Your Ordinary Love Story: Gifts Of Wine and Roses

18. Gifts Of Roses

SHOCKED! WHAT THE HELL DID I DO? WHY AM I HERE? HOW DID I GET HERE? I mean, this is my condo, my room, but... How?!

"What the hell, happened?" Napahawak ako sa ulo ko, sinusubukang alalahanin kung paano ako nakabalik.

I was talking talking to Alex. I asked him why he's so nice. I kissed him. Then...

OH MY GOD, I KISSED HIM!

Hindi na maipinta ang mukha ko nang maalala ko ang nangyare.

"Sam! Ano ba yan!" I said screaming. "Sam what's wrong?" Alex came rushing inside. "Are you ok?" He asked again.

WHAT THE F-

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET IN MY HOUSE?!" I screamed at him and begin throwing pillows.

"Hey, stop that! Ow!" He covered his head with his hands as he tried to catch the pillows I throw.

"TRESPASSER! STALKER! BAKIT KA NANDITO HA?! PINAG SAMANTALAHAN MO KO ANO?!" Sunod sunod na sabi ko sakaniya. "Hey! Hey! You were the one who told me not to leave!" He shouted so that I could hear him.

"NO I DIDN'T!" Ipinaglaban ko pa.

"Yes you did, Sam!" He shouted too.

"I did?"

I did?

"You did." He said, calmly now.

"No, I did not do anything to you. I cooked you breakfast, come on." He told me.

I checked my phone and saw my friends asking where I was. Nag reply nalang ako and told them I got home safely. 'Di ko na sinabi na may tao dito sa bahay.

Nag ayos muna ako sa banyo. Naghilamos at nag mumog dahil amoy ewan pa itong bibig ko.

I walked towards the table and saw him patiently waiting for me. Dalawang plato na ang nandoon pero 'di padin siya kumakain at mukhang hinihintay ako.

"You sure did take your sweet time." Pangaasar pa niya. "Shut up." I rolled my eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll be out of your hair in no time. I got errands to run, so I'll be leaving after breakfast." He explained while eating fast.

I still can't believe that I made him stay. To feed my curiosity, I stood up and opened my laptop inside my room. I checked the CCTV footage of what happened last night.

"Hey, Alex. What time did we get home?" I asked. "I don't know. Around eleven or twelve in the morning." He replied. "Why?"

"I'm proving you wrong that I didn't make you stay and you're trespassing." I told him. I heard him chuckle. Yeah, just chuckle you dumbass.

I checked the footage around that time to see and listen for myself if I actually told him to stay.

"You are heavy for someone your size." Alex said.

I saw him carry me into my room and gently placed me in my bed.

"There you go." Inayos n'ya pa 'yung kumot ko . He actually tucked me in bed...

What the heck? Napakunot ako nang marinig ko ang sinabi ko.

"Hey, stay the night. I'm...lo...n... Can... sl...p." The last part was almost a whisper so he asked me again.

"What was that?" He leaned closer.

"I said... STAY THE NIGHT CAUSE I'M ALONE AND I CAN'T SLEEP, YOU DUMBASS!" I even hit him with a pillow really hard in the head.

It was so loud he heard it from outside my room. He chuckled hard after that.

I closed the laptop and walked back to the table. Umupo ako ng tahimik at kumain. He has that smug face that irritated me, kaso wala ako sa lugar para mag reklamo ngayon... cause I did made him stay the night. Tapos nilutuan niya pa ako ng breakfast...

"So, am I trespassing?" He asked smiling. Nakakunot akong umiling. He chuckled again.

"May nakakatawa ba? Sinigurado ko lang naman, eh." I rolled my eyes and looked away.

"Your face of defeat, it makes me feel good. Specially after you hit me with a pillow as hard as you can a dozen times. Before and after you wake up." He said. I made face and just drank water.

"Well, I have to go." He stood up and grabbed his things. Nakasando lang siya ngayon at slacks na suot din niya kagabi, kaya naman siya ay nag suot na ng jacket at dinampot ang shoulder bag niya. Lalabas na sana siya ng pinto ng mag salita ako.

"Hey, thanks for last night. You know? The table and drinks. Salamat na din sa breakfast. And sorry sa naibintang at nagawa ko sa'yo kagabi at kanina." I said.

"Last night was no problem. Reserved s'ya but the guests never came, so sain'yo napunta. Enjoy that meal. That's probably the only meal I'll ever cook you." He smiled and went out.

"In fairness masarap." I whispered and continued eating breakfast. At dahil Linggo naman ngayon, nag review nalang ako at hinintay si Ate na tumawag. I focused on my studies cause... well I need it.

Maya maya pa ay tumawag na si Ate at ipinakita ang building ng company. Sa ngayon ito ay ang 'Sarmiento's Uncorcked Vinos'. I liked the name of the company so I asked them to keep it.

A few weeks passed and paguwi ko ng bahay galing ng school ay may nadatnan akong sunflower na naka sabit sa may door handle ko. At dahil walang humpay ang pang ii-spam ni Niel saakin, malamang sa malamang ay sakaniya din galing ito. Pinutol at sinira ko ito bago itapos sa malapit na basurahan sa may hallway.

Wala pang isang linggo ang lumilipas ay mayroon nanamang sunflower na nakasabit sa pinto. Winasak at itinapon ko ulit ito sa basurhan.

"Anak ng pucha naman, oh." Bulong ko nang may makita nanaman akong sunflower matapos ang ilang araw pag uwi ko. "Tarantadong 'to, oh. 'Di talaga tumitigil."

I moved the trash can a few feet away from my door so I can easily throw the damn sunflowers away.

Week after week there's a sunflower dangling in my door handle. Week after week turned into day after day. Galing man akong school o hang out kasama ang mga kaibigan.

Ikinuwento ko ang nangyayare sakanila at sinabihan ako na hayaan ko nalang siya at itapon dahil mauubusan din naman iyon ng pera at pasensya.

Meron nanaman. 'Lang hiyang 'to, 'di nauubusan ng yaman.

Kapag wala akong pasok ay sa umaga naman nagkakaroon ng sunflower.

Lintik na 'to , panira ng araw.

Paminsan ay hindi ko na tinitignan ang bulaklak at kusa ko nang itinatapon ang mga ito sa basurahan.

Nangmakatanggap nanaman ako ng isa pang sunflower ay nainis na ako at nag chat kay Niel.

To Kumag:

Ano ba? 'Di ka ba titigil sa pagpapadala ng mga lintik na bulaklak na ito?

Wala pang ilang segundo ay nag reply ang kumag na hindi ko sasabihing si Niel.

From Kumag:

Wdym? I'm not sending any flowers.

Kupal nga naman talaga, oh. Nag patay malisya pa talaga.

To Kumag:

Hoy! Hindi ako nakikipag biuruan ha, itigil mo to hindi ako natutuwa.

He just denied it again at napasigaw nalang ako at pinag susuntok ang unan para mag alis ng galit. Hindi ko na siya kinausap pagkatapos noon at binlock nalang ang number at account niya.

After a few days, I got home from school expecting to see a sunflower, but I got a rose instead.

"Pucha naman." Napamasahe ako sa sentido ko at itinapon ulit ang bulaklak na ngayon ay rosan naman.

"He needs to stop this, crap." I whispered and entered my unit.

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