Umatras bigla si Justine sa unang katok. I saw her faced turned crimson. Sinubukan niyang tumayo pero nahirapan siya kasi malalim ang pagkakaupo namin sa bean bag. Tumayo ako at tinulungan ko siya. Magkaharap kami, hawak ko ang kamay niya.
J:
"Luch"
L:
"Tin"
She's staring at me again, those mesmerizing eyes boring into mine. I was lost in her stare and it's as if I couldn't hear anything and see anything, siya lang. Weird.
J:
"The door"
L:
"Oh, I. .I'll get that"
Buti na lang nakatalikod na ako, I felt my cheeks blushed. Nang lumingon ako sa kanya, nakita ko siyang nakangiti. The knocking continued. Oh the door. Hindi ko na tiningnan sa peep hole sa pagmamadali, binuksan ko ang pinto to see Denise.
D:
"Anjan ba ate ko?"
L:
"Hi come in, yeah she's here"
Denise sounds mad or frustrated, isa diyan sa kanila, she pushed past me to the living room.
J:
"Nise"
D:
"You look surprised"
J:
"Me?"
Nakita ni Denise ang wine glass at tiningnan ang kapatid.
D:
"Were you drinking?"
J:
"Nope, you know I don't drink, it's Luch's, wait, okay ka lang?"
Napansin ni Justine na iba ang kinikilos ng kapatid. Nilapitan niya ito upang suriin. Huminga ng malalim si Denise at nilagay ang dalawang kamay sa bulsa ng coat niya. A sign of deep frustration.
L:
"You guys can sit down, if you like"
D:
"NO"
J:
"Nise. Okay ka lang?"
D:
"I mean no thanks, we're here to pick you up, Paulo's gonna be here in a minute"
J:
"Uhmm.. okay. .Ah, Luch can I use your bathroom?"
L:
"Sure, it's on the left of the mini bar"
Umalis si Justine para magbanyo, leaving me and Denise in a very awkward situation.
D:
"I'll wait outside"
Hindi pa man siya makaalis hinawakan ko ang kamay niya to stop her. She stared at my hand that's holding hers.. Dahan- dahan ko siyang binitawan.
L:
"Sorry, but you can wait here, its cold outside"
D:
"So now it's my sister?"
L:
"Ano?"
D:
"She has a boyfriend, and she's straight, you're just wasting your time"
Nagulat ako sa mga sinabi niya. Parang hindi ko ma digest pero I'm not an idiot alam ko ang ibig nyang sabihin. I gave her a sarcastic smile.
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Loving Luch
RomanceLuch - a free spirited young chef in a foreign land who's struggling to find acceptance, love and happiness was bound to make a change in her life. She's tired of meaningless encounters, fed up of cheap thrills and boring talks. Finding the one? It...
