Favorite Mistake (Unraveled Hearts Series #1)

Chapter Nine

"Hindi ba uso sa'yo 'yong lunch with McDo? Alam mo kahit sa karenderiya mo pa ako dalhin kakain pa rin ako. Bakit sa expensive restaurant pa tayo pumunta eh maglulunch lang naman tayo?"

"You already said that for the 10th time Madie." he chuckled. "Chill..."

"Did you just call me by my name?"

"Yeah?"

"Aware ka bang mas matanda ako sa'yo?"

"Uhm yeah?"

"So dapat tawagin mo'kong ate—"

"There is no way in hell I would call you that." kumain nalang siya.

"Saying something Mr. Las Heras?" I asked in a teacher mode.

I saw him stifled a smile. "Nothing ma'am."

"So tell me Mr. Las Heras—"

"I'm sorry to interrupt you ma'am but... you can call me Kael. Calling me by my last name sounds so formal."

"I'm being formal here..."

"Whatever ma'am,"

"Seryoso ako."

"Yeah okay, okay! Continue..."

"Wala ka sigurong magawa sa buhay 'no? I mean... hindi naman ako highschool na magpapaligoy-ligoy pa since obvious naman... you're hitting on me."

Nakita ko siyang ngumiti pero parang hindi sa'kin nakatuon ang atensyon niya.

"Nasabi ko na ba sa'yong gusto kita?" he looked at me.

Nag init ang mukha ko.

"Alam mo may sasabihin ako sa'yo na dapat mong malaman."

"Go ahead."

"Signs na infatuated ka lang... Una, you always think of that one person because you had a contact with him or her once. Now, when we say once, there's a possibility that you only want it to happen again because you just experience it once, and that will make you feel excite to do it again reason why it led you to be infatuated." nakangiti kong sabi sa kaniya.

Samantala, blanko lang ang mukha niya.

"I am not infatuated. I really like you."

"Pangalawang sign na infatuated ka lang... ito ay kapag sa ibang rason ang dahilan kung bakit gusto mo ulit siyang makita. I mean... they said when you like someone, you will feel the sparks. But if you're just infatuated... you won't feel anything but lust and lust only."

Nakita kong humigpit ang panga niya.

What now Kael? Gusto pa rin ba ang nararamdaman mo sa'kin? Sinasabi ko naman kasi sa inyo. May mga bata talagang wala pang maintindihan sa pagkakagusto at sa infatuated lang. Kaya minsan maraming naloloko... na akala mo mahal mo na siya... 'yon pala hindi.

"Here's the third sign that you're just infatuated —"

"Stop."

Ngumiti ako sa kaniya at sumubo muna ng pagkain. "Okay... Bakit? Narealize mo na ba nung nasa second sign palang tayo?"

Humugot muna siya ng hangin. "Why are you saying this to me?"

"Because you are just infatuated... but then it seems like you're not aware so I had to tell you."

"Gusto kita. Gustong-gusto kita."

"So let's proceed to the third sign..." ngiti ko.

Binitawan niya ang hawak niyang kutsara at saka sumandal sa upuan niya. His smile reflected of how frustrated he is now.