First Love

Kabanata 8

Love

"OMG! Girl, I never had a thought about that. Well, congrats to you! Graduate kana sa papaging laude ng kabitteran sa pag-ibig. And, I just want to tell you that. I have
a new boyfriend! He is so adorable and hot, gosh, he always let me breathless. My god, baka siya na! What can you say?"

I roll my eyes. I can't imagine answering my best friend whims right now, last week he broke up with his Navy boyfriend and now, she had one, see? Wala talaga siyang stable na lovelife.

"Sana siya na talaga 'yan, at sana maging strikto siya. At sana siya na talaga ang makatuluyan mo, at saan diyan kana matali!" There, I said. I can imagine her pouty lips right now, ugh! Bakit ko ba naging kaibigan ang isang Eresia Catherine Hemenez? Isang specialist doctor sa dugo na stable nasa buhay pero hindi stable ang lovelife? Spare me from sarcasm.

"Nagsabi ang hindi matatali, sinong magsabing itatali niya ako? Duh, I'm gonna explore him" Then she laugh like Evil Queen.

"Whatever, Catherine" I know she hates that, kaya natigil kaagad ito sa kakatawa.

"Don't call me in my second name, Auster"

Here we go again, second name fight.

"At sinong nagsabing tinawag kita, aber?" Hamon ko. I heard her sigh, ang bilis talaga magbago ng mood ng babaeng 'to.

"Li, anong gagawin ko kapag siya na talaga? Ayoko pang makasal!" See, baliw talaga.

"Advance, ha. Akala ko ba boyfriend lang at mag-eexplore kalang? Bakit sobrang dinaramdam mo 'yan" I said.

"Huhu. Sa lahat ng naging ex ko sa kaniya lang ako naging ganito. I never been clingy or annoyed or jealous over some things, sa kaniya lang. I just met him for a week and he had that effect on me. Am I charmed?" Gusto ko siyang batukan ngayon, swear, loka-loka lang talaga ang babaeng ito. She is a type of girl na magkwekwento ng matino sa umpisa tas sa huli ay katarantaduhan lang naman. Minsan napapaisip ako bakit ko pa ba tinanggap 'to sa buhay ko.

"Whatever, Eresia. Maybe he is the one for you and I hope he will be the one. By the way what's his name?"

"Exequiel Daugherty" Halos mabilaukan ako sa sinabi niya. "Hoy ayos ka lang?" Nag-lulunch ako ngayon sa clinic ng bigla lang siyang nagpatawag at dumaldal sa akin.

"What's wrong?" Sumeryoso ang boses niya.
"Are you sure? Exequiel ang pangalan niya?" I asked. I can imagine her brows in thin line. Lol. "Kasi, he is one of my ex, girl" I said. A silence place between us. It was a matter of minutes. "Girl?" I called. She never spoke. Oh, boy.

"It's okay, girl. It's my problem, I can fix it. Ingat palagi, by the way, Mandy is going home and bigtime, tell your goddamn cousin na hapon na pansinin na niya ang kaibigan natin, duh! It's been years!"

Okay, hands down.

"Copy, girl!" I said and the line died. I saw messages from One.

One Baby:

Bakit hindi mo sinasagot ang tawag ko?

One Baby:

Damn, baby you're making me worried!

One Baby:

I'm coming.

Oh, boy. I was about to stand when someone enter my clinic. It was him, in bullets of sweat and with his dark aura. Basa pa ang t-shirt nito, mukhang galing sa Campo. Damn his perfume! Nakakaadik.

"Why are you not answering my calls?" Inayos ko ang aking sarili at nilapitan siya. He looks so serious and hot. Is he mad?

"Eresia and I are talking, I am sorry about that. Ngayon ko lang nabasa ang text mo, s-sorry.." I explained. I waited for him to talk but he only hug me. "I was worried sick. Akala ko ano ng nangyari sa'yo." We stay like that for a minute, at siya mismo ang unang kumalas sa akin.

"Sana hindi kana pumunta, na-abala pa kita" I said. "You will never be a burden to me, always remember that. You are all matter to me, Ralia. Not my work. But you."

