Reincarnated Memory

02

"Sinong nakatingin sa'yo?" ulit niya.

"Huh?" ang puso ko ay parang malalaglag na sa kaba.

"Huh?" Did he just mock me?

"Huh?" and why do I keep saying huh?! 

"One cocktail of this too, Martin," he said while chuckling.

I blinked twice before I removed my stare at him. "You know him?" I asked, pertaining to the bartender.

"Hmm, kind of," he unsurely said.

"Ah..." Sabi ko at umusog ng konti pakaliwa dahil magkadikit na pala ang braso namin.

"Sinong nakatingin sa'yo?" inulit niya pa ang tanong na para bang interesado talaga siya sa isasagot ko.

"Ah, ikaw." I blinked twice when I realized that I answered too fast and so honestly. "I... I mean, ikaw ba may nakatingin ba sa 'yo?" I reasoned out. That was so dumb, Alessia.

"Wala naman. Ikaw ba?" he's teasing me with those smirk and tone.

"Wala rin naman," hindi pa ako nagpatalo.

"Why are you still here? It's already 2 AM." He said after looking at his wrist watch.

"Uhm, something's bothering me." I sipped at my cocktail.

"Ah, it must be the 'bakit kaya siya nakatingin sa'kin?' guy." He turned his gaze on me.

"Yes," it caught me off guard.

"Was it me?" He asked as soon as I finished answering his first question.

"Yes." I almost choked when I realized what I have said. He was talking so fast, so I can't help but answer quickly too! It's as if we are on a fast talk segment show. It was late when I realized that he was implementing those moves to caught me off guard.

Nakakabingi ang katahimikan. Ako na masama ang loob sa kaniya pero tahimik lang, habang siya ay pangisi-ngisi lang habang pinaglalaruan ang yelo sa alak niya.

"How was your day?" I was stunned at his question.

"My day? It was great." I awkwardly smile. "How about you?"

"Uhm, meaningful... This day was more meaningful than ever," he uttered. I honestly didn't get his point, but I put the meaning as a great one.

"Were your previous days incoherent?" I asked.

"It was fine... but not great," I can't believe I was talking these things with him. "How about your previous days?"

"It was meaningless," I responded honestly.

It was the first time someone asked me about how my days were. It was a new feeling. I can't believe that asking someone's day can be this touching.

"Was setting yourself at this great risk have put something majestic in your life?" He stared at me for a second, and I gulped when he removed those gazes at me.

"Of course. I already bite the bullet. It was a great risk after all," I confidently said.

"Great risk..." he whispered.

Pagkatapos no'n ay natahimik muli kami.

My phone rang. "Hold on. Please, excuse me." I smiled at him. He just nodded.

"Hello?" I answered the phone call.

"Alessia, ano oras ka ba makauwi?" boses ni Manang ang sumalubong sa akin.

"Ay Manang. Uuwi na po ako. Bakit niyo pa ho ako hinintay? Alas tres na ho, oh," nag-aalala kong sabi.

"Mag-aalas tres na nga kaya umuwi ka na, naku kang bata ka." Napangiti ako sa sinabi niya.