Passionless

passionles ch. 3

Inis kong sinara Macbook ko, after three hours of useless browsing sa Twitter, Instagram, Facebook at Pinterest ay na-bored ako. Two weeks has passed and midterms are nearing, I groaned at the thought of it.

"Crunchy, come to mommy" I softly mumbled at tinapik yung tabi ko. Bahagyang umakyat yung itim na aso ko sa kama ko, niyakap ko siya at kinulit. Narinig ko tumunog phone ko pero hindi ko pinansin, I'm sure that it's just Damon.

He's been more aggressive lately, niyaya ako palagi mag-evening date. Hatid, sundo sa klase. It was ticking me off. I don't want to be with him. Magiging asawa ko naman siya so he should give me a break and let me enjoy being single. Too bad iba opinion niya, he thinks practice na 'to para sa next stage namin.

Ugh.

Kinuha ko phone ko and tama hinala ko na si Damon nagtext.

i'll be passing by. want anything?

Madalas din siya bumisita sakin, bringing me take-out food. I still don't see him as a friend.. Then what are we? I guess we have this mutual understanding that we're just benefitting from each other.

I decided to go out to escape Damon. Bahala siya kung nadatnan niya ko wala dito, sabihin ko na lang I went out for a jog. I dressed in pastel pink jogger shorts and a white hoodie. Nag-messy bun lang ako ng buhok, with a few strands framing the sides of my face. I just applied pink tinted lip gloss.

Puberty really did hit me well that I didn't need any make-up on most of the time.

"Crunchy you'll be going with mommy ha. I'll be taking you for a walk." Pinanggigilan ko muna mukha ni Crunchy bago suotan ng body leash. Ayoko masyado sa collar leash because it felt like sinasakal ko siya, and that would be very uncomfortable for my baby boy.

Naglakad kami ni Crunchy papunta sa bookstore which is a few blocks away from my condo. Gusto ko lang mag-relax and reading books are my daily cup of tea. Malaki yung bookstore na 'to and it has three floors. Kaunti lang pumupunta dito and that's what I love about this place. Karamihan kasi ng mga tao around this avenue mas gusto gumala sa other side of this block which is puro mga vanity stores, restaurants, casinos and etc.

I scanned the fictional books, mahilig kasi ako sa mga supernatural or fantasy genre na libro, it utilizes my imagination. Nagulat na lang ako nung bigla napatakbo si Crunchy at nabitawan ko ang leash niya dahil sinabit ko lang yun sa index finger ko.

"Crunchy!"

Sinundan ko siya at medyo napabilis lakad ko kasi ayoko siya mawala. Tumigil na siya at may ginulo siya na lalaki naka-indian sit sa tapat ng mga row of books. Carpeted naman yung buong sahig so it didn't look weird naman.

"Teka teka!" His voice is so deep and I was momentarily seduced by it.

I quickly snapped out of my trance. "Crunchy! Stop that and come here!" Sambit ko pero mukhang ginugulo niya parin yung lalaki. Napatingin siya sakin at sabay kami nanlaki ng mata.

Nagulat ako. Si Glasses boy!

Napatitig din ako sa kaniya. Lucia, don't stare. Umiwas ako ng tingin. I went closer, nagcrouch down ako and hinablot ko si Crunchy sa kaniya, yung makulit kong aso may kagat-kagat na Fita biscuit wrapper. Ah kaya pala.

"No wonder you ran off, silly baby boy. Give me that." I lightly scolded pero may kaunting ngiti gumuhit sa labi ko. Ang cute ni Crunchy talaga. Kinuha ko mula sa ngipin niya yung wrapper, may laman pa yun.

Tinignan ko ulit siya and nakatingin parin siya sakin. He seemed astounded even a little bit shocked and confused.

"Oh.. Sorry my pet really loves Fita biscuit, it's his favorite snack. So he goes crazy whenever he gets a whiff of it." I explained and handed back the biscuit, medyo slightly opened pero hindi naman na-mix yung laway ni Crunchy doon.