Entangled in Each Other's Arms

Chapter 9

Dedicated to Ate Realyn Misal❤️

Chapter 9

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His words struck my pounding heart. I even blinked a couple of times, trying to consume the overwhelming information he just uttered. Like it would help. Like it would stop my heart from beating irregularly.

"Pardon."

Tama ba iyong narinig ko? Or my ears are damn playing with me?

The idea tingles my heart a bit and I hate it. To a clearer sense, I despise it, actually. Hindi ko nagugustuhan ang pagtugon ng dibdib ko sa isang pangungusap na iyon.

"Be my girl..."

He repeated his words with the same amount of seriousness, without traces of any humor even if his lip tells otherwise. Hindi ko alam na maaring magsama ang dalawang magkaibang emosyon sa parehong pagkakataon.

"B-but y-you a-aren't courting me yet..." I whispered. Mistulang sa hangin lamang nais iparinig ang sinabi.

He smirked. A lopsided one. I almost choked when he crossed our distance and leaned on me. 'Eto na ba 'yon? Ngayon na ba makukuha ang pagkabirhen ko?

I was about to close my eyes when I felt a sudden pain on the space just above my eyebrows.

The brute just flicked my forehead!

"Aw... What was that for?!" I am massaging the part where he hit me, giving it gentle strokes when he began laughing. His hands were on his tummy, telling me that he just found me so funny. Kulang na lang talaga ay magpagulong-gulong s'ya sa sahig.

Hapi ka, Steel?

When he finally regained his composure, he meet my gaze. Something is telling me that there will be a danger so I have to brace myself for whatever's coming. But I found peace in his eyes... no matter how chinkier it gets, the emotion he's showing was vivid. Or was it the real one... or he's just making me think that it was?

Noon pa man ay may kung ano na sa mata n'ya na parang pamilyar sa akin. Mas lalo ko lamang tuloy ikinatakot ang bagay na iyon. Gusto kong iwaksi ang ganoong kaisipan dahil sa hindi maipaliwanag na takot na hindi ko alam ang pinag-uugatan.

"Sorry for that," he's talking about his abrupt laugh. "You're quite funny..." he chuckled softly. "But no. I am not talking about you being in a relationship with me... but uh-- yes, sort of... I mean I am talking about that, really... but not that-- Aish! What am I fucking implying?!" he ruined his disheveled hair problematically, while talking to himself.

Kahit ako ay hindi nauunawaan ang gusto n'yang sabihin pero mas mukhang kahit s'ya ay hindi rin maintindihan ang sarili. Para s'yang research presentor na ginigisa ng panel.

"What do you mean?"

Ako ang nahihilo sa ginagawa n'ya.

"I m-mean... we uh-- can... we pretend that we're in a relationship?" he said with a massive hesitation.

"Ayoko," I said with finality. Gusto ko ay tunay. Charot.

Napakatibay ng ginawa kong harang sa aming pagitan at kahit ang limited edition n'yang bow ay hindi iyon matitibag. My disapprobation is firm.

"I forgot, you already have a fucking boyfriend. My bad..."

Anong boyfriend? Talagang nagoyo s'ya ni Kuya Christian ano? Antanga naman.

"Para saan ba kasi?"

"What for?"

"If your excuse is reasonable, maybe I could give it a chance. So, tell me..." pangungulit ko. Encouraging him to spit his excuse.