CHAPTER 14: Day with Kevin.

Chapter 14: Day with Kevin.

It's been two weeks of semester break and next week is back to school. In undas Mama and I visited Papa's grave. Mama introduced Tito Ed also and asked my Father for some permission. 

Today I'm just cleaning my room and after this I want to go to the National Bookstore to buy some school appliances since next week is back to school. 

I am folding my clothes when someone knocks on my window. I look at my window but it's nothing. My brows got furrowed  and thought that it's just air. But something knocked again, I looked twice and waited to knock it again. But it didn't happen. 

I blinked twice and my heart started to beat as fast as race. I bit my lower lip and stood to open my window and look for someone in there. I feel like I am holding my breath to the point that I can't breathe. I have never seen a ghost since I was young. But I am not scared of horror movies, actually I am a horror movie avid fan. That is why I don't know how to react if I literally see a ghost right now, I am nervous but it doesn't mean I am scared. 

When I opened the window I didn't see anyone. Our house has a second floor and my room is on the second floor. This house is also an old design and I heard that this house is haunted before we came here. 

I inhaled a large amount of air before I decided to open that window of mine again. 

I sign the cross if I ever see something. 

"Wahhh---" A man suddenly showed up. 

"Hayop ka!!!!" I shout at Kevin. How did he get there? 

"Anong ginagawa mo jan?" I asked while he's still laughing so hard. I was about to push him para bumagsak siya. Malakas lang ang pagkakahawak niya sa may bakal sa bintana ko. 

"Eto naman sorry na." He said apologetically. I rolled my eyes to him. 

"Pwede pumasok?" He asked. I looked at him and I saw that he's struggling to hold the railings of my window. 

"Bumaba ka hindi ka kasya jan." I said and walked away. 

"Sorry Ganda!" He said but I didn't look at him na. 

When I go downstairs I heard him na nababa na siya. Eksakto pagbukas ko ng pinto andun na siya. Halos sabay lang kaming nakarating sa pinto. 

"Ba't ka ba andito?" I asked him. He is now sitting in our salas. 

"Wow, huwag mo naman ipahalata na ayaw mo ako makita." He joked.  But I know it has a double meaning. 

"Ahm. Sorry. So what now?" I asked again. This time I will make sure that it's not look like pilit. 

"Tubig muna Ganda, nauuhaw ako ei." So I left him for a while and got a glass of water for him. Yeah bossy! 

When I came back he was gone. 

"Asan yun?" I asked myself while my eyes were roaming around to look at him. 

"Ganda oh!" He came out from nowhere like he used to. 

"Since, tapos na undas eto o bulaklak." He added. 

"Ano ako patay?" I asked. I look at the bouquet of flowers he gave. It has white roses and red roses on it. 

"Hindi ah. Ako lang naman ang may feelings sating dalawa." Ang layo ng sagot. Tinalikuran ko na siya at kumuha ako ng mga lumang vase namin noon at nilagyan yun ng tubig para doon muna ilagay. 

Pagkatapos agad ko naman siyang binalikan. Pero ngayon may dala naman siyang gitara, nasa labas pa rin siya ng bahay namin sa may tapat ng pinto. 

"Ano na naman ba yan?" I asked him with curiosity. 

“Ganda, makinig ka ha! Baka sakaling matauhan ka kahit papano, hehe.” He said while smiling he looked like he was teasing me right now. 

Nagsimula na siyang tumugtog gamit ang gitara niya. Teka, hinaharana niya ba ako? I looked at him and waited for him to sing.

Ano ang iyong pangalan

Nais kong malaman

At kung may

Nobyo ka na ba

Sana nama'y wala

'Di mo ko masisisi

Sumusulyap palagi

Sa'yong mga matang

O kay ganda ng aking Lexia…..

Ako ang nakaramdam ng cringe nung binanggit niya pangalan ko. Sana nag stick na lang siya sa original na lyrics. But I admit he make me smile, medyo pinagtitinginan na rin kami ng mga chismakers dito.

