Those Blurry Lines

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Risk

"Aray! Aray! Mama!"

Hindi ko alam kung pang-ilang buntong hininga ko na 'to. I flipped the magazine and looked at Jackson. He's so close to crying.

We're in a clinic. He's lying down for a facial. Of course, hindi niya alam ang mga ritwal ng mga babae kaya naninibago pa siya sa mga facial thing. Lalo na ang pagkuha ng mga blackheads.

It's his last day in Paris and he's going back tomorrow. Kaya naman nag-leave ako for a day to spend some time with him.

Gusto ko rin siyang ipasiyal dito. And... I also want to give him a wonderful memory.

After what happened last night, I thought that I should make him happy even just for a day.

Pero parang hindi ko yata 'yun matutupad kasi gusto ko na siyang iwan. He's very embarrassing! Kanina pa siya sigaw nang sigaw.

The staffs were laughing at him. But I can see that they were also trying to flirt. Duh.

Tumingin siya sa 'kin. "Is this really necessary?" Paiyak na ang boses niya.

I did my best to hide my smile. "Of course. You should look good because we'll be taking a lot of pictures."

"Hindi pa ba sapat 'tong mukhang 'to ha?" aniya.

Natawa ako. "You need that, okay?"

Nagbuntong-hininga siya. I pretended to read the magazines but my eyes would always go to him. He's really struggling.

"Doucement s'il vous plait," he begged. (Slowly please.)

The staff laughed. "Oui, Sir."

People in France are obsessed with fashion and beauty. When he asked me how's life in Paris, I immediately had an idea to make him experience the life here.

"Lentement," naiiyak niyang sabi. (Slowly.)

Tinago ko ang mga ngiti ko sa magazine. Kada hiyaw niya ay lihim akong natatawa.

I fixed the scarf in my neck. Pagkatapos kong magbayad ay nakita ko ang dumidilim na mukha ni Jackson.

I was really shocked. His face became fair. Namumula pa ito but you can see his bareness.

I chuckled. "O, anong mukha 'yan?"

"Huwag mo akong kausapin," aniya at nilagpasan ako kaso hinila ko ang kamay niya.

"Bakit ka galit?" I raised a brow.

He forced a smile. "Sinong nagsabi na galit ako? Hindi kaya. Tara na."

I laughed as I handed him his scarf. Nakatingin siya sa 'kin kaya nagtaas ulit ako ng kilay para magtanong kaso umiling lamang siya at ngumiti.

We went outside the clinic and the snow greeted us. We were in the City so we did not bother to bring a car.

I put my hands in my leather jacket. Giniginaw si Jackson kaya lumapit ako sa kanya. His cheeks were red.

When he caught me staring at him, I smiled. Nagtataka siguro siya pero ngumiti nalang din siya pabalik.

Pumasok kami sa isang restaurant. It was warm inside. We sat beside the glass wall so we could see the falling snow.

"Ang ginaw," he said and rubbed his palms together.

I leaned over and held his cold hands. Inilapit ko 'to sa mukha ko at hinipan. But I stopped when I saw his face.

Nagkunot noo ako at binitawan ito. Kaso natatawa na siya.