Tasting the sweet Forbidden

CHAPTER 23: Pokemon

Chapter 23: Pokemon

" Ibon sa paligid, umaawit awit. Natutulala sa nakakaakit-akit mong tinatanggi...napapangiti mo akong puso..." I smile while singing. " Giliw, di mapigilang ang bugso ng damdamin ko. Mukhang mapapaamin mo, amin mo, oh. Giliw, nagpapahiwatig na sa'yo ang damdamin kong napagtanto na gusto kita..."

I look at her with a smile after ended the song. Nilagay ko ang gitara sa table and sit properly. I know how to play guitar dahil pumasok ako dati sa isang music workshop.

" Do you like the song?" I ask her.

She stared at me before nodding her head. " You're a good singer. I didn't know that you also knew how to play guitar." Sagot niya and cover herself with her comforter. Nandito kami sa malaking terrace at nakatingin sa city lights mula sa matayog na building na ito kung saan ang penthouse niya.

I chuckles. " Ako lang 'to."

Nakita kong umirap siya pero agad ding naging seryoso. " You have a lots of talents, Miss Mariano. Why are hiding them?You are actually good at everything." She asked. Her eyes are holding an emotion I can't name.

" I'm not good at everything, Prof. Everything I do is mediocre. I invest myself learning them and then once I learned them, nagsasawa na ako and I'm just there doing things averagely. " I stared. She's just sitting right there and all ears while both staring at the city lights, feeling the cold wind touches our skin.

I smile. First time having a deep talks with her at this night.

" Noong bata ako ang dami kong pangarap but when I slowly reached the legal age, nawala lahat ng mga pangarap na 'yon. I lost my passion of dreaming. Parang lahat ng pangarap ko naiwan noong bata pa ako. " I chuckles.

" So being an Architect is not your dream?" She ask sipping her beer.

I shake my head. " Pinili ko lang naman ang architecture kasi sabi ni Bal, drawing-drawing lang. " Sagot ko making her chuckles.

I smiled seeing her like that.

" The truth is I just want to disobey my Dad. He wants me to take Business Administration major in marketing management as my preparatory for Law. Ayokong mag-abogado no. Sakit sa ulo magmemorize ng multiplication table noong elementary ako, penal code pa kaya." I explain and pouted. I heard her light chuckles. Dati sabi ni Dad may PolSci ako. Ewan kay Dad paladesisyon masyado.

" You're a future lawyer pala sana." She mumble and glance at me for seconds.

" Why? Gusto mo ng lawyer?" I ask.

" Who don't want to have a lawyer partner. " She said. She just indirectly answered na gusto niya nga na lawyer ang makakatuluyan niya. I felt a sting in my heart.

" Iyong Garrett na manliligaw mo, lawyer na 'yon?" I don't fvcking understand why I am asking this to her.

She turn her gaze at me pero seryoso lang ako. Sinong hindi maiinis diba? Hmp! " He's not courting me." She said.

Ah so hindi niya pa natanong si Prof Daivynn kung pwede niya ba itong ligawan? Nice. Sana maging pagong nalang siya forever. Napangiti naman ako.

" But he's a future lawyer." My smiles instantly fade at napasimangot. " He's now reviewing for his bar exam."

I know I'm so heartless to think this way pero sana hindi siya makapasa. Napasimangot ako. Future lawyer pala ha.

Pabagsak na nilagay ko ang bote ng beer sa mini table namin kaya napalingon siya saakin at tinaasan ako ng kilay. " What's your problem?" She ask.