O ang isang katulad mo

Ay 'di na dapat pang pakawalan

Alam mo bang 'pag naging tayo

Hinding-hindi na kita bibitawan

He looked at me then wink, I rolled my eyes at him. He really knows how to make women crazy for him huh? But not me. While he’s still singing a group of men came out from nowhere and all of them hold a photo! 

Aalagaan ka at 'di pababayaan

Pagkat ikaw sakin ay PRINSESA

Then I realized that the group of men is the basketball players in our university. Are they holding my photo and it’s all a stolen picture of mine? One of the guys approached me and handed me a letter. 

“Sabi nila bigyan mo raw ng chance

Pero mas kaya kong intayin ka”

Kevin talaga. Siya lang ang unang taong nakagawa ng ganito sa akin. Another guy came and gave me chocolate. May nakasulat pa bago mo buksan ang chocolate pa. 

 “OPEN IT. AND FEEL MY SWEETNESS OVERLOAD”. With matching hot emoji, tssk! Ewan ko sayo Lavin masyado ka ng maraming alam.

Then a guy approach me again bakit ba ang dami nila at hindi ko pa silang lahat kilala. This time he handed me a watch with the touch of my name on it. ALICIA.

“I’m going to give you my time, once you say yes!” 

Anong sasabihin ko ei, hindi nga ako nagpapaligaw sa kanya. I mean ayoko pa, magpaligaw ba.

Natapos na siyang kumanta at lahat ng lalaking kasama niya ay umalis na. Tatlong lalaki lang naman ang inutusan niya mag abot sa akin pero dinala niya ang buong team. Kala ko nga nung una maglalaro sila dito sa may tapat namin ei.

“Ayos ba, Ganda?” He asked, inayos niya ang gitara niya at tumingin siya sa akin. 

“Para saan yon’?” Kahit alam ko na ang sagot di ko mapigilang itanong.

“Ganda, di ba obvious?” He asked back.

“Ano nga?” I asked again, ewan ko ba pero gusto kong makasigurado.

“Gusto kita Ganda, liligawan kita.” He said, directly in my eyes and pinch my cheeks a little bit. I became speechless. I never heard a man or Rage saying like that. Did I think of Rage in front of him? Umurong ako palayo sa kanya ng konti bakit ko ba naiisip yung tao na wala naman rito? I feel bad for Kevin. He made an effort for me but he’s not the one I’ve been thinking of. 

“Paano pag---” He cut me off.

“Diba sabi ko kaya kitang antayin. Oks, lang Ganda kahit hindi muna ngayon.” He said that.

I am starting to feel strange right now.

-----

After that Kevin and I decided to go out. We have a date today, and I allowed him to court me. I don’t know if it is right but my heart feels so much ache. It is because he is not Rage. I admit to myself that I am just in denial to him. But why am I looking for him. This is kind of a betrayal for Kevin.

We went to EK and have fun there siya na rin ang kasama ko bumili ng mga gamit ko sa national bookstore.

After that we are eating right now in a simple restaurant. He want to eat to a fancy but I refuse hindi pa nga kami gumagastos na siya sa akin. Ayoko no!

“I want to buy something expensive for you. First date natin to, kaya dapat memorable sa akin at sayo no.”He said look so sad for not buying expensive food for me.

“Ayoko nga no, hindi pa nga tayo.” I said while looking at him.

“So, kelan yun Ganda?” He joked that he looked at me while licking his lower lip. I facepalm manyakis ba ‘to? 

“Hoy, umayos ka nga baka pag nakita ka ng Pulis hulihin at isipin na nag aadik ka.” I said, looking everywhere nagbabakasakali na may Pulis nga dito sa resto.

“Sayo lang ako adik Ganda!” Cringe bumanat amputa.

“Alam mo iisipin ko na talaga na jejemon ka.” I shot back. We both laugh because of that. Then finally our food just arrived.

I know Kevin makes me happy and laugh. I think hindi naman masama na binigyan ko siya ng chance diba. Mabuti na rin to, baka magustuhan ko rin siya sa paraang alam ko.

While we are eating peacefully and quietly my phone rings and a notification pops up. It was a text message.

From Rage:

So, how’s the day with Kevin?

It’s Rage. I look everywhere to find him. There I saw him together with a woman.