Lena couldn't pull her hand away. Everytime that she tries, Cyrus's grip seems to tighten. Hindi siya makatingin dito ng diretso. Natatakot siyang kapag ginawa niya iyon ay hahalikan talaga siya nito. What if someone comes in? Paano kung may CCTV pala? A lot of things can go wrong.
"What's with that reaction? Am I such a bad kisser?" kunot-noo nitong tanong. When she didn't answer, he let go of her hand and sighed. "Fine. Don't answer that."
She knew this scenario. She's seen it before. Ganito mag-react ang daddy niya kapag naglalambing ito sa mommy niya tapos ay hindi napagbibigyan. Susuyuin ng mommy niya ang daddy niya hanggang sa maging ayos na ulit ang mood nito. Her mom can change his mood with just one kiss, but... can she do it with Cyrus?
Just as she was about to do the insane thing, some tourists went inside the gallery. The room quickly became crowded. She and Cyrus decided to get out of there, his pace quicker than usual. She was practically running just to keep up.
"Cy--"
She reached out and got a hold of his hand. He stopped abruptly and looked at their hands, frown still etched on his face.
"You walk too fast," she told him.
"Sorry," he muttered. Binagalan na nito ang lakad, pero halatang nagtatampo pa rin ito. She guessed that it's a big deal to guys that girls like how they kiss.
"Are you mad?"
"No," he answered. "Just a little frustrated."
"Because I didn't let you kiss me?"
"Because you acted like it would suck. Hindi naman kita pipilitin kung ayaw mo. Just tell me if you don't want to."
"I want to," she muttered.
"What?"
She shook her head. "I-It's not bad. It's just... It was kind of awkward back there."
"Then you should have said something. Hindi pwede 'yong sisimangot ka lang. I assumed the worst."
"Sorry."
He patted her head. "Just speak up to avoid misunderstanding."
"Okay," she said with a smile. "Still angry?"
"You know I couldn't stay mad at you." Pinaghiwalay nito ang kamay nila then he draped his hand on her shoulder. "Where to next?"
She pointed ahead. They went to the other side of Pinto. There's nothing much to see there, though, kaya pagkatapos nilang maikot 'yong buong lugar, nagpahinga na lamang sila sa isang bench na nandoon.
They watched as a bunch of kids gathered around a life-sized sculpture of an animal in the middle of the clearing. Nakurot niya si Cyrus sa braso nang sakyan ng isang teenager 'yong sculpture.
"That's gonna leave a mark," he told her.
She bit her lip. Namumula ang braso nito dahil sa pagkurot niya.
"Sorry. These kids just don't respect art anymore. It's so frustrating!"
"Gusto mo bang pagalitan natin sila?"
She wanted to, but she didn't have the guts to do it. So she just shook her head and watched them with a glare, waiting for the sculpture to break so she could whisper, 'I told you so'.
Fortunately, nobody broke anything so that's a relief. When they got tired of observing other people, they decided to head out to get some snack. It's already past lunch. Nawili sila sa paniningin kanina kaya hindi sila masyadong nakaramdam ng gutom. But now that the tour's over, there's nothing to distract them from feeling hungry.
