Salem's Eyes (COMPLETED)

25 Salem

Right after my prof dismissed the class, Jenn and Liza were already dragging me outside. Pati si Kiko ay sumunod na rin sa amin.

"Uy, nandito 'yung boyfriend mong spicy."

I guess I didn't need to tell you who said that.

True enough, I was actually a little startled when I saw Caius standing by the railing across our room. Hindi ko s'ya napansin na dumating dahil masyado akong focused kanina sa klase.

Agad s'yang nilapitan ni Kiko. I untangled myself from the two and went to him as well.

"Pare, pinapakamusta ka ni Zach." pagsisimula ni Kiko.

I knew he meant to piss him off but Caius was just in a good mood. Sometimes, I think Kiko was in love with Zacharias.

"Gago, sabihin mo okay lang ako. Nagmamahalan kami ni Salem."

I mentally rolled my eyes.

"Yabang," Kiko snorted.

By the way, I already talked to my mom about my boyfriend. Of course, I didn't tell her the details because I was bad at storytelling. Ang sabi ko lang ay boyfriend ko talaga si Caius at dadalhin ko na s'ya sa Linggo. I really wanted to bring him earlier than Sunday but we both have classes. I wanted him to spend a a whole day in my house so my mom would get to know him well. Sapat na siguro 'yon.

"Tara na sa cafeteria. Nagugutom na ako." reklamo ni Liza.

I held Caius' hand before Kiko could steal him from me. Sinimangutan n'ya lang ako atsaka nauna nang maglakad. Sumunod naman si Jenn at Liza sa kan'ya habang nanatili muna kami ni Caius sa pwesto namin.

"Hintayin kita mamaya sa bus stop, ah?" nakangiting sabi n'ya sa akin.

Tumango ako at napatitig sa mukha n'ya. He was really back. After that night, everything went to normal-- no, everything became better than normal. I was really trying my best to show affection to him. Nagugulat pa nga s'ya minsan dahil hindi s'ya sanay.

After tucking him to bed and kissing him goodnight, I went home with a light heart. Noon palang ako nakatulog nang maayos. Buti nalang at hindi napansin ni mama na nawala ako ng ilang oras. Kung hindi, she'd get another reason to be unsure of Caius.

Hinila ko na s'ya para sundan na ang mga kaibigan ko pero tumigil ulit s'ya sa paglalakad. I looked back at him. Napakunot ang noo ko noong nawawala nanaman ang mga mata n'ya sa sobrang pag-ngiti.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Holding hands tayo?" parang batang tanong n'ya atsaka sinulyapan ang magkahawak naming mga kamay. He even scratched his head like a shy kid. Tuloy ako ay napatingin rin ako sa mga kamay namin.

We hold hands in our dates but never in school. We were really lowkey. Nagkikita lang naman kasi kami sa loob ng school tuwing nasa cafeteria na kami and it wasn't everyday.

Tumango lang ako ulit atsaka hinila na s'ya. I heard him giggling next to me. Para s'yang batang kinikilig.

Hindi pa kami nakakalabas ng building ko ay hindi ko na mabilang ang mga napapatingin sa aming dalawa. It must be weird for them to see a senior high school guy and a college girl holding hands.

"Aren't you gonna eat with your friends?" I asked when we entered the cafeteria still holding hands.

Kumaway s'ya sa mga kaibigan n'ya na naka-upo sa usual table nila. Medyo nagulat pa ako nu'ng makita ko 'yung ex-girlfriend ni Caius na katabi si Holly. I wasn't still sure if that girl was really Caius' ex. Pero parang sigurado na dahil narinig ko ang usapan nilang magka-kaibigan noon sa CR ng Getto. They still keep in touch, I guess.