Next To Me

6. Maine's Balcony

The ice cream actually helped her reorganize her thoughts. She finished her blog and even got to publish it. She's even starting to construct a new one. She was totally on a roll when she felt her eyes heavy from lack of sleep and too much gazing at the laptop screen. She looked at the balcony and noticed that there's already light outside. It's morning.

What the hell I forgot to sleep!

She went to the balcony to get some fresh air and stretch her arms and legs before hitting the sack when she noticed the guy who caused her to unconcentrate from her work on the other balcony. He is shirtless! And he is stretching his arms.. His back is soooo makinis and muscular and so broad it must feel heaven to lay on it. She thought that she didn't notice her mouth fell open at the sight.

He can see her from his peripheral vision. Is she checking me out? He thought.

When he turned around, she immediately ducked her head behind the balcony's ledge.

Omg ang hot naman pala ni kuya!    She thought.
Nakatingin pa kaya siya? She started to crawl to her balcony door but instead she bumped some basins that caused a lot of noise.

RJ is trying really hard not to laugh.

Pag minamalas ka nga naman!
She shut her eyes tightly trying not to feel the embarassment she knew is coming.

"Anong ginagawa mo?" RJ asked when he had somehow calmed himself from laughing.

"Ah.. Eh.. May hinahanap lang. Nahulog yung p-piso ko dito... Yun! Tama! Nahulog yung barya ko." She said awkwardly.

"Really?" RJ smirked. "But I saw you kanina, you were ogling at me." He got a smug look on his face now.

"What? No way! Ang yabang mo ha!"

"E ba't nagtatago ka jan sa ilalim?"

"Anong nagtatago? May hinahanap nga ako di ba?"

"Ows? You were standing with your mouth open kanina  lang."

" Hoy ikaw, di porket gwapo ka feeling mo may crush na sa'yo lahat ng babae."

"Gwapo ako? Bakit, may crush ka din sa'kin?" He said grinning.

"Sabi ko lang gwapo ka pero di ko sinabing may crush ako sa'yo! Feelingero mo uy!"

"Haha! Ok."

Silence enveloped them.

"Hey, I'm RJ." He said breaking the silence. He extended his hand for her to shake.

"Maine." She shook his hand a bit and immediately pulled back too.
"But that doesn't mean we're friends! Nayayabangan pa rin ako sa'yo."

"It's fine. We're quits. I also don't like your uncleanliness towards your surroundings,.. And your self care." He said reluctantly.

"My self.. what? What do you mean?"

" well look, do you even have a mirror in your home? For all I know, mas gugistuhin pa ng isang babae na magulo ang buhay n'ya kesa magulo ang buhok n'ya." He said, pointing at her bewildered hair. "You could really use a comb, you know."

"May pagkapakialamero ka talaga noh?" She said pointing out.

"Oh! I didn't mean to. It's just that it is pleasing to the eye if what you see around you is pleasant. And by the way, I don't want to pick another fight with you. I'm actually trying to build a good neighborhood here."

"Oo na panget na. But please ha! wag mong pakialaman ang buhok ko or any of my physical appearance. You don't know what I've been through to get to this state. Pinagpuyatan ko to. And yes, I have a mirror inside."

"Di ko naman sinabing panget ka. Sabi ko lang mag-ayos ka. Maybe di ko nga alam ang pinagdadaanan mo, as you said. But at least fix yourself when you go out. Nakita kita nung minsan papuntang convenient store, akala ko may multong naglalakad sa kainitan ng araw, ikaw lang pala."

"Aaarrrgggh! Pakialam mo ba?! Nakakairita ka na ha! Dami mong napapansin."

"Concerned lang ako sa mga taong makakasalubong mo, baka atakihin sa puso. Diyan ka na nga, malelate pa ko dahil sa'yo."

"Ewan ko sa'yo! Ikaw tong daldal ng daldal.. 'Ta mo to. Kinakausap pa lalayasan ka na. Hmph! Bwisit!"

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A/N: I don't know how else to get this through. Pasensya na po. But I really want them(A&M) to be friends na, para maumpisahan ko na ung ibang chapters huhu.. 😭