My Mr. RoomMate

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Chapter 23. Care

(Typos and Wrong Grammar)

I can't believe one month passed by so quickly. Ngayon gaganapin ang exhibit  ni Clyde along with some  talented people like him. It's a charity event at lahat ng malilikom nilang pera ay ibibigay nila sa napiling foundation.

Clyde gave me free ticket since may extra daw siya. Ayaw ko sanang pumunta, but later on I realized wala namang mali if pupunta ako dun. I'll just see his works pagkatapos ay aalis na ako.

I wore a simple white t-shirt tucked in with denim boyfriend jeans. I then, paired it with my white sneakers. I didn't tied my hair. Para hindi ako makilala ni Clyde at ng mga katrabaho ko I even wear mask and a cap.

Tama nga ang hinala ko maraming tao ang pumunta. Who wouldn't like to see such beautiful paintings from talented artists.

Binigay ko na ang ticket ko and when I entered the hall. I was amazed. There are many paintings hang in the wall and displayed on the floor.

People took pictures everywhere and I could almost read their reactions of those paintings they just saw.

Masasabi kong bawat painting ay may iba't-ibang kwento at iba't-ibabg detalye kong paano ito ginawa.

I saw some paintings that talks about nature, climate change, poverty,  and more.

Sa bawat paglakad ko ay napukaw ang aking mga mata sa isang painting. I stopped walking and just stared at it.

I could tell the story of this art. There's this girl and a boy sharing one umbrella under the rain, staring at each other.

This kinda looks so familiar. Hindi ko lang siya ma point out if saan ko siya nakita o ano ba.

deja vu? hmm, I think not.

“Do you like it?” Biglang may sumulpot sa tabi ko.

I nod still staring at the painting. “Maganda”

Lumapit pa siya sa akin and almost whispered in my ears.“Really?”

I step backward and faced the person talking to me “Oo nga--Clyde!?” I almost shouted.

“Akala ko hindi ka na makaka-punta”

“Paano mo ako nakilala? Nagsuot nga ako ng mask” I pouted sayang lang yung pag disguise ko.

He acted like he was thinking and faced me “Hmm. The moment I saw you watching this painting. I already knew it's you” he said.

Tumingin siya sa painting “Familiar right?”

Tumango ako bilang sagot.

“Try to recall baka may maalala ka”

As he said I tried to recalled some memories.

“Clyde!” Someone called him at biglang lumapit sa amin kaya napatingin ako.

It's a girl. She's has a good figure,  wavy long brown hair, and outfit yun lang ang masasabi ko.

Hindi naman ako interesado talaga sa kanya.

“Hinanap kita andito ka lang pala”

Tumalikod ako at aalis na sana nang bigla na lang akong hinagit ni Clyde at hinawakan ako sa may bewang.

ano na namang' ginagawa niya

“Yeah” bored niyang sabi.

The girl then looked at me “Sino siya?”

“My girlfriend” Napatingin ako bigla sa kanya.

I couldn't react and just stared at him.
I could almost feel the loud thumping  beat of my heart just because I heard those words he just said.

The girl nodded “I see, nice to meet you. Sige punta na muna ako dun” she said and left.

Hinampas ko siya sa braso “Ba't mo sinabi yun!”

“I don't like her she keeps on pestering me”

Sinamaan ko naman siya ng tingin “Ginawa mo pa talaga akong pansangga ha”

Pag-iiba niya ng topic “So do you like the exhibit?”

“Oo ang raming magagandang paintings tsaka makakatulong din sa pipiliin ninyong foundation.” Tumingin ulit ako sa painting.

Clyde whispered “Someday you'll remember it again”

His whispers lingered through my ears. It was like there are some feathers near my ears which makes me tickles.

“Alam mo ang weird mo. Uuwi na ako” I said. Hinawakan niya na naman ang kamay ko. Napataas ako ng kilay “Trip mo bang hawakan ang kamay ko ha”

Agad niya naman itong binitawan. “Let's go home together”

“Nahihibang ka na ba? Kasali ka sa event na toh hindi ka dapat basta-bastang aalis lang”

“Then wait for me. It's dangerous for a small girl like you to go alone.”

“Sanay naman akong umuwi mag-isa ah” Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin “Tsaka fyi hindi ako small girl okay. Kaya uuwi na ako. ”

May tumawag sa kanya kaya iniwan niya muna ako. He keeps on telling me na hinatayin ko siya pero dahil matigas ang ulo ko ay iniwan ko siya at umuwi na.

Naglakad ako papuntang sakayan. Tatawid na sana ako nang biglang may humagit sa akin, my face directly bumps into his chest.

When I look up, I saw Clyde with his furious face. “Are you crazy!? It's  red light hindi ka pa pwedeng tumawid”

Napataas din tuloy ako ng boses “Green light na kaya tsaka 10 seconds
pa yun kanina, eh tatawid na sana ako kong hindi mo ako hinagit”

“Seriously 10 seconds!? Tatawid ka
sa kabila with that small amount of time?”

I raised a brow “Oo baket ba?”

Para kaming timang dito nag-aaway sa daan. People stared at us with their questionnable looks.

He let out a deep sigh and calmed down. “I told you to wait for me there”

“Sabi ko naman din sayo siba na uuwi na ako at tsaka kailangan ka dun sa event”

“I don't care of that event okay!”

“Ano bang problema mo? Ba't nagagalit ka?”

“You're my problem ang tigas-tigas ng ulo mo”

Argh I don't understand him. Hindi ko
na lang tinuloy ang pagtawid sa kabilang kanto, instead nilampasan ko siya at naglakad, bahala na kong saan ako mapunta nito.

Agad niya naman akong sinundan “Where are you going!?”

“Maglalakad lalayo sayo” I said in sarcastice tone.

“Stop. Walking. Faye”

Tumingin ulit ako sa kanya “Ano bang pakealam mo!?”

“I'm worried okay!!”

“Malaki na ako hindi mo na dapat akong alalahanin pa” I started to walk again.

“I'm worried cuz' I care for you okay!” He shouted furiously.

I stopped when he said those words.

he cares..for me

No huwag kang mag assume Faye. Care lang yun, don't think deeper about it. Your just gonna hurt yourself.

“Faye” he continued.

“Stop. Bumalik ka na sa exhibit. Uuwi na ako” I look at him in the eyes “I promise I'll text you”

Tumawid na ako sa kabilang kanto at pumara ng masasakyan.

I saw him massaging his forehead and look at me bago ako sumakay sa jeep.

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