What If's

CHAPTER 8

"C'mon you dork, don't tell me mag-ba-backout ka na?" he seemed hesitant. "Do I really have to do this?" he pouted. 

Awe, he looked so cute doing it. Pero I won't change my mind. "Bilis na! Ang dali lang nang pinapagawa ko sayo, its physically harmless."

"Why should I do this again?" he's stalling, obviously. "Because, I won our game and we agreed on it. And I believe you're a man of your words, right?" he glared at me and sighed.

"Fine. All I need to do is walk to the other side of this floor right?" I nodded. "Yep! Just walk and smile. You can't run okay."

He sighed again for the nth time and gave me a thumbs-up, he's ready. I readied my phone and aimed it at the cr's door. I'm waiting for him to go out.

As he slowly opened it, Sweet but Psycho by Ava blasted up from the mall's speakers. Great timing haha.

He's pouting so I signaled him to smile, inirapan niya lang ako. Dahan-dahan siyang lumabas sa corridor ng comfort room, so far wala pa kaming nakakasalubong, a good thing for him. 

I was walking backwards, facing him with the phone in my hands. 

"Oh my God!"

"Wow."

"What the fuck am I seeing?" 

I'm trying so hard to control my laugh. Lahat ng nakakasalubong namin napapahinto, napapalingon at napapatulala yung iba napapamura pa, especially ladies. Who wouldn't? A tall guy-- a handsome one is wearing a gray skater skirt with white cropped top and vans old skool. 

"Oh Fuck!" I stopped walking. "No cussing please, I'm documenting you know and as much as possible I want it to remain family-friendly," umirap ulit siya and I giggled.

"Just continue walking Alex, but watch your back baka madapa ka," I smiled. He's still concerned about me kahit pinag-ti-tripan ko siya. "Ugh as soon as this is over I'm gonna punch those assholes," he murmured. 

"Hey, chill. Inggit lang sila sayo, not all men can rock wearing skirts you know." Okay that's funny.

A couple of minutes and cussing later narating din namin ang point B which is the comfort room on the other end. I was waiting for him outside, kasi hindi ako pwedeng pumasok diba.

"Hey miss, you alone?" A guy said, and I don't talk to strangers and he looks drunk. "Hey I'm talking to you." Nasan naba si Joshua, I hate situations like this. 

I've decided to wait for him somewhere else. But before I could leave, the guy grabbed my wrist. "Wag kang bastos miss, I'm still talking to you."

"Ano ba, let me go! Hindi kita kilala at hindi tayo close!" 

His grip tightened. "Aray! Ano ba nasasaktan ako." I'm panicking, sisigaw na dapat ako when someone pulled me away from the maniac.

"Who gave you the permission to touch her?" His baritone voice echoed. "Wag kang makialam pare, away mag-syota to," sabi ni kuyang manyakis.

"Eww no! Hindi nga kita kilala eh, yuck!" I said. Ang kapal nang mukha niya ha.

"Aba bastos ka ah!" Umamba siyang susuntukin ako nang na-unahan si ni Josh. "Mas bastos ang nanakit ng babae."

Bulagta yung lalake sa sahig, I'm not into violence ha pero he deserved it. Josh held me by the wrist and hinila ako paalis nang pigilan ko siya at binalikan si kuya. I extended my hand to help him at tinulungan siyang tumayo, "Sala--ahhhh!"

Binelatan ko siya at agad na tumakbo pabalik kay Josh. He looked shocked. Mouth opened and that weird expression on his face. "You kicked his balls." Hindi makapaniwala niyang sabi. Yes, I kicked him there, dun sa part na ma-fe-feel niya talaga.