Strings Attached (Cebu Séries #1)

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I woke up in bed with a heavy feeling. My head keeps throbbing and my body was totally aching. I feel like shit today, parang hindi ako makabangon dahil sa sakit na nadarama ko ngayon.

My eyes shifted to the person who was hugging me tightly. I thought it was a dream, hindi ko talaga alam na totoo pala 'yon kagabi. Everything is so unreal, I can't imagine it. He was real and he's totally beside me right now, sleeping like an angel though.

I was about to remove his hands around my waist, but he suddenly moved and grasped me tightly. I don't have a choice but to stay enclosed with his warm hugs. I stared to his handsome face and suddenly traced his features, those thick brows and sharp nose are perfectly felicitous remark though, dagdagan pa 'yong mga labi nito na kahit sino ay maaakit talagang halikan siya.

He's a sort of masterpiece, a masterpiece that every girls will drool and could never lift off their eyes to him. Ano kaya ang skin care nito? Nakakainggit naman, ang gwapo.

I suddenly have the urge to comb his hair. Inalis ko ang mga hibla ng buhok na nakatakip sa kanyang mga mata. I really like what I'm seeing right now. Watching him while he's sleeping peacefully makes me feel secured, a serene view whereas that I don't need to care anything. My thoughts and insecurities promptly faded like shadows in the dark. Parang bula ang mga ito na biglang nawala. But the only matters to me right now, is as long as I'm with him.

I was startled when he abruptly caught my hand and intertwined it together with his hand, dahilan kung bakit napatigil ako sa aking ginagawa. He gently opened his eyes as it only fixed to me like there's no one else he could see.

"Morning", he said softly.

I smiled sheepishly to him. "Morning too", I solemnly said.

"Kanina kapa gising?", he asked, I nodded to him as a response.

"You're tracing my face, halata nga", he snapped as he chuckled timidly.

"I-I'm sorry...I..", I suddenly felt unsettled and cannot even speak fluently, parang naurong ang dila ko.

He chuckled cockily. "You really like staring at my face",

I bashfully scanned his face and smiled a bit.
"I just like the view", I whispered.

He smiled boyishly. "Hmmm... ", he moaned as his eyes still fixed to me.

I pouted my lips. "Iuwi mo na ako",

Hindi niya ako sinagot, inalis niya ang tingin sa akin at tinuon sa kamay naming pinagsiklop. He played and squeezed it while our fingers are interlocked together. My breath hitched as my heart dribbled so fast.

"Can we just stay for a while like this?",

My eyes fixed an obvious shock. "I have work to do",

His gaze lifted and then he nodded slightly to me. "I'm sorry, ihahatid kita pagkatapos nating kumain ng umagahan",

I suddenly felt guilty. I know it's holiday today and my work is around 5pm, pero hindi ko naman alam kung anong gagawin ko dito. Nakakahiya kaya, at saka hindi ako mapakali kapag kasama ko siya. Baka mahimatay nalang ako bigla kapag nagtagal pa ako dito.

Hindi ko talaga alam kung bakit nahantong kami ng ganito. It's really too fast, nakakapanibago lang talaga!

I breathe deeply. "Ano naman kasi ang gagawin ko dito?", I asked.

His gaze shifted, a twinkle on his eyes appeared. "I just want you here",

"Wala ka bang gagawin? I mean, review on your lessons o ipapasang proyekto bukas?",