Chapter 12
PHILIPPINES
I felt his hand snaked around my waist and pulled me down. He met my gaze and placed a hand on my cheek. I felt a little dizzy, I did not know if it was because of the kiss or just the effect of the wine that I drunk.
I was pathetic. I was insane. Here I am trying to convince my boyfriend that I still love him while the truth is I am madly in love with somebody else.
But what should I do? Dump him and tell him that I do not love him anymore? And then what? Ask Nathan to love me too? Oh! Everyone knew that he was in love with my best friend! Letting go of Yohanna never crossed his mind so how could I possibly win his heart. There was no way that I could win his heart...
Urgh! My life was a complete catastrophe!
Well, I had two choices. First choice: stay with Andrew. Teach myself to love him again and pretend that everything was still the same. Second choice: dump Andrew and then tell Nathan that I fell in love him.
But I had made a decision. I made a choice. I chose to stay with Andrew. It made sense. Andrew will be very pleased. I could help Nathan to make Yohanna fall in love with him. Everybody will be happy... no one will get hurt.
Andrew swept my body up into his arms, walked across the room and put me carefully on the chaise longue. "You are drunk. Your father will get angry with me for letting you drink too much wine."
"I just drunk two glasses of wine, Andrew. I am not that drunk so you don't have to panic." I pushed him away and stood up. I walked toward Yohanna who was standing beside the television slowly but graciously. When I reached Yohanna, I looked back at Andrew evenly. "See? I could still walk like a super model! Ask me anything about physics and I will answer it in just ten seconds!"
"State Newton's first law of motion," Andrew challenged.
He started counting one to ten but before he reached ten I said, "I forgot."
Yohanna poke my head hard enough to make me feel dizzy again. "You are dreadful, Xiomara!"
"It's not my fault that I am a scatterbrained person! Try to ask me something about the top ten hottest guy alive and I swear I could give you clear-cut answers! I even know the sizes of their feet!"
Andrew, Yohanna and Nathan laughed. Yohanna and Andrew had stopped laughing but Nathan was still laughing - and he was wiping away his tears! What was so funny? I looked at Yohanna for some explanation but she shook her head.
When Nathan noticed that the three of us was staring at him, he bit his lower lip and brushed away his tears. His face was so red and though he was already biting his lip he still managed to smile.
"What is so funny?" I asked slowly for I was still a bit confused.
"I - I really don't know!" He combed his hair using his hands - making him more striking! "I just found it very funny. When I started laughing, I cannot stop myself anymore! You are the only person who could make me laugh that way, Xiomara."
I had to look at my right side just to hide my blushing face from Andrew. Why the hell should I have to blush every time Nathan was saying good things about me? And why on earth it felt so good?
I went back beside Andrew and placed a hand on his arm. I looked up at him but he was not looking at me. His face was relaxed. He did not look angry or jealous. Huh! What a relief! It was so hard to have a boyfriend who had the hobby of getting jealous every time I talk with somebody else!
"By the way, why did you invite us here in your house?" Yohanna asked Nathan, trying to break the silence.
"Oh!" He looked away from me and glanced at Yohanna. "I - I - I -"
