Last Summer's Catastrophe

Chapter 18

Taste

"Ate let us walk na!"

"Wait lang. Last na. Andaming gustong ipasend ni Mama, e."

I rolled my eyes before smiling in front of the camera again. After no'n ay dumiretso na ulit kami ng paglalakad ni Genesis. I smiled at every person na nakakasalubong namin kahit pa hindi ko sila kilala. Some of them are taking picture of us too.

Napahigpit ang hawak ko kay Genesis ng maramdaman ang pagkakatapilok. Shit! I stepped on a rock! Mabuti na lang at ballgown ang suot ko kaya hindi gaano halata.

"Okay ka lang?" He asked and surveyed me.

Nang tumango ako ay nag-iwas na agad siya ng tingin sa pamamagitan ng pag-irap. Actually he's been ignoring me since morning.

"Why are you sulking ba?" I sneered.

Muli siyang umirap habang ang tingin ay nasa dinaraanan namin. Hindi ko mapigilang mapangiti. I admit it, he looks very handsome today. With his cream suit na kakulay ng suot kong gown. My wardrobe is actually the reason why he's sulking. Noong una kong pinili ito sa salon ay umayaw agad siya because it's too revealing daw. It's a cream filipiniana ballgown with plunging neckline na umaabot hanggang bewang. It have designs all over the parts and I must say that it's really good. Sobrang bagay sa'kin.

"Mag focus ka na nga lang sa paglalakad..." iritado niyang sabi.

I can't help but notice his new haircut. His long hair was trimmed and now in undercut. It suits him very well and defined his angled jaw. Ang sarap hampasin ng bulaklak na hawak ko.

"It's not even that revealing so what are you sulking about?" I asked again. "May mas revealing pa nga oh!" I then pointed my flower to the girl in front of us.

"Talagang gagaya ka pa?" mas inis na aniya.

"I have my own style. And can't you see that? Her gown has no class, mas mukha pa siyang kinulang sa pambili ng tela kaysa sa masabing design 'yon-"

"Lalie!" pabulong ngunit mariin niyang pigil sa'kin. Patago akong umirap. "Alam mo bang ang sama ng ugali mo?"

"I'm just being honest!"

"And insensitive. Know your limits sometimes. Learn that there are things better kept to yourself. Hindi lahat ay kayang lawakan ang isip sa sinabi mo," his were very dark and authoritative while saying those. "Nawawalan na nga talaga ng sense ang mga ganito. Basta makapagsuot na lang."

I went silent. I keep on thinking about the things he said to me. Am I insensitive? Maybe? Because I don't really fucking care about others feelings. They'll get affected and hurt because what I said was true. But Genesis' right, not everyone has a mindset like mine.

But I agree with Genesis' last sentence, tho. Halos basta makapagsuot na lang ang iba. I can't help my revile the girl in red ball gown. She looks like she's going to her debut.

"You're so conservative, you're not even my boyfriend. Ano bang gusto mong isuot ko? Yung katulad nung kay Jhaylo?" pagbabalik ko sa tunay na topic namin.

I'm not insulting Jhaylo's choice of gown. I just used it as an example because compare to my gown, it's a lot conservative. It's a white turtleneck umbrella gown, detailed with silver glitters and beadworks. Well, she's very pretty at it. Add the fact na she's smiling genuinely with her partner na unfamiliar sa'kin. Actually I even thought that Reinier's gonna be her partner pero hindi e. Kanina ay nakita namin siya kasama sa simbahan ang family niya at si Cora.

"Kapag naging boyfriend mo ako babalutin talaga kita."

"And that's one of your illusion. You're never gonna be my boyfriend."