Rooftop Rendezvous (Complete)

Chapter Ten

ALMIRA

PAGPASOK ko ng lunes ay sinalubong agad ako ni Gerald na abot-tenga ang ngiti. Nang makita ko ang pagmumukha niya ay bigla nalang akong nawala sa mood.

I mean, sino ba hindi, ha? Ikaw ba naman iwan sa mall ng biglaan at malaman mong sini-set-up ka na pala sa taong di mo naman gusto.

Well, its not like there is something wrong with Kenneth--except for he doesn't talk, but other than that he has the looks, the material boyfriend vibe. And her delinquent-like aura added some points. He's also smart and he comes from a wealthy family.

I might dare to like him but no. Except for the fact that he acts like a ghost, that guy already has a girlfriend.

And I don't know why they would think that I have a thing towards him. And worst, date him.

"So, Mira.." nakangiting sabi niya pagkalapit sa akin. May nakkaloko na namang ngiti sa labi niya na ikininia ko naman.

"Could you stop calling me like that?" naiirita kong saway sabay halumbaba. Ngumiti lang ito ng malapad at mas inilapit lang ng mukha sa akin. "Move away, Gerald."

"How was the date?" At may gana pa talaga siyang magtanong sa kabila ng ginawa niy sa akin!?

"When your supposed to be date partner had ditch you,  what would you feel?" pabalang na tanong ko na pinaningkitan ng mata.

Saglit namang nawala ang matamis niyang ngiti at napalitan ang kaninang masayang mukha niya ng guilt. Nag-iwas din siya ng tingin sabay kamot sa kanyang batok.

"My bad. I didn't think you'd actually thought that it was a date.." paliwanag niya. Awkward siyang tumingin sa akin. "..since you didn't want it to be one."

Ah..why do I feel like I'm partly to be blame?

But, he has a point. Since the moment he ask me to go out, I refused to call it a date. Even though he told me he just want me to accompany him to bought a present, I still refused to go. He might had used one of my weaknesses to accept his request, I only considered it as helping a friend.

But still..

"That didn't mean you can just ditch someone especially when you've ask them out." sabi ko nalang sabay buntong-hininga.

Wala naman na akomg magagawa dahil nangyari na. Magalit man ako o magwala rito dahil sa mga kalokohan niya noong nakaraang araw, di naman yun mawawala amg katotohanang iniwan niya ako roon kasama ang isang ala-multo na lalaking iyon. Might as well let it be.

And speaking of that guy..

Napatingin naman ako sa upuan sa tabi ko. Wala pa din siya kahit ilang minuto nalang ay magbe-bell na. Madalas mas nauuna siyang pumasok kesa sa akin at nadadatnan ko siyang nakatulala sa labas ng bintana o kaya naman tulog siya. I just don't really get how he could go to sleep too early in the morning?

"Hey, you've been staring. What's wrong?" napakurap ako ng ilang veses at gulat na napatingin ulit kay Gerald.

What am I doing? Why do I care about him?

"Nothing." naiiling na sagot ko at umayos ng upo. Di naman umalis sa harap ko si Gerald kaya timaasan ko siya ng kilay. "May kailangan ka pa ba?"