Heart Dribbler

20 | chelsea

Hm, hindi siya nagbabasa ngayon ha. He was drawing something. Sinilip ko ang sketchbook niya. What the? He's drawing me? Or was that me? Baka kamukha ko lang. Baka assuming na naman ako.

No, it was me.

Napansin kong may kinokopya siyang picture mula sa phone niya and it was my selfie with the TFIOS book I sent him thru Messenger. Ugh.

"Kiefer, why are you drawing me?"

"I like you."

"Ah--haha--ano?"

"I like to draw you."

"Ahh..." Gaga ka talaga, Beatrix Alyssa Lakewood! Ang hilig mag-conclude ng mga bagay-bagay.

"And I kinda like you too," sabi niya sabay ngumiti siya nang malapad.

Huminga ako nang malalim. "They say our gender is supposed to be 'the confusing one' but to be honest, if women are puzzles, men are mystery cases, with all those crime scenes, blood, deaths, victims and murderers."

"Wha-? What are you talking about? I just said--"

"Oh sasabihin mo na naman? Shut up!"

"Well, men are mystery cases all right. Women are feeling detectives, anyway." Humagikgik ng tawa 'yung tukmol. Sinamaan ko lang siya ng tingin at hindi na sumagot.

"Anyway, did you have fun with those two idiots?" He's probably referring to Asher and Jin. Sino pa ba?

"Yeah. We went to a beach but I didn't go for a swim because I forgot to bring sunblock."

"Sayang naman."

"Okay lang. Ang tirik naman kasi ng araw. Autumn na ngayon, di ba? Papa-winter na pero di pa feel. Ang iniiit!"

"Ano 'yung tirik?"

"Um, high?"

"Oh okay."

"Dapat sumama ka sa 'min."

"Yeah." He smiled to himself.

After that, pinanood ko lang siya hanggang sa matapos niya akong i-drawing. Nakakainggit naman ang kamay ng isang 'to. Ang husay gumuhit na feeling ko mas kamukha ko pa ang drawing niya kaysa sa sarili ko.

He added some finishing touches and his signature. "There. All done."

I clapped slowly. "Galing."

"Thanks!"