The Lies That We Tell (COMPLETED)

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Hindi ko alam kung marami lang ba talagang kailangang kunin si Zion sa paligid ng condo nila, but he had to walk around for nearly a minute, while half-naked, bago siya tuluyang pumasok sa kwarto niya. I didn't know what to do with my eyes. Ayoko siyang tignan. I was actually scared of my eyes because they might stare at his torso for far too long.

I might stare at his tattoos.

Those freaking tattoos that I used to trace my fingers on.

"Thought he'll be coming home later," biglang sabi ni Fabian sa akin nung kaming dalawa na lang sa may common area.

"It's fine," I replied. I didn't want him to think that I was being weird, so I decided to tease him a little. "Why? You wanted to get me alone here?"

His face quickly reddened. Agad akong natawa. I initially thought na hindi niya talaga ako type kasi sa third date pa namin niya ako unang hinalikan. I actually asked him about that kasi bigla kong naalala iyong sinabi ni Nikki na dating is about finding who your perfect match is. And Fabian's perfectly nice to me. I just didn't want to waste his time.

"Do you like me?" I asked.

"What?" he replied, a bit confused and thrown off, as I saw on his face.

I shrugged. "I don't know... I mean..." I said and looked at my shoes because I couldn't look at that disgustingly gorgeous face while asking him my question. "You still haven't kissed me yet."

Hindi siya nagsalita. It was awfully quiet because it was already past one in the morning and it felt like we're the only two people out. Halos wala na ring dumadaang sasakyan. The silence was becoming deafening.

I was forced to look at him.

"Consent's very important to me," bigla niyang sabi.

My lips parted. Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko sa kanya. Was I coming off as too pushy? I was just wondering... kasi nung kay Zion, ang bilis ng mga pangyayari. Then came Fabian na parang dahan-dahan lahat.

O baka ganito dapat?

Ganito ang tama?

"I work in an industry where a lot of my friends get assaulted or forced to do sexual favors just to get work."

Agad akong napatingin sa kanya.

Oh, my god.

"I'm so sorry to hear that," ang tangi kong nasabi dahil sa pagkakataon na 'to, hindi ko alam kung ano ang pwede kong sabihin sa kanya. Ayokong itanong kung naranasan niya na ba. I didn't want to overstep my boundaries because he's been very respectful of mine.

Binigyan niya ako ng maliit na ngiti. "Yeah... I am, too."

Muli kaming naglakad habang napapaligiran ng katahimikan at minsanang busina ng mga sasakyan. It was a nice time to walk around—nicer because he's walking with me.

"I want to kiss you, of course," biglang sabi niya. "I just can't do it without asking you first if it's alright with you."

Napaawang ang labi ko kasabay ng bahagyang paglaki ng mga mata ko.

"Oh..."

Tumingin siya sa akin.

God, that face.

"Can I kiss you?" he asked.

I nodded and gave him permission to kiss me whenever.

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