Dominika (Pale As Dead I) | COMPLETED

𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗

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𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝟸𝟻, 𝚜𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝟷 𝚙.𝚖.

"Anak ng," pinigilan ni Shishi ang mapamura. "Late ka na. Wala ba kayong orasan?"

I ran the path from our house's gate to his parked Jeep Wrangler. "Sorry!"

When I opened the door of the passenger seat, because he was too glorious to open it for me, I climbed in and settled inside. This would be my third time being alone in his car with him. And the feeling remained the same. Nakakakaba pa rin in a very exhilarating way.

The inside was cleaner than I remembered it. Wala na yung pile of clothes sa back seat at wala na yung mga box ng sigarilyo na nagkalat sa cupholder and glove compartment niya. Sobrang fresh din ng amoy ng lavander sa loob, like bagong bili lang yung freshener niya. Gusto kong mag-assume na nilinis niya ang car niya dahil gagamitin namin today.

Before he started his car though, tiningnan niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa. Nag-init bigla ang mga pisngi ko kasi twice niya pa yun ginawa. But bago pa ako kiligin nang tuluyan, he clucked his tongue disapprovingly.

"Ano 'yang suot mo?"

Napatingin ako sa suot ko. I was wearing a cute black dress that hugged my waist and flowed at the skirt na hanggang mid-thighs. It was actually quite modest naman. I had no idea what was wrong with it.

"Magpantalon ka," utos niya before he leaned back against the seat of his car.

"What?" I exclaimed. "Sayang naman 'tong dress ko, Shiloh. Ang cute nito."

Hindi ko lang masabi sa kanya na kakabili ko lang nito kanina. I wanted to look cute in front of him kasi ngayon yung araw na ilang weeks kong pinangarap. Today was our first date. Lahat ng dresses ko, parang hindi worthy na isuot sa date na 'to so I had to rush to the mall this morning.

I could still vividly remember the events from yesterday like they just happened a few minutes ago. The excitement when he came back and said na susunduin niya na lang ako. Yun lang ang sinabi niya.

After that, umalis na siya. Paris and Kyo stayed though, and together with my best friends, inasar na nila ako nang inasar. Hindi naman ako maasar sa mga pang-aasar nila kasi everything went great. And they were all very supportive. Nagpasalamat din ako sa magpinsan because I knew they talked to Shishi dahil sinabi ni Gwen na sinabi niya kila Paris kung ano ang nangyari. Sabi raw ni Paris sa kanya, kakausapin daw nila si Shishi.

Pagkatapos ng date na 'to, hindi ko alam kung ano ang susunod na mangyayari sa amin. Would we go out again hanggang sa maging 'dating' na yung status namin? Would he ask me to be his girlfriend? Pwedeng oo, pwedeng hindi. Sana oo. Pero bahala na. Ang mahalaga, kasama ko siya ngayon. Mamaya ko na iintindihin yung pagkatapos.

Shishi and I did not talk much at school when we got back to our classroom. Nag-practice kami sa Cantu Chords, but that was it. Practice lang talaga ang ginawa namin. Hindi siya nagbanggit ng kahit ano tungkol sa nangyari, so hindi rin ako nagsalita tungkol dun. He did not even say bye when practice was over. Dirediretso lang siyang lumabas ng studio. I thought na baka nakalimutan niya nang he agreed to go out with me but I wanted to stay positive of things so inisip ko na lang na baka matagalan pa bago kami lumabas and he would schedule it next week. I did not expect to receive a call from him last night, after dinner, to ask me what the best time was to go out.

"After lunch. Around twelve," sagot ko, pinipigilang mapangiti nang sobra. I was in my room's balcony, drinking a glass of orange juice and wondering if I should go for a quick swim bago matulog.