Off Limits, Love

5

From : Sienna

hey! ininvite ko si Gaius sa birthday party ko!

To : Sienna

ohh, that's nice! hanggang anong oras pala birthday mo?

From : Sienna

10 pm pwede rin 1 am! hahaha

To : Sienna

ohhh okay, magpapaalam na ako.

I texted my mom about the details of Sienna's party. Parehas sila ni daddy nasa work. I'm not close to my dad and he rarely talks to me.

I got a DM from Gaius after I texted my mom.

@cgaius : pupunta ka ba sa party ni sienna?

@zaphera : of course, she's my friend.

@cgaius : hanggang anong oras ka?

@zaphera : 10?

@cgaius : okay, 10 na rin ako.

Sineen ko na lang since ayokong ma seen lang kapag nagreply pa ako. I was busy picking an outfit for Sienna's party.

"Nori."

"May gift ka na kay Sienna?" Gaius asked me while I was putting a liptint, bigay sa akin ni Sienna.

"Wala pa eh."

"Let's buy later and I think you shouldn't put that thing on your lips.." Turo niya sa liptint na hawak ko. I've been using this for 2 weeks now.

"Okay, I won't.." Tinago ko na ang liptint ko.

"I mean choice mo naman kung gusto mo maglagay. Maganda ka naman na kahit wala." Nahihiya niyang sabi.

I just nodded. He always compliments me pero not in a way na mararamdaman mo na compliment pala yun, gets niyo ba ako?

Sienna and I went downstairs to buy lunch, Elora and Talia were busy, may pinapagawa kasi sa kanila na comic strips, medyo terror din kasi yung teacher nila. I can see how stressed they were, lagi na nga sila nagsiskip ng lunch.

"Excited ka na ba sa party? Ako kasi oo." She giggled and drank her milktea.

"Yes! I've already prepared my outfit for your party." I nodded excitedly at her.

Masasabi kong si Sienna na ang parang best friend ko, she knows everything about me and 1 month pa lang. I hope I won't regret that I trusted her.

"Ooo, pupunta ba si Gaius?" Biglang tanong ni Sienna.

"I'm not sure yet," I shrugged. I was done eating at hinihintay ko na lang matapos si Sienna.

Umuwi kagad ako dahil aalis kami mamaya ni Gaius, bibili kami ng gift para kay Sienna. Gaius is my friend, don't get me wrong. 5 times a week mo ba naman katabi, hindi mo ba magiging close? sige, itanggi mo pa.

I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and put on some lipbalm. Hindi na ako naglagay ng liptint. I was wearing a denim high-waisted jeans partnered with a cropped white hoodie. I also put on my white sneakers.

"Do you think magugustuhan niya 'to?" I showed Gaius the basket I was holding, it was full of makeup. Napansin ko kasi mahilig si Sienna magmake up, hindi ko lang sure kung anong brands ang bibilhin.

"That's a lot, ito lang nga ang ibibigay ko sakanya." He just showed me a gift card from the mall we were shopping at.

"Kaya pala ang bilis mo lang nakabalik dito."