Bad for You (GU #1)

fifty-one

Fifty-One: Reconciled

His lips were greedy, hungry, at some point almost punishing me. But I didn't mind that at one bit. I just took all what he could give. This kiss was so different from all those kisses we shared. I could feel his desperation through his kiss. Na para bang ito ang huling pagkakataon na maaari niya itong gawin at gusto niyang patunayan ang lahat nang sinabi niya kani-kanina lang sa pamamagitan ng halik.

He bit my lower lip and I gasped. Slade took the chance and took the kiss into another level. At nanlalata na ang mga tuhod ko. Kung hindi lang ba sa kamay niyang nakaalalay sa bewang ko ay kanina pa ako natumba. I was aware of being moved, and stopped when my back hit something hard. The door.

That was when Slade pulled away, looked at me and I inhaled sharply at the look in his eyes. It was hazy with desire. At alam kong nasasalamin din ito ng mga mata ko . I absentmindedly licked my lower lip. He didn't miss it, he let out a groan and before I knew it, his lips was on mine again.

This time, the kiss was gentle, like Slade wanted to savor every bit of this moment. Like he wanted to memorize every curve of my lips, the way I tasted. And my mind was on a debate if which I liked better: the one he was kind of rough on me or this one he's so tender.

At hindi pa ako nakakapag-isip ng sagot doon nang bigla na namang siyang humiwalay sa akin. I whimpered and he chuckled at that. He placed a chaste kiss on my lips. "Trust me, Celestine, I can live just kissing you but someone's on the door now and I have a great feeling it's your cousin. At kung ayaw natin siyang atakihin ng sumpong, bubuksan na natin ang pinto."

Wala akong nagawa kundi ang tumango lang doon. Tumawa na naman siya at hindi ko alam kung bakit. Inalis niya na ako sa may pinto at itinabi pero bago pa man niya buksan ito ay inilapit na naman niya ang mukha sa akin. "Don't worry, we can continue it all later, darling. Later."

Binuksan na niya ang pinto at agad kong narinig ang boses ng pinsan ko. "Kuya Slade, what took you so long? Did you get my bag?"

"Yes," sagot ni Slade at pinakita ang hawak-hawak na bag sa pinsan ko. Nagkunot ako ng noo doon. Hindi ba't ako ang may hawak n'un kanina? Paano napunta sa kanya? Wala akong maalala na inabot ko 'yun.

Tiningnan ito ni Elton saka siya tumango-tango. At nang akala kong kukunin na niya ito ay siya namang pagpunta ng mga mata niya sa direksyon ko. Bahagyang nanlaki ang mata niya. "Ate CN, what happened to you?" Ibinalik-balik niya ang tingin sa aming dalawa ni Slade. "Did you two fight?"

I gaped at him. What? Bakit naman niya nasabi 'yun? Tiningnan ako ni Slade at unti-unting bumaba ang mg kilay niyang kanina ay nakataas sa tanong ni Elton; at kitang-kita kung paanong kinagat niya ang pang-ibabang labi, halatang pinipigilan ang sariling matawa.

What? I mouthed at him. Ngumuso siya at ilan pang sandali ang nakalipas bago ko nakuhang ang buhok ko ang tinutukoy niya. Kung hindi ko pa nasilip sa salaming nakalagay sa ibabaw ng sink ang itsura ko ay hindi ko pa malalaman. And boy, did I look like a disaster. Okay, siguro medyo exaggerated 'yun. Pero, parang papunta na rin doon. Gulo-gulo ang buhok ko, may ilan ding gusot ang damit ko. Laking pasasalamat ko lang na hindi ako nagme-make-up at hindi ako nakapaglipstick ngayong araw dahil sigurado akong mas malala pa dito ang aabutin ko.

Untying my bun, I glanced at Slade and shot a dagger at him. Hindi man lang niya ako sinabihan sa lagay ko. Nang masuklay ang buhok ay ibinalik ko na ang tingin kay Elton. Paano ko ipapaliwanag sa bata ngayon ito?

"We did not," si Slade ang sumagot. Sinulyapan niya ako saka tumingin ulit kay Elton. "Your Ate's trying some kind of new hairstyle. And as you can see, it doesn't suit her so she better stick with her old hairstyle, huh?"