The Wounded One

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Joshua

Bumili muna kami ng pop corn at iced tea bago pumasok sa sinehan. Parehas kaming busog kaya hindi rin namin masyadong napapansin ang mga binili niyang pagkain. 

The movie is a filipino comedy, led by not so familiar teen artists. Masyadong maraming pag-uusap at hindi nito masyado nakukuha ang interes ko. Wala rin masyadong nanonood, and I've never heard this movie, hindi sikat kaya kaunti lamang ang nanonood.

So I guess, he sucks at choosing movie huh.

I chuckled softly, at binaling ang mga mata sa kasama. 

As a matter of fact, I never imagined him choosing this genre of movie. It's too pabebe! Well, bagay naman 'to sa age ko but I'm not into this. Sa susunod pala ay dapat ako na ang pipili. 

"Why are you laughing?" he whispered. 

I looked at Nicholas' face in the dark. Seems like I can't get enough praising this man, I could say that in all God's creations, he's my favorite! Who would have thought that a man, like him, could be so mesmerizing and almost breathtaking?

Deep eyes, narrow nose, thin lips and perfect angled jaw, the darkness of the cinema and the low light coming from the big screen shadowed his perfect face. Guilty of the fact that staring at him slowly becoming a hobby. 

The way his jaw clenched momentarily, never failed to escape my gaze. He swallowed hard.

I shook my head in response. Hindi ko rin namalayan na kanina pa rin pala siyang nakakatitig sa akin. 

Malamig naman ang sinehan, at wala pa masyadong tao pero ba't pakiramdam ko nag-iinit ang mukha ko. Heck, I don't care dahil alam ko naman na hindi niya 'to mapapansin dahil madilim. 

Bumaba ang tingin sa aking mga labi. Hindi na 'ko mapakali. My heart was starting to pound in a fast rhythm, and my hands were becoming cold. 

I gasped. 

Please stop staring at me! Can't you see your effect on me? Damn!

He swallowed hard yet again, then he licked his lips before pressing them together. Tila ba'y hirap na hirap pigilan ang kung ano man na nararamdaman. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali ay may init na dumaan sa kanyang mga mata. So what's that for?

"Just focus on the movie." malamyos na saad niya 'tsaka binaling muli ang mga mata sa screen. A ghost of smile pass through his lips. 

"Didn't know you are fond of movies like this ah?" I whispered playfully. 

Thinking of him binge watching cringe teen romantic movies made me almost laugh! Ganito ka pala Nicholas, so manly pero 'eto pala ang hilig. 

"Stop it!" nang hindi pa rin ibinabalik ang lingon sa akin. 

I can't help but giggle. Masyado mo akong pinapasaya.

Hindi ko na nansundan ang palabas at nang ibinaling ang mga mata sa screen patapos na 'to. Gano'n ko siya katagal tinitigan? Well, sobrang naenjoy ko naman!

Hindi ko mapigilan ang mga ngisi ko kahit na nakalabas na kami ng sinehan. 

"How's the movie?" He asked.

"I enjoyed it! Bitin pa nga." I lied. 

"What's your favorite part?"

Bahagya akong ginapangan ng kaba, hindi ba pwedeng ikaw ang favorite part ko? 

"Uh... 'yung ano... nagkatagpo na yung dalawang love team... tama 'yun!" 

My face heated when I realized that's the very beginning of the movie! Halatang hindi ako attentive! Sayang ang ticket na binayad sayo, Serene!