Chapter 10

[Are you doing fine, anak?]

I sat down at my bed and leaned my back against yhe headrest. Tumawag si tita sa akin ngayon, and luckily kalabas ko lang sa banyo after doing my morning routine.

"Yes tita, I'm doing good po," I answered and yhen suddenly the door of my room opened. Agad na pumadok si Sebastian, and he was about to leave when he saw me talking to my phone, but I motioned him to come over.

"Tita, Sebastian is here po. Do you want to say something to him?" I asked and Seb immediately motioned his hand, saying no.

[Give him the phone.]

Nilayo ko sa tainga ko ang phonr at tinakpan ang ibabang bahagi para hindi marinig ni tita ang pag uusap namin, "She wants to talk to you."

He gulped before he reached for my phone. Agad niya itong nilagay sa tainga niya. I watched him talk to tita hanggang sa pagapang akong lumapit sa kaniya. He immediately looked at me, kunot ang noo niya. I smiled and signaled him to talk to tita, and he just nodded his head.

When I reached his side, I sat on his lap facing him. Agad niyang inayos ang braso niya na nakahawak sa phone ko, para hindi ako matamaan. I placed my head on his shoulder, while my hands are around his neck. I can feel his heart beat and the way he struggle to breathe.

He was caressing my back, while I'm giving him soft kisses on his neck, "Of course tita, nangako po ako sa inyo kaya kailangan ko iyon tuparin," that's the last thing I heard from Seb, before he handed me back my phone.

I took it from him at tinignan iyon, wala ng tawag. I placed my phone on the bed, before I put my head back again on his shoulder, facing is neck a little bit.

Naramdaman ko na hinalikan ni Seb ang tainga ko, while he was caressing my back up and down, "Gutom ka na ba?" He whispered in my ear.

I sighed before nodding my head. Tumigil siya sa pag hagod ng likod ko, kaya nag angat ako ng tingin sa kaniya, Seb is now looking at me.

"Baba na tayo?" Malambing na tanong niya and he was about to put me on the bed para makatayo siya, nang ipalibot ko ang mga braso ko sa leeg niya.

"Baby, paano tayo kikilos kung sa isang lugar lang tayo?" Natatawang tanong niya sa akin.

Umiling ako habang nakasubsob ang mukha sa leeg niya, "Carry me then," I suggest and I heard him sighed.

In just a second, Seb stood up while carying me. I immediately encircled my legs around his neck, as soon as he stood up.

"Hindi ko naman alam na hindi pala girlfriend ang inaalagaan ko, baby damulag pala," he teased while he was walking down on the staircase slowly.

In annoyance, I bit his earlobe kaya agad siyang napasinghap, "Sakit ah! Kung ibagsak kaya kita dito?" Anang ni Seb pag lingon niya sa akin at agad ko siyang nginitian ng matamis.

"Kaya mo?" Panghahamon ko sa kaniya and I saw him gulped.

"Hindi, sa akin ka lang kasi dapat mahulog."

As soon as we reached the kitchen, Seb immediately placed me on the high stoold chair near the island counter. Mula sa kinalalagyan ko, mapagmamasdan ko si Seb na nag hahanda ng almusal namin.

He was wearing his white oversized hoodie with a design of blue color as for the hood and two blue and orange stripes on the sleeves. He's also wearing his pang malakasan Armani shorts. He has a messy hair, because it's morning at hindi pa niya ata naaayos iyon.

"Gwapo ko ba?" Seb suddenly turned around to face me, and did a pogi sign.

I made a face bago siya inirapan, "To much confident bro! Mga nasa 1000000000000 level siya!" I sarcastically said and he just laughed at me.

"Just focus on what you're doing, huwag mo akong pansinin dito. Alam kong magands ako, pero huwag mo naman sa akin ipahalata na you're distracted," I teased and this time, siya naman ang gumawa ng vomiting sound.

"Wow, confident huh?" He sounds like the host that interviewed Janina San Miguel noong Bb. Pilipinas.

"Pero maganda ka naman talaga."

Napalingon ako kay Seb na ngayon ay nag luluto na. He was not even looking at me na parang wala siyang sinabing ganon! Well, I think it's good because he will not see how my face turned red because of that.

"Tche! Mag luto ka na nga! Mag aayos lang ako ng mesa," pag iiba ko ng usapan bago umalis sa pagkakaupo sa high stool.

Today is Sunday, meaning it's a Church day. Hindi ko lang alam kung nag sisimba ba si Seb every Sunday, pero ako I will attend mass later. I always attend mass every Sunday. Like, Sunday will not be complete if I will not attend mass.

"Mag sisimba ako laterz. Do you want to come?" I asked while we're eating our breakfast.

Seb stopped chewing his food to sip on his coffee while looking at me. After that, tumikhim siya, "Pwede naman. Hindi naman ako busy."

I nodded ny head with a smile, "Okay! After breakfast, mag ready nalang tayo and then we will go to the Church na. Kahit sa UST nalang."

And that's what we did. After eating, I just cleaned the table while Seb wad busy washing the dishes before we went up to our rooms. After taking a shower, I wore my above the knee skirt with a design of some flowers on it, partnered with my white blouse. Pinatuyo ko ang buhok ko, using the blower I have here before I tied my hear into a high ponytail. May mga nakabagsak pang buhok sa may tainga ko, para hindi ako mag mukhang itlog.

After that, I wore my silver sandals, and brought with me my black pouch. When I opened the door of my room, sakto na bumukas ang pintuan ng kwarto ni Seb, na nasa harapan ko lang.

He's wearing white button-down dress polo, partnered with his black denim pants. Tinutupi pa nga niya ang sleeves ng polo niya, hanggang sa siko niya. He's also wearing his silver wrist watch.

"Okay ka na?" Seb asked while he ran his finger on his hair.

