Flames Of Deception (Levrés Series #6)

Kabanata 8

Our days went by smoothly. Candice remained in Manila. Doing something about her family. May problema ata siya sa kanyang pamilya. As much as I want to be there for her, I just can't. I have a bigger problem here with me too. Pero lagi ko naman siya kinakamusta sa pamamagitan ng pagtawag.

Hindi naman matanong si Kyner tungkol sa kanya. He was always asking about me. Not about his past. Or everything about him.

That got me curious as to why he wasn't asking anything about his past. Kaya naman minsan, ako na lang ang nagsasabi ng ibang impormasyon tungkol sa kanya. Iyong mga kaya lang i-proseso ng kanyang utak.

"Ano ang paborito mong pagkain?" he asked me.

"Hmm. Wala eh," sabi ko. "You liked adobong sitaw."

I don't know his favorite food. I just based it on his order from the karinderya before.

We were now sitting side by side on the hammock he made. Nakatali ito sa dalawang Palm tree sa gilid lang ng aming mansyon.

"Now that you keep asking about me, I'll tell you everything you need to know about me. January 24 is my birthday and August 28 is your birthday."

I stared at him to see his reaction. He hid it well again. Sometimes, his head was hurting when I said some facts about him. Pero sasabihin niya lang na kaya niya. Wala lang iyon sa kanya. Syempre, lalaki eh.

"Ayokong tinatago mo sa akin iyong mga nararamdaman mo. I want you to be honest with me and tell me if it hurts," pangaral ko sa kanya.

Kung naririnig lang ako ni Candice ngayon, sasabihin noon na ang hipokrita ko. Napairap ako kahit wala naman siya rito.

At July na pala ngayon. Isang buwan na lang ay birthday na ni Kyner.

"You're not my first boyfriend. Definitely not my first kiss too. I have so many exes," I said nonchalantly.

He arched a brow. "I do not want to know about that."

"What? You need to know about that! Because it's part of my past!"

Hindi ko alam kung sasabihin ko bang marami siyang ex, kahit hindi ko naman alam kung mayroon nga. I will not tell him about Imogen. There's a possibility that he loves her. Even though they're not in a relationship.

"But I'm still a virgin, so don't worry!" I clapped cheerfully.

He stopped swinging the hammock. "I don't care if you're virgin or not. It's not a big deal to me, especially if I'm in love with you."

I only smiled at him mockingly. If they had so many flings, of course they won't care about someone's virginity.

"Bakit ba puro tungkol lang sa akin ang tinatanong mo?" kuryoso kong tanong sa kanya.

"Aside from reading, I want to fill my head with the facts about yourself."

Sumimangot ako. "Huwag mong abusuhin ang utak mo."

"Then, can you fill my head with a new memory of us?" he said seriously.

Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa. Lumibot ang kanyang mga mata sa buong mukha ko. Drinking in my features with his eyes, memorizing my face as if he's frightened that he may forget it if he look away.

I cleared my throat. "Yes. I will. Don't worry."

May balak rin naman akong paibigin siya kaya pupunuin ko talaga ang utak niya ng masasayang alaala naming dalawa!

"I'm fourth year college sa pasukan. Kaya naman babalik din ako ng Makati sa pasukan," I continued to tell him about myself.

"You're still studying?" tanong niya.