Love Poison

Coffee Frappe

I brought her to my shop today.

"Eyy! You sure, that's the right key?" Jema asked with a bit of amusement maybe because, nahihirapan akong i-insert ang susi sa keyhole ng seradura ng pintuan ng aking shop.

One tiny key and a keyhole in one dumb knob.

"Yes, and uhmn I'm sorry. Pwede pakihawak muna po?" I replied handing her my coffee frappe in a plastic cup.

She facepalmed herself first before taking it from my hand. I smiled as
thank you and that's when her fingers trace some sweat beads on the left side of her forehead.

She's hot.

Umhn, I mean she's maybe feeling hot because it's already hot outside and that's why we bought coffee frappe on our way here in the first place. Pati nga ako ay naiinitan.

"Akin na rin nga yang bag mo, Deanna. Nahiya ka pang sabihin eh."

Before I could say yes, she already have my bag in her other hand. Not wanting to have one more stupid thought to cross my mind, I immediately insert the key again and that's when I realized, it's not the door that is dumb but this trembling hands of mine.

I'm really that excited ha, to the point na manginginig pa ang mga kamay ko.

Well why not? Okay, she's my crush, a deep kind of crush. Showing her my works before bringing it to the exhibit tomorrow is a pleasure on my part.

"Here we go!" Sabi ko nang mapihit ko na ang seradura pabukas. Agad kong in-on ang aircon pagkapasok namin matapos maisara ang pintuan. "Thanks goodness!" I sighed and then made myself feel comfy at the couch. The temperature outside made me feel tired, that's why.

"Uhmn, Deans. San ko pwedeng ipatong..." untag ni Jema sa namamahinga ko ng diwa.

"Oh my God I'm so sorry Jema I'm just so idiot self anong ginagawa mo nakahihiya ka ano ba." Walang preno kung bulalas. Ramdam ko ang pag'init ng aking mga pisngi and I'm sure as hell that it's as red as tomatoes too.

What an embarrasment!

I quickly jog to the table near her and clear the mess on top of it while silently cursing myself inside my head.

Ipinatong niya agad ang mga gamit at ang aming coffee frappe sa mesa. Nang makaupo na rin siya at inilibot niya ang kanyang mga mga mata ay bigla akong na-conscious sa ayos ng shop ko. Di naman makalat pero hindi rin presentable lalo na't crush ko nga ang kasama ko, diba?

"Jem...iligpit ko lang muna tong mga stuff ko ha at ilalagay ko lang sa storage room sa likuran. Saglit lang to." Nakangiti kong saad while pointing my index finger at the corner.

And as usual, she just smiled implying that it's okay and there's nothing to worry about. I picked some blank canvasses, few textiles inks, used paintbrushes and crampled papers and made my way to the other room.

Maybe you're wondering kung bakit medyo tensed ako? Siyempre it's Jema nga po kasi, my crush. And it's not like everyday I can invite her sa shop ko and see some of my works because she's one busy woman.

Just so you have an idea, okay.

Jema is an account manager of a telecommunication company which means, she is the one talking to the clients presenting the products and services, making sure to closed a deal. Just the basic sales and marketing support and...and........

Ah basta. BUSY siya lagi at marami siyang pinupuntahan. Ganun.

Well, paano kami nagkakilala?

My best friend, Kring, a tech officer in a call center company introduced her to me. Jema asked her to talk some details of the service na ia-avail nila over lunch. And we already planned na sabay rin kaming magla-lunch ni Kring that day para makapag'catch up na rin. I really don't know what happened basta I found myself na lang in a reserved table beside my best friend kaharap si Jema. Mind you, she's very beautiful that day. Girl, I still remember our first eye contact and her charming smile that I sometimes dreamed of it at night.

And for now, I can only dream of it.

Jema happened to be malapit sa mga guys at sa mga chicks. Yes, she's bisexual. Hindi ko lang alam kong dahil ba sa trabaho niya o sadyang ganun lang talaga siya. Don't get me wrong, I'm a bisexual too but I'm more of a conservative.

Conservative???

Di ko alam yung exact term. Err. Whatever.

Basta ang punto ko is...

Mahirap siyang mahalin.

"Mahalin?" I asked myself on that thought. "Wait, what? Self, ano bang naiisip mo?"

Kaya bago pa mapunta sa kung saan ang aking iniisip ay bumalik na rin ako.

Nakailang hakbang pa lang ako papasok nang ako ay matigilan. "What the—-?"

Well, there Jema is checking one of my paintings na nakasabit sa wall which happened to be just above me. I'm not freaking out because of that but because there she is, nakataas ang damit just below those bumps showing her flat tummy dripping with sweat.

God! Baka kailangan ko pang babaan ang AC?

Suddenly, I feel like the temperature went up a couple degrees higher. My throat went dry at the sight. My gazed traveled from her navel, to her lips until my eyes met hers. I'm sure that I'm staring at her with a bit look of lust. Just a bit.

Honestly.

I want to look away because I feel shy. But I can't...

"Yes D?"

She have that teasing smile on her lips and I'll gonna admit it, oo na.

She's HOT!

Way too hot...

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