They say when you're happy you wouldn't notice the time. And that's what I feel when I'm with Jax.
Mabilis lumipas ang dalawang linggo na parati kong kasama si Jax.He always asks how my day went by. Sinusundo niya rin ako kapag pareho kami ng schedule. Sabay din kaming nag la-lunch kung may time. At kapag busy naman siya sa org o sa klase, ako lang mag-isa ang kumakain. At okay lang sa akin 'yon. Hindi naman dapat sa akin lang naka ikot ang mundo niya. He can do whatever he usually does. I can feel that he will do everything to satisfy me and I'm thankful for that.
Lunch break ngayon at kasama ko siyang kumakain. Nag-order lang kami ng paborito niyang sinigang na hipon at isang adobong sitaw, para sa akin.
"How's your first class?" he asked.
Nag-isip muna ako bago sumagot. "Uhm, may mga kumakausap pa sa akin. Nadagdagan nila Piolo."
Simula kasi nang hindi ko na kasama sina Tanya, nakakausap ko na ang ibang mga kaklase ko. Sabi pa nga nila, dati pa nila ako gusto kausapin at kaibiganin kaso nga lang kasama ko sina Tanya kaya ayaw nila. Which is naiintindihan ko naman.
"Piolo?" tanong niya habang nakataas ang kilay.
"Oo, 'yong kablock ko." sagot ko habang kumakain. "Kaklase ko lang 'yon. 'Wag ka ng mag-isip ng kung ano-ano d'yan." dagdag ko dahil sa pagtaas palang ng kilay niya alam ko na.
He chuckled. "I'm not. I'm just curious."
Umiling-iling ako. "Ay sus, huwag ako, Cj."
Tinatawag ko siyang Cj kapag gusto ko siyang asarin. Sanay na rin naman siya.
Ngumiti siya ng pilit at nagkibit-balikat. "Fine. I'm slightly jealous."
I cupped his face. I stared straight into his eyes before talking. "Chill, they won't steal me from you."
The shock was evident in his eyes after I said the last sentence. The redness of his ears is also evident. I chuckled because of that. "Kilig yarn?" I joked.
Tinampa niya ang mga kamay kong nakahawak sa kanya. "Tss." sabay irap at nagpatuloy sa pagkain.
Tumawa ako. Ang cute naman ng manliligaw ko. "Chill, Piolo is gay, okay?"
Tinignan niya ako at inirapan pa rin. Tumawa na naman ako. Ano bang gagawin ko para tumigil kakairap ang isang 'to?
"Naku, sige umirap ka pa. Kapag ikaw nahipan ng hangin, tatawanan kita." mapang-asar kong sambit.
"He had a crush on you, right?" he asked, not paying attention to my jest.
"Oo, pero sinabi lang naman niya 'yon sa mga kaibigan niya noon para masabing lalaki siya. Wala siyang choice kung hindi sabihin ang pangalan ko, dahil ako lang 'yong babaeng nakita niya nang tanungin siya noon." paliwanag ko.
Piolo announced that he adored me, back when we were in our first year. And then when his friend knows that, they automatically ship us together. We talked to each other and then he told me everything. He has a huge adoration for the one who asked the question. He's not ready at that time to come out, he's scared that people might judge him.
That's a huge problem nowadays. People are judging someone based on his or her identity. So what, if a person is gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender? Iyon ba ang nagde-define ng buhay ng isang tao? What about the right thing they did? Wala na bang halaga 'yon? People should open their eyes, they should wake up.
He chuckled. "I got you! Well, I know his story. Naririnig kong pinag-uusapan ng mga kabatchmates ko."
Umirap ako. "Alam mo naman pala, ba't tunog nagseselos ka!"
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Eyes Can Tell
RomanceCelestine Aislynn yearns for family love. But a man enters her life and makes her feel the warmth and comfort. Are they meant for each other? Will Celestine take some risk for love?