Crest (Completed)

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

Secret

It's been weeks and days since Clea got home, I don't know what's happenning between him and Antreas, but I noticed that something has changed. Pakiramdam ko ay palaging siyang inaasar ni Antreas kaya marinig palang ang pangalang ay pikon na pikon na siya. 

Napapailing na lang ako. Bahala kayong mag ex diyan.

Napatingin ako sa phone ko ng magvivrate to.

From: Hunt

Busy? I cooked.

Napangiti ako. 

For me? Can I come?  

I text back. It's saturday. I was in my room with Clea. We are watching movie. Big hero 6,. Clea's a fan of disney movies, kahit napanood na niya at pinapanood pa rin niya. Well, I don't mind.

From: Hunt

I'll wait for you. 

Napatingin ako kay Clea. Napakagat ako sa labi. 

"Clea, I need to go."

"A date with who?" She said while eating the popcorn.

"Uhmm"

Tumingin siya sakin at tinaas ang kilay niya.

"Off you go, then." Aniya at sinubo ang popcorn.

Napatulala ako sa kanya. That's it? She's not going to ask me?

"Go before I tell Antreas."

Gusto ko sana siya asarin dahil sa sinabi niya pero pinigilan ko na lang sarili ko. Baka magbago pa isip. 

"Ako nang bahala sa excuse mo." She wink at me. 

Damn, I didn't know she was this supportive.

I jumped and hugged her tight.

"Thank you so much, Clea. I love you!"  I kissed her cheeks

Ngumiwi siya "Get out."

Ting ting.

Sa pagpasok ko sa unit niya ay nakaamoy na agad ako nang pagkain. 

"Babe!" Tawag ko habang tinatanggal ang heels ko.

Lumabas si Crest sa kusina. Tumaas ang kilay ko at natawa.

"Wow, look at that hottie, huh" Halakhak ko habang lumalapit sa kanya.

Ngumisi siya at nag lahad ng kamay.

I hugged him and he embrace me with his big and strong arms that my feet cannot feel the floor anymore.

"I miss you..." Bulong niya. He's kissing my neck.

Tumawa ako at tiningnan siya habang nakayakap pa rin.

"You're a big guy, yet you're so clingy." Pinindot ko ang ilong niya.

"It's not that bad..." Pinagdikit niya ang ilong namin. Marahan ko siyang tinulak at kinurot ko ang ilong niya.

Naglakad ako papuntang kusina.

"What are you cooking? It's smell so good." Inamoy ko pa ang kusina.

Nagulat ako ng hilahin niya ako papunta sa sala.

"Crest!"

"Stay here. I'm not done." Pinaupo niya ko.

"But I want to watch!" 

"No." Binuksan niya ang tv at nilipat sa animax. 

Dalawang beses pa akong napatingin sa tv errbago napatigil ng tuluyan.

"Just watch here, I'll call you when I'm done, okay?"

He kissed my cheek and left. 

Napatulala lang ako sa TV. Sumandal ako at tumitig sa palabas. 

Animax. 

How does he know this is my channel?

I don't remember watching this in his condo nor telling him.

Sometimes. 

No, most of the time. He acts like he knows me too well.

Kaya noong nagsimula kaming magdate weeks ago ay hindi ako nahirapan dahil alam niya ang mga gagawin. It's like he's all over. He's very familiar. 

Sometimes I feel that something is wrong but at the same time if feels so right. 

Napatingin ako sa kusina. Naririnig ko ang mga kalansing ng mga pingan.

Lumabas si Crest.

"Come on..." May ngiti sa labi niya

Seeing his smile make my heart flatter.

I shove my thoughts away and stand up.

"What did you cook? I don't thinks its familiar."

Nagkibit balikat siya. "That's why I cooked it."

Pinaghila niya ako ng upuan. Nakangiti akong umupo habang tinitngnan ang pastang nasa harap ko. 

"Wow. This is beautiful." Napapikit pa ako sa amoy.

"Tomato-Basil Linguine" Umupo sa harap ko si Crest.

"... when I was abroad, my aunt used to cooked this when she visits me. I really like it, so I asked her teach me."

"This feels home." I comment.  

Napatingin siya sakin. Ngumiti ako. 

"You are home..." 

Namula ako. "That's not what I'm talking about!" 

Narinig ko ang halakhak niya. 

Umirap na lang ako sa kanya. 

"Anyway, did you know Clea helped me to go here?" Ngiting ngiti ko pang sabi. Kilala niya si Clea, of course. Like he knows her brother right?

Bahagya siyang napatigil sa pagsubo. Sumandal siya at kinuha ang wine glass

"Really? Is that why until now, no call from Antreas?"

Nagkibit balikat ako at nagtuloy sa pagkain. "Maybe,  I don't know what she did, tho. Anyway, Clea's his weakness, wala siyang laban."

Nag-angat ako ng tingin. Nakita kong bahagya siyang nakangiti. 

Kumunot ang noo ko sa ngiti niyang yon. 

"What?"

Umiling lang siya. 

"Are they together?" tanong niya.

Napaisip ako. I don't know really. Lagi kong pinapapunta si Clea sa bahay, and it's like her house too kahit hindi ko siya papuntahin ay lagi siya doon. Nung unang mga punta niya sa bahay ay ramdam mong palagi silang magka-away ni Antreas. Ramdam mo yung tensyon. Pero ngayon medyo light na yung atmostphere although hindi ko sila nakikitang nag-uusap. 

Hindi kaya...?

"Hey..."

Napamulagat ako at napatingin kay Crest. Nakatingin siya sakin with his half smile.

"Yes? You were saying?"

"Finish your food..." 

May biglang pumasok sa isip ko. 

Clea? Maybe, just maybe.

We watched movie together, pero hindi mawala sa isip ko si Clea. She was together with Antreas until a year ago. And they had a long time relationship.  If that is the case. Maybe she knows something. Something about Crest and Antreas. 

Until now it's still a mystery to me. How did they know each other? Why am i the only one who doesn't know him? My brother and Cauis are quiet about him.

Sa pagiisip ko ng mga bagay na yon ay lalong lumaki ang kagustuhan kong malaman ang nagyari noon. Siguro ay mga kaibigan lang nila Antreas at Caius ang nakakaalam? But Clea, I keep on thinking that she knows something. Malakas ang pakiramdam kong meron siyang alam. I think its what my guts telling me.