Camille Syanna
"Magkano ho?" Tanong ni ZA sa tindera nang ikilo nito ang meat na bibilhin namin.
"Two hundred fifty po, sir." Sagot nito bago ilagay iyon sa dalawang malinis na plastic bags.
ZA took an exact amount from the pocket of his jeans and handed it over to Ate. Kinuha niya rin ang iniabot nitong supot ng meat, and then he turned to me.
"Oh," iniabot niya iyon sa akin.
"Ano ngangawin ko nyan?" I frowned.
"Tangina, hindi kita maintindihan para kang ngongo," pabulong niyang reklamo bago hawiin ang aking kamay na nakapisil sa aking ilong. "Hawakan mo 'yan,"
Bago pa ako maka-angal ay isinukbit na niya iyon sa aking palad.
"Eeeeewww!" Naiiyak kong reklamo kay ZA. The place is so mabaho! I couldn't understand how people stand the smell. "ZA, I'm not kidding. This is so nakakadiri na!"
Hindi niya pinansin ang reklamo ko at nagpatuloy lamang sa paglalakad. Labag man sa loob ay sinundan ko siya instead of standing in the middle of this yucky place.
"Miss Sexy, dito ka na libre lang,"
Halos mag-vomit ako sa pandidiri nang makita ang dirty at mabahong lalaking may malaking belly na may hawak ng butcher knife. He winked at me like it was supposed to make me swoon! Eew!
"Yuck! You creature near to decay!" I grimaced at the top of my lungs.
"Pare, yuck pala eh!" Natatawang sabi ng mga katabi nito.
Embarrassed, the big-bellied butcher shot me a glare. "Aba't napakayabang naman nitong-"
Hindi ko na narinig pa ang sasabihin nito nang may biglang humila sa aking kamay. Tiningala ko si ZA nang agawin niya sa akin ang plastic na aking hawak. Napalunok ako nang pagsiklupin pa niya ang aming mga palad.
"I told you not to leave my side," mariin niyang bulong na halos hindi ko na marinig dahil sa biglang paglakas at pagbilis nang tibok ng aking puso. "Next time don't wear shorts in places like this."
Weird was the best word to describe how I was feeling. It felt like small bits of metal have blasted out from the point of contact inside my chest every time our elbows touched.
What is this I'm feeling...
I just can't explain.
When you're near...
I'm just not the same.
At tila ba nang-aasar pa, iyon ang tugtog na bumalot sa buong palengke. Muli kong binalingan ng tingin si ZA na abala sa pagpili ng sariwang gulay sa tindahang aming hinintuan.
Mabilis pa rin ang tibok ng aking puso. Which is weird because it only does that crazy beating when I'm around Zanti. And he wasn't here.
I bit my lip harshly and whispered. "Yuck, no!"
"What?" Napalingon sa akin si ZA nang marinig ang aking bulong.
Those green eyes again! Having those pairs of beautiful emerald eyes shouldn't be legal! They were mesmerizing.
Is this really happening?
Or am I just dreaming?
It's crazy...
How could it be?
That's right! This is crazy! I'm tired, stressed out, and in dire need of a spa treatment. ZA and everything he does drove me crazy. Not for anything romantic, just crazy!
