The Bridge

Chapter 51

Craeyan left after getting the flowers. Naiwan sakin ang bulaklak na binigay sakin ni Erylle. Hindi din pala umalis si Frances sa tabi namin habang inaayos yung mga bulaklak. Napatingin ako sa kanya, we walked slowly away from the crowd.

"Kay Erylle galing?" tinitingnan niya ang bulaklak na bigay ni Erylle. I nod. We kept on walking hanggang sa marating namin yung dome kung saan swimming area, wala na kaseng tao sa part na to. "Now, you can explain, I saw what happened."

"You mean the flowers?" he looked so devastated remembering the scene. I observed his movements. "I was just fixing my shoe ties! My goodness, tapos hindi mawala sakin yung tinginan ng mga tao, but those flowers are for you... then she came to me telling those words, I was so confused!" he explained in a calm manner. Trying to convince me. I blinked my eyes.

"Really?"

"Yeah, we're about to meet eh... you know how annoyed I was, I even told her wait, naiinis ako kaya nung kaunti na lang yung tao sinabihan ko sya na wag na ulit gagawin yun. Masyado niya akong nilalagay sa alanganin. I don't want to give her a hard time but she's giving me one." He brushed his soft hair. He's not mad... but he was frustrated. "I'm sorry, I can't humiliate her in front of everyone." he said with his guilty eyes.

Naintindihan ko sya. I was on that spot a few minutes ago.

"Same goes for Erylle... I can't say no on that spot." sabi ko. He nodded and hugged me.

"Nakakainis lang sobra." sambit niya. I can smell his perfume, dang... "I'm sorry."

"Same... I'm sorry too."

"I know, I'm just glad that you let me explain before you speak. I'm sorry about the flowers, I personally picked them... but..." kumalas ako sa pagkakayakap ko sa kanya.

"It's okay, meron naman ako oh."

"Tapon ko yan eh."

"Wow..." wow... ang bilis ng response nya. Parang nag-ibang kulay sya, natawa naman ako.

"Akala ko ba naintindihan mo?"

"Well, yeah I did, kaso syempre nagseselos ako eh, girlfriend kita tapos hindi kita nabigyan ng flowers."

"Ayoko ng normal na flowers. I want black ones." Pasimangot kong sabi. Maang ko syang tiningnan to check his reaction. "Syempre joke lang yon. But since karamihan ng nakikita kong flowers are all similar, I want something different." I smile at him. "Pero kung wala, it's also fine."

"I understand."

"Yung regalo di ko pa nakukuha, naunahan ako ng selos eh." sabi ko sa kanya. Natawa naman sya... natawa din ako.

So it's not Frances, it's CC. Si CC talaga... pero kase, I have no rights to ask her or something kase hindi naman nya alam. Wala naman syang alam, wala akong karapatang magalit. What happened earlier was a fan service, we can call it that.

"Galit ka ba?" tanong niya.

"Actually, hindi ko din alam eh, siguro nagselos lang talaga ako." he nodded. He heaved a sigh.

"Want to take a lunch with me? Sagot ko." sabi niya.

"Dapat lang no." Natatawa ko namang sabi. We walked and didn't care kung sino ang mga nakatingin samin. We were talking about what happened to his days, tho lagi ko syang nakikita sa studio, hindi din naman ako laging nandoon dahil umiikot din ako sa ibang gawain, I can only take a glance, iniiwasan ko din kase na makita niya ako sa work niya kase feeling ko nad-distract sya. He always come to me whenever he sees me, kahit on-going yung shoot, kaya siguro inilalayo sched naming dalawa pag nasa studio ako.