Decadence [Published]

Chapter 45

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➳ Chapter 45

"Do you have a specific place in mind that you want to visit here in Colorado?" Tanong ni Matteo habang pinagmamasdan akong magligpit.

Pareho na kaming naligo at nakapagbihis. I told him about my final stay of being here in the hotel. He insisted on extending my days here though. Tinanggihan ko naman ang offer niya. Ipinaliwanag ko sa kanyang sa bahay ako nina Papa mags-stay until the end of my vacation.

He even asked me kung pwede ba raw magbabayad na lang siya for bed space sa bahay namin. Natawa na lang ako. He was quite ridiculous.

Kahit sa couch na lang daw siya matulog ay ayos lang sa kanya. Hindi ko siya kayang pagbigyan sa hiling niya. It was not my house. Besides, baka sunugin siya nang buhay kapag nakita siya ni Papa at ako pa talaga ang mag-uuwi sa kanya sa bahay namin sa California.

Although my parents wanted me to get myself a boyfriend, hindi pa rin naman basta basta iyon. Babahain nila ako ng iba't ibang mga tanong. May it be about his family history, his romantic relationships history, his educational background, his job stability and how and where we had met each other.

It was the hardest of all though. Mukha mang ibinubugaw ako ng mga magulang ko, mahirap pa ring kunin ang approval nila sa ganito.

They just confused me on another level, too. Ganoon din talaga ang mga magulang. Pabago-bago ang isip at malabong kausap.

Nang matapos ako sa pagliligpit ay hinarap ko si Matteo. Tahimik itong nakahalukipkip sa isang gilid habang taimtim na nagmamasid.

"Ang creepy mong tingnan. Tara nga rito." Tumawa ako. I felt my world become lighter nang sabihin niyang kami na kanina.

It felt like something was lifted off my shoulders the way he proclaimed his intense love for me. Ako naman si gaga, kilig na kilig. Pero syempre, hindi ko ipinakita sa kanya iyon! Baka isipin niyang I was so easy at madali lang pala makuha sa mabulaklak na salita.

It was not all about the promising words. It was all about the person who declared it. Kung si Oplan ang nagtapat niyon ay kikilabutan ako.

I smirked mentally. I once called him Oplan, too. Malaswa mang pakinggan, sa tingin ko ay si Matteo ang sarili kong Oplan.

What the hell?

"Well, you should really respect your boyfriend's wishes, babe," Matteo stated thoughtfully. He sat up and looked at my lying figure.

Bumilis ang tibok ng aking puso. Did I hear him right? Hindi naman ako dinadaya ng pandinig ko, hindi ba? Huminga ako nang malalim.

Naghuhuramentado ang sistema ko. Kalmado man akong tingnan sa labas, but I was panicking deep down. Boyfriend ba kamo?

I started to consider a lot of things, even the complicated ones and especially my parents' approval. He is going to be my first boyfriend!

"What?" Maang kong tanong.

Nagtaas siya ng kilay. "You and I are now officially together. Do you have a problem with that? I will fix it before you know it," aniya.

His eyes narrowed a little. Bumangon naman ako at umayos ng upo. I might sound stupid but I had to clear things out for starters.

"Sino namang nagsabi sayo na tayo na? Nanligaw ka ba? Sinagot ba kita? Baka naman iba ang sumagot sayo, ah?" Sunud-sunod kong sinabi.

He frowned at me. "I love you. You like me. Why do we have to prolong the agony?" He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, and I shouldn't have bothered questioning him.