DV Series: decoding the boys (under revision) ??

20 - bad for me || edited

Then he was walking away.

Totally leaving me alone with this guy. Hoshet.
Huminga ako nang malalim at nilingon si Racel. "Ikaw din, mauna ka na. You don't need to keep me company."

"But I want to."

I gave him a dubious stare. The butterflies in my stomach were going wilder by the second at the thought that we were left alone.

"People will see us. We're in the middle of the season. People are watching you."

"I'll stay lowkey," sabi niya at sabay sinuot ang cap at glasses niya, as if they could completely disguise his tall physique.

I took a deep sigh. "Magsha-shopping pa ako."

"I'll go with," he said simply.

I frowned. Habang siya naman, nakangiti, obvious na nag-eenjoy.

Like he was riling me up on purpose.

"Fine, ikaw bahala," I said, my frown deepening.

Kung dati wala akong pakialam sa mga pagtingin niya, ngayon iba na. Kahit ayaw ko. Kahit hindi ko aminin. Something changed. And it was freaking me out.

Not to mention mas lalo siyang pansinin sa hitsura niya ngayon.

But what could I do? By now, alam ko nang hindi siya susunod sa gusto ko. He could be stubborn too.

So I walked off, making sure there was a good distance between us as I made my way to the bookstore.

All my concerns about him immediately flew away when I entered. Mabilis akong dumiretso sa YA section. I picked up a book to read the blurb on the back.

I felt his presence behind me.

"You like romance books?" Racel asked, spying the book I was holding.

"Selective few," sagot ko with a nod.

"How about this?" The corners of his mouth lifted when he pointed to Fifty Shades of Grey.

I tossed him a dry look. "Ganyan pala gusto mong genre. Nice to know."

He laughed freely, the warm timber of his voice ringing in my ears.

Flustered, I drew a deep breath, pretending that laugh just now didn't so sexy.

I was starting to think this was really a terrible idea.

Hindi ko gusto na lahat ng bagay sa kanya, kahit ang maliliit na detalye, nakakaapekto sa 'kin. Na napapansin ko lahat. Na kinikilig ako doon.

Lumayo ako sa kanya. I distracted myself with Jenny Han's book, To All The Boys I loved Before.

I knew he was still right behind me.

"Interesting title. Any reason you chose that one?"

"If you're asking in a roundabout way if I have many exes, then no. Isa lang naman ang ex ko."

After finding four good books, pumunta na kami sa counter para magbayad. Ilalabas ko pa lang ang wallet ko, bigla na siyang naglapag ng card doon. Sinubukan kong pigilan but he was insistent. Hindi nagpatinag. In the end, siya ang nagbayad at hindi naman niya tinanggap ang binabayad ko sa kanya.

Nang makalabas na kami, bigla ulit siyang nagsalita.

"Just one ex?"

Diretso lang ang tingin niya at wala rin akong mahimigan na kung ano sa tanong na 'yon. He was curious? O nagtatanong lang siya for the sake of conversation?

But he wasn't the verbose type, wasn't he?

"Yeah," sagot ko na nagpangisi sa kanya. "Unlike you," I added as a joke.