Stella (Short Story)

STL 8

Stella's POV

*pssssh*

Ryle handed me the beer he opened, when i got it he took another beer and binuksan yun para sakaniya. we are currently here on the terrace dito namin napiling tumambay para uminom, hindi kasi available sa ngayon ang rooftop nitong building ng condo kaya dito nalang.

I just laughed when i saw him quickly finish a can of beer, nang makita niya akong tumatawa ay natawa na rin siya. Nagkibit balikat siya saakin saka niya inilagay sa plastic ang latang wala ng laman.

"Akala mo ikaw lang?" He opened another beer, "i missed drinking too" he said at ininom ang binuksan niyang panibagong beer.

I smiled and drank the beer i was holding, nang ma ubos ko ay itinapat ko sa tuktok na ulo ko ang lata para ipakita sakaniyang na ubos ko na rin yung akin.

He softly laughed, causing me to smile widely.

Cute.

Wait what?!

"Give me another one" i said and he immediately gave me the beer that he opened.

"Thank you"

I drank again the beer pero kinalahati ko lang ito, i turned my gaze back to ryle but i just saw him seriously looking at down at the building.

Napabuntong hininga nalang ako dahil i want to ask him what happened earlier, i know something bad happened. Ryle wouldn't be like that when nothing happened he din't like.

Does he know jinadine?

"Stella"

I came back to reality when ryle called me, i quickly turned to him, "hm?"

"Are you okay?" He sincerely asked, he immediately put his beer beside him and he faced me.

I nod while smiling, uminom ulit ako at pagkatapos ay pinunasan ko ang labi ko. I looked at him again but suddenly all my blood went to my cheek when I saw him staring at me seriously.

I don't know but I can't even look away, I just realized that I'm already staring at him. it was as if he was talking to me with his gaze,  para bang nag uusap kami sa pamamagitan ng titig lang ngunit hindi ko ma punto ang mga sinasabi ng kaniyang mga mata.

Hindi rin yun nagtagal dahil sabay kaming umiwas ng tingin, he cough awkwardly at ako naman ay napa ayos ng upo. I drink again my beer i was holding at matapos yun ay inilagay ko na iyon sa plastic dahil ubos na.

"Let's rest, may pasok pa tayo bukas" after he said that he stood up while cleaning the mess.

"Ryle..." he stopped what was he doing at tuminging saakin while raising his two eyebrows. "Do you need something?"