[b]* 9 [/b] [b]TOPHER’s POV:[/b] Nahimasmasan din ako after several hours na pagkakaratay sa kama. Her, her and her. The only woman who ever made me fall in love. ABBIE CRISOSTOMO. A schoolmate from College whom Dette never met. Di ko siya pinakilala kasi nga, Dette will never believe naman. Tsaka, I’m too shy and all. Takot ako na malaman ng lahat ng marunong na akong magmahal. Si Christopher Karl Magno? TSK. Malabo. Isang playboy and all. Abbie became a friend of mine, pero wala e. I told her how I feel, but she loved someone else. Fvck that. Lalo akong naging pariwala after that. Thank God Dette was there for me. Dette. Dette. And Dette. My ever best friend. . . . Napaupo ako bigla. OH DAMN. What have I did to her again? Sh*t. I hurt her again with my words. I yelled at her again. Ano bang problema ko? Bakit kasi ganito? Palagi ko na lang nasasaktan si Dette. Ang tanga tanga ko. I need to make it up to her. [b]DETTE’s POV:[/b] Nakakadepress. Andito ako ngayon sa loob ng kotse ni Sir Algin papunta sa isang resto. Dangggg. “Bakit ganyan ang mukha mo?” “Kasi hindi ko alam kung bakit ako narito.” “Do you prefer going home?” I sighed as I thought of Topher. I don’t want to see him right now. Nalulungkot pa rin ako. Dumating kami sa resto, he opened the door of the car for me at lumabas na kami, This guy is so much for a gentleman. He pulled a seat for me again tapos naupo na. “Please don’t do that again.” I told him. “Di ako sanay e.” “Masanay ka na.” “It’s not like this is gonna happen again.” I mumbled. “It will, trust me.” Then he smiled. I don’t know, pero napangiti na rin ako. This guy has guts to talk to me this way. But never will I fall for him. PWAHA. “Saglit, I’ll just go to the men’s room.” He told me. Tumango naman ako, sakto pag alis niya tumawag si Topher. Nag alangan akong sagutin, kaso he called three times. Baka may problema. “H-Hello-?” “Where are you?” He asked me directly. Aba, okay ‘to ah. “May pinuntahan lang ako, bakit?” “Dumaan ako sa office nyo, they said you went out with your Boss.” “Yeah. He’s with me—” “Nasan kayo?” “Bakit-?” “NASAN KAYO?” He’s in an angry tone. Aba, bakit naman siya nagagalit? Hala ka. I told him the place, tapos binagsakan ako ng telepono. TSK. Ano kayang trip yun? Inantay ko na rin si Sir Algin, tapos ayun, umupo siya. “Nakapili ka na?” “Hindi pa. Ikaw na.” “O sige—” Then sakto, nag ring naman yung phone niya. Parang naasar na rin siya kaya nag excuse ulit. Then suddenly, hell yeah. Napatayo ako as soon as I saw Topher entering the restaurant. Nagpalinga linga siya, and as soon as he saw me, he walked to me. “Let’s go home.” Hindi ako tumingin sakanya. “Hindi pwede, I’m with my Boss.” “Office hours are over.” He told me then he grabbed my arm. “Wag kang gumawa ng gulo rito, Topher.” I whispered, people are starting to notice. “Then follow me.” Napakagat ako sa labi ko, he leaves me no choice, kaso paano naman si Sir? He’s still here, tsk. Pero wala na akong nagawa. I followed Topher to the car. Nababadtrip talaga ako as he started the engine and sped away. “Ano bang problema? You told me to stay away from you tapos ngayon pupunta ka rito na ganyan?” I asked him. Hindi siya sumasagot. “Baliw ka na talaga Topher. Akala ko ba kanya kanya na lang?” Napalunok siya, but he continued driving. “What’s with you and your Boss? You just started working there pero ganyan na kagad ang closeness niyo? To the point of dating after work?” “It’s not dating. It is eating dinner.” “It’s just the same.” Inirapan ko siya and I just looked out through the window. Ang kitid ng utak. “He just asked me to make it up to him for being late.” “E di kaltasan ka niya.” “E.. Ayaw niya e.” “SEE? May motibo talaga yan e.” Lumingon ako at tumingin sakanya. “E ano naman sayo? When in the first place, ikaw rin naman ang rason kaya ako nalate.” I saw his ears are turning red, it’s a sign of embarrassment. “O ano? E di barado ka ngayon.” “Oo na, oo na..” Then he stopped sa gilid ng highway. “Bakit ka tumigil?” He sighed then he looked at me. “Sorry na.. Dette..” I was surprised, especially when he suddenly held my hand. My heart started beating faster, pero hindi ako tumitingin sakanya, pero para talaga akong nakukuryente. “Ano namang sinasabi mo bigla diyan..?” “I know I offended you earlier.. Sorry.” I sighed, then I pulled my hand back. “Ano ba kasing nangyari?” He suddenly became serious. “I just saw someone I shouldn’t have.” I became curious all of a sudden, but then he looked at me then he smiled. “Kain tayo?” Tumango ako. “O-Okay.” Who’s that person he shouldn’t have seen? Hindi ko naman matanong. Haaay. -- It’s my dayoff today. Buti na lang, wala rin akong mukhang maihaharap kay Sir Algin. I left him out of the blue, I just sent him a message, and his reply was just ‘Okay’. Nakakakonsensya man, kaso wala talaga akong nagawa, it’s Topher. The man I just can’t resist my entire life. “Maglinis ka.” Hinagisan niya ako ng basahan habang nakaupo ako sa couch. “Excuse me?” “Ang dumi na ng bahay o, maglinis ka na.” “Okay ka ah. Bakit? Sino lang ba nakatira dito?” He smiled. “Gawain ng babae ‘to, I’m not suited for this. Maglinis ka na lang.” Sinimangutan ko siya. “E paano kundi ko ‘to ginawa?” He walked towards me then suddenly moved his face closer to me. “Don’t make me do something just to force you Babe.” My heart is beating faster. DAMN. “Ano? You want me to kiss you for real?” I became red even more. I pushed him then he fell down. “A-Aray!” He yelled. Nag panic naman ako and I went to him to check how he was. “A-Ano? Okay ka lang ba?” I asked him immediately looking at his face. He was also looking at me, then his ears went red. “O-Okay lang ako.” Then he stood up fast. “M-Maglinis ka na.” He muttered, then he left me. What’s wrong with that? He got embarrassed? For real? Tsk. Anyway, [i]Maglilinis pala ako! >,< [/i]