Handshake

Chapter 5

"I like you.." Jogin cut her words that made her stop. At sa tatlong salita na yun, naramdaman niya ang mabilis na pagtibok ng puso niya. She can even heard the pounding sound of it. "The reason why I keep coming back here is to see you. Soojung, I actually like you since the first day I saw you.. at the coffee shop." She was speechless. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang isasagot niya sa sinabe ng lalaki. "I know this is too fast but that's what I feel for you."

"Soojung...." they both look at the woman walking towards their position. Kaagad na nakaramdam ng kaba si Soojung. Yun kasi ang unang pagkakataon na makikita siya ng ina na may kasamang lalaki except kay Jonghyun.

Based from Soojung's reaction, naisip niya na posibleng ang matandang babae ang ina ni Soojung. Alam ni Jongin na kinakabahan ito... bahagya siyang lumapit at bumulong. "Let's date again next week.." Jongin smiles at nang tuluyan ng makalapit ang babae sa kanila. He bowed and greeted her. "Good evening po..."

The woman smiled at him. "Good evening din..." sunod itong tumingin sa anak na may halong pagtatanong. "Mukhang maaga ka ngayon.. Bakit hindi mo siya papasukin sa loob ng bahay?"

"Hindi na po.." sagot naman ni Jongin. "Hindi naman din po ako magtatagal. Hinatid ko lang po si Soojung."

"Salamat..."

Tuluyan ng nagpaalam si Jongin. Nang maka-alis, pumasok na ang mag-ina sa loob ng bahay. Nang tanungin si Soojung kung sino ang lalaking naghatid sa kanya, she said that Jongin is her friend.

Nadatnan nila si Seolhyun sa may sofa habang nanonood ng T.V. Nakangiti ito dahil sa pinapanood pero ng makita ni Soojung tila nagbago ang ihip ng hangin. "Kamusta naman ang date mo?" mataray nitong tanong. "So boyfriend mo talaga siya?"

"Akala ko ba hindi mo siya boyfriend?"

Dumating ang kanilang ama mula sa kusina. Narinig nito ang sinabe ni Seolhyun. "May boyfriend ka na?"

Soojung took a deep breath. "Hindi ko po siya boyfriend. As of now, we're just friends pero sabi niya gusto daw niya ako." Bakas ang inis sa mukha ni Seolhyun. Sinadya niyang sabihing yun sa harap mismo ng kapatid. It seems that she likes Jongin at kahit sa ganitong paraan, makakaganti si Soojung.

Nagpaalam na siya at sinabing hindi na siya kakain. Kakapasok palang niya ng kwarto, nakatanggap kaagad siya ng message mula ka Jongin. I had a good day, thank you.

She smiled... and at the same time, she remembered what Jongin said to her, I like you. That was the first time a boy confessed to her.. it was her first time to hear that from a guy and the yes feeling is very different. She can't believe that a guy like him wants to date her. And maybe, she has a crush on him but it doesn't mean that she will totally fall in love with Jongin. She likes how gentleman he is... at gusto muna niya itong makilala.

She gets back to reality when her phone rings. And as expected, it was Jongin calling her. She cleared her throat and answered the call. They didn't talk that much, Jongin just wanted to hear her voice.