His Unofficial Boyfriend

7. Moving Closer

 "Nakakayamot naman ang araw na ito. Mababaliw na yata ako, Lee," I grumbled while I was looking at the ceiling.

Ang bilis lang lumipas ng mga araw at Sabado na naman. Stressed man sa assignments kahit na kakatapos lang ng first week ko for this semester, at least I have no reason to give up.

My brother was right: Ang hirap nang mag-adjust from high school to college. From the people whom I am interacting with to the workarounds, ang dami talagang adjustments to consider. Idagdag mo pa ang mga ginagawa ni Lee just to show everyone that we're a couple. We had a verbal fight on Wednesday when I told him that he was trying too hard with all this make-believe stuff that's going on between us . . . then he reversed my issue with him as if I was the problem.

Mabuti na lang at nagkabati na kaming dalawa.

"Paanong baliw?" he replied with a serious look on his face. Hindi man siya nagsasalita, nahahalata kong nababagot din siya since kanina pa siya nakatingin sa electric fan sa kwarto like it's the most entertaining thing in to look at.

"Parang ganito," sagot ko sa kanya bago ako umungol sabay tirik ng aking mga mata. Natawa na lang kaming dalawa kasi mukha na talaga kaming mga tanga sa pinag-gagagawa namin.

"Magsayaw ka nga ng Oppa Gangnam Style o Gentleman diyan," ika ko kay Lee na siya namang kina-kunot ng noo niya.

"Napaka-racially discerning naman niyan, Greyson," he countered before he threw a pillow on my face. "Ikaw kaya ang sumayaw ng Iyugyug Mo o Jumbo Hotdog diyan."

Pinigilan kong tumawa kasi 'di ko lubos akalain na alam niya ang mga kantang sinabi niya. "Sorry naman, Lee. Nadala lang ako ng emosyon ko."

"May emosyon ka pala. Akala ko conyong kawayan ka lang, eh," sagot niya naman sa akin bago siya nag-smirk.

"Gago!"

"Babo!"

Kinamot ko na lamang ang ulo ko dahil wala akong napapala sa kakausap sa kanya. Good thing my phone rang and it was Mathias.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Grey," he answered in a very unsympathetic manner. "Labas naman tayo. We need to talk about something."

"That's great. I'll be there in five minutes," mutawi ko sa kanya before I ended our conversation.

"Bihis muna ako, Lee. Lalabas lang kami ni Mathias. May pagki-kwentuhan lang daw kaming dalawa," I told Lee while I was looking for a good shirt to wear.

I decided to go for a polo shirt with leopard prints in it, then kinuha ko na rin ang white jeans ko to call it an outfit.

"Saan ka pupunta?" Lee asked. I raised my left eyebrow and told him that I need to get dressed.

"Dito ka na lang magbihis. Gusto kong tignan ang abs ng boyfriend ko," he jokingly said.

"Aba, mukhang sini-seryoso mo na ang pagpi-playact nating dalawa, Lee."

I was expecting a laugh from him, but he only responded me with the word, "Oo.".

I just raised my middle finger while I looked at him as I walked to the bathroom to change my clothes. "Baliw ka talaga!"

*****

To my astonishment, Mathias was acting very cold while we were on our way to the mall. "May problema ka ba?" I asked him.

He just faked a smile and told me not to worry about anything, though I was certain na may gumugulo talaga sa isipan niya. 

I asked him some questions to break the ice, but his responses were rather spared.