L̴o̴v̴i̴n̴g̴ M̴s̴. F̴e̴t̴h̴e̴r̴s̴t̴o̴n̴

Chapter 36

Still Aviona's POV

"Miss Villarreal," I called her while slightly tapping her shoulder.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at me.

"Let's eat." She yawned and stood up, pumunta na kami sa dining room.

We both eat our dinner mostly in silence. Pagkatapos naming kumain nagpresenta ito na sya na daw maghuhugas ng pinagkainan namin, but I said no pero makulit ito kaya hinayaan ko nalang. Me, on the other hand, I grabbed my half bottle of wine. I mostly drink this paunti-unti, just 2-3 shots only.

Kumuha muna ako ng 2 baso at dumiretso na sa living room. Maya-maya ay sumunod narin si Kali.

"Mind joining me?" She smiled at me and she took another glass and sat next to me.

We stayed in silence for a second before she decided to speak first.

"Is it ok if I ask you?" She said and took a sip of her wine.

"Sure."

"How long have you been with your boyfriend or should I say your fiancé?" She curiously asks while glancing at the ring on my finger.

"Oh... Uhm... We have been together for almost 3 years, I think." I said, unsure because I'm not really sure. Pano pa minsan-minsan lang naman kami nagkakasama ng gagong yun, cause he's always out of the country for fucking business.

"So, bakit hindi pa po kayo nagpapakasal?"

I leaned my head on the arm of my couch and just stared at the ceiling. I dunno why she suddenly became interested in my love life.

"I'm waiting for someone to comeback, actually." I said, refusing to meet her questionable gaze.

I then heard her asking me who this person was in a low voice. I was hesitant at first but I ended up telling her anyway.

"So, I met this girl when I was 16 and she's 10, if I'm not mistaken. We became close to each other for almost a month." I paused, remembering that painful memory. I let out a sigh before continuing my story.

"Not until she came up to me one day, crying and saying goodbye, cause she and her family needed to leave the country." Hindi ko na natuloy yung kwento ko nang mapansin kong tumayo ito.

"I'm sorry Professor I don't want to be rude, gusto ko pong mapakinggan yung kwento nyo pero dapat po siguro magpahinga na tayo anong oras narin po kasi. Sorry for interrupting you." Agad na hingi nito ng paumanhin with a hint of uncomfortable in her voice, while glancing at her wristwatch. Tumayo nalang din ako.

"Hey! Did I say something wrong?" Concern na tanong ko rito pero umiling lang ito at sinabing sumama daw bigla yung pakiramdam nya. Tumango nalang ako at tumungo na kami sa aming kwarto - I mean sa kanya-kanyang naming mga kwarto.

"Good night Professor." I heard her say habang papasok na ako sa aking kwarto. I stopped for a while and tilted my head only to meet her gaze.

"Good night, Miss Villarreal." I replied to her as we both entered our rooms.

I told her to stay for the night since it was super late for her to go home. At mukhang nagpaalam narin naman sya sa parents nya.

Kyler, that is her name. I missed her so much. I anxiously stared at my ceiling, thinking about the girl I fell inlove with. Sa katunayan may pagkakahawig sila ni... Ni Kali.

How her dimples appear everytime she smiles and the way she scratch her neck when she's nervous - NO! Guni-guni mo lang yun. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako and close my eyes. Hindi nagtagal nakatulog narin ako.

I immediately got up from my bed when I heard someone's screaming. I checked the time on my bedside table, when I saw what time it was. I groaned in frustration, rolling my eyes. It's fucking 2am🙄 babalik na sana ako sa pagkakahiga nang marinig ko ulit yung sigaw, napahilamos nalang ako ng mukha... Not until I realized Kali was here. Dali-dali akong lumabas nang aking kwarto and made my way to the guest room.

"Kali!... Don't leave us." It's kinda weird why is she screaming her name. Naguguluhan man ay agad akong lumapit sa kanya, dahan-dahan ko syang tinapik para magising.

"Kali... Kali... Kali." Sa pangatlong tawag ko rito ay nagising na sya. Nagulat ako nang bigla akong yakapin nito and she cried on my chest. I hugged her back.

"Shh... It's OK Kali, It's just a dream." I said, gently caressing her back to calm her down.

Napansin kong mainit ito shitt tatayo na sana ako para sana kumuha ng bimpo tsaka maliit na palanggana pero mas lalo lang nitong hinigpitan yung pagkakayakap sa'kin.

"Nilalagnat ka Kali... may kukunin lang ako saglit, OK?" I said pero umiling-iling lang ito.

"C-Can you... P-Please stay here, Professor?" Nanginginig ang boses na pakiusap nito. Sounds familiar.

"Please don't leave me... I-I'm scared."

I laid her down, and so did I. "No I'm not gonna leave you." I said, kissing the top of her head.

Maya-maya ay nakatulog na ulit ito, kaya dahan-dahan kong tinanggal ang kamay nito na naka yakap sa bewang ko. I quickly went downstairs para kunin yung mga kailangan ko at bumalik din agad sa guest room, tsaka marahang nilapat yung bimpo sa noo nya.

I then gently stroked her hair. "Why are you doing this to me?" I mumbled to myself and lay down beside her.

She moved a little and I let her bury her head as I felt her warm breath tickling against my neck. I sighed before I drifted into sleep.

Not too long after I went to sleep, I heard my phone ringing. I gently rubbed my eyes and opened them. "Hello." I said sleepily.

"Hello babe sorry to disturb you... But I just want to inform you that I'm gonna stay at the hotel for 3 days, but I'll be back on my birthday."

Kahit wag kanang bumalik punyeta ka! Pwede mo naman akong tawagan bukas. I shook my head of that thought and answered him.

"It's ok... Just take care, can't wait for your birthday." I said Tryna, sounding excited which he bought it.

I heard him chuckling. "OK, I gotta go, bye babe... I love you." He didn't even let me finish when I heard a long beep indicating that he had ended the call already.

I shook my head and went back to bed, where Kali was peacefully sleeping. I couldn't help but to stared at her beautiful face.

Suddenly, a small smile crept onto my face but quickly faltered with the thought of what I really felt towards her. Should I let myself fall inlove with this girl? I mean I can't deny the fact that she makes me happy more than I thought. Out of a sudden, I hear two voices, echoing in my ears, which I assume is our shoulder Angel/Devil. Debating and dectating on what I should do.

~Kung mahal mo na sya, edi ipagtapat mo sa kanya. Life is too short to hide your feelings. Don't be afraid to say what you feel.~

~No, you can't love her... You were in love with Adie. It's not right that you let yourself fall inlove with others when you know that you already have a boyfriend.~

I'm tired of thinking, isiniwalang bahala ko nalang yung mga boses na naririnig ko o baka guni-guni ko lang yun. Bahagya akong napahikab habang patuloy na pinagmamasdan ang natutulog na si Kali Creepo and decided to close my eyes and went back to sleep.