The Lovemakings (REVISION ONGOING)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

THE KEY

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"Nico! You're here!" Trisha said. Bumitaw na ito mula sa pagkakahawak sa kanyang bewang at ngumiti ito.

She's surprised to see his classmate here. She was not able to see him a while ago.

"Nagulat ka ba?" She even felt his breath when he whispered to her ear.

Napatingin si Trisha sandali kay Gabril na patuloy sa pagsasayaw. Nagulat pa siya ng mapagtanto niyang may kasayaw na ang kaibigan nito. The man who's dancing with her friend might be just a guy from somewhere.

"Hindi naman, I thought a random guy came to harass me" she said. Napangiwi si Nico pero napapangiti parin ito.

"Oh, nabastos ba kita?" He asked. Mabilis na napailing si Trisha. "Hindi naman sa ganon. Pero nakakagulat lang kasi. I was already thinking of slapping someone on the face" she said almost laughing. Natawa ang kaibigan niya.

"Teka lang Nico, I'll just approach my bestfriend" she's almost shouting because of the loud sounds. Tumango naman ang kanyang kaibigan kaya naman naglakad na siya para puntahan si Gabril na kasalukuyang nagsasayaw.

Kinalabit niya si Gabril at agad naman itong napatingin sa kanya. Binigyan niya nalang ng isang ngiti ang lalaking kasayaw ng kanyang kaibigan. "Hey Gab. We'll just find a table for a while, I didn't know na andito rin pala ang kaklase natin" she said. Nilingon niya si Nico mula sa ibang banda at naabutan niya itong nakangiti sa kanila.

Nilingon rin naman iyon ni Gabril. "Oh! It's Nico. Sige, better entertain him for a while then, susunod ako mamaya" she said. Muli nitong hinarap ang kasayaw nito. Pero bago makaalis si Trisha ay tinapik niya ito sa balikat "That guy stranger seems to be nice. Go with it" Trisha whispered to her ear.

Natawa ang kaibigan niya "Come on Trish! He's my friend. Kaklase ko siya sa Psychology subject ko." She said. Napatango nalang si Trisha at umalis na roon. Bumalik ito kay Nico at sinabihan niya itong maghanap sila ng kanilang table.

Sinundan naman siya ng kanyang kaibigan hanggang sa makarating sila sa isang sulok. Bakante ang maliit na table roon, and since medyo malayo na ito ay mas naririnig na nila ang sinasabi sa isa't isa.

"I didn't know na narito ka rin pala." She started the convo.

Nagkibit balikat ang lalaki "Well, my dad is a potential investor in your company." He said. "And he told me that you're coming in the party too" he enunciated as he takes a sip of wine on a glass. "Kaya naman naisipan kong pumunta rin, and here I am now" kibit balikat nitong sabi.

"I see. Bakit hindi mo rin ako nilapitan kanina?" She asked. Kung narito ito kanina pa, she's just wondering why he didn't approach her earlier.

"I have seen you earlier. Lalapitan sana kita pero wala ka na kanina sa upuan mo." He said. Bigla niya tuloy naalala ang nangyari kanina sa rooftop. Biglang napalinga sa paligid si Trisha at hinanap ng kanyang mga mata ang pigura ni Clyde.

But she can't see him here now. Baka umalis na ito.

Ibinalik niya ang kanyang tingin kay Nico "I just went in the comfort room that time" she said. Pero pasimple niya paring hinahanap si Clyde.

"I see. I heard you've been engaged to a family friend of yours just this day. Totoo ba iyon?" Nanakunot ang noo ni Nico habang tinatanong siya nito.

Pero napakunot rin ang noo ni Trisha ng marinig niya ang sabi nito.

Huh? She can't remember any engagements with her. Saan kaya nanggaling iyon?

"Huh? Sino nagsabi niyan? Walang engagements na naganap." She said. "That's very impossible since no ones ever linked to me ever since" she said almost laughing.