SONDER (Girls like girls)

16

JACK

"Kulit mo talaga!" I say while holding my stomach. Her sense of humor is so on point, we've been laughing at each other for like an hour already.

"Nga pala, sino ka sa Olympian fair?"

"Zeus." I wink. "You?"

"Pwe. Athena."

"Kelan uli yun?" I ask. Damn, wala pa akong costume.

"Sa monday na." My eyes widen. What.

"Di nga."

"Oo nga. Pwet ka. Halatang 'di ready."

"Waaaah!" I tug her shirt. "Help me, beh!"

"Enebe? What committee ka ba?"

"Logistics lang. But wala pa kong costume!" I say. Decorating the room isn't the problem, I can do it the day itself before the event starts because i'm used to it. I'm into arts & design.

"Bakit ako, di ko alam sayo! Close ba tayo?" she said, pushing me away lightly.

I frown. "Aray ha! Sige isuka mo everything you ate & get out of here!"

She laughs. "Joke lang, mygod. I think may ganun yung brother ko, naalala ko nag ganyan din sila last year. Try ko hanapin, ayt?"

"Yie!" I squeal. "Maasahan ka talaga, ganda pa!"

"Oh teka sobra na yan." Awat nya while laughing. "Wag ganyan! baka maibigay ko na sayo yun, mga sampu pa."

"Baliw ka talaga." I shake my head. I check my phone and see Sandy sent me a DM again.

"Oh, ano sinisimangot mo dyan?" She says with her mouth full of garlic bread. She doesn't get full at all. Kanina pa sya kumakain.

"Nothing. Wala lang." I deny just because i'm too lazy to explain. Besides, even though i'm comfortable with her, I just don't feel like ranting to other people that much. I mean, ano ba matutulong nya if I tell her? None. Nothing will change.

"Huy! Ano ba nangyari sainyo ni Belle?" she snaps her fingers infront of me.

"Ah, wala nga. Just a little misunderstanding." I say, half true. I know Ash told me we're okay, but my instinct tells me otherwise.

There's just... something wrong.

"I think we need to make up to each other," I pause. "Parang.. parang may kulang. Maybe it's because we haven't been going out for almost a month." I shrug.

"What? Bakit hindi na kayo lumalabas?"

"Kasi ang kulit mo."

"Bakit ako?!" Her eyes widens. I chuckled and pinched her cheek. Namula iyon.

"Hala, i'm so sorry!" I say, startled. I notice her ears turns red as well. I started to worry more at nanlaki mata ko. "What's happening?!"

"A-a-ah, wala! H-hayaan mo lang, eto naman!" She tries to force a laugh. Pinaypayan ko sya using my hands.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know your skin was that sensitive."

She looks at me confused and smiles. "Wahaha. Sensitive no? Lagot ka.." pananakot nya sakin.

"Do I bring you to the hospital? What do you want me to do?" I ask her. I am lowkey starting to panic right now.

"Hmm.. no." She moves her head close to mine. "You wanna know what I want you to do?" She whispers in a low, pa-sexy voice.

"W-what?" I gulp. We're an inch apart and I can't look at her directly. Lord, please. I'm gay. Y u doing this to me po. And I know may bibigurl ako, but damn.

"Gusto ko..." She looks at my eyes, then down my lips. "Gusto ko dalin mo yung hospital dito."

I felt my ears heat up as she threw herself on the sofa, laughing. God!

"Okay, okay." She tries to stop herself fr laughing. "But seriously, vas happened?"

"Nothing nga. I'll fix this soon." I already said enough, anyway.

She looks at her phone. "Alright, beh. I think I gotta go."

"Ayt. See you on monday?" I get up. I extend my hand, she grabs it and I pull her up.

We walk towards the door and Zee suddenly bolts out of his room. "Hi, baby!" I greet him. He runs towards us and sasalubungin ko na dapat siya but he doesn't go to me.

He goes straight to Zoe and he tugs her shirt. "Achi! No!"

My mouth hangs open. What the—!
"Ah, hehe.." Zoe looks at me, asking for help.

"Zee." I say with my warning voice. He pouts and hugs Zoe before going back to his room.

At hindi man lang ako pinansin?! (-3-)
Zoe is still laughing hanggang makarating kami sa gate.

I pout. "Wha–" *tsup*

"Thanks for today. Kitakits sa monday." She says while smiling genuinely before going out.

I closed the gate and headed to the kitchen to drink water. I touch my cheek. I can still feel it.

She's a heck of a gal.

Her future boyfriend's gonna be really lucky.