“Ang layo nito, ah...”
“Iuuwi naman kita, don’t worry.”
I nodded. Hindi na puwedeng magpasok ng sasakyan dahil makipot na ang daan kaya nilakad namin ang papasok sa sinasabi niyang lugar.
Ang daan ay halos katulad ng mga napapanood sa fantasy movies, daan patungo sa ibang dimensiyon. I chuckled at my own thoughts. We finally reached the destination, he’s not lying when he told me I will like this.
My eyes glisten with joy. He brought me in a place where they are serving various kind of strawberry dishes. It was like a heaven for me, almost everyone knew how big my love for strawberry is.
“Thank you for today, Laude.” May malaking ngiti sa labing usal ko.
Hindi niya ako hinayaang gumastos kaya medyo nahiya pa akong kumuha ng bibilhin. I only picked a cake, macaroons, donuts, shake, and some fresh strawberries.
With a small smile in his face, he messed my hair a little. “Thank you, Luzon.” He even emphasize ‘you’.
Nang makarating kami sa bahay, nagpasalamat ulit ako sa kaniya. Two introverts being together isn’t a big disaster, tho. It’s fun because we both understand each other’s actions.
I get the donuts out of the paperbag and gave it to him. He looked at it before looking at me.
“Hmm?”
“Pa-thank you kahit ikaw naman ang nagbayad,” I chuckled.
He shook his head. “Donuts are your favorite, I won’t take that.”
“Take this instead?” I offered the fresh strawberries.
Kumawala na ang tawa niya.
“You’re too cute too handle,” he uttered. “Just a bite and I’m done.”
Nagulat ako sa biglang paglapit niya. His lips touched the strawberry on my hand and took a bite on it. Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko nang hindi niya inalis ang tingin sa akin habang ginagawa ‘yon.
Naiwan ang kalahati ng strawberry sa akin na may kagat na nang bumalik na siya sa driver’s seat at marahang nginuya ang nasa bibig. Fuck, Laude.
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(iii) chasing pavements
Ficção Adolescente✧*。Hiraya & Saturn Worth in the middle of chasing pavements.
