Cupid Screwed Up

Chapter 8

Msi Harisa Velleaga

"Hello?" Professor Silvestre answered the phone while we were in the middle of eating the food she ordered for the both of us. I continued eating since I'm kinda hungry na din from my fitting kanina. She put her chopsticks down and frowned, I got a little worried. "Bakit? Paano naman nya nalaman kung saan tayo nakatira?"

That caught my curiousity. "Who's that?" I asked without a voice. But as usual she ignored me.

"He tracked you down for sure, Kamira.. For god's sake." She paused for a sec. "Anong wag ako umuwi?" Mas lalong nangunot ang noo nya. "Kahit na just for tonight, Kamira wala akong matutuluyan—what—mahal ang hotel. Damn it, ayoko sa sogo gaga ka ba?"

Napa face palm nalang ako dahil I know what that is. That place is everyone's.. eh.. I don't know what you call it. Fantasy of what? Hard beds? Goodness!

She sigh and looked at me. "I'll find a way.." she took a sip from her water before speaking again. "Don't worry about me.. Take care of yourself. Wag mo na syang intindihin, mapapagod din yan kahahanap sakin. He'll leave you alone for sure within the next five hours—stop, damn it, Kamira masyado kang maingay. Ano ba?"

"Pinalalayas mo na ako eh, syempre sa kalye ako tutulog tarantada.." then she hung up her phone and continue eating.

I looked at her. Medyo hindi ako komportable na magtanong but then baka langawin kami sa katahimikan.

"What is it about? Between you and Miss Kamira?"

Agad syang nag angat ng tingin sakin at pinagtaasan ako ng kilay. "Why would I tell you?"

Napa isip naman ako at naghanap ng magandang sagot. "Baka matulungan po kita? I seems to be a quite of a distress for you eh, judging from your expressions kanina."

"So what?"

"Bakit ka sa kalye tutulog? Need somewhere to crash for tonight?" I smiled sweetly.

Maybe I can... Hehe.

Medyo lumamya ang kanyang muka at nagsimula na naman mag taray. "Alam ko yang nasa isip mo. Don't ayoko. Magho-hotel nalang ako.."

"Kasasabi mo lang na mahal mag hotel ah?" Natatawa kong sabi before took a slurp of my noodles. "A free room is better, right?"

"Ayoko sa bahay nyo—"

"In my own house, then.." I smiled. "No one will know, I swear."

Nanlaki lalo ang mata nya and gave me a crazy shocked look. "Nababaliw ka na ba? Kaya kong magpa-book ng hotel for the night. You can go home now and show up in my class on Monday." She stood up but i grabbed her arm to make her sit again. "Ano ba, Velleaga? I told you to go home already!"

I shook my head in disbelief. "You should consider my offer, Ma'am. I'm willing to help you without anything in exchange if that's what you are wanting to hear."

Mapang insulto naman syang ngumisi. "Mas gugustuhin ko pang sa kalye matulog kaysa matulog sa kama ng pamamahay mo—"

"That hurts.."

"Oh well, goodbye." She immediately stood up and grabbed her things to get out of the place.

A smirk formed in my lips and stared at her as she left. I looked at the place where she bought me—looked at the name—Jappi Noddles. 

Kalmado akong tumayo at umalis ng mall. Pumasok ako sa kotse at namahinga. I stared at the people who were passing by, it was already dark and tinatamad pa ako mag drive, so I waited a little more.