AUTUMN MEETS WINTER (MPREG)

AUTUMN MEETS WINTER ( XXXVII )

"So, cat bite your tongue?" nakangising tanong niya habang sineserve ng waiter ang mga pagkain sa table namin.

Gusto ko sanang tarayan kaso baka ma wrong move ako sa balak ko.

Matagal na ba niya akong kilala? Sabi niya kasi third meet na namin ito so, I assume na baka sa pangalawang pagkikita namin ay pinaimbestigahan niya na ako. Oh, no, wait! Pwedeng sa unang meet palang namin gaya ng sinabi ni Ate Gil sa akin. I remember kanina sabi niya kaya gusto ako makita nitong si Nigel ay dahil natuwa siya sa akin ng pinagserve ko siya sa Red Island.

Humigop muna ako sa kape ko at bumungtung-hininga bago ako muling tumingin sa kanya.

"Mister Lee, may I know the reason why you want to meet me?" for the third time? Ugh.

Tumawa't nailing siya sa itinanong ko. Bakit? May nakakatawa ba?

"I never thought you'll be this straight forward but it's good that you asked."

Napalunok ako. Uh-oh.

"I want you to be my friend."

"H-huh?" kung mukha mang tanga ang ekspresyon ng mukha ko ay wala na akong pakialam. I mean, sino bang hindi matatanga sa sinabi niya.

"What? I just want you to be my friend. Is there anything else you have in mind? Not to mention about our second meeting. I knew you were catching glimpse on me even though you're with Enix."

Oh my. The audacity of this person.

But what he said was true right, Arista?

"Mister Lee, that was just me observing you as the so-called friend of my date."

"Well, as you say." nakangising saad niya bago sinimulang lantakan ang putaheng nasa lamesa.

Parang may anghel na nasa pagitan namin dahil wala ni isa ang nagsasalita na mas lalong nagpalakas ng awkward awra and not to mention na hindi ko alam ang tumatakbo sa utak niya ngayon. Naguguluhan pa rin ako. Why does he have to get to those trouble just to be friends with me? He could have simply said that directly to me in the first place er, I mean, second place.

"How was your shot by the way? Has it healed?" muntik kong mabuga yung kinakain ko sa tanong niya.

How did?!

"S-sorry?"

"Has your shot healed already?" tumitig ito sa akin na tagos sa kaluluwa ko. My gosh. Para siyang si kuya ng mga sandaling iyon.

"How did you. .?"

"News."

"Oh, uhm, where the bad guys on the ship caught?" siguro naman aware siya sa nangyaring hijacking sa barko, di ba?

"They weren't. . 'coz they all died in the middle of the fight with the crew guards, I guess."

"Oh."

"Yeah, and that's when one guest came back running from somewhere to where we are and spread the news that Enix's date was shot but of course, that was not been in the news as the elites don't want to be bothered by reporters."

"Oh I see."

"Why? Were you expecting to see yourself in the news or avoiding to be in?"

"Both."

"Hahaha. That's interesting." nakangiting sinulyapan niya ako ng tingin at ewan ko ba. Parang biglang nawala ang pagka awkward ko sa kanya.

"So, are we friends now?"

"Uhm, sure?"

"Good. Since now that we're friends, would you please accompany me to tomorrow's launch of my new business? I'm sure Enix, my friend, will not be mad, won't he?"