Girls Like You

Chapter 14 - Movie Marathon

Miss Andrea's POV

When I opened the door, I literally don't know how to react. Thoughts are running inside my head. Like what to say, what to do, etc. I even don't know kung  papapasukin ko ba sya in my own house after what happened.

"Hi." The visitor greeted with a blank face. Hindi ko mabasa kung anong iniisip niya. I opened my mouth to say something but no words came out. When I looked at my back, my visitor was already inside, waiting for me to close the door.

After closing the door, I first started to do deep breaths and went to sit beside her on the sofa. I looked at her with a 'I'm sorry' expression. She was about to talk when someone rang the doorbell.

I walked to the door, thinking that it was my lunch. And it was. Akala ko may iba pang darating. So I went to the kitchen to serve these for myself. And I even asked her to join me but she refused. She already ate lunch before going here, she said.

She sat across the table while me, eating lunch. I don't mind that someone is watching me eat but if it's her, I can't focus. I always wipe my mouth whenever I bite my chicken. Baka kase may maiwang sauce, kakahiya naman sa kanya.

The kitchen is filled with silence. The only thing you'll hear is my utensils na tumatama sa plate ko. I'm not comfortable with that silence. So I decided to speak.

"Hey, um I'm sorry about yesterday. I didn't know they—" she didn't let me finish my sentence. Hey, why am I even saying sorry? Hindi naman niya alam ang totoong nangyari. And hindi din naman siya nag pakita kahapon so why am I asking for forgiveness?

"No, it's okay." Ano kayang iniisip niya? Even though I wanted to know ay hindi ko na tinanong baka mas lalo ko pa siyang masaktan. Kase I can see her eyes na it is full of sadness. Gustuhin ko mang mag explain but hindi ko na ginawa.

After eating lunch, I decided to continue watching anime. I also asked her if she would like to join me, which she said yes. So I cast the screen of my laptop to my TV para malaki. We are sitting on the floor with some snacks on the coffee table in case na magutom kami habang nanonood.

When we already finished 3 episodes, she said na uuwi na sya dahil hinahanap na siya ng parents niya. Medyo na sad ako kase hindi man lang kami nakapag usap ng maayos. I also felt guilty for not bringing up the situation while she was here. Bakit kase nagdadalawang-isip pa ako?

Habang inaayos ko yung ginamit namin, may nag doorbell. Kaya nagtaka ako. Pero I think it's Daniel. So when I opened the door, hindi nga ako nagkamali.

"Why are you here?" I asked him while bringing the excess food to the kitchen. Nakita ko naman na sumunod sya.

"Why? Bawal ko bang bisitahin ang future wife ko?". I rolled my eyes at him.

"You're not even my boyfriend. And we're not even friends." I just finished cleaning the kitchen dahil sa excess food kanina. When I turned around, nasa harap ko na sya. I can feel his breath. We are so close to each other. Parang isang maling galaw, magk-kiss na kami. Kaya I pushed him.

" What are you doing?" I asked him nang malayo ko na sya sakin. He just smiled.

"Will you be my girlfriend, then?".  I scoffed and let him leave my house. I was about to laugh about his question but I didn't. He is serious.

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It's already Sunday and I planned to attend mass early. Kaya after eating breakfast, I already take a bath and fix myself and went to church.

It is already homily. The priest is talking about love. Weird, that I thought about her while listening to the priest. 

"When you love someone, fight for them. Don't let them feel that they are alone. Always be there whenever they feel sad. Jesus fought for you. He is always there for you. He died on the cross just to save you. He wants you to do the same.", the priest said which made me think about her more. Weird.

After the mass, hindi pa agad ako umalis. I just wanna thanked Jesus for all the blessings and achievements that I got because of him. I also asked to help me in every decision I make. Then, I suddenly thought the happiness of my parents. Marrying Daniel will make my parents happy. But I don't like him. So what will I do?

When I left the church, may dumating na kotse sa harapan ko. The window rolled down and I saw the last person that I wanted to see. Of course, Daniel Thomas.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"You don't wanna have a date with your boyfriend?" He answered me with a question that made me mad.

"First of all, you are not my boyfriend. Kung magkaka boyfriend man ako, well, it's not you." I walked far from the car pero bumaba siya ng sasakyan.

"Sungit naman! Meron ka ba ngayon?" He laughed.

I just ignored him while walking home. Buti na lang medyo malapit lang ang bahay ko. When I reached home, nandoon na naman siya. He is already waiting for me to open the door. I don't want to make my parents sad even though they don't give me their time. I still love them. Kaya sinunod ko na lang siya.

Lunch time, and I went to the kitchen to reheat the leftovers from last night. But, I saw Daniel preparing the table. Hindi talaga siya umalis. And I looked at the food, still hot.

"Let's eat?" He fixed my chair para makaupo ako. Gentleman naman pala.

The whole meal siya lang ang nagsasalita sa amin. Kung magsasalita man ako, one word lang or two. Then, he also insisted na siya na daw maghuhugas ng aming pinagkainan.

Nagyaya naman siyang manood ng movie. He's the one na namili ng papanoorin. Gusto ko sana ng anime pero hinayaan ko na siya. He picked Five Feet Apart. Feels like a sad movie.

Well, it is. Nakita ko na lang siya sa tabi ko, sumisinghot after the movie. He's crying!

"Mahilig ka pala sa mga movies?" I asked him out of nowhere. Wala lang. I'm just curious.

"Yup, since bata ako. I love movies."

Well, to be honest, I'm starting to like him. As a friend. Even though pinilit ako nila Mom na ipakasal sa kanya. He's a good guy. But I still don't like him romantically. 

"I'll get going, now. Thanks for the dinner. It tastes good!". Yeah, it really does. She's really a good cook. I smiled at him. We might become good friends after what happened this evening. 

"Okay. Drive safely." To be honest, I already got comfortable with him. Even though, I got annoyed by him before. I smiled at that thought and went back inside. 

Hope this week will be a great week for me. Thinking about what might happened tomorrow made me fell asleep. I hope nothing bad will happened tomorrow. Fingers crossed.