BTP KABANATA 7
"Nakalimutan ko pala sa condo mo 'yung stuff ko. Let's go straight there, then I'll leave na." I looked at my wrist watch. It's already nine in the evening kaya pala konti na lang ang tao sa mall dahil malapit nang magsara.
Satan stared at me when the stop light turned red. Nakakailang ang ganoong titig niya. Halatang inaantok na siya dahil kaninang nagdadrive siya sinusubukan niyang hindi pumikit. I should have has asked him if I can drive his car instead.
"Uhm..." Tumikhim ako at tumingin saglit sa harapan. "What-"
"Let's go on a road trip," pagputol niya sa sinasabi ko.
"Huh? May class tayo bukas."
"We'll be back in Manila at midnight. Okay lang ba sayo?" There was hope in his voice, and I didn't want to ruin the moment, so I slowly nodded.
"Where are we going?"
"Subic. We have a rest house there." Pinaandar na ulit niya ang sasakyan nang maging berde ang ilaw.
Lord, is this really happening? I mean... him and me, on a road trip? Parang sobrang imposible nun. We are not even close! We're basically just acquaintances to each other since we haven't bonded that much. Weirdly, I trust him given the fact that I don't trust people that easily.
There's something with him that feels comforting.
We drove to Pampanga since I'm craving for some pancakes. Hindi pa bukas ang Pancake House kaya pumunta na lang kami sa Mcdo. We did a drive thru instead of going inside. Sa sasakyan na lang kami kakain tutal malayo-malayo pa ang subicmula dito.
"Here," I stretched my arms to give him a piece of pancake. He can't eat because he's obviously driving. "Don't be maarte walang laway 'yan. I told you, let's just eat sa loob, e."
"Tsk." Ibinuka niya ang bibig niya ang kinain ang pancake. I smiled and clapped my hands out of happiness. Nasa subuan level na kami.
"Why did you think of going sa Subic nga pala? Akala ko you're the type of guy ma hindi impulsive sa decision and like never skip school tapos may eight hours sleep."
Malapit nang mag-midnight pero wala pa siyang tulog. Nakaiglip ako ng konti kanina dahil sinabi niya na matulog ako. Ayoko pa sanang sumunod para may kausap siya, but he insisted that he'll be okay.
"Sometimes, you also need to breathe some fresh air. Reward yourself as much as possible. That's my number one tip." I laughed because of how corny his last sentence was. "What's funny?" he rolled his eyes.
"Wala. I just felt like laughing." Hindi talaga mawawala ang pagkamasungit sa katawan ng isang Samuel Nathan.
"Do you want me to drive? Wala ka pang sleep," I genuinely asked.
Umiling siya pero hindi niya napigilang humikab kaya sinabi ko sa kanya na itabi niya sa gilid ang sasakyan. He looked confused, but he still obeyed. Lumabas ako mula sa sasakyan at lumipat ng pwesto para buksan ang pintuan ng seat niya.
Tinanggal ko ang pagkakakabit ng seatbelt niya. "What are you up too?" His forehead creased.
"I'll drive for us. Trust me."
Ilang minuto para mag-away pero sa huli lumabas din siya ng sasakyan. Nakangisi tuloy ako habang kinakabit ang seatbelt habang siya naman ay nakanguso na parang inagawan ng lollipop.
"Tampo naman ang baby," I laughed and started the engine of the car.
"I'm not a baby," he groaned.
"You're my baby," I said, making him stunned. "Sleep na ang baby ko, hmm?"
He groaned again and closed his eyes. Paminsan-minsan ay tinitignan ko siya. Mukhang nakatulog na.
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