Dark Side of the Castle (Complete version)

Chapter 24

                       𝕴𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖑𝖊

Manila, Philippines

I still can't get over the fact na magkasama kami ni Ulysses ngayon dito sa mall. He even told me to have a date with HIM!

What is really thinking?

We walked inside the mall holding each other's hand. At first I'm really reluctant holding him, but because he held it so tightly hindi na ako bumitaw. But this is really making me nervous.

I can feel my body trembles, nanginginig ang mga kamay ko at hindi ko alam kung nararamdaman niya yun. He is just walking a bit ahead of me while glancing his phone from time to time. Ano kayang pinagkaka abalahan niya?

Hindi ko rin alam kung anong sasabihin o gagawin dahil ito yung unang beses na may naka date ako. Kung counted ba talaga ito?

"Hmm. Saan ba talaga tayo pupunta? Do you want to go somewhere in particular?" I asked him a bit hesitant. Kaysa wala akong sabihin mas lalo akong kinakabahan.

Binitawan niya ang phone niya at bahagyang huminto sa paglakad. But he didn't let go of my hand. It makes me really blush pag naaalala ko.

He turned to look at me. "Where to you want to go?" he asked me back.

Bakit ako? Hindi naman ako ang nagplano nang lakad na to.

I was planning to just say anywhere but he seemed so serious kaya nag isip ako ng sasabihin. Ano ba yan.

"I don't really have a specific place in mind, but we can eat if you want" as much as possible I don't want to get on his nerves today. Hindi ko alam. Basta nangingibabaw ang kaba ko habang kasama siya.

He glanced his phone again at nang ibaba niya to, he said. "Okay"

Paminsan minsan tumitingin nalang ako sa paligid para hindi masyadong matuon ang pansin ko sakanya. I can feel that I'll have an heart attack sa susunod na tumingin siya sakin. Hindi ko na talaga alam kung bakit ako nagkakaganito.

As I glanced the surroundings, namamangha ako sa mga bagay na nakikita ko. Even though I'm just glancing them at the glass walls, nag e-enjoy na ako.

"Would you want to buy something?" he asked when he saw me looking at a boutique. Madali akong umiling at winagayway ang isang kamay sa harap niya.

"H-Hindi na. Gusto ko lang tumingin" I said shyly.

I actually want to, pero baka mainip lang siya at ayaw naman niya talaga sa mga ganitong lugar. Besides pumunta ako dito para sanahan siya, not the other way around.

Nabigla ako nang pumihit siya pabalik at hinila ako papasok dun sa boutique.

"W-Wait hindi na kailangan. Okay lang"

"You obviously want to. Just go there and choose anything you want" he said and pushed the glass door open.

The assistant welcomed us as we come in. Ngumiti ako at binati siya pabalik nang batiin niya kami. Is it weird?

Bumitaw si Ulysses sakin and he sat on the nearest sofa. "Just take your time" he said plainly.

"You we don't really--"