SCARLETTE
It's been 3 days now since that unexpected night I shared with Kirsten. Papunta akong classroom ngayon. Medyo maaga pa kaya wala pa masyadong students.
Ugh. I hate Mondays.
I thought magiging awkward kami pagdating ng morning pero parang mas naging sweet si Kirsten sakin.
Nagtetext and tawagan na rin kami sa isa't isa. You know the usual goodmorning and goodnight.
Pero dahil hindi naman pala-text ang isa, ang titipid ng mga words niya. Pero solid naman kung bumanat. HAHAHAH.
Habang naglalakad ako papuntang room ay di ko mapigilan na mapangiti sa nangyari last friday night.
"I like you."
"H-huh?"
"I like you Scarlette Lim."
"Eh si E-etha-?"
"Can you please not mention his name right now? This is our moment. And for the record, I never liked him nor will I."
"O-okay.."
Does that mean, lahat ng pagseselos niya ay kay Ethan pala iyon at hindi naka-direkta sa akin?
"Do you...perhaps.. feel the same way? I'm not even talking about platonic feelings, which is what you keep on offering. I don't want that. I'm talking about romantic feelings."
Tumango-tango ako. I get it now.
Wow. She actually likes me?
"I thought I just wanted to be friends with you... Pero I realized, friends don't get jealous over random guys their friends' eat with at a restaurant-", napatigil ako nang ma-realize kong binubuking ko sarili ko.
Ang babaeng nasa harapan ko ay mukhang nasiyahan sa narinig niya. Nagpipigil ito ng ngiti eh. Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay.
"Was that why you avoided me this whole time? You were jealous?"
Well what's the point of denying? Siya naman rin ang unang nag-confess.
"Yes..."
"Really huh? What about you and Ethan? Ang sweet niyo nga sa restaurant eh. May violin pang nagse-serenade sa inyo. Tsk."
"Friends lang kami. Actually yun rin yung time na na-realize kong I just don't like you platonically. Gusto na pala kita."
"Good to hear that then."
Sabi niya sabay ngiti ng malaki. I felt her hand caress my cheek.
"Kirsten?"
"Hm?"
"Ano itong dito? Ba't walang entrance?"
"This is connected sa Josen Hotel. Only special guests and VIPS have access dito. Kaya only a chopper can take you here."
Wow. Ang galing ha. Kaya pala nawawala yung Han sa Josen. Andito pala.
Ang witty ha.
Nagkatitigan lang kami ni Kirsten. Naka-patong parin siya sakin and she's carressing my arms and it's stirring something up inside me.
"Scarlette?"
"Ha?"
"Can I kiss you again?"
"Uhm.. mhm-mh..", nahihiya kong tango. Ba't parang ang normal lang sa kanya para mag-tanong ng ganyan?
"What does mhm-mh mean?", she teased me.
