"What's with BJ?"
Halos mabilaukan si Kyne sa tanong ko. He coughed and patted his chest exaggeratedly. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay at inabutan ng tissue, kinuha niya 'yon mula sa kamay ko't umubo muli.
"Norine," he warned me. Ngumuso ako't tinaas ang kilay ko. "Drop the topic.. "
"Curious ako," I said truthfully. "Is it bad to be curious?" I pouted. He pursed his lips and exhaled deeply.
"No," matipid niyang tugon. "You don't know and it should stay like that."
"Bakit naman? Isn't it bad to stay ignorant?"
"Innocent's different from ignorant," anya at lumunok. Parang pinagpapawisan na nga siya, e. "Stay innocent."
Iniwan na kami ni Criane at Chloe ulit. May bibilhin daw sila, ayaw nga akong isama ni Criane.. Ewan ko kung bakit. Siya pa naman ang gusto kong kasama today dahil for sure next month ko na ulit siya puwedeng makita at makasama.
"Hmm.. " I hummed. "Why?"
Umirap siya't nag-igting ang panga. "Do you need a reason for everything?"
"Yes, I need supporting statements," I crossed my arms over my chest. "Ano nga?"
"Buko juice," he shrugged.
I rolled my eyes, "Hindi naman sila tatawa nang ganoon if it just means buko juice!"
"Then don't believe me if you don't want to," he smiled.
"I will just Google it," determinado kong sabi. I whipped my phone out and will find out what it means on my own. He sighed loudly and groaned.
"Yambao.. " he called me. Tumaas ang tingin ko sa kaniya't nag-angat lang ako ng isang kilay. "You don't need to know."
"I want to know."
"There you go again with those you want and you need," iling siya nang iling. "It's something sexual, Norine. I think it's better to know it from me than to search it up on the net.. Baka kung ano pa ang makita mo."
My cheeks felt hot in an instant.. Something sexual?! Paanong magiging connected sa ganoon ang buko juice?!
"Huh?! Even food gets associated with intercourse now?!" hindi ko makapaniwalang sabi.
Pinasadahan nalang niya ng kamay ang buhok at muling huminga nang malalim. "Everything's associated with it."
"Paano?"
"I invoke my right against self-incrimination," he sipped on his juice. Tumingin sa paligid, parang nate-tense siya. "Don't ask me those things. 'Di tayo close."
Ngumuso ako't tumango. "What do they use buko juice for? You drink it before having an interc-"
"Holy mother of God, Norine Yambao," he gasped. "Drop it."
"Hindi ko pa rin kasi ma-gets!" I rebutted. "I think I heard people say they use whipped c-"
"Jesus," he breathed. "Tama na, Norine. Malalaman mo rin 'yan when the right time comes. Explore everything with someone you love in the future, or someone you want to be intimate with. Don't put me on the hot seat."
I bobbed my head and turned my phone off. "Okay.. Hindi na, I'm sorry."
Tumahimik na kami pareho. I won't push it anymore, I'm making him uncomfortable and I don't want that for him. Natuto na ako, if I push it more he'll walk out on me. Okay nang tahimik kami.
This is the longest and closest we've ever been.
He emitted a long breath and leaned in, hands clasped. "I'm.. " he gulped. "Sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude. Let's just talk about other things."
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