Cursed Kiss (Curse #1)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Refusal

"I'm just joking too," he chuckled. "So, kung gusto mo kapatid ko? Bakit walang nangyari? Could it be that he didn't find you pretty?"

"Shut up," I said, surrendering.

I knew he was trying to suppress his laughter, his shoulders were shaking. He tapped his hand on my shoulder.  "That's fine, all humans are bound to get rejected atleast once in their lifetime."

"Ikinatuwa mo yan?" I asked adding sarcasm and proceeded to finish eating.

He smiled. "Hindi po." He looked at my plate at nakitang papaubos na iyon. "Dessert?"

"Busog na ako."

"Okay," he said still chuckling.

I handed him a five hundred peso bill. "I'll pay for what I have eaten."

"Tapos ko nang bayaran," sabi niya.

"Then accept my money," ipinasok ko sa bulsa ng jacket niya ang five hundred pero ibinalik niya rin sa akin iyon.

"Ayos na nga..." he answered.

"Hindi ako nagpapalibre, Deo. Lalo na sa lalake." Iling ko. "Okay lang naman, hindi naman to date so let me pay on my own."

He sighed. "Keep your money, wala akong pang-sukli sa'yo."

"Then don't give me a change."

Bumuntong hininga siya at hinilot ang sentido. "Mondiego talaga..."

He turned to me and fixed the hoodie of his jacket wrapped around me. Double na ang jacket na suot ko. Mas maganda na rin siguro iyon dahil nakakatusok ang init sa labas. "Wear your mask na. Lalabas na tayo."

Hindi niya talaga kinuha ang five hundred ko.

I did what he said. Bumalik yung waitress dala yung softdrink at yung sukli namin. Inubos muna  namin iyon bago lumabas. Nang dumaan kami sa table ng mga pinsan niya ay as usual, they asked who I was. Pero dahil nga naka-uniform ako ng nursing. Matingkad ang kulay puti kong slacks kaya alam kong nakikita iyon. Deo is still towering over me hiding my face to his cousins.

"A nursing student huh?" I heard Frian's voice.

Deo just shook his head and grabbed my pulse gently. Not touching my skin but the sleeve near my pulse. Nang makalayo na kami sa karinderya ay isinauli ko sa kanya yung hoodie niya. Pero ibinalik niya iyon sa akin.

"Mamaya mo na isauli kapag malapit na tayo sa school."

I looked at him while we were walking side by side. What's his deal? I know there's something, his actions says so. He likes me, but he's denying it.  I'm not numb. Why would he invite me for lunch if that wasnt it? Sinungitan ko siya kanina but he just smile and smiled. I tried to make him jealous when I said I like Frian pero bumalik lang sa akin ang biro ko.

Yeah, that joke is the key. He likes me. Or maybe I'm just delusional. Half of my brain says that he likes me. And half of it is saying that I'm just delusional, thinking that he is just friendly.

Let's just see...

Matagal ko na tong na-experience. At mas malala noong high school. I turned down many guys before. After I acted cold and uninterested they gave up. But I can't act cold to this guy, may atraso rin naman kasi talaga ako. He saved me before I drowned and he also found the million dollar earring that my grandmother owns.

Medyo makapal ang mukha ko sa part na kinalimutan ko na siya yung tumulong sa akin na mahanap yung six million dollar worth earrings na pinasuot sa sa akin ni Lola. Hindi ko naman kasi alam kung anong pangalan niya. Nakalimutan kong tanungin pwede ko naman palang itanong kay Satari pero nakakahiya magtanong. Wala naman kasing nakakaalam kung anong nangyari sa pool noong oras na iyon. Dumating na lang sila Kuya nung nahanap na.