What's with Black?

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Come Back

Gemini's POV:

"I'll go order something. Wait mo lang ako dito," Tita Ninang said while holding my shoulders.

"Sige po." Lumingon ako habang naka-smile a kaniya. Masaya din ako dahil andito na si Tita Ninang.

She headed to the cashier.

Naiwan ako sa isang round table which is right beside the window. It was a very bright afternoon pero of course, the room was filled with conditioned air. Malamig pa rin.

Around the room, may mga cultural paintings na nakadikit at may mga potted plants sa bawat corner. The whole place is kinda historical-based kaya gusto talaga ni Tita dito since then. Recently, konti na din ang mga tao dito. Maybe because hindi na talaga trending ngayon ang culture, history, and the like. Siyempre modernization has changed the world.

As I was looking around, nakita ko ang isang painting na tila ba pamilyar sakin. It was a Philippine spot pero parang pamilyar talaga siya.

I hit my head to remember kung ano ang meron sa painting na to. I also paint kasi and I can really identify the kind of emotions the painter has put up while painting this artwork. It's not pain that most of the artists feel when making good obras. It is happiness. The strokes making up every subject are filled with happy memories.

"Hays," napabuntong hininga nalang ako.

Minutes later, dumating na din si Tita. She brought with her the number stand para sa order namin.

Her face was like up to something. I was about to ask her kung anong problema nang bigla siyang nag-open up sa'kin.

"Kaano-ano mo ba yung Black?," she asked.

Nasurprise ako sa tanong niya. Why did she suddenly ask?

"Bakit po?," I asked while inserting my hair on my ears.

"Are you somehow related to that guy? Boyfriend mo? Ex-boyfriend?" tanong niya habang nakatitig sa mga mata ko.

What? Like, how could she say that? Pano ko naman magiging ex-boyfriend or kahit boyfriend si Black. I do not like him. I'm just intrigued with him. Tsaka, hideous nga yung tao.

I giggled. "Hahaha, bakit niyo naman po nasabi? Tsaka, malabo din," pagdidiin ko.

"Really? Then why did he neglect me kanina? He's like very cold when he heard your name? He even looked at you nung paalis siya," eksplika niya. "Tsk, kung hindi mo talaga siya ka ano-ano, baka may gusto yun sa'yo. It's not normal to look at someone with deep thoughts."

Gusto kong makaiwas sa mga tanong ni Tita patungkol kay Black. Ayoko munang pag-usapan siya lalo na't kami ang magkasama ngayon. Tsaka, baka paghinalaan lang kami masyado pag sagot ako ng sagot sa kaniya.

Ibinaling ko ang paningin ko sa labas.

Pero bakit niya ako tinulungan nung muntikan na akong masagasaan. Hays, nakakapagtaka talaga yung mokong na yun. What's with him? All this time, bakit ngayon lang siya lumabas? He's really mysterious.