Fall For You

Chapter 7 - Friends

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Chapter 7 - Friends

"What?" I blinked twice to process what he just said. I sat down quietly. For the first time in my entire life, I was lost for words.

He smiled. "I said I'm here to have lunch with you, babe." Anito.

"Stop." Agad kong sabi. Nag-init ang pisngi ko sa sinabi niya. "Please stop saying that." I took deep breaths to calm myself down.

Tumawa ito. "Stop saying what?" Tanong niya sa akin na tila ba wala siyang idea sa sinasabi ko.

Sumandal ako sa inuupuan ko at pinagkrus ko ang kamay ko sa dibdib ko. "That I am you girlfriend. Just, stop. We're in my restaurant, my business. And you're saying all these—"

He immediately cut me off. "What? Saying all these what, Addy?" He tilted his head, like he's amaze of what I was saying.

"Bullshits. You're saying all these bullshits." I said without hesitation.

Itinaas nito ang kamay na tila ba nagsusurrender ito. "Okay, okay, sorry. I shouldn't have said that. You're right. This is your restaurant." He paused and put his hands back down. "But, can we atleast have lunch? Like friends? We can be friends, right? Now, that we're both in this mess, we can atleast be friends." He continued.

I sighed. Magsasalita na sana ako nang magsalita ito ulit. "Don't tell me bawal din makipagkaibigan? C'mon Addy. We can atleast be friends, tutal nagpepretend naman tayo na in a relationship tayo, a little friendship can come in handy." Sabi nito.

He's right. Tutal ay nagpepretend naman kami na kami, then I might as well be friends with him. Atleast this way, hindi kami total strangers.

Tumango ako bilang pag-sangayon. "Okay. Friends." Sabi ko na ikinalapad ng ngisi nito. "But just friends, okay? I'm not planning on being in a real relationship." I said, truthfully.

He smirked. "I can't promise, Addy. We'll never know. Baka mafall ako. Or mafall ka." Tila nangiinis na sabi nito.

I rolled my eyes heavenwards. "I don't know about you. But as for me, hindi ako mahuhulog sayo. Not now. Not ever." Hindi ako mahuhulog kahit kanino.

I'm done with men and their bullshits. Matapos ang ilang taon naming relationship ni Arnold, I guess I just gave up on the idea of relationships and whatnot.

Because what we had, was good, so good I didn't even think it would end. But it did. And the moment it ended, I just—I don't think I can ever enter a relationship again.

"Sabi mo, eh." Tumawa lang ito at hindi na nakipagtalo sa sinabi ko. "Mag-order na tayo?" He asked me.

"Yes, but not here. Doon tayo sa office ko." I told him as I stood up.

Naglakad ako patungo sa office ko habang nakasunod naman sa akin si Tobi. Nang makarating kami sa office ay inilapag ko ang bouquet na dala niya sa tabi ng bouquet na dala ni Kuya Andrei sakin last week.

Buhay pa ang mga bulaklak dito dahil binabad ko ito sa tubig. At iyon din ang gagawin ko sa bouquet na dala ni Tobi.

I just love flowers, and bouquets. There's something about them that makes my heart flutter.

"Upo ka." Sabi ko at tinuro ang couch ko.

Inilibot niya ang paningin niya. "I like your office." Sabi nito.

I smiled. "Thank you." Simpleng sabi ko.

I like my office too. It's not as big as my Dad's, or my Mom's, or Kuya Andrei's, but I like it exactly how it is. It's not big but it's spacious enough to fit my desk, my swivel chair, two more chairs in front of it, a couch just across my desk, and a table for the couch.