The Third Side of a Love Story

Chapter 11

I was startled when his lips touches mine.

For the very first time, I never knew a person's lips could taste like fresh strawberry and can be soft as cherry when it touches your mouth at its first pick.

I was delighted when our lips met. The lips I've been longing for is now brushing against mine. Halos hindi ko iyon mapaniwalaan. My eyes closed shut on its own, feeling this fantastic and tasteful moment of my life.

I suddenly felt Justin's hand holding the back of my head as if guiding me to tilt it side while his other hand continue to massage my back, and it travels in every part of my upper body. Habang ang mga kamay ko naman ay mariing nakahawak sa dibdib niya dahil hindi ko alam kung saan ko ito dapat ipwesto.

Seconds later, he held my arms and put it on his shoulders. I am now hugging his neck and I try not to let it go. For an eighteen year old boy, he is quite an expert with this in which I didn't know whom he learned into.

Wala akong marinig na kahit ano sa paligid ko kundi ang tunog ng hingal naming dalawa sa paghinga. The kisses is soft and gentle that I felt butterflies in my stomach battling each other inside happily. I never knew Justin could do all of this.

He continue to kiss me until he almost out of breath, and when he's done, I open my eyes only to see him staring at me intently.

His eyes are sparkling and that's the most beautiful pair of eyes I've ever seen.

"Shit..." He uttered and suddenly looked away. "I can't be doing this..."

"Doing what, Justin?" I said.

The kiss didn't sober me up but instead, it makes me more drunk. Halos mawala na ako sa sarili doon palang sa katotohanan na hinalikan niya ako.

"You can't be kissing me? Iyon ba ang ibig mong sabihin?" I asked bravely.

The kiss almost felt like a dream but the moment he cursed ruined it all. Bakit tila nagsisisi siya sa ginawa niya?

"Why not, Justin? Tell me.."

He stand up and brushed his hair as he walked through the balcony of the room. He open the glass door and left me in bed.

Doon ko napagtanto na nagsisi nga siya. Na hindi talaga bukal sa loob niya ang halikan ako.

The pain he causes me this day came back even after his kisses.

Sinundan ko siya sa balcony at marahas siyang hinarap sa akin.

"You regret kissing me is that it?" I asked him begging for his answer. "Bakit hindi mo nalang sabihin, Justin?"

"You're drunk. You better get some sleep. Iwan mo na lamang muna ako."

"No..."

"Venisa, please."

"Justin, you're not even sorry for what you did!" Bulyaw ko dahil nawawalan na ako ng pasensya sa kanya.

He suppose to pick me up earlier this day, pero anong nakita ko? I saw him kissing Selena at the parking lot. Ngunit ngayon naman, hahalikan niya ako at aasta na parang walang nangyari.

Hindi ko na siya naiintindihan.

"I can't even identify, what are we! Boyfriend ba kita? Kaibigan? O taong gusto ka lang?!"

Bumibigat ang dibdib ko sa bawat pag-iwas niya. Ni hindi niya gustong humingi man lamang ng tawad o magpaliwanag. Its like, he purposely hurting me.

"Sino ba talaga si Selena sa'yo? Why are you kissing her?!" I shouted.

Nag-igting ang kanyang panga na tumingin sa akin ngunit hindi rin iyon nagtagal. Tinalikuran niya lamang ako at tumingin sa kawalan.