Those Blurry Lines

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Change

Everything went back to normal.

Jackson just... greeted me back. Everyday. Every minute. Na parang walang nangyaring away.

Pilit kong iniisip na kahit hindi man kami bumalik sa dati, wala lang naman 'yun sa 'kin. But, I would be lying to myself.

He's different from my other friends. He's just so weird and annoying, but I admit that I like him just the way he is.

And he never brought the kiss. It's as if it did not exist.

Hindi ko alam kung masisiyahan ba ako o magtataka. Wala lang ba 'yun sa kanya? Because it made insane.

"O, ayan," aniya sabay bigay sa puting torso sa 'kin.

I received it with a grumpy face. Tiningnan ko lamang ito na nakakunot ang noo.

Kasalukuyan kaming nandito sa training ground ni Jackson. He messaged me yestersay if I would love to come with him, and I agreed.

Hindi ko rin naman kasi alam na pupunta pala kami rito at magfe-fencing. Akala ko ay simpleng hang-out lamang.

"Seriously?" I said with sarcasm.

"Oo, seryoso. Sige na, isuot mo na 'yan."

"Ayoko nga! It's so hot and heavy. At saka, I'm not into fencing—hey!"

Hindi na ako maka-angal nang hinawakan niya ang likuran ko at itinulak papunta sa may pintuan.

"Ang ingay-ingay mo. Magbihis ka na nga lang," natatawa niyang sabi.

"I'm not maingay!" I exclaimed. "And yucks, this must be used."

"Bago kaya 'yan."

"Tsk, kahit na!"

"Bye!" aniya sabay ngiti at isinara na ang pinto.

I frustratingly sighed and put the equipment on a bench. Hinubad ko na ang sandals ko at isinuot ito kahit labag sa loob.

I thought it would be hot but it's actually not. I closed the zipper and tied my hair. Nagsuot na rin ako ng puting sapatos na mukhang kay Jackson.

I even sniffed it, but it's odor-free. Woah, akala ko mabaho, ah.

May salamin sa loob ng silid kaya naman pagkatingin ko sa sarili ay kaagad akong sumimangot. I looked ugly.

Kumatok siya sa pinto. "O, ano nang ginagawa mo riyan? Lumabas ka na."

With a grumpy face, I opened the door. I immediately saw his sweet smile. He's already wearing his torso.

I pointed a finger at him. "Huwag kang ngiti nang ngiti diyan."

Binanggan ko siya at naglakad palabas. Walang tao rito kaya pwede na pwede ko siyang sakalin hanggang sa hindi na makahinga.

It was a wide place. I heard it's also a place for arnis players. I stared at my reflection on the wide mirror.

"I look like an astronaut," I said.

He laughed and stood beside me. "Ang cute mo nga, eh."

I could feel my cheeks heating up but I only rolled my eyes as I stare at him through the mirror. "Ang daming sinasabi."

He handed me the weapon. Akala ko ay magaan lang ito pero halos mangalay kaagad ang kamay ko nang mahawakan 'to.

"Woah, it's heavy," sabi ko.

"That's the Epee. Mabigat talaga 'yan."

"Do you love fencing?" I asked out of the blue.

Natigil siya at nag-isip. That gave me time to notice how he looked really good in that suit. He looked cool and handsome. Parang meant to be talaga siyang magsuot ng torso.