Found You

finding... 18.1

I gently glide my fingers across my rosy cheeks, glancing into it from the mirror in front of me. Once I had done the finishing touches, I stood up straight, let my killer smile escape, and winked at the mirror.

“Hey there, gorgeous!”

My smile faded as soon as I heard a loud voice calling me, “Xy!” It is followed by some loud knocks from the bathroom’s door.

I dropped my shoulders in annoyance before releasing a heavy sigh. “Ito na!”

After putting back the bottle of sunscreen in its rack, I turned around and opened the door. This girl has been pestering me since I finished taking a bath. Gawain ng mga walang skin care routines. Uh!

“Kahit siguro maglinis pa ako ng CR pagkatapos kong maligo, mas matagal ka pa rin sa akin.” Pagbukas na pagbukas ko ng pinto ay agad na siyang pumasok at tuloy-tuloy na dumiretso sa shower.

I just rolled my eyes up before leaving and closing the door. Of course, I didn’t forget to lock it from inside.

Eya has a habit of leaving every door unlocked except for the main doors. Her reason? Wala naman daw papasok nang basta-basta sa kwarto niya kapag naka-lock na ang mga main door. But she seems to forget that every time, because it is now a habit, and just leaves the doors open even if there are other people inside. Tulad ngayon!

Paglabas ng CR ay kinuha ko na agad ang cellphone ko. While my right hand is brushing my hair down, my left hand is browsing on my phone.

Naupo ako saglit sa kama at nag-reply kay Jaile. Kagabi pa kami magkausap, to be honest. Since he chatted me last night, buong gabi kaming magkausap.

I don’t know why I did that too! I would like to think about it now as a fan service. Hindi ko na nga maalala kung ano ang mga pinagsasabi ko kagabi. All I can remember is that he asked me to do a call but I absolutely refused since I was not in the mood to do so.

I just left him a few messages from his greetings today, then I proceeded to check the others’ messages.

My brow raised before colliding with each other when I saw Duke went to the top. He’s fast with his messages. Hindi ko mabasa dahil sunod-sunod ang mga chats niya.

Napailing na lang ako sa nakita at saka binuksan ang messages ni Cze. Ngayon ko na lang siya uli nakitang magkaroon ng message sa inbox ko, a. She must be busy. Masyado yatang hectic ang schedule niya ngayon.

My mouth formed into a circle when I saw her messages from the other days. May mga messages pala siya sa akin noong mga nakakaraan?

I immediately scanned her chats just now. She was checking up on me! Goddess! What kind of friend am I?

Agad ko siyang ni-reply-an, though hindi na siya nag-reply. The chat was delivered to me a few minutes ago. I guess she has started her class already. I just left a special message apologizing that I did not read her previous messages on time.

Palagi yata siyang natatabunan ng iba kong mga kausap. Aaaah!

My senses got back to my body when something poked my waist. There was Eya in her simple loose shirt tucked in her pair of shorts with a towel in her hand. She looks cute!

“Nabubuang ka na naman. Gutom lang ‘yan. Tara doon sa bahay at sinabi ni Mama na sabay-sabay tayong mag-aagahan doon,” patuloy niya habang pinatutuyo ang buhok gamit ang tuwalya. “Gagala tayo pagkatapos. Ipapasyal kita!” With that, she beamed into excitement.

“Pagabi na kayo dumating kahapon kaya ang naabutan mo ang ay ang sunset pero maganda rin ang flower farm kapag mataas ang sinag ng araw!” Saglit siyang lumabas sa balcony at isinampay doon ang tuwalya. Bumalik siya at ipinagpatuloy ang naudlot niyang kwento sa mga plano niya.