Araw-Araw (Playlist Series 1) (On hold)

18

Gwyneth's P.O.V

"Do I have to force it out of you or are you gonna start talking?" Said Ashton. Kinabahan ako bigla. Hindi ko na siya matignan pa sa mata dahil anytime ay feel ko pwede na akong matunaw sa nakakakilabot niyang titig. I swear, his stares can get so intense it makes me nervous.

"A-ano kasi...." Nauutal kong simula. Napalunok ako sa takot at kaba. Nananahimik ako dito sa bleachers kanina lang while having the baddest day of the week tapos surprise, siya ang unang lumapit.

'Shit. Ano bang meron sa araw na 'to?' I glanced at him and saw him still staring at me. Napapamura ako ng 'di oras dito eh. His light brown eyes are still staring deep into mine, like they're sucking my soul out of my body. Kapansin-pansin na naman ang mahahaba niyang pilik mata, yung shape ng mata niya na parang inisculpt ng isang artist, at yung kilay niya - itim na makapal.

"Ano.... Nakita kita nung kagabi sa Pilandro eh. Nagsasamgyup ka," I trailed off. Curiosity really killed the cat. Buti na lang at inencourage ako ni Hera na mag-tanong before doing anything rash. Hindi naman ako jowa, hindi rin ako chicks; pero I really like Ashton. More than I did with Cyrus before.

'Bakit ganon? Ako yung nagtatanong pero feel ko ako yung iniinterrogate?'

"Yeah and?" Inantay niyang tapusin ko yung sentence ko. Para kaming timang na magkausap sa may bleachers. Buti na lang talaga at iniwan siya ng mga kasama niya or else I'll hardly spit out a word or two.

"I... saw you with a girl..." Naiilang kong sambit. I was basically looking everywhere, huwag lang magtagpo ang mga mata namin. Malilintikan na kung nagkataon ngang magtagpo yung mata namin dahil alam kong bibigay na namn ang puso ko sa mala-mysteryong mga mata ni Ashton.

"Girl...? You mean Coleen?" Paglilinaw niya sa'kin. Tinignan ko lang siya ng may pagtataka sa mga mata at dahan-dahang tumango. I don't know who she was or what's her role in his life but I'm guessing she's important to him, considering how he was laughing when he was with her.

'Hindi naman ako medyo curious eh 'no?' Bahagya akong napasimangot nang sabihin niya yung name nung babaeng kasama niya nung nakita ko siya sa Nari.

"Coleen?" I carefully repeated what he said. Parang asido sa dila ko yung pakiramdam ko nung ako na mismo ang nagbanggit ng pangalan nung babae.

'Pangalan pa lang, alam mo ng out of your level na. Coleen. So fancy and elegant,' There's a small hoping voice inside of me, nagbabaka-sakaling sabihin niyang pinsan niya, or kamag-anak.

"A...childhood friend," He said, hesitantly. Parang hindi pa siya sigurado sa sagot niya. He look so deep in his thoughts na pati ako ay nahawa na naman sa pag-iisip niya.

'Nakakahawa talaga 'to 'pag nag-gaganyan siya!' I started overthinking once again. What's she like? Mabait ba? Matalino? Elegant kumilos? Is she the type that people would be proud of na kasama? I felt a slight pang in my chest.

"Yun lang naman pala iniisip. I never should've bothered. Kala ko kung anong serious problem yan," Napabuntong hininga siya na parang guminhawa yung pakiramdam niya.

'Naka-vicks ka, ghorl?' I bit my tongue to refrain from saying something stupid and just whined.

"Seryoso kaya yon!" He winced and said something to himself. Sobrang hina ng boses niya kaya hindi ko narinig iyon ng maayos. The only words I caught are 'that night'. Ano bang meron nung isang gabi?

"That night?" Nagtataka kong tanong. People have to stop whispering in front of me. Imagine, halos mamatay-matay na ako dito sa kakaintidi what they all keep whispering about.