Chapter Ten
“TELL me... your kuya likes Ayah, doesn’t he?”
I turned my gaze to Ash who’s beside me. Nandito kami sa tapat ng school ngayon. He offered a ride home kasi. He said he was somewhere near my school kasi kaya bakit hindi na lang daw niya ako ihatid.
“Huh? What do you mean?” Of course I had to act clueless. Ayaw ko namang ilaglag si kuya.
“The way he reacts tuwing nababanggit ang pangalan ni Ayah.. or kapag nakikita niya si Ayah.. he acts weirdly. Napansin ko lang.”
I blinked twice. Akala ko ako lang nakapansin.
Geez, kuya. I guess he’s too obvious.
“Nagtataka ako kung bakit siya gano’n. And as a guy, dalawa lang ang rason kung bakit kami nagkakagano’n sa isang babae. One..” He held out his hand and stuck out one finger. “May ginawa siyang mali doon sa babae or anything related to that. Pero hindi naman mukhang masama kuya mo kaya let’s cross that off the list. And two.. may gusto kami doon sa babae. So tell me, tama ba ako?”
I sighed in defeat. “Oo na. Pero ‘wag ka maingay ah.”
He chuckled. “I knew it.”
“So are you telling me na ganiyan ka rin sa mga babaeng nagustuhan mo?”
“I beg to differ. Hindi ako ganiyan. I’ll try everything not to make myself look obvious. Chill lang kumbaga. Casual, parang tropa.”
“So marami ka na ngang nagustuhan?” I raised an eyebrow.
“Puro celebrity crushes, yes. Normal lang ‘yun.”
“Yeah, we all have that. Pero ‘yung totoo? Like ‘yung nakikita at nakakausap mo talaga.”
“Isa pa lang. And I still like her until now.”
I averted my gaze. “Well, then.. she must be beautiful.”
He didn’t reply. I was curious kung bakit hindi siya sumasagot so I looked at him.
And he was looking at me.
“Sobra.”
Hindi ako nakasagot. I know he’s not talking about me pero I can feel my cheeks burning. Lumingon na lang ako para hindi niya makita. So embarassing.
I cleared my throat. “How beautiful is she?”
“Look into the mirror and you’ll see.”
I quickly looked at him with my eyes wide opened. “Huh?”
“Look into the mirror, at malalaman mo kung gaano siya kaganda.”
“Ash..”
“I like you, Kisha.”
“I.. wha—”
“HUY! Pasabay ako Ash. Pa-third wheel naman.”
Nag-iwas kami ng tingin sa isa’t isa nang bigla sumulpot si Ayah.
“Ay, anong mayro’n?” Naningkit ang mata niya sa’ming dalawa.
“Huh? Wala wala.” I cleared my throat. “Ash, let’s go?” I looked at him before walking to his car. Sumabay naman ng lakad si Ayah.
“Ano mayro’n?”
“Saan?”
“Doon sa kanina. ‘Yung pinag-uusapan niyo.”
“Huh? Wala ‘yun.”
“Anong ‘wala’? Obviously mayro’n. Ano nga? Pa-chika.”
“Wala nga. Tara na nga.” Sabi ko at binilisan na lang ang lakad bago pa siya makapagtanong.
BINABASA MO ANG
We Met Again
Teen FictionKisha Salvestre is the daughter of a well-known entrepreneur and company owner. Their company is known for its fine jewelries and many other businesses. While Ash Tolentino is a painter and his family owns a small art shop. They'll meet unexpectedly...
