All I Want

Kabanata 4

Pagkababa ko pa lamang sa kotse ng aming sasakyan rito sa parking lot, agad ko naramdaman ang presensya ng kaarawan ng mga puso.

With the loud noise that I hear from our school's quadrangle that sounds so happy. For Valentines's day the University arranged a full day celebration, where each of blocks of courses shows their talent with their gimmicks.

Lahat ng blocks ay may pwesto o tent sa sa loob ng quadrangle kung saan sila mag seset-up ng mga paninda nila at kung papaano sila makakahatak ng customers.Ang block na may pinakamalaking kita ay inaawardan.

While I walk towards the crowd, I immediately spotted all of my friends, wearing different colors of shirts. We have this thing in school led by the SSG's where you will wear the color of the shirt that equals your relationship status.

Just like now I am wearing a white croptop that hugs my body, it means that I am happily contented in my life, dapat nga at blue ang suot ko dahil iyon ang nangangahulugan ng inlove but not in a relationship eh, pero dahil naman laging naka white si Casimir tuwing may ganitong event ay pinaparesan ko na lang siya.

Mas gugustuhin ko pang magkapeha kami ng suot kahit na syempre gusto ko rin syang mag suot ng damit na kulay blue.

Meanwhile, of course naka pula sina Eris at Leif, ipinangangalandakang in a relationship sila. Kasama rin nila ngayon na I feel like anytime soon hihiwalayan na nila kasi mag dadalawang linggo na ito sa kanila.

While Lilith is in her cute baby blue furry dress that screams she's inlove but not in a relationship, she looks so cute, opposite with Trixie that wears black that means "no, thanks."

"The school is so corny, mygosh, nagawa pa nila itong isabay kung kailan napakaraming gawain?!" Trixie rolled her eyes.

Naglalakad lakad na kami ngayon para bumili ng makakain.

"Wala lang nagmamahal sayo eh." Of course the asungot, Leif. At nagbangayan na nga sila ni Trixie.

"What do you want to eat? Nag breakfast ka ba?" Casimir asked me while the two in front of us is still bickering.

"Cereal lang, Oh, I want that corndog!" Turo ko sa kanya sa stall ng mga law students. Mahahalata mo talagang masama ang loob nila habang ginagawa nila ito, I even saw a thick book beside their equipments.

Casimir immediately ordered for us at habang hinhintay namin ang binili namin may lumapit na sa kaniyang isang gay student at may mga kasama pa ito.

"Casimir, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Okay, let's go! Naghihintay na ang iyong bride sa mrriage booth!"

Agad na parang pinagsakluban ako ng langit at lupa sa narinig, hindi naman na bago ito pero sa tuwing naiisip ko na baka pumayag siya ay nasasaktan ako.

"Ah, no thanks. I am not interested." Sagot niya na agad nagpakalma sa nararamdaman ko at nginitian niya ako ng nakita niya akong nakatitig sa kaniya.

"Wag na maarte, sus! Maganda naman ang bride mo! Besides magbabayad ka ng penalty kapag hindi ka sumipot!" Naiirita na ko sa bakla na to ah.

Casimir hurriedly took out his wallet from his pocket and said, "Magkano ba?"

Agad niyang binayaran ang bakla ng sinabi nitong fifty pesos.

"Bakit hindi ka pumayag? It's not like it's true naman." I asked him kahit na hindi ko naman rin talaga matatanggap kapag pumayag siya, thinking about it I can already feel a heartbreak will last in many centuries.

"I'm not really interested, besides that I am inlove with someone else, she's not yet mine but I respect my love for her." He said the last words with a low voice and he looks away like he's shy.

Hindi ko naman mapigilan ang ngiti ko, I can't help but assume that maybe I am the girl he was pertaining to, huh?

Even when we got our order and went back again with our friends, my smile didn't fade.

"Nasaan na ang girlfriend mo?" I asked Leif nang makita kong wala na ito sa tabi niya.

"Ayun, nilayasan siya. Pumayag ba namang makipag picture doon sa may photobooth kasama ibang babae habang nandiyan ang girlfriend niya, gago din eh." Trixie said.

"Friendly lang naman yung tao palibhasa kasi walang nagmamahal sayo kaya di ka niyaya ng mga tao sa photobooth."

"Whatever, cheater!"

"Aba, paano ako nag cheat e picture lang naman yun! Nakita mo bang hinalikan ko o ano?!"

"Bobo mo talaga, gosh." Trixie said annoyingly while she rolls her eyes.

"Why am I hearing wedding bells whenever they do argue?" Bulong ni Casimir sa akin.

Tumawa naman ako dahil kung nagbabardagulan kami ni Leif ay mas malala sila ni Trixie, Leif never really fails para mang-bwisit ng tao.

Then my friends dissapeared in front of me, gagala rin ata sila.

Bago pa ko makasagot kay Casimir ay may biglang naramdaman ako sa aking palapulsuhan and when I looked at it, it was a handcuff.

"Ma'am, your under arrest for stealing the heart of a gentleman, and by that you will be sentenced to a 20 minute prison sentence in the jail booth!" Tila boses pulis ng sinabi ito ng lalaking naglagay ng handcuffed sa left wrist ko.

"Ha? Sino? Ayoko." I told them.

"Piniling itago po ng nagpahuli sainyo ang pagalan niya."

"I'm sorry, pero I'm really not interested."

"Kung gusto niyo po mag bail out dun na tayo sa jail booth mag-usap."

"Kumakain pa kami eh."

"Saglit lang naman,Ilah! Masaya kaya!"

"No, you're not taking her anywhere." I heard Casimir and I felt his hand holding my right arm.

Agad naman akong kinilig sa kaniyang salita, I mean who wouldn't?

"Corny mo naman Casimir eh! Hindi naman sayo itong si Ilah, pakawalan mo naman"

Nakitaan ko naman kaagad ng inis sa mukha si Casimir. He looked more handsome as his eyebrow formed a wavy line in his forehead and those pit black eyes looks more hostile.

"She already declined, what part of that you can't understand?"

"Ikaw? Hindi ka naman kasali dito, bakit ka sumasabat?"

Shit! I can already feel this is a disaster in the making and I know for sure I need to act fast!

"I'm really sorry pero kumakain pa kasi kami maybe later na lang ako mag bail out if pwede?" I said to cool down the tension in between the two of them.

"No, we're going to pay now. Name your price." Casimir said while looking directly to the guy's eye.

That hostile look in his eyes made me fall ever more and I don't think there will be a lot of time so I can prevent myself to drown in this feelings.