No, yet I fall (Complete✔️)

Kabanata 20

NYIF 20: Friends

"Anong ginagawa mo dito?" kunot noong tanong ko kay Zale ng makita ko siyang nakaupo sa sala naming ay umiinom ng kape.

His lips are centimeters away from his mug. Tumaas ang kilay niya habang sinusuri ang kabuohan ko. My cheeks flushed when I remembered what I am wearing. I'm just wearing a loose white shirt na hanggan hita ang haba. I'm wearing a pink cotton short, pero dahil maikli ito, natatakpan ito ng shirt ko.

"Let's go out." Wika niya pagkatapos ay uminom siya ng kape.

My eyes widen. Go out?! As in date?!

I mentally slap my face. Shut up, Lian. You have to end this fucking feelings of yours to him, right? Then do it, harder.

Tumango ako sa kanya at tumabi ng pagkakaupo. "Where are we going?" I ask.

"Basta." Naiirita niyang sagot.

"Saan nga?" pangungulit ko.

Sinamaan niya ako ng tingin. "Ang kulit mong bruha ka? Alam mo ba 'yun? Just wear something decent." He replied.

My forehead creased. "Since when did I wear clothes that are not decent?"

He looks amused by my answer. Tumaas ang kanang kilay niya na para bang naghahamon. "Really? You're asking me that, sis?"

I blink. He called me sis. But why does it make me feel more uncomfortable? Like, at the back of my head, I know that I hate him, calling me that. I should feel happy, but I couldn't and I shouldn't feel this way.

I must not.

Napailing nalang ako. I stood up and stretch my body. "Fine. I'm just going to clean myself up, and then we go, wherever you want to be. Is that okay with you?" I asked.

He grins and I swear, I could make another sin move, if he wouldn't stop that.

"Totally."

***

Bago kami umalis ng bahay ni Zale, kitang-kita ko ang pagtataka ni Mommy. Ofcourse alam ko kung gaano nakakagulat na makita kaming dalawa ni Zale na magkasama. Not fighting, just back as friends.

At dahil, minor pa kami ni Zale, Manong Lyle was the one who drove us to the city.

"Seriously, why did you suddenly shown up, early in the morning?" tanong ko kay Zale habang hinihiwa ang hotcakes na inorder naming dalawa.

I took a bite and—Oh God, araw-araw ko nang kukulitin si Zale na kumain dito. I will add this to the list of my favourites!

"To have a date?" patanong niyang sagot na para bang hindi siya sigurado.

Halos mabilaokan ako sa sinagot niya. What the?! Nanlalaki ang mga mata ko habang nakatingin sa kanya.

"What?!"

Kumunot ang noo niya. "What? May mali pa sa sinabi ko—" he stopped half away, like he realize something. He look at me into my eyes. And I swear, we are having the same intensity. Parang may kung anong linya na nakakonekta sa aming mga mata at alam na namin na pareho ang aming iniisip.

"Oh! No, gods! I'm not saying date as in, romantically!" he defend like, the idea of dating me romantically is a sin.

I know.