My Student, My Lover

Chapter 7

"You can't come to my mom's birthday." I said directly to Kugimiya. Nasa loob kami ng unit ko at tapos na sa tutorial.

"Your brother invited me, not you." Sagot niya nang nakangisi, tila interesado talaga siyang dumalo.

Napakamot ako sa ulo dahil alam kong hindi na naman ako mananalo sa kanya. I sighed. "Mom knows everything about us." Pag-iiba ko ng usapan.

His lips parted a little. I know he was surprised but he pretended like he was not. "What did she say then?" He asked not looking at me.

I was about to answer but he stopped me. "Wait a minute.." His expression automatically changed. "You said 'everything about US'?" He chuckled. "Us? Are we a thing now?"

I rolled my eyes, this dumbass thought of something else. Pinakaba niya lang ako ng slight. "Our set up, our situation, our fake relationship. Duh? Tumigil ka nga!" Bulyaw ko.

"Oh," He held his chest dramatically.

"Basta wag kang pumunta ha?" Banta ko at tinuro siya na para bang may utang siya sa akin, kainis eh.

"What did your mom say? About me? Does she want to see me?"

I coughed unconsciously. How the hell did he guess it?! I cleared my throat when I noticed him waiting for me to answer. "N..nothing,"

"Nothing?" Tanong niya na tila hindi naniniwala. Hindi naman talaga iyon totoo but I slowly nodded. "She said nothing?" Ulit pa niya.

I nodded again. I didn't have any plans yet on telling him everything what we talked about yesterday when I went home. I couldn't just say it to him, really. It would make us way more awkward. Nakakainis, mom even wanted to really meet him in person. "B..believe it or not, she seems not to like you." I tried to make it sound real.

Umekis agad ang dalawa niyang kilay. "Talaga? Baka siniraan mo naman ako?"

Tumawa ako ng sarkastiko, ngunit nagulantang nang kaunti dahil totoo namang may nasabi akong hindi maganda tungkol sa kanya. "Hindi ah, isa pa hindi siya sang-ayon sa sitwasyon natin." Subok ko pa.

He became silent for a second. "Is that so?" He was showing this doubtful expression. He suddenly stared at me intently. "I.. I badly want to court you.. but you're just really.." He shook his head when he realized something. "Nevermind."

Naestatwa ako at pilit na inabsorb ang binitawan niyang mga salita. Ano nga ba sinabi niya? Court me daw?

Nang tumingin ako sa kanya ulit mukhang naman siyang seryoso.. but no! I mean, bakit niya ako gustong ligawan? He was just playing with me. Hindi pa ba ako sanay sa mga kagagohan niya? God! I was just his instructor, nothing special, walang malisya ang lahat. Tama, wala naman talaga. Siguro biro niya lang yun at hindi ko rin naman siya gusto.. maybe.

"Anyway, hindi ako naniniwala sa sinabi mo about what your mom thinks of me. Your brother didn't even stop our relationship. They must like me," He acted proud. Hindi niya matanggap na rejected siya.

"Relationship? There's nothing real between us!" I spat.

"What if there is?" He stared at me again intently, his eyes were dark and full of emotions. Some strands of hair were falling on his forehead. Tangina, ang gwapo.

Tila nawala ako sa katinuan pero nang nabuhayan ako ay agad ko siyang inirapan."Stop joking Kugimiya. We can't be in a real relationship." Umiwas agad ako ng tingin sa kanya.