About You

XXV.

"Ako na jan Love."

"Di na, I'm fine Cahel."

"Love, ako na okay?"

"Ako na."

"Ay ako na lang tulungan mo Leoel." Madi handed me two flower vases and dusted her hands off. "O ayan ha. Ikaw na maglagay nyan don para di mo na kulitin ng kulitin si Heart haha tamis nyo e!"

Napailing na lang ako sa kanya while Heart smiled a genuine one. "Psh. Inggit ka lang kaya ka ganyan hahaha." Tumakbo na ako palayo bago pa ako maisipang batuhin ni Madi.

"Che whatever!"

I placed the vases at the center of the longest table bago binalikan yung mag bestfriend. They're both laughing at their topic. Nung makabalik ako, I immediately put an arm around my girl's shoulder.

"Saya nyo ah, anong meron?"

"Ito kasing si Madisson Love e, ang daming alam na gimik about you introducing me to Nea. Gusto pa may grand reveal." Napatitig ako kay Heart hindi dahil sa sinabi nya, kung hindi dahil sa pagtawag nya sakin ng Love. Sarap sa tainga haha.

"Ano ka ba, dapat may pasabog no! Tsaka, duh. Nea is basically Heart's number 1 fan, deserve nyang pag effortan ng konti no."

"Bakit babe, di pa ba effort tawag dito sa ginagawa natin ngayon?" biglang sabat ni Iris while putting a huge box of capiz lanterns on the table. I also saw the other guys already fixing the lanterns on the entrance.

"Babe, hwag ka nga. Basta, dapat may grand reveal ka Heart. Yung tipong mashoshookt si Nea! I swear this will be her most memorable birthday." pumapalakpak pang sabi ni Madisson,seriously this girl.

"Hep! Time freeze. Bago yang grand reveal- grand reveal na yan, lilinawin ko lang. I am Heart's number one fan okay? Not Nea-"

Heart arched her eyebrow "Huh really? Renea's my number one fan kaya."

"Ako kaya." Pinanlakihan ko sya ng mata.

"No, it's Nea." She did the same.

"Ako sabi!" I moved a lil closer.

"Si Nea!" Heart also moved.

"Love ang kulit, ako sabi e." closer,

"Hindi nga, si Nea nga kasi!" and closer until...

"Ehem sige mag-kiss muna kayo jan ha! Alis muna kami hahahaha" Tawang-tawa si Iris. That's when we realised how close Heart and I with each other. I saw how her cheeks flushed and I think I also blushed. Agad kaming naglayong dalawa at di makatingin sa isa't-isa. Uhh. Awkward.

Madisson sarcastically laugh kaya napalingon kami sa kanya. "Seriously, you two? Para kayong mga bata. Jan na nga kayo, tara babe." sabay hila kay Iris.

"Bata pa naman talaga tayo ah." After few seconds Heart innocently said with a pout. Pfft.

"Hayaan mo na yon palibhasa gurang na hahahaha." And with that the awkwardness vanished.

Later that night naisip naming mag swimming after dinner. Well actually yung barkada lang yung  nageenjoy na maligo sa pool. Andito lang kasi kami ni Heart sa may gilid, dipping our feet on the cold water.

"Love?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you tired? Gusto mo ba sa loob na lang tayo para makapagpahinga ka na?"

Heart looked at me with that sweet smile. "Nope. I'm fine Love."

"Bakit mo ba kasi naisipan na pumunta na dito? You should've join Suzanna tomorrow. Napagod ka pa tuloy."