Being Wet Behind Ears

T H I R T Y - O N E

"Dad seems pissed off, Mom. Nag-away ba kayo?" Bulong sa akin ni Kairus habang sinisilid ko na sa loob ng bag ang mga gamit naming tatlo.

Napatigil ako at tinignan si Exton na kanina pa nagdadabog. Bawat galaw niya ay nagdadabog at mararahas. He's extremely pissed off at what I did earlier. Gusto ko tuloy matawa.

Why is it a big deal to him, anyway? Hindi naman siguro siya tigang. I'm very sure that he's bedding girls once in a while. So, dapat hindi siya nagagalit sa pagbibitin ko sa kanya kanina. E ako nga, I haven't touch for how many years. Pero kung makaasta siya ay parang siya pa 'tong tigang na tigang sa aming dalawa.

"Misunderstanding lang, Kai. Hayaan mo na lang 'yang Daddy mo, mawawala rin ang pagkairita niyan." Sagot ko sa kanya.

Isinara ko na ang bag at tumayo na mula sa pagkakaupo sa kama. Tinanggal ko muna ang nakacharge kong phone sa bedside table at inilagay ito sa shoulder bag ko. Sinuot na rin ni Kairus ang tsinelas niya.

"Pssst! Let's go." Tawag ko kay Exton.

Hindi man lang niya ako tinapunan nang tingin. Si Kairus lang talaga ang nilapitan niya at kinuha na ang malaking bag kung saan nakalagay ang mga gamit namin. Tahimik na sumunod na lang ako sa kanilang dalawa.

Alas diyez y media nang makaalis na kami sa condo building ni Exton. Sabi niya ay mahigit isang oras daw ang byahe, pero depende pa rin kung traffic. Pumunta muna kami ng Deluxe Hotel para makapag take-out ng mga orders na kakainin namin mamaya. Pumunta rin kami sa isang Red Ribbon store para makabili ng mga cake dahil iyon ang request ni Kairus.

I chose to open the stereo, para naman mabawasan ang awkwardness na namumutawi rito sa loob ng sasakyan ni Exton. Ramdam ko pa rin kasi hanggang ngayon ang pagkairita niya sa akin. Can't he just move on about what happened earlier?

Oh my my my, what you do to me
Like lightning when I'm swimming in the sea
From the very first time we loved
From the very first time we touched
Walking on wires and power lines
When you put your body on top of mine
Everytime that you lift me up
To the heaven and stars above

O lord of mercy
I'm begging you, please
I'm feelin' drained
I need love
You charge me up
Like electricity
Jumpstart my heart
With your love

There's an energy
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
There's an energy
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful

I couldn't leave if I wanted to
Cause something keeps pulling me back to you
From the very first time we loved
From the very first time we touched
The stroke of your fingers
The scent of you lingers
My mind running wild
With thoughts of your smile
Oh, you gotta give me some
Or you could give it all
But it's never enough, no

There's an energy
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful

I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
There's an energy
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful
I can feel it
When you hold me
When you touch me
It's so powerful