Kat's (pov)
"Can i ask you something..Kat?" Nabaling ko agad sakaniya ang tingin nang magsalita siya, kanina pa kami tahimik na nakaupo sa isang benches dito sa park. I don't know kung bakit dito niya ako dinala but atleast my panicking stopped, ang refreshing rin ng hangin.
"Katrina's, t-too long.." dagdag niya kaya agad kong naiwas ang paningin ko, did she just called me kat?
"aren't you going to say something!?" aniya pa na parang napipikon na, hindi ko napigilang matawa sa mukha niya. Magkasalubong kasi ang kilay, she look like a mad puppy.
"you can ask me something, Ms. Minty.." baling ko sakaniya at muling binalik ang tingin sa madilim na kalangitan
narinig ko siyang bumuntong hininga muna, composing her words "why are you like that? first, on the restaurant last month then earlier..you look really scared."
i sighed
"haphephobia." I simply said not looking at her.
"what is that?" she curiously asked
"I'm started to feel scared or panic everytime na may humahawak sa 'kin especially when i didn't know kung kaninong kamay 'yon."
Wala akong narinig na salita mula sakaniya matapos kong sabihin 'yon at ipaliwanag sakaniya, I should've listen to Luna earlier na dapat hindi na 'ko pumunta pa sa party na 'yon.
Napapikit ako nang marahan nang maalala kong hindi ko siya natawagan, i'm sure sisigawan ako nun kapag nalaman niyang may nangyari sa 'kin sa party.
"I'm sorry.." I was stunned sa pwesto ko nang marinig ko sakaniya 'yan, bakit siya nagsosorry. What is that for?
Hindi tuloy ako makatingin sakaniya ngayon dahil hindi ko alam kung bakit ako kinakabahan, she's just apologizing but i don't know kung para saan ba 'yon.
"I'm s-sorry, for judging you..i didn't know your case but still i treated you badly. "
My mind still can't process sa mga sinasabi niya, she's apologizing because she treated me badly? i'm also wondering kung bakit but it's not a big deal for me though.
"It's okay, Ms. Minty." i said sincerely bago siya tignan nang may malapad na ngiti sa labi, i know naman that she has a good heart.
"You can..just call me minty, mint? or anything huwag lang Ms. Minty or Ms. Ceo." I laugh a bit after she said those words.
"Min?"
nasilayan ko ang pagngiti niya kahit nasa malayo ang tingin niya, so i guess she liked it
"Maganda, you're lucky.." pareho na kaming nakatingin sa mata ng isa't isa ngayon, Luna's right. Min's eyes has a cold but mesmerizing eyes.
"why?"
"that no one's calling me that, you will be the first."
"I'll consider myself lucky nga."
we both fell silent after i spoke, the sound of cricket i could already hear because it was so quiet here.
the air is so cold i immediately grabbed my shoulder, i was stunned for a moment because i suddenly remembered that i was still wearing the suit that minty gave me earlier at the party.
"you're still cold?" biglaan niyang tanong, napansin niya atang niyayakap ko ang sarili ko. Kahit natatakpan na ng suot kong suit ang braso ko ay ramdam ko parin ang lamig.
"maybe, we can leave now." aniya at naunang tumayo na tumingin pa muna sa paligid, hanggang ngayon ay nakaupo parin ako.
"how did you know this place?" napatingin naman siya sa gawi ko after kong itanong 'yon, sobrang seryoso ng mga tingin niya. Siguro ganiyan lang talaga 'yung aura niya.
