Make Me Forget
Hindi ako makaimik nang nasa sasakyan na kami ni Luci. He also didn't try to converse with me, he was just looking at the road ahead while driving. Kunot ang noo pero wala namang bahid ng pagkasuplado ang ekspresyon, tanging pagka-seryoso lang.
Paano ko siya pakikitunguhan ngayon pagkatapos ng kahiya-hiyang pag-amin?
Ano? Tuturuan niya ako ng Calculus habang hindi ko magawang makinig ng maayos dahil sa nangyari?
How I wish this ride would never end so we won't get the chance to talk. Kaya nga lang, ilang minuto lang naman ang biyahe mula sa Arena Fina pabalik sa bahay nila Luci.
When the engine of his pickup died, I immediately went out, not waiting for him to open the car's door for me.
Ni hindi ko na siya hinintay pa at nagtungo na agad sa ilalim ng puno ng mangga, sa may round table.
I bit my lip when he got out of the car too, silently following me from behind.
Ibinaling ko ang tingin sa mesa nang napansin ang Calculus na libro na nakahanda na roon. Trying to evade his eyes and the awkwardness that I'm feeling, kaagad kong binuklat ang libro sa kahit saang pahina.
"Saang topic na nga tayo?" my voice was undeniably shaking when I asked him.
Halos mapayuko ako, gustong maglaho na lang sa harap niya at mag-teleport sa kahit saang lugar basta walang siya.
And it didn't help that his gaze never left me, trying to weigh my emotions before he finally settled down two seats away from me.
Humalukipkip siya habang pinagmamasdan ako.
"It made you uncomfortable."
Napaangat ako ng tingin sa kanya. Alam kong tinutukoy niya ang nangyari kanina sa Arena Fina.
Who wouldn't be uncomfortable and feel awkward when you just admitted your feelings?
"I am sure it is making you uncomfortable too. I'm sorry for... catching feelings," I mumbled.
He scoffed. Tila hindi nagustuhan ang kahit alin man sa sinabi ko.
"Why would you be sorry?" the deep rumble of his voice almost made me gasp.
"Because I'm young and I am not supposed to like you?" I looked at him with guilt.
Tinaasan niya lang ako ng kilay, ang ekspresyon ay nagsusuplado na.
"Well I'm not sorry for liking someone younger like you, even if it's so out of my preferences."
He shut me up with what he said. Ilang minuto ng katahimikan ang yumakap sa aming dalawa bago siya nagsalita ng mahina.
"The only part that I fucked up was when I admitted it to you earlier..."
What he said was almost inaudible, but I still heard it.
"Why? Wala ka bang plano para... aminin 'yon?" Nagkaroon ako ng tapang ng loob para tanungin siya.
He sighed.
"Not until you're eighteen. I never wanted to freak you out. Maybe right now, you're thinking that I'm a creepy tutor." He chuckled while massaging the bridge of his nose.
I chuckled with what he said too. Until I'm eighteen? It's kind of unbelievable though.
"Until I'm eighteen? Are you even sure you'll feel the same way two years from now?" Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay.
He playfully raised his brows at me too and a mocking smile completed his devilish look.
"Hmm... only time will tell, Cara."
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