Chasing Wild Redamancy

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER FIVE

Consistency

"Are you sure, tapos na ang duty mo?" I asked while freeing myself to his pickup.

His pickup suddenly became compress and out of space because of his physique. His manly scent explodes through the car air condition like a time bomb. Kinakamot ang kaniyang magaspang na panga bago tumango sa akin.

"Hindi pa naman iyon duty, it was like an orientation."

I creased my brows. I was twenty when I graduated college, if it's true that he was three years older than me, then he must be on the middle year by now in the Med School.

"You're three years older than me, how come na you're starting palang in Med School?" I asked.

He scratched his nape and let out a low baritone chuckle that made my stomach turns into knots. How attractive he is when I see that chuckles, his quiet equally white pearls suddenly tell me how good brand his toothbrush is.

"I take Civil Engineering, I was third year that time when I shifted my course."

My eyes widened and my lips formed an 'o'.

"Two years ahead you're already graduate." sambit ko.

Ngunit agad 'rin akong nakaramdam ng awa ng may mapagtanto.

"I understand," I said with sympathy. "Mahirap talaga ang Civil I heard stories. Hindi naman nasusukat ang pagkatao sa talino, ayos lang yan kung bumagsak ka."

"Hindi ako bumagsak." Aniya sa tono ng inis at insulto. "Damn Camila, I'm a Dean's Lister."

I gasped and my cheeks heated. Ang kaninang simpatya ay napalitan na ng pagkapahiya. He immediately shifted the gear to at least slow down our pace.

"Do I look like the boys in your room who failed? Hmm?" Tanong niya at mabilisan akong sinulyapan.

Ngumuso ako at nag iwas ng tingin. The way he narrated it, was like he had a hard time and failed his subjects. Hindi niya ako masisi! I heard stories mahirap maging engineer kaya hindi na ako magtataka.

"H-Hindi naman," I bit my lip when my voice trembles. "Why did you shifted, then?"

Nagkibit siya ng balikat at bahagyang pinasadahan ng kamay ang buhok. We both fall into silence. My eyes darted to my acrylic squared oval shaped nails, I pouted when some rhinestones design was missing.

"I should get my nails done," I uttered mindlessly. "Nawala yung dalawang rhinestones, ang pangit na tuloy." Maktol ko pa.

I felt him glanced on what's I'm ranting about.

"Hindi naman halata at ayos lang tingnan,"

Nag angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya at umirap.

"I don't settle for 'good' I want the finest things,"

He licked his bottom lip and glanced at me then to my nails.

"You have the finest hands, ang ganda." Aniya at umangat ang labi.

His menacing eyes fixed on the road like a hawk finding his prey to chase.

"I have good hands too, bagay iyan sa kamay ko." Dagdag niya pa.

Hindi ako nakagalaw sa aking puwesto at nanatiling nakatunghay, as if I had eye contact with medusa I wasn't able to move. Ilang Segundo ang nakalipas bago nakabawi. Ngumuso ako upang pigilan ang ngiti.