Hindi natuloy yung pamamasyal namin ni Leo kahapon dahil sa nangyari. Hindi na rin kayang ituloy kinabukasan dahil may training pala siya sa kumpanya at dalawang araw na siyang hindi pumapasok para kitain ako. Napakakulit.
No choice na siya ngayon dahil si Dad na mismo yung tumawag at pinagalitan siya.
Well, at least I'd be able to get some rest from him for a while.
However...
Even though I'm able to get some rest from Leo ay may bago namang dumating.
Paglabas ko ulit ngayong araw ng gymnasium after ng training sa taekwondo'y may isa nanamang bagong dating ang sumalubong sa akin pero ngayon ay hindi ko mawari ang mararamdaman. A mix of shock, nervousness though one thing I might be sure of is nangunguna ang kasiyahan.
From the distance, Ivan smiled at me. I tried my best to act calm and normal, which seems to be going well. Compared to yesterday, I'm pretty sure I look decent today.
I tried of thinking of other reasons why he could be here dahil pinipigilan ko ang sariling maging delusyonal. It's not just the kind of person I am.
Ang isa sa mga naging rason ko sa sarili'y baka'y may iba siyang kakilala na kaklase ko sa taekwondo rito para kitain.
I thought of reasons myself instead of asking him. Nahihiya akong lapitan siya, pero gusto ko pa rin. Although, he did save me the trouble nung siya na yung unang lumapit.
I smiled at him. If Leo were to see me right now, paniguradong magtatantrum na naman ulit 'yon dahil sa iba ng paraan nang pagbati ko kay Ivan kesa sa kaniya, pft.
"Catherine, hi," simpleng bati niya na sobrang ikinasaya ko naman sa loob-looban ko dahil hindi ko inaasahang maririnig ko ulit ang boses niyang sabihin yung pangalan ko nang ganito kaaga.
"Hello," I said, holding the strap of my backpack over my shoulders, "What brings you here?"
What he said next was something I only imagined, didn't expect, but still manifested into a reality.
"I came here to see you," sagot niya dahilan para umangat ang aking mga kilay dahil sa gulat pero mukhang na-misunderstand niya yung reaksyon ko because he defensively raised his hands.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to creep you out--"
"N-no," pamumutol ko sa sasabihin niya, "I-It's..."
Napakagat ako ng labi, slightly looking away because I could feel my cheeks heating up, "It's fine," I slightly whispered. I could NOT speak in a steady voice after hearing that, okay!?
Ilang sandali siyang hindi umimik kaya muli kong ibinalik ang tingin sa kaniya at nakitang bahagya ring namumula ang mga pisngi niya. Our eyes met and the silence in between us, instead of being awkward, made us laugh a little.
Should I really push this?
The signs are clear right in front of me now. Maybe I can really...
"I'm actually really glad to see you," lakas-loob kong sabi.
I didn't know what kind of reaction I was expecting from him pero ramdam ko ang pagluwag ng hininga ko nang mas lumawak ang ngiti niya't nakita ko ang pagkinang ng mga mata niya.
"I'm glad to hear that," he said, so soft I felt it caress my heart inside my chest, "I'm really happy to be here too."
"So..." I slightly leaned forward closer, to take a closer look at his eyes that I'd always prefer to look at than the skies because of how bright his blues are, "What made you want to see me? May kinalaman ba 'yan kahapon?"
Nung nakita niya kami roon sa apartment building.
"That's one of the reasons," he nodded, "O-other than that... I think..."
"You think...?"
"I just wanted to see you."
"Why?" I chuckled, "Did you miss me?" pagbibiro ko.
"I-I..." he stuttered, and I could just feel my cheeks getting hotter.
"Why did you miss me?"I probed, "Do you happen to like me?"
"W-what if I do?" he blushed, covering half of his face with the back of his hand as he looked away.
Namamangha ko siyang pinagmasdan. This man has no idea how willing I am to just risk it all right now.
Akala ko sabi-sabi lang noon yung 'Love makes you do stupid things,' but here I am right now, being a living proof of that.
Ah, this is really gonna hurt so bad in the end.
My smile reached my eyes, "I wasn't expecting to receive a confession today right outside the gym."
"Right, this isn't really the ideal place," he lowered his hand down and looked at me, "Papayagan mo ba akong bumawi?"
"How?"
"Would you like to go out on a date with me?"
"Hmm. When?"
"Does Saturday night sound good?"
"Yeah," I nodded, "Sure."
Who would've thought that that night, something will happen that'll wake me up and remind me of the kind of reality I am living right now.
The kind of reality that's already determined and set in stone.
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