Love is a Riot

8

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"Uhm, miss," narinig ko ang pamilyar na boses at ramdam ko rin na hindi na ako nababasa ng patak ng ulan. I looked ahead and saw a pair of man's legs. "Umuulan po..."

I looked up and saw a familiar face, at mukhang nagulat rin siya nang makita niya ako. "Imari?"

I don't know that I was so lost in my thoughts that I actually didn't even bother to go inside after the rain started on pouring...

Imari's holding a yellow umbrella, trying to shield both of us from the rain. He's wearing an oversized gray hoodie and a black beanie too.

"Ate?" nagtatakang tanong niya at inalalayan akong tumayo. "Are you okay? Bakit ka nagpapaulan? You're going to catch cold..."

He held my wrist at pinasukob ako sa hawak niyang payong. "Do you live here?" sabi niya at itinuro ang bahay ko.

Tumango lang ako habang inaalalayan niya akong makapasok sa bahay.

His hands... they're... warm.

"Can I go inside?" tanong niya sa akin, at wala akong kagana-ganang tumango sa kanya. I mean, Imari's not a bad guy. I think it's okay? He's harmless...

Marahan niya akong iniupo sa sofa pagkatapos naming makapasok sa loob. kahit na basang-basa ako. He asked me where the towels are at itinuro ko na lang sa kanya kung nasaan. He immediately sat beside me after getting them. He brought two towels; he used the other one to put it around my body and the other one to help me dry my hair.

It's like I've got a friend to worry about me now, I can't help but be happy.

I'm just staring blankly at him as he kept on drying my hair. He has long eyelashes at kapansin-pansin rin ang makapal niyang kilay. He has relaxed features, but he looked unapproachable at first sight. On top of that, he smelled so much of expensive perfume.

Mukhang napansin niya ang ginagawa ko kaya naman nakita kong ibinaba niya ang tingin niya. After that, I saw him blushing like a peach!

Why is he so damn cute!

"Ako na," sabi ko sa kanya at inagaw ang tuwalya mula sa kamay niya, kaya naman napabitaw siya sa akin. "Salamat..."

"No problem," he said. "Don't forget to change your clothes po..."

He suddenly stood up. "Aalis na po–"

"Agad?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"Bakit po?" he asked innocently without looking at me. "May kailangan pa po kayo?"

Iniiwasan kong matawa dahil mukhang nahihiya talaga siya. I noticed how fidgety he is at parang hindi mapakali sa kinatatayuan. I looked down and saw that he's just wearing his socks and I find it cute too. At napansin ko rin kanina... he has hairless legs! And he has a really fair skin too, almost like a girl!

"I haven't thanked you properly yet," sabi ko sa kanya. "Today and the last time too. If you're not busy today, will you let me buy you a drink?"