The Way I Do

Chapter 21

"Moo I think Sienna saw us." Ani Julie habang hinahawakan ang sleeve ni Elmo.

Napatingin ang lalaki sa kanya. "What? Huh how'd you know?"

"I saw her."

Tiningnan ni Elmo si Julie. "Diba nasa food court na sila?"

Julie let out a frustrated sigh. "Moo promise nakita ko siya. I think she was inside the gift shop too."

Pansin ni Julie na napapaisip din si Elmo. But then he placed a hand on her arm.

In all fairness, that actually had a calming effect. "If ever she did see us, I'll talk to her okay?"

At dahil aligaga pa din si Julie ay hinawakan ni Elmo ang muhka ng babae. He made her look at him. "Hey hey. It's okay." He smirked.

Kung ano ang bumabagabag sa isip ni Julie kanina ay dito na niya tinanong. Hindi na din naman kasi siya matahimik.

"Elmo...before all of this, you know uhm, us...may something ba kayo ni Sienna?"

Elmo let out a surprised chuckle. "What?" Nalito pa nito na sabi.

Julie sighed. "I mean I know you get a lot of attention from girls. Before all this, I was just wondering if ever you and Sienna had something going on?"

Kahit ayaw niya malaman talaga, gusto na din niya masagot ang katanungnan.

Elmo chuckled. He caressed her cheek with her thumb. "Moo I'm honest, I've dated girls here and there and yes, I've been known to flirt around. Pero Sienna? She's just a friend."

Nang hindi sumagot si Julie ay napangisi si Elmo.

"You can ask her if you want. But we never crossed that line. I can promise you that."

He sounded so confident. And Julie believed him.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Okay. But I still think she saw us."

Umakbay sa kanya si Elmo. "I'll talk to her."

Mahinang tinulak ni Julie ang lalaki na natawa naman.

"Napaka touchy mo kasi!" Ayan gaya ngayon umaakbay nanaman.

Mas lalo lang natatawa si Elmo. It seemed like he had a knack of annoying her.

"Sungit...akala mo hindi bigla bigla nandadakma—mmpfpfft!" Mabilis na tinakpan ni Julie ang bibig ng lalaki gamit ang kamay.

"I like it better when you don't open your mouth."

"But you love it when I brush my tongue against yours—"

"Atatetetet!" Pigil ulit ni Julie. "Dyan ka na nga!" Saka siya nauna maglakad.

She heard Elmo chuckling as he walked closely behind her as they headed to the amusement park's food court.

Pagkadating doon ay nakita na nila ang mga kasamahan na nakaupo sa isang lamesa.

"Ay ayan na sila." Nakangiti na sabi ni Sienna.

Ramdam ni Julie ang kaba. Did she tell?

Napatingin siya sa iba nilang kasamahan. Normal lang naman na tumitingin tingin ang mga ito sa mga pwedeng kainan sa paligid.

Baka she was just imagining that it was Sienna? Tama baka imagination lang niya.

"Bro kaya pa ba nung tshirt mo?" Tawa ni Liam. "Puputok na yung sa sleeves o!"

"Lagi naman ganyan problema ng mga damit ni Moe." Tawa pa ni Sienna sabay pisil sa braso ni Elmo.

"A-aray bes." Sabi ni Maqui.