Solace Escape

Kabanata 4

Kabanata 4

"Hindi lang pala coffee and instant, pati pala girlfriend." He laughed, "sabi nga no'ng pulis na immortal...yummy!" humagalpak siya sa pang-aasar.

"Would you shut up or susupalpalin ko 'yang bibig mo?" I hissed coldly at Solomon because he's still laughing nonstop on our way home.

He looked at me sideways, grinned before speaking.

"Would you shut up or susupalpalin ko 'yang bibig mo?" he mimicked using a girly tone, kaya umawang na ang labi ko. "Hindi naman nakakatakot pakinggan, Sib. Kasi may maarte accent—"

"You are a jerk, Solomon!" I hissed, annoyed.

"Hala? Bakit?" he grinned, "ginagaya ko lang ang pagkakasabi mo kasi ang cute. Seryoso pero may accent kaya—"

"Why did Dad even let you stay here?" bulong-bulong ko at umirap sa kanya, "you're annoying, Solomon."

"Ay, sorry...sorry." I noticed him looking at me through my peripheral vision. "Magpapakabait na po ako, Miss Sweet Lips. Ayaw ko namang ma-stress sa aking ang girlfriend ko."

I froze. The hell, my heart made a loud leap!

Mabilis ko siyang nilingon sa nanlalaking mata at nginisihan niya lang ako.

I screamed loudly and covered my ear.

"Hala ka, putang ina!" he screamed back and swerved and luckily, I am wearing my seatbelts dahil kung hindi ay tumilapon na ako.

Tumigil na ang sasakyan sa gilid ng kalsada pero sumisigaw pa rin ako.

"Ano? Ano? Bakit...bakit ka sumisigaw?!" he asked me horribly, panicking. "Natamaan ka ba? May sugat ka ba? Nasaktan ka ba—" I suddenly stopped from screaming and looked at him with my poker face.

"Hoy..." he murmured when he saw my face, "bakit...ka...naman," lumunok siya. "G-ganyan makatingin?"

Bakit, katakot ba, ha? Solomon?

"You know what? I don't really say this." I murmured using my intimidating cold voice. "Even my family never heard me saying this out loud because it's all just in my head."

"Ay, weh?" he blinked, "ano ba 'yan? Curious ako, ah?"

"Come here," I moved my finger, urging him to come closer and excitedly, he moved closer to me.

"Ano 'yan? Ano 'yan? Kaka-curious, ah? Special siguro ako kaya mo sa 'kin sasabihan?" he was talking nonstop I almost rolled my eyes.

You are such a talkative chismoso, Solomon.

I moved my lips closer into his ear to whisper.

"Sol," I called sensually on his ear.

"Bakit, Miss Sweet Lips?" hagikhik pa niya at mas lumapit.

I got a whiff of his manly perfume but it didn't affect me at all. Not at all.

Nope. No. Never!

"Oh, Sib? Bakit natulala ka na diyan?" it was too late for me to realize he shifted his face towards my direction, the reason why we're too close now.

My forehead creased. He smiled. Ginalaw ko ang daliri sabay tulak sa pisngi niya para makaharap siyang muli sa harapan.

"Hindi na...hindi na." Tawa niya, "ano na lang ang sasabihin mong sekretong malupet, p'wedeng pabulong—"

"Pakyu ka." I announced in a confident, strong voice.

I noticed how he froze. Nang lumayo ako at pinagmasdan ang reaksyon niya ay nakitang nakanganga siya at tulala.