I nodded my head, "Tara na. Baka mahuli pa tayo."

Pinauna niya ako sa paglalakad hanggang sa makalabad kami ng bahay niya. We decided to use his car sincr I don't have any car with me, and I don't have one.

As soon as we arrived the church, kalaunan ay nag simula na ang misa. After on hour, Seb and I decided to go to the mall for lunch, and to buy some stuffs.

"Bro! Anong ginagawa mo dito?"

Sabay kami ni Seb napalingon sa lalaking biglang tumapik sa balikat ni Seb. We're now here inside the Old Spaghetti House and we're just waiting for our order, when someone approached Seb.

The guy immediately looked at me, and he was shocked to see me. Binalik niya ang tingin niya kay Seb at tinuro pa niya ako.

"Girlfriend mo, bro?" Tanong ng lalaki kay Seb, and Seb just nod his head.

"Pucha, kelan pa?" Gulat na sabi ng lalaki kay Seb.

"Recently lang," Seb answered casually.

The guy looked at me again, at nilahad ang kamay niya sa akin, "Jayden Madrigal. Med student din, at ka-block ni Sebastian. You are?"

Tinanggap ko ang kamay niys and I was about to introduce myself nang unahan ako ni Seb.

"She's Lyric Chelsy Makinano, girlfriend ko pare."

Tumango-tango si Jayden bago binitawan ang kamay ko. He looked at Seb and tapped his shoulder, "See you tomorrow pare," he looked at the both of us, "mauna na ako," with that ay umalis na siya.

"Ang gwapo niya," sabi ko nang makalayo si Jayden sa pwesto namin.

I heard Sebastian groaned, "Sana nilagyan mo man lang ako ng earplugs, para hindi ko narinig diba."

I laughed habang nakaduro pa ang hintuturo ko sa mukha niya. I just stopped laughing, when our order arrived. While we're eating, I can sense that Seb has a bad aura, and I felt bad about it.

"Seb," I called him but he didn't bother looking at me.

I bit my lower lip, "Sebastian."

Again, no reply coming from him.

I got annoyed but I didn't showed him that I was annoyed, dahil kasalanan ko naman kung bakit siya nag tatampururot ngayon.

"Basti," again, no reply.

"Love."

"Yes, love?"

Muntik akong mapasampal sa noo ko, because of his sudden answer. Yun lang pala iniintay niya! Tangina naman!

"I'm sorry na," malambing kong sabi at ngumuso pa.

"Apology, not accepted," he answered at agad kong siyang inabot, pero agad naman siyang nakalayo.

Nag tatampo kong binaba ang kubyertos ko at ngumuso ulit, "Ehhhhh, sorry na nga eh. Bati na tayo."

I saw him bit his lower lip, fighting the urge to smile. Tinuro ko siya habang nangingiti, "Uyy bibigsy ns iyann."

He pushed his tounge on the inside of his cheek, "Kumain ka na nga diyan."

"Ehhhhh, I will not eat unless you say that we're okay," pagpupumilit ko and I even crossed my arms around my chest.

This time, he looked at me, "Oh sige na, bati na tayo."

After eating our lunch, we decided to go to the bookstore to buy some things we need for school. Magkahawak kamay nga kaming namimili, and Seb was holding the basket for the both of us.

I stopped walking when I saw acrylic paints and canvas. I walked towards the direction of that aisle to check if I could afford to buy those stuffs right now.

"Ang mahal naman, pero ito kasi yung matagak ko ng gusto. Sayang naman," bulong ko sa sarili ko habang tinitignan yung canvas at acrylic paints na matagal ko ng inaasam makuha.

Not that I don't have one at home, pero this one is new at ito ang madalas na ginagamit ng mga artist. The one I got is for the beginners eh.

"Kelan ka pa nahilig sa arts?" Seb asked when he saw me looking at the canvas.

I looked at his direction, "Noon pa. Mas pinili ko nga lang ang Engineering kaysa sa Architecture."

He nodded his head before bringing back his gaze to the canva and acrylic I was holding, "Bibilhin mo ba?"

I shook my head, "Low budget ako ngayon. Pinutol kasi ni dad yung credit card ko, so umaasa lang ako ngayon sa money na binibigay ni tita."

I was about to walk away, when Seb pulled my hand, "Alin ba dito gusto mo?"

Napatingin ako sa kaniya and he was looking at the canvas and acrylic I was holding a while ago.

"No, it's fine. Maybe next time nalang siguro," I said and pulled his hand so we can leave already, when Seb took the same canvas and acrylic I was holding a while ago, and put it inside our basket.

"Huy, mahal iyan Seb," I told him and he just shrugged.

"Whatever my love wants," he caressed my hair before giving me a soft kiss sa ibabaw ng ulo ko.

"Huy, are you sure you're going to buy me those?" Paninigurado ko pa habang pinapunch na ang mga items na kinuha namin.

He looked at me and smiled, "Oo naman ano."

I was about to give my share sa payment nang binigay ni Seb ang kaniyang credit card. Napatingin ako kay Seb and he just smiled at me. Siya na rin ang nag bitbit ng paper bag kung saan nakalagay ang pinamili namin.

"You know what, lets buy ice cream. My treat!" I said and pulled him to the nearest ice cream parlor.

"Uy Chelsy! Tumatambay ka rin pala dito. Kasama ko si Gertrude. Ikaw sino------" hindi natuloy ni Carla ang sinasabi niya when she saw Seb. Her eyes immediately went down to look at our hands na magkahawak.

"Oh shit! Seryoso ba?!" Gulat na sabi ni Carla sa akin.

Tumikhim ako at humarap kay Seb, "Seb, meet Carla my friend," hinarap ko naman si Carla, "Carla, si Seb, boyfriend ko."