Love and marriage are two things that Charles doesn't believe in. He's one of the best Formula 1 drivers known worldwide and among the women who are crazy about him, there is still one who doesn't know his existence. Not until she was somehow forced...
"Uhhh, thanks" I answered awkwardly. Anong welcome to spain?!?! Red, parang tanga naman eh!
"Can we... uh... go outside? Tía, tío... I need to talk with Charles." They nodded in response. Hinatak ko si Charles mula sa pagkakaupo niya sa sofa palabas ng bahay nila Carlos.
"Explain," he said curtly. Nakakatakot si Charles 'pag isang word lang ang sinasabi niya. This is my first time seeing him like this. Lagi siyang bubbly at talkative, hindi ako sanay sa ganito!
"Uh-" Hindi ako makapagsalita! Parang na mute ang buong systema ko dahil sa mga titig niya. Charles naman eh, mag-eexplain naman ako pero stop looking at me as if I killed someone!
"I'll start," sabi niya habang hindi pa din umaalis ang mga tingin niya sa akin. "You are supposed to be in the Philippines."
"I... I came here to visit my dad. He works as a.. a neurosurgeon here in Spain."
Hindi siya nag bigay ng kahit na anong response sa mga sinabi ko. So nag continue na lang ako kahit nanginginig pa din ako sa sobrang nerbyos.
"Then.. I planned to surprise you. I didn't lie about the wedding though, my friend's wedding date was supposed to be on the date of your race. And yes, I'm one of her bridesmaids. But... they moved the wedding next year. I have no idea why."
Patuloy lang ako sa pagsasalita habang siya ay nakatayo lang sa harapan ko. Parang matutunaw ako sa mga tingin niya.
"I planned to surprise you on your quali day. But here we are..." I felt his gaze soften kahit ang outside appearance niya ay galit pa din.
"I'm sorry Charles. I have no excuses."
"And about Carlos and his family?"
"My dad is friends with them, they've been neighbors for a long time now." Tinuro ko ang bahay na nasa tapat namin. "I only knew about this yesterday. Trust me, my father didn't tell me anything about this!"
"You have your own house, why are you here with Carlos?"
"Our dads are extremely friends." I exaggerated the word, extremely. "My dad tends to sleep over with them because he gets lonely in our house alone."
He finally nodded as I saw him dropping his shoulders. Yes! Hindi na siya galit!
"You speak spanish," He scoffed. Anong problema niya 'dun?
"Why? Do we have a problem regarding that?"
"Non, je suis juste jaloux que tu puisses parler la langue de Carlos" (*No, I'm just jealous you can speak Carlos' language.)
"Qui a dit que je ne savais pas parler français?" (*Who said I don't know yours?)
His jaw dropped, kulang na lang ay buhusan ko siya ng tubig na may yelo para pabalikin siya sa huwisyo.
"Even French?!" He looks very stunned. Hello, ako lang 'to!
"Just how many languages can you speak?"
Napaisip din ako, hindi ko din kasi alam. Kung ano ano lang ang mga pinipili ko na pag-aralan kapag bakasyon.
Ever since I started learning a new language for fun, parang na notice ko na it helped me sharpen my mind. Kailangan ko 'yun sa course ko na madaming mga information na dapat i memorize.
"Well... English, Filipino, Korean, Spanish, French, a bit of Japanese and Italian. Currently learning Mandarin but it's very difficult, I might give up on that one."
"You're beautiful." Sabi niya out of nowhere. Charles kinikilig ako ano ba! Languages topic natin, languages!!!!
"Sorry?"
"I said, you're beautiful. You're smart and beautiful. You never cease to amaze me."
I blushed, parang gago 'to! Charles hindi ako ready sa mga banat mo!!!
"You're not mad?"
"Why would I be? You're too beautiful."
Wala na, game over na.
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