WAVES

7

I am currently having an early dinner with Rosie dito sa may Alabang.
I went to Laguna kasi to meet an old friend of mine who came home after years of living abroad. Rosie went home to Cavite yesterday naman and asked me na samahan siya dahil nagke crave daw siya ng steak.

"Bakit hindi sumama si Jisoo sa'yo pauwi?" I curiously asked her

"She had to accompany her mother sa business luncheon nila e. Her siblings are occupied so she had no choice." sagot nito

And right after we ate, we proceeded to our respective cars.
"Oh, you got takeout? Are you still hungry?"tanong saakin ng kasama ko.

"ah, no it's not for me" sagot ko naman habang pinipigilan ang pagngiti ko.

"Ah, ang landi ng ngiti mo! Para kanino yan?" pangungulit nito at lumapit pa saakin.

"Haynako, we should head home na. It's super traffic na oh" sagot ko at pumasok na sa kotse ko. "Take care! See you tomorrow, Rosie" sigaw ko sakanya bago nagdrive paalis.
Dahil kung hihintayin ko pa siya, baka magka idea niya pa kung saan ako papunta. It's not that I am trying to hide it but I just want to take things slowly.

I just knocked on a door and currently waiting for the unit owner to open it for me.
"You're here?" nagtatakang tanong ni Lisa na nasa harapan ko ngayon with her confused but happy face at parang nagpipigil pa ng ngiti.

"You don't want me here ba?" I teasingly asked her and she immediately reacted
"Oy, no ah. NO--" I stopped her hands kasi may hand gesture pa yung pag"no" niya
"I was just kidding" I told her "Aren't you gonna let me in?" I added and she immediately stepped aside to make way for me to enter her unit with a cute shy smile.

She assisted me to settle in and be comfortable inside.
"I was getting ready to come to you na since you said you are done having dinner with Roseanne e" she told me as she offered me an orange juice.

I said my thank you as I smiled at her "I know you have to study a lot pa... diba? So instead of you traveling pa, I came nalang."

"You should eat na, I got you some food para di ka na magcook or magbuy sa labas" I told her and she pouted trying to hide a smile. She snuggled closer and leaned her head on my shoulder murmuring a small "Thank you"

Cute. Really.
Dahil sa kakulitan niya, naamoy ko yung hair niya and ang bango, weakness ko pa naman ang mabango. HAHA
I held her head as I asked her "Ano nangyari sa'yo?"
And she sat up and told me "mm, nothing" with a cute smile, she won't tell so I won't push it na

"You have duty ba tomorrow?" I asked her while she is eating, a movie playing on her television na naging background noise nalang namin dahil nag-uusap lang din naman kami, she feeds me once in a while kahit paulit-ulit ko siyang sinabihan na I just ate. Ang pangit naman daw kasi na siya lang kumakain at ako hindi.

"Yes but 6pm pa so I have a lot of time pa naman" she answered in which I nodded to as she continued eating her food.

Napatingin naman ako sa phone ko na kanina pa nagvavibrate.
Habang sinasagot ko ang message ng kaibigan ko na nangungulit parin kung para kanino yung takeout ko kanina,

"Who is that?" tanong naman ng kasama ko with her tiny voice.
Napatingin ako sakanya at naka pout pa ito kaunti, haynako, ang cute.

"Hmm?" I asked as what she said did not really register to me, mahina boses niyang nagsalita e and it sounds like hindi din niya balak iparinig yon saakin plus I got distracted sa cuteness niya.

"nothing" she answered shortly
"come on, tell me na" I told her as I fixed my position giving my full attention to her
"nah, I just wonder who that was... you were smiling kasi" sagot nito na pahina ang boses
"Oh, I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to be rude, ang kulit lang kasi ni Rosie kanina pa nagmemessage asking kung para kanino yung food na tinakeout ko." I apologetically answered.

"Oh" she shortly answered again and I don't know if I was imagining things pero it looked like nawala yung sadness sa eyes niya.

"Do you have plans later? tomorrow?" She asked me

"Hmm" I playfully said as I look at her hopefully staring "none naman tonight pero tomorrow kasi nag-aya si Jisoo mag golf but me and Rosie wants to play tennis instead so might do that tomorrow afternoon pa. Why pala?" I asked her back

"Will you stay the night?" she asked quietly

We've been dating for a couple of weeks now just eating out or her coming over my house besides hanging out with our friends and ngayon lang siya nag ask.
"Why? you want me to?" I asked her and she shyly held my hand

"Well, yeah. But only if you want to? I really want to spend more time with you" she answered and I just looked at her

I am actually considering kasi there's nothing wrong naman siguro?
I mean, I want to spend more time with her too since I am gonna be busy nanaman for the next few weeks.

I cupped her face as I scrunched my nose and said "Okay"

"Okay?" She asked surprised na nagpaayos ng upo niya
"As in, you'll stay the night?" she added with her adorable big doe eye
"Yeah. Basta you'll have time to study pa" I told her and she did not hesitate to lunge at me and engulf me in her arms.

"Thank you, Jen. Thank you" she said as she kisses the top of my head