In His Kiss

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Laure Ri Daza's Point of View

I'm not drunk. Hindi naman ako uminom ng alak ngayong araw. Hungry? Yes. I haven't eaten anything this evening. But why those words slip out into my tongue as if I was high in alcohol?

Pinagmasdan ko nang mabuti ang mukha niya. Ngayon ay nakaawang na ang kanyang labi dahil sa gulat. Hindi na ako magtataka kung iisipin niyang baliw na ako. Siguro nga ay nababaliw na ako. My boyfriend for a long time wants to have an open relationship. Kanina naman ay pinakilala pa niya sa akin ang babae na pumayag din sa ganitong sitwasyon.

I blame Mirage for this. If her words don't linger in my mind then I will not think about of hooking up with the man in front of me.

Let someone in my life?

Give Creed the taste of his own medicine?

Mirage's advice has been imprinted on my mind. Hindi ko akalain na napakalaki ng impact ng sinabi ni Mirage sa akin.

Ha! If this what Creed wants, then I'm going to give it to him.

But I have my concerns. I think I already forgot how to talk with my opposite sex. Is this the right way to ask someone to hook up? He will think that I'm crazy.

"Oh," he let out a surprised sound. Which I think is cute. When he narrowed his eyes on me, he looked sudden confused. He has the same expression on his face the last time I met him on the restaurant.

Nailagay ko na lang ang aking kamay at tinabunan ang aking mukha. This guy... if I heard him right his name is Hiro. He saw me crying my lungs out in the side way. For sure, I looked like a pathetic mess right now. Pinunasan ko ang luha na pumapatak sa aking mata. I couldn't keep my cool that's why I let myself cry.

"You must know my state right now. I saw you looking at our table." Kanina ay nakikita ko siyang pasulyap-sulyap sa aming table kanina. Pinipigilan ko lang ang sarili kong hindi tumingin sa kanya. It's because I want to tell Creed that I don't want to have an open relationship but he didn't give me a chance to speak. What a shame.

"Hindi ko na kasalanan kung malakas kayo magusap." He flatly said. That means he already had an idea.

"Hindi ko rin kasalanan kung bakit malapit ang table nating dalawa." Sabi ko at nagpakawala ng buntong hininga. Surrendering, I finally face him.

"Well yeah, I'm in an open relationship right now. So basically, I can date another man aside from my so-called boyfriend." I bit the inside of my cheeks. I couldn't take the embarrassment anymore. Did I really asked him to hook up with me? Unti-unti nang pumapasok sa isip ko ang ginawa ko. It's a spur of the moment thing. Too bad that he was the one who heard my desperation.

"Here I am thinking that you cried over a broken glass." He put the handkerchief on my lap and stood up. Nilagay naman niya ang kamay niya sa kanyang bulsa. Agad itong umiwas ng tingin sa akin. Tumayo na rin ako mula sa pagkaupo at humarap sa kanya. When he's about to turn his back away, I called him. Mabuti na lang at tumigil ito sa paglalakad.

"Thank you for the handkerchief. At tsaka pala, kalimutan mo na lang din ang sinabi ko kanina. I think I'm out of my mind for asking you about hooking up. It's not my thing." Pagpapaliwanag ko pa sa kanya. I'm aware that I don't need to explain myself to him. But there's a part of me that I don't want him to get a wrong idea. He cocked his head, so he can see me.

"Then what's your thing? Slapping a random stranger in a restaurant?" I heard him heaved a sigh. Like he was annoyed with me. I understand why he's annoyed. He got a good reason to be annoyed. It's my fault. Because of my stupidity and impulsiveness. Not a good combination.