Love Grows Where His Camila Goes

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Camila's POV

"He would, surely." I uttered silently.

While he was feeling the coolness of the late afternoon air, he gave a slight nod. Hinahangin ang buhok niya, kaya medyo nakikita ko ang makinis at malambot niyang mukha habang nakatingin ako sa kanya.

Tumango ako. I bit my lower lip as I tried to compose another conversation between us. "Bakit nga pala hindi mo kasama si Carter kanina? 'Di ba, you two had a photoshoot for a clothing brand?

Napatingin siya sa akin bago tumango. Umiwas ulit siya ng tingin. "Yeah, nauna siyang umuwi. May aasikasuhin daw siya sa Manila. He even offer me for a ride, but I rejected it."

My lips parted, and suddenly nodded. Agad na nag-assume na naman ang utak ko dahil doon. "Ah..." Iyon lang ang nasabi ko, at wala nang iba pang lumabas sa bibig ko.

Muling tumahimik ang paligid namin, wala ulit nagtangkang magsalita sa pagitan namin. Sa pagkakataong ito ay nakatingin na ako sa kanyang kamay na naroon sa aking hita.

"Are you really this protective to your friends?" When I asked him, I was staring at his hands, which were white and veiny and slightly whiter than mine.

A shrug of the shoulders was visible on him as I caught a glimpse of him. "No," he responded and chuckled. "Awit, ikaw pa lang kaya ang unang babaeng nakasama ko sa ganitong klaseng biyahe."

"Oh? How about your sister? I am sure that you are protective of her." I muttered, a little bit curious.

"Even though I am a protective person, I am powerless to even touch her." At the same time, he laughed softly. "Instead of touching her, I am in the act of handing her my clothes so that she can cover herself."

To prevent myself from smiling, I bit the lower part of my lip. "Have you entered a relationship before?" My curiosity led me to ask him the question.

Whenever I asked him a question of such nature, I couldn't help but feel a little bit ashamed. Baka magkamali pa siya sa pag–intindi non, at magmukha pa akong kung ano para sa kaniya.

"I've experienced puppy love," he answers. "I had found myself falling in love with a puppy. The term mutual understanding was used to describe this generation. Before then, I had reached a state of mutual understanding."

How could his first love possibly have been able to let go of him? She was his first love. Everything that a woman could ever want had been embodied in him. There would be a significant number of women waiting in line merely to get the opportunity to interact with him. The choice that she made was wrong.

"Yung legal relationship? Yung may label? Wala?" Once more, I ask of him.

A humorous smile flashed on his face, and I was able to witness it. As I sneered at him, I made a crunching motion with my nose. "Bakit gusto mong malaman?" nakangiti siya nang magtanong nang ganoon. "Siguro..."

I stopped him from talking. "No! I was curious because you knew how to treat a girl!" I suddenly reasoned out to defend myself from him. "Mas assumero ka pa sa 'kin!"

"Ah..." He chuckled and smiled. "Nagdahilan pa nga,"

Kumunot ang noo ko saka siya pinagtaasan ng kanang kilay. "What?!" I exclaimed. "I was stating the truth!" Muli kong sagot.

He stopped laughing and smiled. "Oo na, sige. Kunwari maniniwala na lang ako," natatawang aniya, habang napapailing pa.

Nakakainis ang pangangasar niya. Ngayon pa lamang, sa unang pagkakataon, ay magiging asar talo ako! Napasinghap ako bago napairap nang matindi dahil sa kaniya. We reached our home. Tila napakatagal ng oras, at mabagal ang takbo ng tricycle kaya parang ang layo ng lokasyon ng bahay namin.