Madly (IN LOVE SERIES #1)

Kabanata 7

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In Love Series 1: Madly

Kabanata 5

Nagmamadali akong lumabas ng Villa nina Miss Denisse. Tinanghali ako dahil sa kakulitan ng kambal. Maaga kasi silang at nakipaglaro sa akin. Hindi ko namalayan ang oras. Kung hindi pa nagtext ang hari ng kasungitan ay hindi ako magmamadali. Nakasalubong ko pa si Sir Ezekiel.

"Why in a hurry, Cha?" he asked. May dala dala siyang tasa.

"Late na po ako, Sir. Pasabi na lang po kay Miss Denisse na napakain ko na ang kambal saka ready na po ang breakfast! Bye po!"

Pagtawa lang niya ang narinig ko dahil nagmamadali nga ako. Nandiyan na ang hari ng kasungitan at naghihintay.

"What took you so long?" masungit niyang tanong nang makalabas nga ako.

"Ang kulit ng kambal e," hinihingal kong sagot. "Late na ba tayo? Anong oras ba ng laro niyo?"

"Eight," masungit niya pa ring sagot bago binuksan ang pinto ng kaniyang sasakyan.

"Ba't ang sungit mo na naman?" nakasimangot kong tanong. Ang aga aga, ang sungit sungit.

"Tss," irap niya sa akin pagkaayos niya ng seatbelt niya. "Where's my good morning kiss?"

"W-what?" nagulat ako roon.

"My morning kiss," he simply said like a child asking for his milk.

"Anong nakain mo ngayong umaga, Isagani Alexis?" I asked. Never minding the abnormal beating of my heart. Hindi naman siya sumagot at masungit pa rin habang inaayos ang sarili sa driver's seat. His brows furrowed as if I deprived him of something so important to him.

Hindi naman sa nag-iinarte ako but we are not in a relationship for him to asked me something like giving him a morning kiss. Though, ilang beses naman na niya akong nahalikan pero syempre, wala kaming label na dalawa. Sobra naman yata 'yon, 'di ba?

Nabalot tuloy ng katahimikan ang buong sasakyan dahil pareho kaming nakikiramdam. Ako kung babawiin ba niya iyong sinabi niya at siya na naghihintay yata na halikan ko siya.

Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. It was fast and unexpected. Not because his father announced that I'm engaged to him, aasa na ako. Paano pala kung may gustong iba? Kung may mahal siyang iba? Paano pala kung wala lang ito? Paano ako? Lalagapak ako at masasaktan?

I sighed heavily. This is getting serious. Everyone knows we're engage. We skip the boyfriend-girlfriend stage. Hindi kami nagligawan man lang. I don't like this. Everyone may think that I'm after their money or I am a gold-digging bitch trying to bewitched him.

I should talk to Isagani about this matter.

Kailangang linawin ang lahat.

Nakarating kami sa University nang hindi ko namamalayan. I'm in a deep thought that I failed to notice that Isagani Alexis Sketch was eyeing me. Napansin siguro ang bigla kong pananahimik. He's looking at me intently and watching my every move.

Pagkapatay niya sa makina ng sasakyan niya and was about to stormed out his car, I opened the topic.

"Do you like Maxine?" I asked trying to start the topic I wanted us to deal with. Gulat niya akong tiningnan.

"What are you saying?" confused he sit properly. "Come on, we'll be late."

"Do you like Maxine?" ulit ko. "Are you courting her?"

Tumahimik siya at matiim akong tiningnan. Like he was asking what's gotten into me.

"There's this rumor that you're courting Maxine and that you like her. Mayroon ding nagsasabing ilang beses na din kayong lumabas," I tried to hide the bitterness in my voice but I think I failed. Kahit hindi naman totoo 'yon hindi ko maiwasang maging mapait. And I don't have the right to pry. Hindi ko lang maiwasan dahil maging ako ay litong-lito na sa sitwasyon naming dalawa.