His words made my heart melt. Always.

"Doc--ay sorry! May pasyente po, papasukin ko po ba?" It was Michell. Mukhang nahihiya pa ito dahil sa presensya ni One. I smiled at her, "Sige" Sagot ko.

Kaagad itong tumango at bumalik ako sa aking lamesa. "One, can you wait, this will be my last patient for today. May pupuntahan ka ba after this?" I asked.

"Wala, sa condo mo lang. Sabay tayong mag-di-dinner, ako ang magluluto" He said. I smiled and then my patient come in. It was a very fast case to be solve and nothing more. Pakiramdam ko lumilipad ang oras kapag kasama ko siya. I don't mind getting soaked with his sweats, or amoy campo man siya. I don't care as long as he's beside me. I am contented.

"Do you have groceries?" He asked. He is holding my hand. Nasa kaldasa lamang ang tingin niya. "Konti nalang, ata." My answer is not sure, lumiko siya at bumungad sa akin ang Supermarket. Okay, first time naming mang-grocery together. Isn't sweet? Gah, para akong teenager!

"What do you need?" He asked. Siya ngayon ang nagpupush ng cart. "I need meat" Agad kaming pumunta sa meat section. He is the one who pick those fresh meat, and then we go to vegetables section. Siya na rin mismo ang pumili ng mga gulay. Dang, I never thought he have this side. Taimtim kong pinapanood ang bawat kilos niya, it was all bold and clean. Not mention his newly american cut, damn gurl!

"Should we take a picture?" Sasagot pa sana ako ng narinig ko ang click. What! Para akong tigang sa picture namin!

"Hey, gimme your phone I look like an idiot!" Hindi niya binigay ang phone niya, umiiling-iling lang ito na may ngisi sa kaniyang mga labi.

Hah! This Commander is enjoying my annoyance!

"Commander!"

"Yes, Doc?"

Ugh! Hindi talaga siya magpapatalo. I am the one who surrender, let's see if he will let his guard up this time. One smack kiss on his lips and I took his phone. He was so red, damn.

"D-Did you just kiss me?" Hindi makapaniwalang bulas niya. He was grinning like an handsome idiot!

"Na-ah," I lied. I took a nice selfie and put it on his wallpaper. Call me clingy girlfriend but I am just marking this man mine.

Para sa akin sapat na ang isang buwang pagiging on namin. Sapat na 'yon para matimbang ko ang nararamdaman ko para sa kaniya. Yes, I like him. Sino bang hindi maattract sa kaniya? He have the nice built of body, massive and hot. Plus, those seductive lips and beautiful eyes. Talagang mahuhulog ang panga mo kapag siya ang nakikita mo. He look like Zeus! He's the only one who could make my heart beats, stole my breath and sanity. He is my first love after all and he waited for me for years.

It's time for me to pay him back.

"There" It was my phone. Nakalimutan kong nasa kaniya ang shoulder bag ko. He looks so cute with my pink bag. Maliit iyon para sa malalaking braso niya. I took my phone from him. Binuksan ko iyon, hindi na wallpaper ng phone ko kundi mukha niya. He was smiling wide and his eyes in bulge. Naka-peace sign pa siya at puro gulay ang background. Ganoon ba kalalim akong mag-isip para hindi ito mamalayan?

"You're so adorable!" I hissed and pinch his cheeks. He stiffed. Oh, boy. My man can't believe I'm doing this for him.

"Why are you making my heart fluppy?" Hinigit nito ang aking katawan palapit sa kaniya. "Because I love you?" Swear, I feel my cheeks heated and my heart is pounding so much. I wonder if he heard it?

"Damn, woman. You're making me crazy" He said. He planted a kiss in my forehead.

"That was epic, dito pa ako nagconfess sa'yo" I said at tinabunan ang mukha ko. Nakakahiya! He cupped my face, at unti-unting bumababa ang kamay ko na ngayon ay hawak hawak niya.

"Kahit saan ka pa magtapat, masabi mo lang na mahal mo'ko. Sobrang saya ko na, at ito na 'yon. Damn, baby. I am so madly inlove with you.."

I love you, too. One, My Commander