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Chapter 30
With a whirling eyesight, I rummaged through my small purse for the keycard of my flat. I wasn't so sober to press the numbers for the passcode of the door. Kahit naman lasing na lasing ako, ayoko malaman ng lalaking kasama ko ay passcode kung saan ako nakatira.
"Let me find it for you," the guy politely offered.
I pushed him away. "You are only allowed until here," I said as I drew an imaginary line between us. "I won't let you enter my place!"
"I am harmless."
"Even so, you haven't told me your name yet. Bakit kita pagkakatiwalaan?"
"Will it matter?"
"Yes," I said with bravery. I knew that I kept on blabbering. Wala na akong ibang ideya kung saan ko pa ba nahuhugot ang lakas ko para dumaldal sa taong 'di ko naman kilala. In a way, I felt comfortable talking with him.
He felt familiar to me.
Tumawa siya at inagaw na sa'kin ang keycard para buksan ang pinto. "H'wag na, baka mas lalo mo 'kong itulak palayo."
I quickly entered my flat and tried to close it as fast as I could. Halos nawalan ako ng balanse nang inabot ko ang aking paa para tanggalin ang suot na heels dahil masakit nang lumakad. I screamed because of the fear of slipping my body on the floor but the guy was so quick to catch me. I heard him curse under his breath.
"Oh my gosh!"
Ang sabi ko, hanggang pinto lang siya, a?!
The mischievous guy who just entered my flat without my permission, suddenly carried me like a sack of rice! Sinara niya ang pinto kaya kumabog nang malakas ang dibdib ko sa kaba.
"I am going to call the police! Put me down!" I shouted. "Help! Help! Someone's holding me captive!"
"What the hell, Rinoa?" he aggressively snapped as he continued walking. Pinalo-palo ko ang likod niya pero wala siyang pakialam. "Kung kidnapper ako, kanina pa sana ako nanghihingi ng ransom sa pamilya mo."
"And now, you're threatening me! How did you know my name?! Are you my stalkier?!"
"What? Can you calm down?" He sounded so offended when he opened the bathroom then put me in place on the vanity countertop.
"How can I calm down when you entered here uninvited?!"
"Then invite me," may gana pa talaga siyang magbiro. "You seriously need to sweat all the alcohol out, and I fucking hope that this would be the last time that I am going to see you so drunk and uncontrollable. Hindi ka man lang inalalayan ng mga kaibigan mong lalaki sa dance floor.."
"How did you know that I was with my friends? Do you know them?"
"It doesn't matter."
"It does! Tell me! Fill me some details about yourself," pangungulit ko. 'Di ko talaga mapigilan ang pagdaldal.
"Kilala mo 'ko," aniya sabay lumuhod nang kaunti para tanggalin nang tuluyan ang suot kong high heels. Kinuha naman niya ang hair clamp ko. He twirled my hair up and clipped it with the cute hair clamp I have.
My eyes became so round. I touched his face. Mukhang nabigla siya sa bigla kong pagtapik sa mukha niya. "Really? How do I know you?"
"It was a long story."
I snorted. My fingers stayed wandering on every corner of his face. "Then make it short. I don't have much time to listen to it and I have a very short attention span, as you can see."
