Drowning In Your Love

9

Safe

"Hez, you're here!" Agad tumayo si tita Hermoine para yakapin ang anak.

Napatayo na rin tuloy ako dahil sa pagkabigla. I've already seen his current features on magazines and on the Internet, but now that I'm seeing him in person, it felt so different.

He's very tall and lean. The pictures didn't give justice on how good his physique is at nineteen. His jaw became more define. The thickness of his eyebrows is complimenting with his dark eyes.

His hair is in a medium length with a natural slicked back. At kahit naka-white shirt at brown short lang siya ngayon hindi tulad ng mga pictures sa Internet na naka-corporate attire siya, he still look so imposing.

My young heart won't stop beating so fast!

"Akala ko mamayang gabi pa ang dating mo, love?"

Naalis ang paninitig ko kay Hezekiah dahil sa muling pagsasalita ni tita Hermoine. Tapos na pala sila magyakapan.

"Maaga kong natapos ang mga school works ko."

"But the chopper is here. Hindi ka tumawag para napasundo ka namin?"

"I went to the airport after I sent my school works and took the earliest flight to here."

Tumango-tango si tita Hermoine.

Hezekiah's tone is very serious, iyong tipong hindi pa nakakapagjoke sa talang buhay niya. Does he even know the word "joke"?

"Ah, Hez. Remember Tilly? This is her now..."

I flushed when tita Hermoine said my name. Oh crap. I don't know what to say or do, specially when he turned to me and started staring at me very intently.

"Of course I remember her, ma."

I forced a smile. "Uh, G-Good afternoon..."

What the hell, Tiana Lyle?! Good afternoon talaga?

Mas lalo akong kinabahan nang mapansin kong natatawa si tita Hermoine. Obvious bang kabado ako?

Eh bakit nga ba ako kinakabahan? Calm down, Tilly. Calm down.

"Good afternoon, too. How are you, Tiana?"

"I, Uh...I'm fine. And you?"

"Great."

Namamalik-mata lang ba ako? I think I saw him smile, or smirk? Uh! I don't know. Bahala siya.

"Look at her, Hez. Isn't she beautiful? She's still fourteen pero napaka tangkad niya na."

"She's already pretty even before, ma."

My heart skip a beat because of what Hezekiah said. Mas lalo pa tuloy uminit ang mukha ko.

"Her body is more mature than her age. Parang kagaya na sa mga classmates mong babae."

Mas lalong lumakas ang tibok ng puso ko dahil sa pagbaba ng tingin ni Hezekiah sa katawan ko.

I'm wearing a green strings bikini, then I covered my bottom with a denim short.

Hindi naman masyadong revealing ang suot ko pero bakit bigla akong naconscious dahil sa tingin ng lalaking ito?

"Paano pa kapag mas tumanda ka, Tilly. Siguradong madaming lalaking magkakagusto sayo."

Pareho kaming napabaling kay tita Hermoine.