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My eyes widened as I stared and blinked at the screen, looking like a deer caught in the red lights. Bumungad kaagad sa akin ang ayos niya. Walang pang-itaas at nasa dalampasigan kahit pa man gabi na at madilim ang paligid.
He probably went surfing the moment he arrived home.
I bit the inside of my cheek and tried to keep my eyes on his face. Seryoso kaagad ang tingin niya sa akin, nakataas ang isang kilay at nakakunot ang noo.
“What did you just say through our chat?” he blurted out in disbelief and brushed back his wet hair.
I pursed my lips and tried so hard not to roll my eyes at his question.
“Basahin mo na lang ulit, Anghel.” I smiled cutely but my sarcasm was already seeping through the exaggerated curl of my lips.
“Ako, may girlfriend?” He shook his head before his expression softened.
Somehow, the moonlight framing his features made him look so tamed, a stark contrast of who he really is. Napaiwas ako ng tingin at hindi na napigilan ang pag-irap sa kanya. All tempting things really are wrapped like damn treats just so they could cause distraction.
I flopped down my bed, not caring that he’s still on screen with me.
“I don’t have a girlfriend, Laurent. Ni hindi ko pa nga niliigawan ang gusto ko.” Marahan siyang natawa.
Humalo ang boses niya sa malakas na hampas ng alon sa likod niya. I could still hear what he said over the phone, though. But he started walking away from the shore.
“Ligaw? Woah, you do that… kind of thing?” Bahagya akong natigilan at napatikhim.
Damn it, Laurent. You’re judging him way too much.
He scoffed but amusement clearly flickered across his features. Pinilit niyang bumusangot pero sumusugat naman sa labi niya ang isang ngiti.
“Of course I do that.”
I chuckled at his tone. Halata naman kasing pati siya, nagdududa sa sariling niyang sinabi.
“Oh, talaga? Paano manligaw kung ginagawa mo nga? Anong first step?” I taunted and grinned teasingly.
“Ask her out? Like, go surfing with me? Tomorrow is a perfect time for it,” he replied casually, unfazed by my teasing.
Napakurap-kurap ako at napaubo dahil sa sinabi niya. There was something about it that made me stop and ponder. Surfing? How sure is he that the girl he’s going to ask out is good at surfing anyway?
“Hindi ka nga marunong manligaw.” I nodded to myself in conviction.
Sa pagkakataong ito ay napabusangot na siya sa sinabi ko. My eyes stayed a bit longer on the scar near his lip before bringing it back to his eyes.
“Ganito kasi ‘yon, Anghel, magpaalam ka muna,” I added in an obvious tone.
“Kasi… kung hindi mo sinabi at pinormahan mo na agad, lalabas para roon sa babae na nagbibigay ka lang pala ng mixed signals.” Babaero ka pa naman. Gusto ko sanang idagdag pero inawat ko na ang sarili dahil baka ma-offend na siya ng totohanan.
His lips parted before slowly nodding. Para bang ngayon lang din pumasok sa isip niya ang suhesiyon ko. I laughed at his reaction while he watched me, his lips slowly forming into a small smile.
“You’re right. Come surfing with me tomorrow then.”
“At bakit? Magsimula ka na lang sa panliligaw mo kesa saksihan na naman ang kapalpakan ko sa pags-surf.”
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