Selena's Sentiment
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I knocked on his room's door. Tatawagin ko lang sana siya na mag dinner. Kanina, umuwi kami agad. He texted our principal to cancel all classes for the afternoon, na ipinagtaka ko. Then it dawned in me, he knows that I have being late and being absent.
Dumeretsyo siya dito sa kwarto nung makarating kami. And nagtataka rin ako sa sarili ko because when did I start to show care sakaniya? Parang kahapon inis na inis ako sakaniya tapos ngayon, concerned ako? The fuck, Selena.
I was about to knock on his door again when he opened it. Napaatras ako konti nang makita na topless siya. He is sweating. Dahan dahan tumaas yung tingin ko, from his six pack abs, to his masculine chest, broad shoulders and finally his face. Umiwas ako ng tingin nang nakangisi siyang nakatitig saakin.
"Masama 'yan ah. Ipapakulong kita sa abogado ko, for eye-raping." asar niyang sabi saka inabot yung shirt niya.
Umirap naman ako. "Dinner na." first dinner nga pala namin dito 'no. Tinext ko sila mom kanina and kinumusta. "Saka, sino namang abogado mo? Baka mas magaling pa ako dyan."
He smiled as he wears his shirt. "May kilala ka bang mas magaling sayo?" tanong niya.
Umiling ako. "Wala." proud kong sagot.
"You're right."
Kumunot yung noo ko. "Edi sino yung abogado mo?"
"Ikaw." I was too stunned because of what he have said.
Hindi ako makahanap ng isasagot, buti nalang at nagsalita siya. "I was working out, para mawala pagkabadtrip ko." he said and wiped his hair.
"You work out when you're mad?" I asked.
He nodded. "Yeah, it's better than talking when I'm mad. Baka makasakit pa ako." nahiya naman ako dahil naalala ko yung kanina. Tumingin siya saakin. "Bakit hindi ka pumasok?"
"It's disrespectful." I proudly answered. He smiled a little when he realized that I learned it from him.
"Well, do you want to come inside then?" anyaya niya.
Umiling ako. "No, thank you. Baka ano pang isipin nila." sagot ko. May mga maids pa naman na naglilinis dito sa second floor.
Kumunot yung noo niya. "Who and what?"
Nagkibit balikat ako. "Na baka kung ano ano sabihin nila kasi pumasok yung babae sa room ng babae?" I was unsure of my answer.
He laughed. "You care too much on other people's opinion. Who are they to think and talk about you in that way?"
Tumaas yung kilay ko. "They're humans?"
"And you are human too. God gave you a life to live by your control and not to live your life by other people's opinions." He confidently said and folded his towel before placing it on a chair.
"You know humans too well." I complemented him.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Hindi naman but thanks. Ako lang 'to, poging psychologist." he said before bowing na ikinatawa ko.
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Romance#2: "She let me enter her life as someone who'll teach her academically, but I ended up making things with her romantically. She was my student, my fiancé for business. But now, she's my Selena Alair, my happiness, my strength, and my life."
