Life Of Yesterday (Only a Mémoire)

Chapter 2

"Ew!"

I made a disgusting face and looked at Marco with judgmental eyes. We're still in senior high school, heck we're not yet even legal, yet he already lost his innocence?

"Sorry about that." Marco got a tissue from the mini compartment in front of me then he immediately got the panty and threw it in the backseat.

"What was the tissue for? As if he's not the one who removed that to that girl." I murmured under my breath while looking at the window.

"Are you saying anything?" Marco suddenly asked.

I looked at him. "No. Let's go."

He shrugged and started the engine. He was not even bother that we found some girl's panty inside his car. Sabagay, why would he care if I saw it?

I was quiet the the whole ride because I don't want to speak or even open a topic for us. I like silence a lot so why bother?

"Beatrice."

I closed my eyes out of irritation. I was just thinking about how I love silence, then this?

"What?" I asked.

"I'm sorry about that... that... that panty." he said, embarrassed. Oh, so nahihiya pa pala siya? "Actually it was really⎯"

"You don't have to explain, Marco." I immediately cut him off.

"Right."

Silence again.

Love it.

"Beatrice."

Napahinga ako nang malalim. Ano na naman?

"What?" I asked again.

"Tell me about something. Anything."

Kumunot ang noo ko at tumingin sa kaniya. "Excuse me? For what?"

He threw a glance at me. His fingers were drumming on the steering wheel. "I just want to know you more."

"For what?" tanong ko ulit.

"Nothing. I just..." he paused. He pushed back his hair using his fingers. "I just want to be your... friend?"

"Because?"

"Because..." he replied. Nakatingin lang ako sa kaniya at nakataas ang kilay. "Because I want to."

I crossed my arms. "And why do you want to be my friend, Mr. Alcantara?"

"I just want to, Miss Dela Rosa. Only if it's okay with you." sagot niya. "So, it is okay?"

I shrugged. "We'll see."

Huminto na ang sasakyan dahil nandito na pala kami sa parking ng mall. Sa harap lang kami nag-park dahil may space naman. The skies were now getting a bit dark.

Bumaba ako ng kotse at kinuha ang bag ko. Iniwan ko na ro'n ang libro ko dahil ayaw ko na magbitbit pa. Lumabas na rin ng kotse si Marco at ni-lock na ang kotse niya.

We started walking. It was a bit awkward because no one was talking. Marco was really tall for me. Hanggang balikat niya lang yata ako kaya mukha akong bata sa tabi niya.

"Here." he said while looking at the store where we could buy some materials.

Sumunod ako sa kaniya nang pumasok na kami sa store. Kumuha siya ng basket at nagsimula na hanapin ang mga kailangan namin. I was just quietly following him while he was getting materials as if he really knows what to buy.

"You should've bought that yourself. Alam mo naman pala ang mga bibilhin." I commented while he was getting an illustration board.

"Thought you might want to add something." he replied, not looking at me.