Totally Hooked

Chapter 6: His Many Faces

I just sat on the passenger seat, staring at Vin. Sorting out all the thoughts I have with this man. Nilingon niya ako, and there he is with that smirk on his face again. I reverted my gaze but then felt his warmth closer to me. Tumingin uli ako sa gawi niya and was taken aback with what I saw.

His smirking face was inches from mine. I was staring at him, his eyes twinkled with amusement, he was staring back at me with a playful smile across his, what I assume is, soft lips. Napapikit ako by instinct and waited for his lips to touch mine.

Naramdaman kong gumalaw ang kamay niya, reaching something from my back, maybe he's pulling me closer, and that thought just made me suppress a smile. Then I felt a rough fabric-like material graze my shoulder then heard a click before I heard his deep laugh beside me.

Binuksan ko ang mga mata ko, and saw Vin Andrews Dela Cruz laughing by my side. I looked down sa kung ano yung fabric na dumampi sakin and saw the seatbelt. Sh*t, Michihiko! Anong pinag-iiisip mo? He was helping you put on a freaking seatbelt and what!? You're waiting for a kiss!?

I stared in front and avoided his gaze, but I could feel his stares and that was enough to make me redder than I already was. He started the engine but before driving away he stared back at me.

"Believe me, I'm trying so hard not to envelop you in a kiss right now Mitch. So don't tempt me more." he said in a deep voice which somehow I find sexy. 

Ughh! Stop it Mitch! Tigilan mo ang pag-iisip ng mga ganyang bagay! MY GOSH! Did you turned into a pervert over night?Nababaliw na ata ako. I was having a heated internal argument with myself when he started driving out of the carpark.

Staying put inside a car, beside a man that can switch on different levels of crazy within me is hard. Aligaga ako, hindi mapakali, nararamdaman ako ang pagtingin tingin niya sakin pero I refuse to meet his gaze. Tama nang iniimagine ko lang ang gwapo niyang mukha para maibsan ang infatuation na nararamdaman ko.

YES, infatuation, yan ang conclusion na nahanap ko while quietly arguing with myself, on why I'm acting like a teenage girl in front of his crush. You know, the typical bad boy crush every girl have been through at dahil siya ang first bad boy type of guy I encountered, naattract ako sa kanya. That's it! Eventually, lilipas din tong phase na to, diba?

"Who's the guy from before?" He asked stopping me from having another unpleasant conversation with myself.

"Sino?" I found my voice and replied, confused kung sino ang tinutukoy niya.

"The guy who gave you that." sabi niya sakin raising an eyebrow sa paper bag na nakalimutan kong hawak ko pa rin pala.

"Don't know." I simply answered. "Di ko natanong pangalan niya, he just walked away. He was nice though." I replied smiling at the memory of that stranger smiling at me before going his way.

Silence fell over us, sumulyap ako sa kanya and he had this grim look in his face again. May nasabi ba ko? The hell happened to him. Kanina lang ang lakas niyang mang-asar at makipag flirt sakin tapos ngayon. Hay ewan!

The car stopped at nung tumingin ako sa labas nasa tapat na kami ng bahay. I saw Shin standing up from the side walk in between our houses kung san siya nakaupo moments ago, up until the car stopped in front of him.

"Thanks for the ride." halos pabulong ko na sabi kay Vin and was taking my seatbelt off ng hawakan niya ang kamay ko.

I looked back at him and saw a smile across his face. It wasn't one of his cocky and mischievous smiles na lagi niyang binibigay sakin pag nangpipikon ito. Ito ngiti na to, looks the same but sure enough it felt different, mukha siyang mangangain. That smile that is across his face right now, has danger written all over it. Like a lion who finally caught his prey, and to Vin Andrews Dela Cruz it felt like I was the prey.