Haplos ng Hangin (Yutang Bulahan Series #3)

HNH - 3

"Sana talaga, lahat."

THE KISS.

Holy mother of monkey, bakit ang sakit ng ulo ko?!

Dahan-dahan akong bumangon mula sa kinahihigaan ko. Trying so hard to ease the aching head I am feeling right now. Sa sobrang sakit, para akong pinukpok ng sampung martilyo. Holy mother of monkey, what is happening to me?!

Mas diinan ko pa ang pagkakahilot sa sentido ko habang iginagala ang tingin sa paligid.

Where am I and what am I doing here?

Pumikit ulit ako at dinama ang sakit ng aking ulo, hopefully sa huling pagkakataon.

“An’yare sa ‘yo? Okay ka lang, ‘Te?”

Binuksan ko ang isa kong mata para makita kung sa’n galing ang boses ni Dahlia. I saw her just came out of the bathroom.

It’s a relief, tho, nang makita ko ang kapatid ko inside this room. It means, I’m in our hotel room. I’m safe.

“Anong oras na?” Tanong ko sa kaniya habang tumatayo from my bed. And also trying to hide the fact that my head is in pain right now.

“It’s eleven AM, Sunday, July 29, 2012.”

I heavily sighed and just continue walking towards the bathroom.

“Mommy and Daddy went home already together with Hoover and Hannah. Sumunod daw tayo after lunch.” Nag-OK sign ako sa kaniya nang patalikod bilang sagot. “And bilisan mo, nagugutom na ako!” Dagdag na sigaw niya habang papasok na ako sa bathroom.

Gusto ko sana siyang pag-trip-an, babagalan ko sana ang pagligo ko kaso nagugutom na rin ako at nararamdaman ko pa rin ang sakit at bigat ng ulo ko.

Habang nag-s-shower, pilit kong inaalala ang mga nangyari kagabi after my debut. It was then blurry after I went to the roof deck of this hotel. All I know is that naglasing ako nang mag-isa.

“That’s my hotel room. Yeah, 409. Let me see. Yeah, this is it. Oh, look, the card key fits perfectly! This is indeed my room! Yehey! Congratulations to us, we found the right room! Dora must be proud of us!”

"Yeah, yeah. She is."

Ang tanga, Sandi, sobrang tanga!

“Ate, bilisan mo, nagugutom na ako!” Sigaw ng magaling kong kapatid mula sa labas ng bathroom.

Hindi na ako sumagot at nagpatuloy sa pag-alaala sa mga nangyari kagabi.

I was with a guy. I’m sure of that. Kausap ko siya at inihatid niya ako sa hotel room ko. Paniguradong walang nangyari kasi intact pa naman ang suot kong damit at sa hotel room naman namin ako natulog. I’m so sure nothing happened.

Hindi ko kilala ‘yong lalaki. I’ve never seen him before. Pero kung makikita ko siya ulit, paniguradong baka makilala ko siya by his features. I don’t know, he seems blurry in my memories.

Tapos na ako sa pagligo and just stared at my self in front of the mirror, naglalagay na rin ng iilang cream and other etceteras for the face.

I was busy doing that when I remembered something while looking at my lips.

“Can I kiss you?”

“Those who really want to kiss someone don’t ask permission from them, you know?”

And then I leaned forward and felt a soft flesh between my mouth. It’s so soft it feels like I’m in thin air. The kiss wasn’t just a smack. It was a long, slowly moving, kiss.