Just Let Me Love You

Thirty Four - A Lady for a Gentleman

Beige Crimona Samaniego

The next day, we just had our practice. Mas madalas ko kasama si Robbie kapag free time dahil maraming instructions sa council. Pero hindi padin nawawala sa eksena si Ice.

Gentleman ang aura niya today. He was wearing a simple dark blue polo shirt with his gray pants. He matched it with his two-toned Sperry.

I don't know bakit ngayon ko lang napapansin yung distinct features niya. Of course he's tall. I think it's in the genes. And he's got broad shoulders, toned chest, great arm muscles. Malamang maganda katawan niya, sa lahat ata ng sport magaling siya eh.

I'm not really very good at identifying male haircut but he has the same haircut as Robi Domingo. And it suits him really well. Whether it's brushed up or let down, bagay padin sa kanya. He has those thick but attractive eye brows na tuwing kinukulot niya sa kin ay mas nagiging sexy imbes na nakakainis.

His eyes, well, it's my favorite part of him. Maganda kasi. Naturally light brown yung kulay. Deep eye din siya kaya halata yung dark circles sa mata niya kapag pagod or puyat siya.

And then he has his perfect nose down to his thin lips at pag ngumiti siya, isang set ng perpektong ngipin ang sisilip.

Hindi lahat nakakapansin, but he has a small scar at the left side of his chin. He got that from a race in go kart when we were still kids. Nag-flip kasi yung kart niya so he got some minor injuries at isa na yung sa baba niya. Pasaway kasi, ayaw ayusin yung helmet. Ayan tuloy.

Napatawa nalang ako. Bakit nga ba ngayon ko lang napapansin yung mga detalye niya? Maybe because I was too busy hating him, hindi ko napansin na may gwapong nilalang palang naka-kubli sa taong kinamumuhian ko.

Umakyat siya ng stage for the blockings for his Welcome Address since batch salutatorian ang magbibigay nun. He didn't read it yet, of course. Sa graduation day na. He was laughing with our class adviser na siyang nag-aassist samin ngayon araw na to. Ang gwapo niya kapag tumatawa. He's equally gorgeous even with a frown, or with a smirk, or with a playful smile, or even with a poker face.

And I'm happy right now because I remembered what Aaron told me during our ball.

"Siya ang pinaka-pala ngiting taong nabuhay. He was humble and courteous."

At ito ang nakikita ko ngayon. He smiles more often, and I'm hoping I'm one of the reasons why. He's also been more considerate and sensitive towards how others would feel kaya kapag feeling niya makakasakit lang siya, he'd choose to shut up. Of course napapansin ko yung mga yan. Hindi lang naman siya ang mahilig magmasid, ako din syempre.

He went down the stage and sat beside me on my left as our assigned seat. He smiled at me so I returned the smile. Suddenly, he held my hand and kissed the side of it. Nagulat ako sa ginawa niya but I couldn't make out the words para singhalan siya.

I blushed, for sure.

Hindi lang si Ice ang may pagbabagong nangyari. Pati ako. Lantad naman siguro. But there are still times when I choose to act tough and not get driven by what I truly feel.

Umiling nalang ako saka nag-iwas ng tingin. I heard him chuckle.

On my mind, thoughts are playing. What if I chose to return to him the same emotion he's rendering towards me? What if I wasn't able to identify what I truly feel earlier? Will he grow tired of me? Will I be too late already? What if I already know what it is but I'm just afraid of admitting it to myself?