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Chapter 11
Uneasy
"How do I look?" tanong ko kay Ise, ipinapakita sa kaniya ang soot ko.
I'm wearing a black bodycon dress and a pastel pink denim jacket. Hanggang gitna ng mga hita ko ang haba ng palda ng dress na soot. I also wore a pair of strapped block heels in the same shade of pink. I brought a cream-colored sling bag with me and I kept my hair simple.
It's a birthday party and I feel like most of Ise's friends and acquaintances would be eighteen and above. Lalo na't ang mga kaibigan niya, mukhang mga gano'n na rin ang edad.
There's something different when you're finally eighteen. You feel as though you've grown a lot more mature than you are before. I'm still seventeen so I feel slightly intimidated with the idea that I'd be around people who are older than me.
The party will be held at his friend's house—Harold—that's why Ise picked me up. Ise's wearing a black polo he tucked inside a pair of dark jeans. His outfit reminds me of Hiel because Hiel loves wearing black or white polos.
Nasa labas kami ng bahay at nakaparada ang kotse niyang bukas pa rin ang makina sa hindi kalayuan.
"I like it," Ise tells me, smiling.
Inabot ni Ise ang kamay niya sa 'kin at nakangiti ko 'yong hinawakan. He pulls me closer to him and he holds my waist. Uminit ang mga pisngi ko at naamoy ko kaagad ang pabango niya. I like his perfume. Amoy mahal kasi at lalaking-lalaki pero hindi masakit sa ilong.
"You look beautiful, Han," aniya.
"Thanks," I say, not looking at his eyes because he might see how flustered I am. Tiningnan ko ang mga paa ko. "Hindi ba masiyadong maikli?" I ask, tinutukoy ang soot kong dress.
"Are you comfortable?" he asks me. Tumango ako. "It's short but you can wear anything you want, Hanani. It looks pretty on you," aniya.
Napangiti ako at inangat ko ang tingin sa kaniya. Nagtagpo ang mga tingin namin ni Ise at kinindatan niya ako. He lowers his face and plants a kiss on my cheek. Uminit ang mga pisngi ko.
He started kissing my cheek two weeks in the the relationship. Minsan, hinahalikan ko rin ang pisngi niya.
"You look pretty," aniya.
"Really?" I mumble.
Tumango si Ise at ngumiti sa 'kin bago ako hinila papunta sa kotse niya at pinasakay na para makapunta na kami sa birthday ng kaibigan niya. I heard that it's Harold who has a birthday today. Gabi ang birthday niya at nagpaalam naman ako kay Mommy na sasama kay Ise sa party na 'yon.
Mommy gave me some reminders—that she trusts that I know what I should and should not do. Sinabi niya ring kung magkaproblema ay tawagan ko kaagad siya.
Adonijah worries about me more than my mother.
Adonijah Del Rio:
Call or text me if something feels wrong.
And don't drink. You're seventeen.
Asiel Dean Monserate:
What are you? Her mother?
Adonijah Del Rio:
Sinasabi ko lang! We don't even know Ise's friends.
Jadon Marcus Melgarijo:
Asiel and I are out. We can pick you up whenever, Han.
Adonijah Del Rio:
Traydor, ah? Bakit hindi niyo ako sinama?
Asiel Dean Monserate:
We hate you.
Jadon Marcus Melgarijo:
You even ask?
Adonijah sends a curse meme and Jadon and Asiel react to it with a laugh.
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