Brave Hearts (Published Under LIB)

Kabanata 15

Kabanata 15

I never thought my first kiss would be this magical and with the man I loved first, tila bulak na tumama lang iyon sa labi ko pero tila may fireworks na sa ulo kong sumasabog. Nang magtagpo ang mata namin ay nakita ko ang pigil na ngiti niya.

Akmang lilingon pa ako kung may nakakita no'n pero hinuli niya ang baba ko at hinanap ang mata ko.

"D-did you just..."

"Kiss you?" He smirked. "Yes." Muli siyang pumatak ng mabilis na halik sa akin.

I swallowed painfully, my eyes so wide it might as well fell off. Binasa niya ang labi at napangiti na naman.

"You're adorable, bibi," he muttered.

"B-bakit ka humalik? I-I mean," I panicked. He chuckled, pinching my cheek and swaying me a bit with the song.

"You see, bibi, there's this saying," aniya kaya kumunot ang noo ko.

"Saying?" I asked, hindi pa rin makapaniwala na hinalikan niya ako.

It was too fast and sudden that realistically, dapat mabilis mawala pero bakit parang nagmarka?!

"Juniors and seniors are prohibited to cross paths in balls like this," he explained.

"O-oo nga, kaya bakit—"

"If one crossed the prohibited paths and kisses his love at exactly ten PM." Sumulyap siya sa orasan at ngumisi. "Siya ang makakatuluyan mo."

My eyes widened. "B-bakit 'di ko alam 'yon?" I asked him and he winked at me.

"Dunno." He shrugged. "Maybe because it's your first time joining a ball?"

"Hmm." I nodded, hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi niya pero no'ng may naisip ay medyo bumagsak ang balikat ko at hinanap ang kanyang mata. "P-pero...'di ba, huling ball mo na 'to?"

He nodded, a lone expression in his eyes. "Yes."

"Then..."

His forehead creased and I knew my sad eyes were giving me away. Napaayos siya ng tayo at nanlaki ang mata sa akin. "Y-you think I kiss girls at every ball?" he exclaimed.

I pursed my lips. "H-hindi ba?" maliit na boses kong tanong.

"God, baby, no." He chuckled, namungay ang mga mata. I saw how the slow light above illuminated his dark and black eyes as he stared at me.

"I'm playful, yes, but I'd never just kiss them," he explained at parang tumalon ang puso ko roon sa hindi maintindihang saya.

"You mean to say na...ako lang?" I asked. He bit his lower lip. I saw how amusement played in his eyes and my forehead creased. Hinampas ko ang dibdib niya at natatawang hinuli niya ang baywang ko palapit sa katawan niya.

"Of course, bibi," he chuckled, lowering his face.

Nang magsalubong ang mata namin ay tumungo siya para paraanan ako ng mabilis na halik. Mas nanlaki ang mata ko at napalunok.

"Pakshet?"

Natigilan kami at sabay na napasulyap kay Heart na naroon na pala sa gilid. Napabitaw ako kay Atlas sa gulat at nanlaki ang mata sa kanya na nakapamaywang at nakanganga sa amin, at si Josh ay nangingisi lang.

"H-Heart..." I muttered, laughing awkwardly.

"Did I just see you—"

"N-no!" I gulped miserably, nag-iinit ang pisngi. Naramdaman ko ang hawak ni Atlas sa baywang ko kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at siniko.

"Sorry, sorry." He laughed a bit and let me go.

"Hindi, e! I saw it!" sermon ni Heart sa medyo maliit na boses kahit pansin na ng mga tao ang komosyon namin.