Chapter II
I See Red
ANT
My mind was only filled with her sweet scent, her soft voice, and her smooth skin...
My hand caressed her silky hair and I felt its strands on my fingers...
I stopped kissing her luscious lips for a bit to look at her beautiful face. Her eyes that had naturally long lashes looked back at me gently. She smiled. And then her lips moved to say the words to me. "I love you, Ant..."
Napangiti naman ako. "I love you." And then I resumed kissing her lips...
"Where are you?" Kausap ko si Trina sa phone. She's my girlfriend. And I was also already planning to propose to her. Hinihintay ko lang din na maka-graduate na rin siya muna at magawa rin muna niya ang plano niya after she graduates.
May usapan kaming magkikita ngayon. At susunduin ko na nga siya sa university niya. I was older than her, kaya naman nauna na akong maka-graduate sa kaniya sa university namin. But she's also graduating this year. Nagkakilala lang kami at magkapitbahay din sa nilipatan namin ni Mama. Trina was also like my childhood sweetheart...
"May last subject pa ako, Ant,"
"Ayos lang. Hihintayin kita sa labas ng university." sabi ko sa kaniya sa tawag, at nakita kong nagsimula na rin palang umulan.
I parked my car outside the university. I was just inside may car as I waited for Trina. May payong din ako sa sasakyan at lalabasin ko na lang siya mamaya. Although I know that she also brings her umbrella with her all the time. Napangiti pa ako nang maalala na kung hindi dahil kay Trina ay wala rin akong sarili kong payong ngayon dito sa kotse ko...
"Wow! Bagong kotse. May kotse ka na, Ant." She beautifully smiled at me.
Ngumiti rin ako sa kaniya. "Ayos ba? May panghatid-sundo na ako sa'yo." I said.
Ngumiti pa lalo sa'kin si Trina.
After I had graduated last year I started working in a company and started receiving my salary as well.
"Kaya lang ay medyo makalat?"
"Oh. Sorry," Nginitian ko lang siya at pinulot na rin ang isang plastic bottle na wala nang laman sa may dashboard.
"Bibilhan kita ng tumbler. 'Wag kang bili nang bili ng bottled mineral water. Gaya nito basura lang ang plastic bottle nito sa sasakyan mo. Hmm, ano pa ba ang kulang at kailangan mo dito sa kotse mo... Ah! Payong. Bibilhan na rin kita ng payong kasi baka biglang umulan." She smiled at me kindly.
Kumalma naman ako habang nakatingin sa kaniya. Ang bait ni Trina. Tapos ang ganda pa niya. And she's always looked after me simula nang mga bata pa lang kami...
Napatingin pa ako sa harapan ko at may nakitang isang itim na sasakyan pero naabutan na lang ng tingin ko ang pagsara na ng pinto nito...
And I just had a weird feeling about it...
Gabi na and it's raining hard. Marami rin ang naka-parked na sasakyan sa harap ng university. Kaya naman sa likod na lang tuloy ako nakapag-park ng kotse ko dahil walang ibang naka-parking doon. But I told Trina na pupunta lang agad ako sa entrance/exit mamaya kapag lalabas na siya. Wala na rin kasing space kahit sa loob na parking lot ng university dahil sa mga kotse rin ng ilang students at mga professors din at staff ng university.
I called Trina. Pero hindi ko na matawagan ang phone niya. Nagmaneho ako papunta na sa gate ng university. Pero hindi ko nakita si Trina na lumabas doon. And I've been calling her phone but she doesn't answer.
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