Dancing with a Stranger
One stare, and I'll die. One smile, and I would lose my mind. What is love again? How will I know if this is love? How?
Whenever you see a certain person in front of you and that person effortlessly takes your breath away, would you call it the effect of love? It's so cliché to describe it, but whenever I see him walking and smiling, I feel a lot of rusty butterflies roaming within me. But is this really love?
"What is love? I wanna know, know, know, know what is love!" sumabay pa sa kanta si Alissa habang pumapalakpak.
"Ano ba, Alissa!" inis na wika ko.
"Hey, Alannah, it's the first time that you noticed my face," wika ni Bryce. Akala ko ay matatakbuhan ko na ang nakahihiyang pangyayari kanina subalit akala ko lang pala iyon.
"Alannah daw oh!" pabirong wika ni Jedd. Hindi ko alam kung magpapasalamat ba ako kay Jedd dahil nakakausap ko na ngayon si Bryce o iiyak na lang dahil sa kahihiyan.
"Mabuti na lang at binasag ko ang nakabibinging katahimikan 'no, Alannah!" pabirong tugon ni Alissa.
"Ah, Bryce, lagi ko namang napapansin ang iyong mukha," sagot ko naman habang nakatingin sa aking mga kamay.
"Well, you're not looking at me right now. 'Yon bang sinabi mo kanina, is that supposed to be a compliment or an insult?" nanlaki naman ang aking mata dahil sa sinabi ni Bryce. Agad ko siyang tinitigan.
Why would I insult him?
"Hala! Hindi! Hindi gan'on 'yon, Bryce! Compliment 'yon! Promise!" itinaas ko pa ang aking kanang kamay at kumurap-kurap.
"Insult 'yon tol!" singit naman ni Jedd. Kinurot ko ang tagiliran niya at muling nilingon si Bryce. Tumayo ako at mariing tinitigan ang nagniningning na mukha ni Bryce Austin Reyes.
"Hindi talaga! Promise! Maniwala ka sa akin kasi ipinagkakatiwala ko na ang puso ko sa iyo-" nakagat ko ang aking labi nang mapagtantong masyado ko nang naipapahayag ang lihim na pagtingin ko sa kanya.
"Eh?" gulat na usal ni Bryce. Nanlaki naman ang mata nina Patricille at Gwen habang humahagikhik na sina Jedd at Alissa.
"I mean, figuratively speaking! Figures of speech! 'Yon! Hyperbole! Exaggeration!" kinagat ko ang ibaba kong labi at tahimik na nadasal na sana ay hindi nila isiping gusto ko si Bryce.
I was about to dig my own grave when I heard a soft and heart-warming chuckle from Bryce.
"Hey, calm down!" he chuckled again while rubbing his nape.
I gulped hard, and as I looked at him, everything seemed to glow differently. His chuckle was like a gentle hymn coming from the beaming melody of the chirping birds. His eyes were shining like the luminous stars in the night sky. His face was sent from heaven to fill the void in my heart. He was the epitome of beauty, I suppose. He was breathtaking. I could feel the rust of the butterflies inside my heart.
"Alannah?" wika ni Jedd. Nilingon ko siya at itinaas ang isa kong kilay.
"Hmm?"
"Mukhang napapansin ka na ni Bryce, ah!" he whispered. Tumindig pa ang balahibo ko nang mapagtantong napakalapit na niya.
"Please, kindly respect my private space," I whispered with sarcasm. He smiled and laughed.
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