Spoiler Paradox (High school series 1)

Chapter 21

I felt the sunset breeze hit my face as I stood here at my spot. Nandito ako ngayon sa hill park malapit lang sa company building namin. Dito ako nagpapahinga o nagpapalipas ng oras kapag vacant. Nalaman ko ang lugar na 'to noong senior high ako, malapit din kasi sa school at hindi ako na ako nakabalik nung school days ko. That's why I told to myself that dito ako tatambay kapag nagkatrabaho na ako.

Malamig ang hangin dito, tahimik, kita ang city lights sa baba, at tanaw mo ang sunsets. It's a kid's park actually. May mga swings and slides kaya lang hindi na masyadong dinadayo ng mga bata dahil nalulong na 'to sa mga gadgets. Halos mga matatanda nalang ang nakikita ko rito. Jogging, walking their dogs, nag pipick-nick, at kung anong trip nila. This became my aesthetic place. Malinis at maganda pa rin ang pananaliti rito kaya maganda talaga sa mata. Ang ganda pa nung background kapag kinunan mo sa camera. Lalo na yung grass, mukhang pinangangalagaan talaga.

I inhaled a huge amount of air and exhales it dramatically. I was about to do that again but I heard a flash behind me. Agad akong lumingon para makita kung saan 'yon galing. I stop, and I squint my eyes to examine. A guy holding a DLSR is now fidgeting in it. We even met our eyes for a second because he looked up.

Napataas ako ng kilay. Did he just steal a picture of me? I didn't waste any seconds and I approached him. Now that I caught him right-handed, he's probably going to erase it.

"Alam mo bang pwede kang makasuhan sa ginawa mo?" Mataray kong tanong sa kaniya. I was standing few meters away from him, taas noo ko siyang tiningnan kahit pa mas matangkad ito.

"Alam ko," he said. His tone is not casual, hindi rin pabalang, at parang walang halong kasinungalingan. But I'm not convince, his face says it all

"Liar," mas lalo ko itong tinaasan ng kilay.

He stared at me, I stared harder.

The lamp posts and the light of the sunset are enough for me to see his all features. Even though it's getting darker, the light is enough because I can still see clearly. Comb over hairstyle, he's deep dark brown pair of eyes, it matches flawlessly in his double eyelids and long eyelashes. His perfect nose, not so pinkish lips but I bet they taste better, and the cleft on his chin that you wouldn't notice at first if you don't pay enough attention to it. And especially his melanin skin, making him appear more manly and...

I blinked.

What am I doing? Hindi 'to ang oras para idescribe ang taong 'to. He just stole a picture of-

I blinked again and my eyes dropped to his hand that still holding his DLSR. Napakunot ang noo ko. Anong gagawin ko d'yan?

"Yung sunset ang habol ko hindi ikaw," aniya gamit pa rin ang sensirong tono. Napaamang ako at napa-ahon ng tingin sa kaniya. Yun ang ginamit niyang tono pero iba ang dating sa'kin. It's like he's saying that I'm being too high of myself and being a delusional.

Nag-angat ito ng kilay at binaba ang tingin sa kamay niya. Losing patience at malamang nangangalay na ito. Dahan dahan ko itong kinuha sa kamay niya. A crease is still planted on my forehead as I inspect the pictures he took. I remained my expressions because I know he's watching me and I don't want him to see a slightest change in my face.

Wow. That's all I can say, seems like I have forgotten what I need to do To bust him that I have a picture on this device but it turns out in silent admiration for his photography skill. Ang ganda ng pagkakuha niya sa langit. Maganda ang sunset pero tila naging mas maganda ito dito ngayon. The angles say it all, photographer ba siya?

I'm a fan of skies, kaya naman I really enjoyed pushing the one button to slides from one picture to another on his DLSR. Nakailang pindot na ata ako at lahat ng nando'n ay puro picture ng langit, iba naman ay city lights, at mga streets. Ang ganda, parang nagiging painting ang mga simpleng kalsada na kinuhanan niya pero dahil sa kaniyang skills ay mas ma-aappreciate mo ito.