Our Fallout: A Second Chance

Four

Chapter 4
Long Stares

"I made you some coffee? And want some blanket?" bungad ko kay Aaliyah. She pouted her lips trying to stop herself from smiling until she ended up showing her beautiful smile at me.

"Sobrang unfair na alam mo yung kiliti ko." may onting pagtatampong sabi niya.

Of course, I know her too well. She loves to drink coffee whenever she's outside at madali rin kasi siyang lamigin.

That was my cue to sit beside her when she took the blanket at my shoulder as she quickly spread it at my back. Umupo kasi ba naman sa harap ko at nakasandal ang katawan niya sa akin habang nakapalibot sa amin ang blanket.

"Hindi parin kita pinapatawad hanggang hindi mo sinasabi ang mga rason kung bakit ako nagtatampo sayo ngayon?" she playfully said as she took a sip of her coffee.

"Sorry kung sinubukan kong kausapin si Isla. I mean, she's not that dangerous to me-" "Okay, alis na ako." biro niya sa akin at kunwaring tatayo na sana pero hinawakan ko agad siya.

Napakapikon ng best friend ko!

"Aaliyah, listen to me first." inayos naman niya ang upo niya para makaharap siya sa akin. Ramdam kong gusto niya akong irapan pero pinipigilan niya ang sarili niyang gawin iyon.

Ang cute!

I quickly took away the blanket from my back and covered her legs. Naka short lang naman siya. Mahangin pa naman at hindi naman ako masyadong nilalamig.

"Fine, speak." pagmamalditang sabi niya na hindi ko maiwasang mapangiti ulit. "Isla is not as bad as you think. I know you're being overprotective at me from her ever since she slapped me but that was it. Okay? I can handle myself from her." I just hope she gets my point here.

I know Aaliyah can be very closed minded sometimes.

"So you still want to talk to her?" umiling ako. "About that, I get your point. It's not my mess to fix it up. Also, I don't like being just her replacement. Tanggap ko naman eh. Mas magaling siya sa akin." na ngayong hindi niya napigilan ang sariling umirap.

Napatawa naman ako.

Right. I'm sabotaging myself to my number 1 fan.

"You're better than her period." she said like a big period na hindi ko pwedeng tuluyan. "And that's your opinion about her. My opinion about her is still the same unless I saw her treating you right." ako naman ang napatango ngayon.

I understand her.

Nagkatinginan lang kaming dalawa ng ilapit niya sa akin ang baso niya. "It's good. You should try it. Gustong gusto ko talaga ang timpla mo." nang aasar ba to? Alam niyang hindi ako nagkakape ng gabi kasi mahihirapan akong makatulog eh.

"Come on, babe! It's just a sip. And don't worry I'll accompany you the entire night until you fall asleep." see? She knows me that well too.

Painom na sana ako ng bigla siyang gumalaw kaya natapon onti yung kape sa akin. Really? She did that on purpose! May galit parin to sa akin dahil hindi siya sang ayon sa mga pinagsasabi ko tungkol kay Isla.

"Sorry. Hindi ko sinasadya." natatawang sabi niya at bwisit akong nakatingin sakanya.

"Mangangamoy kape na ako. Papalitan ko na naman ang shirt ko." reklamo ko sakanya. I was about to wipe my chin and side lips when I felt her thumb on my lips.

Naunahan niya ako.

Napatingin ako agad sakanya. "I wasn't trying to be clumsy. I swear! Hindi ko sinasadya yon!" sabi niya habang diretso lang akong nakatingin sakanya.