There Was You (Completed)

21 - Dinner is Served

A/N: Sorry for late update. To follow po later ang photo at song for the day, deadline muna.

Napayupyop siya sa mesa. Hindi akalain ni Richard na magiging ganito kahirap ang papel na pinasok niya. Tuwing pipikit siya, nakikita pa rin niya si Maine, nararamdaman pa rin niya ang hawak nito sa pisngi niya. At ang mga mata niya, ilong niya, yung lips niya, Diyos kong mahabagin!

Naglugay pa ng buhok. Kung hindi niya nakontrol ang sarili niya kanina, baka kung anong nagawa niya. Haaay, ang lapit-lapit na niya kanina, kaunti na lang! Pero hindi puwede. I respect her too much to do that.

(A/N: At english yon for emphasis!)

At least matatapos na 'to bukas. Ngayon pa lang nagsisink-in sa kanya na ang laki ng agwat nila. Napansin niya na first class ang restaurant kung saan sila nagkita. Siguradong mahal din ang function room na inupahan nila. Ibig sabihin talagang maykaya siya. Hindi sila bagay. Idagdag pa ang mga problema niya ngayon. Pati trabaho niya, wala nang kasiguruhan.

Kaya hanggang ganito na lang siguro ang puwede niyang marating, ang magkunwaring fiance niya. At least kahit aktingan, naging engaged sila. Dahil nagdecide na siya, wala siyang balak magtapat o ligawan si Maine. Magiging unfair kay Maine, o kahit sinong babae pa yan, kung ngayon siya papasok sa isang relasyon.

Sapat na, na magmamahal siya ngayon kahit hindi niya malaman. Kaya control Richard! Kayanin mo bukas!

A/N: One noble idiot spotted.

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Meanwhile, at the other side of the septic tank ..... Mendoza's residence....

What am I doing? I'm supposed to be finishing my write-up about the different departments. I'm supposed to be illustrating the ideas that the architect has so graciously asked me to show him for the finishing touches in the building.

But here I am, in my walk-in closet, debating on what to wear tomorrow. Great!

I'm definitely not trying to impress Joon-mo. So who I am trying to impress? My fake fiance? Who am I kidding?

Get a hold of yourself Maine. Because this is definitely getting out of hand. Do not remember his eyes, do not remember his nose, do not remember his dimple and most definitely, do not remember his lips, which was just this close to.... Ugh. Can I just erase, please?

No, no, no, this is just physical attraction. What she's feeling when he's around for the past two weeks is simply physical. Nothing more, nothing less. Tall, not dark, but definitely handsome. Sinong hindi ma-aatract? This is just normal, Maine. Tama si Tita Terrie, dalaga na ko.

Yes, this is just physical attraction. Even if he makes sense when he talks. Even if he has sense of humor. Even if he listens, really listens, not the pretend listen that some people do. That is, when he's not trying to annoy her. So what? No Maine, you're not going there. Do not even think about the word. You are not going to experience the hurt that your parents did because they made the mistake of falling in love. Nope. Not going to happen. Hanggang novels at TV lang ang mga fairy tales. Walang forever.

So enjoy it being close to him while it last, because this is the closest thing that you'll get to being engaged. A fake one.

A/N: What to do, may hugot pa rin siya?

"Maine, may problema ba tayo?"

"Huh, why Manang?"

"Tingnan mo yung carpet o, patag na patag na sa kalalakad mo. Tumawag nga pala ang daddy mo kanina. Ako ang nakasagot, hinahanap ka at tinatanong kung bakit gabi na wala ka pa."