Chapter 4
Refusal
"That's fine, all humans are bound to get rejected at least once in their lifetime."
I knew he was trying to suppress his laughter, his shoulders were shaking. He tapped his hand on my shoulder.
"Shut up," I said, surrendering.
"I'm just joking too," he chuckled. "So, kung gusto mo kapatid ko? Bakit walang nangyari? Could it be that he didn't find you pretty?"
"Ikinatuwa mo yan?" I asked, adding sarcasm. Tinuon ko na lang ang atensyon ko sa pagkain.
"Hindi po."He smiled. He looked at my plate. "Dessert?"
"Busog na ako." I shrugged.
"Okay," he said, still chuckling.
I handed him a five-hundred-peso bill. "I'll pay."
"Tapos ko nang bayaran," sabi niya.
"Then accept my money," ipinasok ko sa bulsa ng jacket niya ang five hundred pero ibinalik niya rin sa akin iyon.
"Don't bother..." he sighed.
"Hindi ako nagpapalibre, Deo. Lalo na sa lalake." Iling ko. "Okay lang naman, hindi naman 'to date. Let me pay on my own."
He sighed. "Keep your money, I don't have change."
"Then don't give me a change."
Bumuntong hininga siya at hinilot ang sentido. "Mondiego talaga..."
He turned to me and fixed the hoodie of his jacket wrapped around me. Double na ang jacket na suot ko. Mas maganda na rin siguro iyon dahil nakakatusok ang init sa labas. "Wear your mask na. Lalabas na tayo."
Hindi niya talaga kinuha ang five hundred ko.
Nang makalayo na kami sa karinderya ay isinauli ko sa kanya yung hoodie niya. Pero ibinalik niya iyon sa akin.
"Mamaya mo na isauli kapag malapit na tayo sa school."
I looked at him while we were walking side by side. What's his deal? I know there's something, his actions say so. He likes me, but he's denying it. I'm not numb. Why would he invite me for lunch if that wasn't it? Sinungitan ko siya kanina but he just smiled. I tried to make him jealous when I said I like Frian pero bumalik lang sa akin ang biro ko.
Yeah, that joke is the key. He likes me. Or maybe I'm just delusional. Half of my brain says that he likes me. And half of it is saying that I'm just delusional, thinking that he is just friendly.
Let's just see...Mahahalata rin naman 'yan kalaunan.
Matagal ko na 'tong na-experience. At mas malala noong high school. I turned down many guys before. After I acted cold and uninterested, they gave up. But I can't act cold to this guy, may atraso rin naman kasi talaga ako. He saved me before, and he also found the million-dollar earring that my grandmother owns.
Medyo makapal ang mukha ko sa part na kinalimutan ko na siya yung tumulong sa akin na mahanap yung six million dollar worth earrings na pinasuot sa sa akin ni Lola. Hindi ko naman kasi alam kung anong pangalan niya. Nakalimutan kong tanungin pwede ko naman palang itanong kay Satari pero nakakahiya magtanong.
Wala naman kasing nakakaalam kung anong nangyari sa pool noong oras na iyon. Dumating na lang sila Kuya nung nahanap na.
On top of that, he is my brother's friend. Para silang magbarkada na sarkastiko ang lenguwahe.
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