Wrong Ring Finger [On Hold]

Chapter 9

Lea

"Hindi ba pupunta si Aga ngayon?" Regine asked me.

I glanced at her then back to the fabric that I'm cutting. "Hindi, eh. He told me they have a new project so he'd probably be busy this week." I smiled because I realized how Aga's been very effort on courting me that my friends even know it.

Regine's asking about Aga because Aga usually visits me every noon to have our lunch together, libre kasi ni Aga ang pagkain.

"Hay. Mami-miss ko na naman ang luto niya!" She pouted her lips and faced her mannequin.

I chuckled and shook my head. Yes, you've heard it right, sariling luto ni Aga ang dinadala niya. And if you'd ask about his cooking skills, wala akong masasabi kundi parang ready na siya mag-asawa. Sagutin ko na ba?

"Pero in fairness kay Aga, consistent. Ilang buwan na ba nanliligaw 'yon?" Vice asked who's finishing the debut gown he's making.

I arched my brows to compute how long he's been courting me since I'm not counting. "Like—3 months? Magf-four," I answered.

"Tibay mo ah."

Kunot-noo naman akong tumingin kay Regine na sinabi 'yan. "Hindi ba si Aga dapat ang matibay? Siya kaya nanliligaw," sabi ko.

"Duh! Alam kong kaya kang ligawan ni Aga kahit ilang taon pa, ikaw lang 'tong matibay na ayaw pa siyang sagutin. Grabeng pagpipigil 'yan, 'te. Strong ka diyan?" She laughed.

I rolled my eyes because what she said is true. There were so many times that I want to say yes to Aga already, but I have to refrain myself from doing so for the sake of the both of us. Para naman makilala ako ni Aga at hindi lang siya ang makilala ko. At least malalaman ko kapag nawawalan na siya ng interest sa akin kapag may mga bagay na siyang natutuklasan sa akin, and it will show the longer he courts me. However, just like what I said, he's been very consistent.

Aga makes me feel good and special in a way that he knows. He gives me what I deserve that it'll come to the point na ako na mismo ang magtatanong sa sarili ko kung deserve ko ba 'yon.

Aga's not a perfect man, he surprises me with his personality and attitude sometimes, and so do I to him I know. But what important is we're willing to accept each other wholeheartedly, because that's how you get to know someone. I believe that we don't know someone enough if what we only know about them are good things or what we only know about them are bad things. Humans have positive and negative characteristics, and love changes it by seeing that either the two are acceptable.

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"I knew it." I clicked my tongue and entered my bath room to put a pads on.

It's my monthly period and my cramps are usually disaster. Minsan gusto ko na lang mamatay. I don't drink any medicine dahil hindi naman mabuti not unless it's prescribed by my Doctor. So, ang ending, tinitiis ko siya nang ilang oras. Last month nga nasigawan ko pa si Aga. Ayaw ko kasi ng kinakausap ako kapag meron ako, nababad-trip ako. Sumasakit na nga puson ko pagsasalitain pa ako.

I was in my deep slumber when I heard the doorbell rang in my unit. Inilubog ko ang mukha ko sa kama dahil ayaw kong tumayo. I exhaled and was about to leave the bed when my phone beeped. I got messages from Aga, it is because we update each other. I read his recent message.

From: Aga

Lei? Are you all right?

I immediately left the bed as soon as I finished reading his message because that means it was him who's outside. Mas lamang ang pagka-miss ko sa kanya kaysa sa sakit ng puson ko kaya pasensya na.