The Public Stunt

Episode 12: You Look Good

"Are you drunk, Jarren?" I asked the moment I got the chance to. Pero imbes na sagutin niya ako ay pumasok siya sa condo unit ko.

"No, I'm not drunk, Sofia," pero taliwas iyon sa kung papaano siya maglakad ngayon. Pagewang-gewang siyang naglakad patungo sa sofa. Sumalampak siya ng higa doon bago ako itinuro, "I am disappointed with you."

I crossed my arms. Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay. Never known a drunk Jarren will be fun like this, "at bakit naman?"

Pero imbes na sagutin niya ako ay ngumisi lang siya at nag-iwas ng tingin, he murmured something I can't decipher dahil lasing na lasing na talaga kung magsalita siya ngayon, "you look good."

Ano daw? Look good? Lock? Love? Wait... oh my gosh, nag-I love you ba siya sa 'kin?!

"Ano 'yon?"

"What?"

"'Yung sinabi mo!"

"What?"

I facepalm, "the last thing that you said, ano kako 'yon?"

Ngumisi na naman siya. He looks so freaking hot on that smirk of him! "it's none of your business." But what if you're my business?!

May sinabi talaga siya, eh! Feeling ko talaga, I love you 'yon! My God naman, Jarren! Kaunting pagpipigil naman, 'di porket bet mo ako, basta basta ka na lang mag-a-I love you diyan! Ganyan ba dapat ang nag-a-I love you, mæm?! Kapag ako talaga nag-I love you back, dapat sa simbahan na agad tayo didiresto, ha! 'Wag talagang hahamunin ang babae! Mapagpatol talaga ako sa ganyan!

When Jarren closed his eyes, that was the moment na naglakas ako ng loob para lumapit sa kanya. I sat by his side.

"Huy, hindi ka ba hahanapin ng pamilya mo? Ano ka? Pulubi lang? Nakikitulog sa bahay ng iba?"

I never tear my gaze away from him. That is why I clearly saw how his innocent face turned so haughty to what he heard from me, "you are so noisy, Sofia."

"Oh, I just noticed. We're so back to Sofia now, huh? Akala ko ba, Fyang na lang ang tawag mo sa akin kanina?"

"Sorry for that," he is still closing his eyes, the knit on his eyebrows is now gone, "I just... I just can't accept it."

"Can't accept what?"

"Nothing..."

Siraulo ba 'to?

Saka parang mas siraulo yata ako? Kumakausap ng lasing na inaantok?

Sa huli ay hinayaan ko na lang siyang matulog. From his eye bags, he looked so tired. I reached for his hair and tried fixing it with my hand. This London boy looks so innocent and fragile when asleep. Malayong-malayo sa aura niya sa TV na very expensive. 'Yung hindi reachable. Very mysterious din kasi talaga ang branding niya. But right now, he seemed so normal. Yes, he still looks so good but it's a very-fafabol-trulabolabol kinda type of good.

"Sofia..." he suddenly said in the middle of his sleep. I dare not speak, I just wait and listen to what he is about to say next, "you are mine. Just mine..."

I swallowed hard. The electricity from his words ran slowly on my chest, until it reached my heart that pounded so hard while processing what he just said. Right now, Jarren is still sleeping but he woke all my senses. My smile grew wide.

Ganito pala ang feeling na ma-crush back teh...

Pero mabilis kong binawi ang ngiti ko nang magmulat siya ng mga mata, "but damn you, Sofia. Now, I must pretend that I don't like you anymore because you already have someone. You already have Luhan. But I just can't hide it, I can't f*cking help it whenever I saw you and your pretty face..."