."

"What are you doing here?" Dean asked them. Dahil railing na ang nasa gilid nila ay kumuha rin si Terrence ng upuan at umupo katabi ni Voss. The table is too small for them! What the fudge are they thinking?

"Nagpapasama ang mokong. Um-oo nalang ako kasi baka magemote mag-isa, eh." Terrence answered.

His eyes settled to Voss. "Stop it, Voss." May babala ang tono ng pananalita niya.

Tumigil ito sa pagkain pero inubos naman nito ang kape niya. Sabay nalang silang napabuntong hininga ni Terrence habang si Serenity ay tahimik pa rin sa harap niya. Napatitig siya rito. She looks confused and he doesn't know if it's the LED lights on the railing but she looks so beautiful.

"Magpapainom ako next week." Panimula nito. "Sama kayo?" Pabalik-balik ang tingin nito sa kan'ya at kay Terrence habang may pataas-baba ng kilay.

"I'm busy." He declined.

Muling napabuntong hininga si Terrence. "My Wife's gonna kill me if I drank again." Sumandal ito at napatingin sa kan'ya. "I mean, I just got drunk last night because of this dude right here." Bumaling ito kay Voss.

Dean crossed his arms. "Now that I decline, will you transfer to another table?" Nakakunot ang noo nito. "I'm with someone, you see."

Dahil doon ay sabay na napalingon kay Serenity ang dalawa. She didn't know if she would go to the bathroom at calm herself as two gorgeous man look at her. Idagdag pa ang binata na panay ang titig sa kan'ya. I...I just wanted to have some coffee.

"Oh, hi." The guy named Voss greeted her.

She cleared her throat and bow a little. 'Yung isa naman na may asawa na raw ay kinawayan lang siya. She look away and was about to sip on her laté when Voss spoke.

"Why are you with Dean, by the way? Are you two dating?"

Okay. His question almost make her choke improperly. "N-no..." she stammer. "Why?"

Imbes na sagutin ang tanong niya ay nagtataka itong bumaling sa binata. "Talaga?" He look back to her. "You're not lying, right?" Bumaba ang tingin nito sa chord na suot niya hanggang sa I.D picture.

Marahas siyang umiling. Bakit naman siya magsisinungaling? Baka isipin ng mga ito na nagiging sipsip siya sa guro niya. It may sound really weird going out with him but she hopes they wouldn't see it in a different way.

"Then why are you together?" He sound so persistent and Serenity couldn't help but to pressed her lips tight. Ano bang dapat niyang sabihin dit—wait. Bakit parang siya lang ang namomroblema?

Napatingin siya sa binata at pasimpleng pinanlakihan ito ng mata. She's glad that he's the one who answered his question but she also wish that maybe it's good for him not to talk.