Stuck In A Friendzone

Chapter 4

Nyrhyzsah

"Bat nga ba mag isa ka lang?" tanong sakin ni Dominique habang nag lalakad kami sa loob ng mall

"Wala si kuya e, kaya ako nalang yung go-grocery"

"Tama pala dating ko. Atleast ngayon may kasama kana" I can feel that I'm blushing. WTF Dominique, how can a simple word from your mouth makes me crazy?

I saw a ice cream station and I walk toward it

"San ka pupunta don ung daan papuntang supermarket" sigaw ni Dominique pero dere-deretso lang akong pumunta sa ice cream station at hindi ko na sya nilingon

I look on my side and Dominique was there already. "You're like a kid" dinig kong wika nya

"What do you like?" I ask and I look at him at nakatingin lang sya deretso sa menu

"Libre mo?" balik nyang tanong sakin Ngumiti lang ako at nag kibit balikat at muling humarap sa counter nakita ko ang cashier na tila nag hihintay ng order namin 

"Hindi magandang pinag hihintay mo ang mga babae" I feel him that he turn his look at me. "Hindi ba ate?" dagdag ko ngumiti si ateng cashier at tumingin kay Dominique tsaka tumango. 

"Choose for me" I look at him and I smirk

"One rocky road and two cookies and cream" wika ko at nagsimula ng ihanda ni ate ang ice cream namin

"Dalawa lang tayo ah?" nagtatakang tanong ni Dominique 

"I'll take two with different flavors and you'll have one" I said. Inabot ng isang babae ang ice cream at kinuha ko ang isang rocky road at isang cookies and cream ahh my favorites. Inabot naman ni Dominique and isa pang ice cream.

I walk away and left Dominique at counter para umupo sa iang bakanteng upuan. I know Dominique have no choice but to pay what I get.

"Nangiiwan ka pala sa gitna ng kagipitan" dinig kong wika nya at umupo sa tapat ko 

"Some are worth leaving for" depensa ko sa sarili ko, hindi ko alam kung biro lang ba ang sinabi nya but it offends me at natatakot din ako na baka ganon nya ako makilala at ayaw kong isipin nya na hindi maganda ang ugali ko baka bigla syang ma-turn off at layuan ako. I look at him and he seems like confuse and I think he's asking what is the meaning of what I said

"Look around us" sambit ko at nakita ko syang inilibot ang buong mata nya sa loob ng kinaroroonan namin and I hope na gets nya ang ibig kong sabihin

"People are just normally eating" okay he didnt get it

"Pag hindi kita iniwan dun at umupo dto malamang wala na tayong pwe-pwestuhan" I explained. I saw him smile and nodded, I guess he get it now.

"Akala ko kanina libre mo na toh e kasi niyaya mo ako" I look at him shocked. Niyaya ko ba tong taong toh?

"First I dont take request for free at dahil nag reuqest na kung pwede wag na tayong magkahiyaan sa isa't isa tatanggapin ko yun and this ice creams are your payment and second hindi kita niyaya kusa kang lumapit" I answer as I look through the glass wall through this glass wall I can clearly see his reflection that he's staring at me. Sa tingin ko hindi ko kayang makipag sabayan sa titig nyang yun. Sa tingin nya ba hindi ko sya nakikita na nakatingin sakin. Oh damn Dominique stop staring at me pls.

"Baka mas mauuna pa akong malulusaw kaysa sa ice cream  na hawak mo kakatitig sakin"  I speak sarcastically. Gosh where did I got those words and where did I got my guts to say those?