Worship Me With Your Lips

Chapter Twelve: Two Of Us

Chapter Twelve: Two Of Us

I don't know what came over me. Bigla na lang akong may naalala, nabwisit ako at nabasa ko yung shirt ni Zaiden. Ewan ko ba kung bakit gano'n. Tingin ako nang tingin kay Zaiden habang kumakain kaming dalawa. Of course I felt bad and stupid but I... fuck, I just don't want to think about it anymore.

"Karine."

"Hm?"

He caught me off guard when he wiped the ketchup at the corner of my lips. Huminga ako nang malalim para kalmado ako hindi masyadong praning, baka magulat nanaman siya sa'kin.

"Okay ka lang ba?" Ngiti niya.

Pa'no ka nakakangiti sa'kin nang ganyan pagkatapos ng mga nagawa sa'yo? I made you wait, and then... that shit earlier. May problema yata ang utak ko today, bakit bigla bigla bumabalik yun samantalang 'di ko naman intensyon na isipin yon.

"I am okay. Just... stop asking me these things, tapos ka na bang kumain? I want to change your shirt."

"What? Mukhang tuyo naman na." Talo niya tsaka tsek sa shirt niyang mahigpit, kaya pala baba tingin din yung empleyado kanina kasi sa katawan niya.

"Basta, bilisan mo."

College was my turning point. I was always loud and aggressive, I was like a mini Aida Diamante which I found to be offensive. Things happened in college and I just realized I need to keep my shit together, I can't be just better, I have to be the best.

I sighed, rolled my eyes, and turned to look at Zaiden behind me.

"Bakit ang bagal mo bigla?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

"Ang bilis mo kasi!" Asar niya sabay kamot sa batok niya.

Inirapan ko ulet siya at hinawakan ang kamay niya para mabilis kaming dalawa, ang bilis niyang magpaktbo ng kotse at motorsiklo pero ang bagal maglakad. Tsaka 'di ba tumatakbo siya sa treadmill? Wala siyang excuse!

"K-Kari—"

"Shut up and just follow me."

Wala ako sa mood na pumunta sa mga mamahalin na brand, tsaka kakabili ko lang doon nung nakaraan, I don't want to overspend my money, I need to start saving again instead of just throwing it away just because I want to.

Hinila ko siya papasok sa store ng kilalang clothing brand ni Barbara Cardoza, the known wife of the Mr. Cardoza, the former head of their family. Barbara Cardoza was a model before she met and fell in love with Mr. Cardoza, she's not a model anymore but she does control almost half of the fashion industry here in the Philippines.

Naalala ko nung sinimulan niya ang brand niya, sold out lahat when it first launched, it's still one of the richest and highly influential brands there is at the moment. Of course may mga competitor ang brand niya, and I believe Elijah's brand will prove to be a good one against her.

"Here."

Hinila ko siya palapit sa'kin at tsinek kung babagay ba yung color scheme nung shirt sa kanya.

I think he looks really good in suits, the right type of pants will elongate him and his legs even more. Puro kasi siya masikip na shirt at sweatpants tas salamin at sneakers, kumbaga pang workout na at pag bibisitahin niya pa yung mga negosyo niya.

Iba lang talaga siya kapag naka-suit siya, very formal and... sexy, charming... alam niya na yon.

"Suits? Now?"