Ethereal Beauty

#27

Why is he here?

I tried my best to pretend that I'm sleeping. But my eyes won't cooperate. Gumagalaw pa ito na animo'y halatang pinipilit kong pumikit.

It seems like he's staring at me and it feels uncomfortable.

I gulped.

At this point, my palms are sweating and I'm nervous for some unknown reason.

I tried to peak to check if he's gone. But surprisingly, he caught me off guard.

Nagkatitigan kami and silence are reigning all over the place.

I tried to break the silence.

"Uhmm...?" Ngumiti ako ng medyo awkward.

But his expression is so stoic.

"I thought you're sleeping?" Sambit nito na may halong pagtataka. It's like he's suspecting me.

And here I am, looking for an alibi.

Kasi nakakahiya. I'm not good at making excuses.

"Y-yeah. Kakagising ko lang." My lips are trembling. Why am I feeling afraid? Usually hindi naman ako ganito.

Kasi kaming dalawa lang sa loob ng clinic? At walang tao sa paligid?

Yeah. Baka nga.

"Really?" He really suspecting me eh? Halata ba masyado?

I nodded as a reply.

"Liar. Kanina pa ako nakatitig sayo." He grinned.

And I froze. Umikot ikot ang mata ko sa paligid at hindi makatingin ng diretso sa kaniya.

"T-talaga?" Tumawa ako ng peke. But I feel so embarrassed right now.

It feels like he's cornering me.

He didn't respond.

We both remained silent.

Kung ano ano na nga kinakalikot ko e. Yung unan kinukurot ko, napapanggap na nakatingin sa  bintana at may sinisilip at nakatulala sa kisame.

Imagine, you and a guy are both alone in a place where there's no people. And hindi naman kami gaano close.

Anong mafefeel mo?

"Ehem." Pagkuha ko ng attention nito.

"What?"

"Uh diba may klase pa? Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Diretsahan kong tanong.

"Our prof told me to check on you if you're okay." Walang paligoy ligoy nitong sagot ng hindi man lang makatingin sa akin.

I doubt his answer. Parang may mali e. Why would our professor command him to check on me?? Eh nagbigay na ng excuse letter si kuya??

I wonder why.

"Ah ganon ba?" For some reason, I expected something but I don't know what is it.

In the middle of our conversation, someone opened the door.

Surprisingly, it's Grigory.

Wala bang klase? Cancelled?

Napatingin kaming parehas kung nasaan nakatayo si Grigory.

I swear, the atmosphere seems so heavy. Bakit parang may namumuong tension? Anong meron?

"Uh hi?" Ngumiti ako ng peke at kumaway dito.

Sa kamay nito ay may dala itong white paperbag.

" Hi." Matipid nitong sambit at ngumiti pa ito.

Lumapit ito kung nasaan ako at ipinatong ang paperbag sa ibabaw ng mesa.

"Uh walang pasok?" Tanong ko sa kaniya.

Napatingin naman ito sa kisame na para bang iniisip niya kung ano ang isasagot sa akin.

"Your friend asked me for a favor." Ha? Which friend?

"Uhm? Sino don?"

"Vinah. She's my cousin." He replied. And he's staring at the floor.

"Hmm. I see." Sumilip din ako kung ano yung tinititigan niya sa floor.

"Anong tinigtignan mo?"

"Nothing." He brushed his hair with a smile plastered on his face.

He's quite handsome. Ngayon ko lang narealize kung bakit pinagtitinginan kami when he assisted me to go to the library.

"Why are you here? Grig?" Demetiere said. His voice sounds cold.

"Same question Demetiere." Sagot nito.

His face soured.

"Tsk." He clicked his tongue because of annoyance.

"Is it wrong to visit a friend? To be precise, to visit ROZE?" He emphasized my name.

They are provoking each other.

"A friend? Really? What a joke." He rolled his eyes.

And for some reason, napakaheavy nanaman ng atmosphere.

"May problema.....  ba??" Pagtatanong ko sa kanila.

Both of them responded. "Nothing/Wala."

"....." Hindi nalang ako nagsalita.

"I brought some snacks. Hope u like it." Sabi ni Grigory. He's a sweet person.

"Thank you!" And then I smiled at him.

"Eat mine. I brought some porridge. Mas healthy to." Pagsingit ni Demetiere sa usapan.

Napatingin ako dito na may panlalaki sa aking mata.

"Oh sige sige."

"Are u saying that mine is not healthy?"

"Did I say something like that?" -Dem

"It's like you're pertaining to mine. Is it not?"

" Paniwalaan mo gusto mo. But I never said that." He grinned.

Grigory's jaw clenched.

To lightened the mood, I spouted nonsense.

"Uh gutom na ba kayo? Tara kain."

And they both looked at me with a weird expression.

My face is so red as tomato. I swear, I said something that makes me feel embarrassed.

Someone knocked at the door in the middle of this embarrassing situation.

An unexpected person opened the door and came in.

And it feels like we're doing a staribg contest.

"Seems like my timing is bad."

It was Lumiere.

Author's Note:

Oh sino ba ang male lead? Bahala na kayo manghula HAHAHAHAHA. choss. Hope u like it!

Gonna update for more. Maybe soon? Hehe. Lovelots.