PALAWEÑA SERIES NO.1: Marie Allera Zy Lazaro

CHAPTER 33

"Here" umupo ako mula sa pagkakahiga.

"Why is it in there anyway?" I ask as i get it from his table.

I cross my legs and look at the photo in a medium size frame.

Ang saya saya talaga tignan ng babae dito. Kaya siguro hindi ko napansin na iba ang kulay ng buhok ni Hace dito.

"She's a friend from college and med school" paliwanag ni Hace, eh hindi pa ako nagtatanong.

I just gaved him a hindi-ko-tinatanong-look.

"Gusto ko lang sabihin, baka kung ano nang tumatakbo dyan sa isip mo" seryoso niyang saad.

Just a friend lang?

"You colored your hair?" Mangha kong tanong. "You look familiar here, you know?" Tinitigan ko ang kanyang mukha at inalala kung saan ko ba siya nakita.

"I originally have dirty blond hair" paliwanag ni Hace sa akin na ikinagulat ko naman.

"You mean? Hindi ka pure Filipino?" Manghang tanong ko.

"My Mom, she's french, adopted by Filipino couple" paliwang ni Hace.

Then that would make him, 1/2 french?

"I didn't notice" nakakunot nuo kong sagot.

"You didn't notice? Im good in french kissing" mapaglarong saad niya.

"GG, Kumain ka nalang" he really look familiar.

"Classmate kayo ni Kuya Tine noong college right?" I ask
Tumango lang siya.
If they were classmates back then, ibigsabihin...
"I think i saw you before" mabilis akong tumayo saka kinuha ang camera ko sa loob ng aking drawer, ginagamit ko lang kasi to sa mga okasyon.

"What's that?" He ask, tapos na siyang kumain at may kung ano nanamang ginagawa sa kanyang laptop.

Good thing i have different sd card for different occasions,
"Kuya Tine's graduation" i whispered as i put the sd card in my camera,
Naka charge pa ang laptop ko, mas madali sana hanapin kung doon.

"Saan ka" kausap ko sa sarili ko habang hinahanap ang nakuhang picture noong graduation. Im sure may nakuha akong picture ni Hace doon.

"Nakita mo?" Hace was done on something he was doing on his laptop.

"Wala pa eh" i was so full of energy before, pero ngayun inaantok na ako. Hindi ko parin nakikita. Bakit ba subrang dami.

"Can you find it muna? I'll get my laptop and put it doon para makita natin ng maayos."

I grab my laptop near my vanity mirror at nang pagbalik ko ay taimtim na nakatitig si Hace si camera.

"Nakita mo na?" I asked
"Hmm" umiling siya "close pala talaga kayo ni Justine?" Tanong niya

"Hmm, subra" nakangeting saad ko.

Iniabot niya sa kin ang camera at nahiga sa kama,

I saw what he was looking at, and it was a picture of me with kuya Tine, on his graduation day, i was hugging him and so he was while we were looking straight at the camera.

"I thought you were his girlfriend" halos matawa ako sa sinabing iyon ni Hace, pero seryoso siya at walang halong pagbibiro ang boses niya.

"Pano mo naman nasabi yan?" I put the sd card in my laptop and started on scrolling looking for Hace.
He just shrug before holding my waist and pulling me in between of his parted legs.

"Woi" hila hila ko ang laptop nang hapitin niya ako palapit sa kanya.

"I found it" masigla kong saad.
Sheet, bakit ang dami?