Stumble and Fall (AlyDen)

Chapter 11

From a near view Alyssa's watching Dennise talking to a tall chinito guy.

"Nagpapacute pa ata tong mokong na 'to kay Dennise. Aba't! Kaya pala ang tagal ni Dennise dahil sa singkit na 'to." Alyssa thought. She's scrutinizing the guy whom Dennise is talking to.

Dennise is still caught off guard at the moment. She's a little bit gape.

"Hi. (nahihiyang sabi ng lalaki) I'm sorry for what happened, pati narin sa mga sinabi ko kanina. Let's start over. I'm Peter. Peter Den Mar Torres." Peter introduced himself to Dennise. Inilahad nito ang palad niya para sa shakehands. Tinanggap naman ito ni Dennise.

"I'm Dennise. Den nalang for short. Dennise Michelle Lazaro. Uh. It's okay. I'm sorry too, ako may kasalanan kung bakit nasira yung screen ng phone mo. Next time tumingin ka sa dinadaanan mo para hindi na maulit." Mahinhin na pagkakasabi ni Dennise. She was shy seeing the boy staring at her.

"Pabebe pa 'tong si Dennise. tsk. Wala na bang tatagal sa pag uusap nila?" Inis na sabi ni Alyssa habang nakikinig sa pag uusap ng dalawa.

There was a pure silence between Dennise and Peter. All they do was staring at each other and exchanging sweet smiles. When Alyssa interrupt their contact.

"Ehem. Hindi pa ba kayo tapos? We don't have all day Dennise." Alyssa said sarcastically, trying to catch Dennise's attention.

Kanina pa kase nakatayo si Alyssa malapit sa likoran ni Dennise. Ni hindi manlang siya pinansin ng kinakalabit niya ito. Napakunot tuloy ang noo niya.

"Um. Dennise, I think nag aantay na yung kaibigan mo." Peter said to Dennise. She knows that is it's Alyssa.

"Wait lang Alyssa. (She look at Alyssa's direction and mouthed her the words. Wala naman nagawa si Alyssa but to wait) Uh. Peter. (Dennise blushed when she saw Peter smiled at her) It's nice meeting you. I love to chitchat with you more but my friend and I have to go. I really want to see you sometime. Maybe, see you when I see you?" Dennise said.

"Yeah. It's my pleasure to meet you Den. What a coincidence huh? Parehas pa tayong may Den. haha So, I guess see you when I see you too. Bye Dennise." Peter held Dennise hands and kissed it.

Alyssa's gazing at the two. She felt like some part of her just ripe off. "Yeah. It's nice meeting you too Den. What a coincidence huh? Parehas pa tayong may Den. haha So, I guess see you when I see you too. Bye Dennise. What a jerk." Alyssa's said micmicking Peter's voice. Naiinis siya sa hindi malamang dahilan.

Nang naglalakad ng palayo si Dennise kay Peter, hindi niya maitatangging kinikilig siya. Her face was so red like a tomato. Lumingon ulit si Dennise to have a last glimpse on Peter at luckily he's still there standing staring at her. Her heart just skip its beat and starts to jump. She felt like there's a thousand butterflies in her stomach when the pretty boy named Peter flashed a sweet smile at her and wave his hand.

"Oh my gosh. Is this love? Is this love that I'm feeling?" Dennise thought as she held her chest to feel her heart beat.

"Hoy. Ano yang pahawak hawak mo dyan? at Sino yun? Akala mo kung sino siyang pogi hindi naman." Alyssa said as she crossed her arms in her chest. Walang kamalay malay si Alyssa na nakatingin pala sakanya si Dennise.

"Hater ba 'to? Hindi ba niya nakikita? Yung prince charming ko kausap ko kanina. Ano problema niya dun? Kung siya nga ang daming kumakausap na babae at lalake sakanya kanina." Naiinis na sabi ni Dennise sa sarili niya pero nakangiti parin ito.

"Oy ano? Ngingiti ngiti kana lang ba dyan? Hindi mo ba talaga ako kakausapin? Sagutin mo tanong ko." Tanong ulit ni Alyssa pero hindi parin nasagot si Dennise at todo ngiti parin ito.

"Ewan ko sayo. Kung ayaw mo akong kausapin, sumama kana dun sa lalaking yun. Sumunod ka na lang sakanya." Alyssa said then she left Dennise behind.

"Oy Alyssa! Teka lang." Habol ni Dennise kay Alyssa na naglalakad na palayo.

"Oh Dude. Anong mukha yan? May nakaaway ka ba? Asan na yung sinundo mo sa cr?" Kim ask worriedly.

"Dude, baka naman flinush mo na. haha Joke! Yang mukha mo kase nalugi tol. Ninakawan ka ba ng kasama mo? Sinaktan ka ba? Ano dude, resbakan na ba natin?" Ara said while clenching her fist.

"Hindi dude. I'm just pissed. Don't worry, wala akong kaaway. Susunod nalang daw siya." Nakahinga naman ng maganda sila Kim at Ara knowing na walang kaaway ang kaibigan nila.

"Buti naman kung ganon. Parang ang tagal naman ng kasama mo. tsk. You know--holy shit! Ara, Aly. 12 o'clock." Kim said as she saw a sexy, white asian girl with a dark silky hair walking towards them.

Napalingon naman si Aly at Ara. The two didn't know that the girl they're staring at is Dennise. Nakasuot ito ng above the knee fitted black dress and a black pointed heels at naka Rayban glasses.

"Dude! Dude! Alert alert. Papalapit siya dito. Napogihan siguro yan sakin." The confident Ara said as she fix herself.

"Napaka hangin mo talaga Ara. Ako yun Dude! Ako ang nakita niya. Mas pogi kaya ako sainyong dalawa. Kaya ako ang lalapitan niya." Kim said and gestured a pose na mas pogi daw siya kay Ara at Aly.

"Tumahimik na nga kayo." Alyssa said as she tries not to laugh at her friends. Kung kanina ay naiinis kay Dennise, ngayon ay hindi na.

Napatahimik nga ang tatlo ng nakalapit na si Dennise sakanila. Nang makatayo na sa harapan nila si Dennise ay pareparehas silang walang imik.

"Alyssa sorry na. Hindi pa ba tayo aalis?" bulong ni Dennise kay Alyssa. Kim and Ara's jaw dropped.

"Close kayo? I mean. Siya yung kasama mo na sinasabi mo?!" Kim hysterically said.

"Yeah. I'm sorry for being rude. Mga dude, this is Dennise Michelle Lazaro. My personal assistant. Dennise, this is Kim and Ara, my best friends. Kulang pa ng isa, si Rex." Alyssa said.

"What? Personal Assistant? Kailan pa ako nag apply sakanya ng ganong trabaho? I'm a soon to be doctor tapos PA lang ako? Huh. No way!" Nakikipag away si Dennise sa isipan niya but she can't do anything about it.

"I'm not her PA guys. I'm her associate partner. Pleasure to meet you guys. Uh. Tara na, nagugutom na ako." Dennise said to Kim, Ara and Alyssa. Aangal pa sana si Alyssa ng pinanlakihan siya ng mata ni Dennise.

Dennise gave Alyssa a Just-go-with-it-and-shut-your-mouth look and Alyssa zip her mouth. A smile formed on her lips.