Nagising ako nang maramdam ang patuloy na pagdampi ng isang malambot na bagay sa aking ilong. It stopped when my eyes shut open.
Cryd flashed a smile and kissed my nose once more. He mumbled something but I couldn't comprehend. I'm not wearing my ear's outer processor. I took it off last night before sleeping.
He must've realized it because he stretched his arms to get the device on the table behind me.
Bumangon ako't kinusot ang aking mga mata. Nilingon ko ang nakabukas na bintana. From here, I can see the waves calmly swaying back and forth on the shore. It's still dark outside.
He stayed in bed and watched me as I fixed my earpiece. He looks fresh from bathe. Basa pa kasi ang buhok niya't iba na ang suot na damit.
"Sorry to wake you up..." he said softly as soon as I'm done.
I nodded lazily and smiled a bit. "Ang aga mo talagang nagigising."
"Papalaot kasi si Mang Lando ngayong umaga."
"Mangingisda siya?" I asked, a little too excited.
"Yes. I figured you want to see so..." hindi niya tinapos pero naintindihan ko ang kanyang ibig sabihin.
"Sasama tayo sa kanya!" pinal at masaya kong sabi. Napapalakpak pa ako. Hindi ko pa nararanasang sumakay sa bangka at manood na mangisda.
Tumango siya't hinila ako pabagsak sa dibdib niya para mayakap. Ngumuso ako't hindi na nagprotesta.
"Yes. I'm just wondering if you're allowed to swim..." hinaplos niya ang aking tainga. "Hindi ba delikado iyon para sa'yo?"
"Nope," I flashed a smile. "It's okay as long as I'll take the outer device off, hindi 'yon makakaapekto. Iyon nga lang ay hindi kita maririnig..."
"Fine with me. I know sign language," he grinned.
"Basic lang naman ang alam mo!" I laughed. Sumimangot siya at bahagyang pinisil ang tagiliran ko. "I've attended classes so that I could master that language, Sav. Baka nga mas magaling na ako sa'yo ngayon."
"Why did you do that?"
"You know why," he chuckled and kissed my forehead. Lumabi't ako't pinigilan ang pag-ngisi. This feel so surreal.
He sniffed my hair and pulled me closer. "You should take a bath now. Ang baho mo na..."
I gasped and pushed him away. Inamoy ko ang sarili ko to check if I smell awful.
Natawa siya. "Joke lang."
Sinimangutan ko siya. He ruffled my hair and stood up. "I'll prepare our breakfast while you do your thing here..."
"Anong susuotin ko?"
Pinasadahan niya ako ng tingin. Na-concious ako bigla sa hitsura ko dahil bagong gising lang ako at paniguradong mukha akong zombie. Pakiramdam ko'y pula't mugtong-mugto ang mata ko dahil sa pag-iyak kagabi.
"My shirt's too large for you. Even my shorts..." puna niya sa suot ko ngayon. Wala kasing damit pambabae dito dahil siya lang naman ang nagpupunta dito. Iyong mga damit naman sa bahay niya'y kailan lang niya pinabili para sa akin.
BINABASA MO ANG
I Heard You
Romance{ Constantine Series: Book 1 } "I love you. Do you hear me? I said, I love you..." - After getting rejected by his long-time crush, Cryd Constantine meets the shy and timid girl, Savanna Esquivel, who is crying alone on a rainy day in a waiting shed...