Paper Planes (Sandejas Siblings: Companion Book)

Kabanata 27

Kabanata 27

I WAS PRETENDING to be asleep the next morning, naramdaman ko kasi ang paglalaro ni Ejercito sa kamay ko.

I opened my eyes slightly and saw him drawing circles on my palm and caressing it.

My heart swelled, kahit ngayon lang ako nakatulog sa ganito, he made sure I was comfortable.

"Wake up, sleepy head." He suddenly whispered. Hindi ako gumalaw at pinagmasdan lang ang kamay niya sa akin.

He tried intertwining our fingers before lifting my hand to kiss it.

"Grabe, Lena, mas bagay pa rin talaga tayo." Bulong niya na akala ay tulog pa ako.

Nangingiti ako pero hindi ako kumilos. He then started drawing circles on my palm again until I caught it.

He cursed in shock.

"Lena!" He groaned.

I chuckled and slowly moved away from him. Sumulyap ako sa kanya at ngumiti.

"Morning," I said and yawned a bit.

"Morning," he then touched my face and removed something in the corner of my eyes.

"May muta?" I asked weakly.

"Hmm, don't worry, you're still beautiful." He teased.

I smirked at him and shook my head. Nang matanggal niya ang muta ko ay bahagya akong umunat at sumulyap sa liwanag ng araw na sumisilip sa kwarto.

I took a glance at him and caught him watching me closely. My heart pounded. I smiled then slowly knelt in front of him to brush his hair with my fingers.

He looked like a cute, little puppy staring at me fixing his hair. His hand found a way towards my waist and caressed it softly.

"Jer, I'm hungry," reklamo ko.

"Where are they? They should open the door now." He whispered. Mas rumahan ang haplos sa baywang ko, tila nangkakalma kahit 'di naman ako galit sa kahit ano.

"Hmm," I nodded, nang maayos ko ang buhok niya ay pasimple kong hinalikan ang noo niya bago lumayo at parang wala lang na tumayo at nag-unat.

I glanced at him and saw him looking so shock, napahawak pa siya noo niya at napatitig sa akin. Nakanganga.

"What?" I asked.

"Did you just kiss my forehead?" He asked me, stunned.

"Uh-hmm," I chuckled, my lips twitched. "Why? What's the matter?"

Bumilog ang bibig niya at maya-maya napangisi.

"G-Ganyan ka manligaw?" He asked like an excited teenager.

"Hindi pa ligaw 'yon," I said and his eyes widened exaggeratedly more. Tumikhim siya at tumitig pa.

"Paano?" He asked.

"Bakit excited ka?" I chuckled when his cheeks flushed.

"Wala...I'm just curious, I wanna know, katipunera ka kasi, 'di ba?" He teased. Doon na nahulog ang panga ko, nag-init na ng tuluyan ang pisngi nang maalala ang karumal-dumal kong ginawa.

"Jer!" I groaned frustratedly.

Humagalpak siya ng tawa at maya-maya ay tumayo, akala ko ay ang tangkad ko na pero no'ng tumayo siya ay nag-angat na naman ako ng tingin.

"It's cute when you're just sitting there at mas malaki ako sa 'yo." I commented.

He laughed at me and stretched his body too. I saw how his arm flexed beneath his shirt, licking his lower lip while staring sensually at me.