Cursed Kiss (Curse #1)

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Explain

"He's leaving?" he asked.

Tumango ako sa tanong niya. I explained to him why I was hugging Sergio the moment he came in. Hindi niya naman tinanong, I just want to explain why.

The drunken Sergio went to his chamber with the glass of milk in his hand. Matutulog na siguro iyon para mawala ang pagkalasing.

"Why are you explaining?" he tilted his head to the side and scanned me thoroughly. Ki-nrus niya ang braso at prenteng sumandal sa couch. "Hindi ko naman tinanong, Noella."

I hate to hear my full name on his lips. Hindi ako sanay na ganyan ang tawag niya sa akin. It sounds so cold.

"Y-You didn't tell me na darating ka," I shook my head. "Sinabi mo sana para nakapaghanda ako. Ni hindi pa nga ako nakakaligo. K-Kakagaling ko lang ng ospital."

He chuckled dismissively and crossed his arms. "It was supposed to be a surprise. Hindi ko naman alam na ako pala ang masu-sorpresa."

I bit my lips and closed my eyes firmly. It seems that I need to explain more. "A-Ano..uh..."

Hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nauutal. Hindi naman ako natatakot, hindi rin naman ako kinakabahan. Wala naman akong ginawang masama, kaibigan ko naman iyon pero kung mautal ako ay para bang meron akong ginawang malaking kasalanan.

"Nung isang araw, I—uh—I also hugged him nung isang araw. He's drunk and there seems to be a heavy problem. Kaya..."

Tinaasan lang ako ng kilay ni Deo . Sarcastic look and smile saying 'Tell me more', so I just stopped talking.

"That's fine... " Bumuntong hininga siya. "I'm still courting you. You don't need to explain yourself, you can hug who you want."

I know. I just want to explain dahil hindi lang naman siya basta-bastang manliligaw. He has always been my special exception. The one I treated differently from the rest.

"So you hugged him twice?" he asked rather calmly.

Naniningkit ang mata sa akin, naka-krus ang mga braso at prenteng umupo sa sofa.

"Oo..." I nodded.

He nodded understandingly, and he then cleared his throat. "So, where's mine?"

My eyes widened. "H-Huh?"

"Where's my hug, Nowie?" he smirked at his repeat, now teasing me. When he noticed that I was stunned by it he just shrugged. "Never mind, I'm just suggesting... you know. Kung gusto mo lang."

Until now, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nandito siya. What miracle happened in the Philippines? Baka naman pumunta siya rito nang hindi nagpapaalam sa pamilya ko? I doubted my own question. Hindi naman iyan ang napag-usapan namin. We clearly agreed on taking my parents' approval into account.

"Why are you looking at me so lovingly?" he asked. Hinilot niya ang sintido at itinukod ang siko sa armrest ng couch. "Dapat walang ganyanan, Nowie. Nanghihina ako."

"Hindi lang ako makapaniwalang nandito ka na..." I said with a smile.

Mukhang nahawa siya sa ngiti ko. "Pinayagan na ako ng Lola at Mama mo."

There's no point hiding my smile. At bukod pa doon ay hindi pa rin talaga ako makapaniwala. Para bang mahika ang lahat at sobrang smooth ng nangyayari. It's too good to be true. Unlike before that I got slapped and locked in my room. Now, it feels like...walking in the park.

"Si Ate?" I asked more.

"Kakampi ko lahat ng kapatid mo," he smirked. "Maliban sa Kuya mong balimbing palagi kung kani-kanino kumakampi."