All For Show (COMPLETED)

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

"Do you have anything you want to say?" tanong ko kay Pablo nang marinig ko siyang mag-snicker sa sinabi ni Paul. Ni hindi ko maalala iyong sinabi ni Paul kasi nakaka-distract iyong reaction ni Pablo sa usapan namin. Also, a little privacy would be nice! Bakit ba ang high-end na resto nito but for some reason feeling ko ay masyado kaming dikit dalawa!

"Are you talking to me?" bigla niyang sabi.

"Obviously," I replied sarcastically.

"No, I have nothing to say."

"Great," sabi ko tapos ay ibinalik ko iyong atensyon ko kay Paul. I looked at him. "I'm so sorry," I said.

"No, it's fine," he replied pero halata naman na naiinis na rin siya. I was actually pretty impressed na hindi pa siya tumatayo para suntukin si Pablo. Baka talagang mali lang ang pagkakakilala ko kay Paul dahil parang wala naman siyang impulse problem like I thought before.

The dinner continued and I really tried to focus my attention kay Paul dahil siya ang kasama ko.

"Do you want any dessert?" Paul asked.

"No," I said. "Maybe next time," dugtong ko dahil gusto ko nang umalis dito dahil konti na lang ay sisikuhin ko na 'tong lalaki sa likuran ko. He's on a date, too! Bakit hindi siya roon mag-focus at bakit niya ako ginugulo? He's so infuriating at times!

"So... there's a next time?"

I shrugged. "Yes, but not anytime soon. Busy with the anniv issue."

"Right... I heard about that."

"With your dad? What did he say?"

Natawa si Paul. "No, not from my dad, but I can ask him if you want."

Mabilis akong nailing. "No, don't ask him," nag-panic na sabi ko tapos natawa lang siya.

Paul paid the bill and then we went out na. Finally. Na-stress ako kay Pablo kahit technically, hindi naman kami magkasama. Paul dropped me off in front of the condo.

"Thanks," I said when he pulled over.

"Did you enjoy?"

"Surprisingly, I did."

"Thank you," sabi niya na para bang kinabahan talaga siya na hindi ako nag-enjoy.

I gave him a smile. I actually didn't know if I should kiss him. I mean, if he kisses me now, I'd be fine with it. Gwapo naman si Paul, no doubt about it. He was just super annoying to me before, but I was starting to see him in another light. So, if he kisses me tonight, I would be fine with it, but at the same time, I didn't like him enough to initiate the kiss.

"I'll see you again," he said, instead. "Good luck on the anniversary issue."

I smiled as I got out of the car. So, apparently, not only he was not annoying, he can be a gentleman, as well... I learned a lot of things tonight, that's for sure.

Pagdating ko sa condo, I removed my makeup and took a shower. Then I poured myself a glass of wine para lang makatulog ako nang mabilis. I got my phone and was browsing in Instagram for inspiration. I like looking at Instagram and Pinterest for inspiration sa mga layouts namin. People are so creative. But of course, we put our spin on it din naman kasi if not, that would be just us being a copycat. But then again, isn't every art just derived from something else? It's very derivative.

I was about to click on the top of my screen to click do not disturb sana dahil matutulog ako nang biglang may lumabas na in-app notice sa DM ng Pablo's. Fuck, napindot ko bigla! Ayan tuloy, nag-seen na ako!