I'm In Love With HIM

Chapter 37: The Comeback

BLUE

“Do you like Harold Ivan Monteclaro?”

Parang may kung anong biglang bumara sa aking lalamunan at pumigil sa akin sa pagsasalita. I don’t know, but that simple yes-or-no question from Freya just hits the bull’s-eye.

I don’t know if she noticed those micro-expressions that I created when she dropped that question. I’m hoping that my cheeks isn’t blushing right or else, she already caught me, but even though my cheeks won’t get red, I already felt that my ears won’t cooperate with me. Nararamdaman ko kasi itong umiinit. So, there’s no use of lying.

“I got it!” she exclaimed, curving her red lips into a victorious smile.

I don’t know, but it’s like she already hit the jackpot. I can’t help myself, but smiled awkwardly.

God, can I go back the past and just decide that I won’t meet this girl?

“Since when Mr. Lim?” she asked, still plastering her wide grin.

Should I tell here? Or nah? Anyways, she already knew. So what’s the use of lying?

“I don’t know. I mean- I didn’t know when it started,” I answered without looking at her.

I can’t look at her eyes right now. I’m in a very awkward situation. Can someone just abduct me right here?

“You don’t have to be shy with me, lover boy. Hehehe,” she mocked me, rubbing my back.

I know she is mocking me. I really look at her. I can’t stop from staring at the floor. I’m waiting that it will break and I will be devoured by it.

“Then why you didn’t stop me from flirting the person you like?” she asked.

This time, she didn’t wore that mocking smile anymore. I don’t know, but she just sounded like a love advisor who’s advising a love patient.

I tried to face him at this moment. Walang magagawa kung nakayuko lang ako sa sahig.

“Because I wasn’t certain of my feelings,” I answered, trying to sound normal.

Shit! It feels like I’m in a talkshow, being interviewed about my lovelife and you have no choice but to tell them the truth.

“Is it because you’re afraid that you’ll be labeled as a gay person?” she slowly asked.

Actually, that’s one of the reasons why I didn’t answered Mr. Gray’s question yet. I’m not yet ready for the criticisms that I might received when people will know that I have a boyfriend. We don’t have the control of their minds and thoughts. So, we didn’t know about their perceptions about homosexual couples.

I just slowly nod at this girl in front of me.

“You know what Mr. Lim—”

“Can you stop calling me Mr. Lim? It feels like you’re talking to my father,” I uttered, plastering a smile on my lips.

Now, I’m feel so comfortable with her. She’s like an older sister for me, consulting the love issues of her younger brother.

“Okay, Blue. Is that okay?” she asked, asking for my approval.

“Yuh, that’s fine,” I agreed.

“Let me tell you this one. Wala naman talagang bakla o tomboy dito sa mundo. It just happened that they fall in love with that certain person,” she stated.