Paris
"He said that?!"
I winced at how loud Venny's voice was. She even slammed both her hands on the dining table. We were at her place. Niyaya niya kasi akong magdinner. Good thing she wasn't busy. Patapos na raw siya sa pag-aayos sa bahay ni Z at sa susunod pa magsisimula ang iba niyang projects. Meanwhile, I wasn't that busy, too. Kinuha ko na rin 'to bilang oportunidad para sabihin kay Venny ang mga sinabi ni Ezzio sa'kin. At heto na nga't halatang hindi siya makapaniwala.
"So..." she leaned forward with her eyes fixed on me. "He's courting you now?"
Hearing the words from her still urged a part of me to be surprised; the same thing I felt that night. Tumango ako, hindi alam kung ano ang idadagdag. Venny opened her mouth but took a few seconds to finally speak.
"Magre-retire na raw si Rapunzel. Nahiya na siya sa'yo."
Halos maihagis ko sa kanya ang baso ng tubig dahil doon. Akala ko kung anong sasabihin! Kalokohan lang pala! Meanwhile, she burst into laughter as I gave her an annoyed look. Pero kahit medyo asar ay hindi naman ako nagsisi na sinabi ko sa kanya. She's one of the people I trust wholeheartedly. Siya pa nga ang kauna-unahang tao na sinabihan ko tungkol dito.
Ibinalik ko ang atensyon sa pagkain. S'yempre, ako ang nagluto nito. Let's just say Venny's not that into cooking.
"How's that working out for the two of you?" Napakunot ang noo ko sa tanong niya. "I mean, what changed?"
I pursed my lips upon getting what she was trying to say. What changed?
Umiling ako.
"Wala naman masyado. Well, it's only been a couple of days."
That was an understatement. A lot had changed. From the way he talked to me to the way he acted around me. Eversince he started courting me, he'd been... more. More comfortable. More open. And it made me feel like I was with the same Ezzio from college again. He'd been sending me some simple Good Morning texts. No matter how busy he was, he still managed to bring me flowers. Marky freaked out the first time around. And, no matter how tired he was from work, he still carried on with calling me to say goodnight.
Napakagat ako sa pang-ibabang labi nang maalala ang nangyari kagabi. I stopped myself from smiling. Ezzio also happened to come by late last night with some food. Nagulat pa ako dahil hindi man lang siya nagsabi. But it turned out great. We spent some time watching a movie on the couch. And I just felt really peaceful sitting beside him.
"Liar," Venny accused so I instantly looked back at her. Nakasimangot siya at naniningkit pa ang mga mata. "You're blushing."
Crap.
"H-Hindi naman!" I stuttered. Pero alam kong hindi niya ako pinaniniwalaan. Sino ba naman kasing niloloko ko? E, kahit ako nga mismo ay ramdam ang pamumula ng magkabilang pisngi!
Venny just rolled her eyes as if telling me, 'Yeah, right' before going back to her food. She put a slice of potato in her mouth with her fork.
"Bakit hindi mo na lang siya sagutin agad?" kunot-noo niyang tanong matapos lunukin ang kinakain. I stopped eating. "You've been waiting for this for a long time. Ano pa bang hinihintay mo?"
Napatulala ako sandali. That didn't occur to me until I heard her say it. Oo nga naman. Heto't si Ezzio na ang mismong nanliligaw sa'kin at tanging ang sagot ko na lang ang hinihintay niya kaya ba't ko pa 'yon pinapatagal? This was everything I wanted and saying yes would finally make me be with Ezzio. Officially.
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Head Over Heels For Ezzio (Villaverde Series #1)
Novel·la juvenil[COMPLETED] Paris Belle Villaverde, a known dean's lister in campus, accidentally screams out she likes Ezzio Martinez, the star player of the football team... and the guy she low key hates. From then on, things start to run out of control.
