Chapter 18
Arkiel's been reappearing at our school parking every after my class. I don't know if he's making that as his habit or what. But he seems has a lot of free time this past few days. It's not that I want him to stop or anything, but he's not even my boyfriend to begin with and besides his actions makes me confusing. I don't want him to feel offended but there's something in me that I also wants his present.
"Hindi ka ba busy sa trabaho? You always go here after your work, you're an architect and I'm sure you're a very busy person." I said one time when we're together again eating in a fine diner as usual.
"I have my ways." He said.
I slowly got curious about our first meet and it wasn't really that good. I don't like it actually that's why I am bit distant when it comes to him at first because I am not that comfortable to be with him.
"Bakit, ayaw mo na ba? May nanliligaw na ba?" tanong niya at nagulat ako dahil dun.
"May nanligaw, pero I rejected him." I said.
Seryoso naman siyang nakatingin sa akin.
"Who? Classmate?"
"Schoolmate slashes friend." I said and smile.
"Why did you reject him?" tanong niya pa na sa akin na ang buong atensyon.
Napakurap naman ako saka nagkibit-balikat.
"I am not ready yet to have a romantic relationship." I said and formed my lips into a thin line.
Nakitang napa-igting ang panga niya saka bumaling sa pagkain.
"Ikaw? I'm sure na may girlfriend ka." Sabi ko habang ngumunguya ng pagkain.
"I don't have one." He plainly said.
"Bakit?" I asked.
"May hinihintay pa ka kasi ako."
Napataas naman ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya.
"Sino? Yung babaeng kamake-out mo sa comfort room?"
Napakunot ang noo niya sa aking sinabi at bumaling sa akin.
"What comfort room?" he asked na para bang wala siyang maalala. Does this mean na hindi lang isang beses niya ginawa yun and he even asked what comfort room? So he do it a lot in a comfort room, huh.
"You know, the first time I saw you." I said and I looked down on my food.
I heard him sighed. "Hindi yun ang hinihintay ko."
"Don't deny it. You wouldn't that kung hindi mo siya girlfriend or what. Don't tell me ginagawa mo lang yun for past time?" saka tumawa ako ng bahagya.
His face was serious now and his jaw clenched.
"Paano pag sinabi kong, oo. I do that kind of thing for past time lang and I don't do serious relationship with my past times."
I stopped and looked at him. I swallowed and cleared my throat.
"So are you still doing it?" I suddenly asked.
"After I saw you standing there, sa tingin mo gagawin ko pa ulit yun?" he said as his side lips rose.
My lips parted a bit and I can't believe it. So it is my fault then that he can't do make-outs anymore?
"I don't do make-outs anymore, Eunice. I want a relationship that'll last long and serious by this time." He said while he is intently looking at me.
