《Questionable Love》18
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"You look so tired,Love"Biglang sabi ko kay Bong habang nasa byahe kami.'di ko alam pero until now nahihiya pa din akong tawagin siya sa mga sweet endearments.
Tipid siyang ngumiti bago nag-salita"Gwapo pa din naman,mahal.'di ba?"Pabiro niyang tanong habang ngumi-ngiti na ng malawak.
"Oo naman,gwapong gwapo"I unconsciously answered that made my eyes widened.
Nang tingnan ko ang gawi ni Bong pilit na siyang umiiwas ng tingin at kinakagat ang pang-ibabang labi.
'di ba sanay 'to tawaging gwapo?Eh halos lahat ng studyante mapa bata man o matanda ay nahuhulog na sa kan'ya.
Napatay lang ang katahimikan ng dumating na kami sa isang simpleng restaurant,dito niya daw gusto ang sarap daw ng bulalo at mga barbeque.
Pagpasok namin agad kaming inasikaso ng babaeng waiter na halos umabot na sa langit ang ngiti.
Magka-salubong ang kilay ko ng tignan ko si Bong kaya agad siyang nag-taka.
"Mahal?May problema ba?"Nag-alalang tanong niya sa akin.
Inirapan ko lang siya,ewan ko ba kung ba't ako naiirita dito.Eh wala naman siyang ginagawa.Anong wala!? Ngumi-ngiti din kase 'to,sarap kutusan.
"Mahal?"Pasuyong tawag niya habang hinahawan ang kamay ko."May nagawa ba akong mali?"
"Ka ano-ano mo 'yon?"Naiiritang tanong ko.
"Sino,mahal?"Malambing na tanong niya.
"'yong babae"Narinig ko ang mahinang pag-tawa niya kaya mas lalo lang akong nairita.
"Mahal,waitress 'yon.'di ko kilala 'yon"Natatawang sagot niya habang pilit tinitignan ng maayos ang mukha ko.
"Ba't ngumiti ka sa kan'ya?"
"Mahal,alangan naman hindi.Nginingitian niya din ako eh,magmumukha akong suplado niyan pag hindi ko siya papansinin"Natatawang pagpapaliwang niya habang hinahaplos ang kamay ko."Gwapong gwapo kase boyfriend mo eh"Dagdag niya pa na naging rason para mapa-tawa ako.
"Talaga lang,Bibong ah"Pigil tawang sabi ko sa kan'ya.
"'wag na mag-tampo,mahal.Mag-su-suplado na lang ako sa iba"Taas balikat na sabi niya.
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"Loko"Natatawang sabi ko naman.
Sakto namang dumating na ang order naming sinasabi niyang masarap na bulalo at barbeque.Amoy pa lang talaga ay matatakam ka na ng husto!Buti na lang talaga at iba na ang nag-serve.
Agad kong tinikman ang sabaw ng bulalo at tama nga si Bong,sobrang sarap!Napa-pikit na lang ako habang nina-nam-nam ang bawat subo ko dahil sa sobrang sarap!
"Sabi ko sa 'yo,mahal eh.Ang sarap dito noh?"Proud na sabi niya sa akin,tango lang din at malawak na ngiti ang nabigay kong sagot dahil focus na ako sa pagkain.
Panay kwento lang siya habang kumakain kami habang ako panay subo at pakikinig lang sa kan'ya.
Hindi naman nagtagal at natapos na kami sa pagkain.Ang sarap talaga!Kung hindi lang ako busog eh, o-order pa sana ako eh.Babalik na lang kami dito.
"Ang sarap pala talaga do'n,mahal.Balik Tayo do'n ah"Sabi ko sa kan'ya habang bumabyahe ulit kami..
"Magtatampo na talaga ako,mahal"Sabi niya hahang ang mata ay nasa daan lang.
"Huh, bakit naman?"Nagtatakang tanong ko.
"Kanina ka pa,sarap na sarap diyan."Naka-ngusong sabi niya na animoy nagtatampo na talaga.
Napa-awang na lang labi ko bago natawa ng malakas.Tinignan niya pa ako bago bumalik ang tingin sa daan.
"Mas masarap pa din naman 'yong luto mo,mahal"Naka-ngiting sabi ko habang tinatapik ang braso niya.
Tumango lang ang siya at binigyan ako ng malawak na ngiti.Habang nasa byahe,ako naman ang panay ng kwento habang siya ay naka-ngiting nakikinig sa 'kin.
Hininto niya ang kotse sa may gilid ng daan habang bitbit niya ang binili naming street foods.Napag-desisyonan kase naming mahinto na muna dahil alas 9:00 pa naman ng gabi at sigurado akong hindi pa 'yon uuwi.
"'nga pala mahal,malapit na finals ah."Sabi sa akin ni Bong habang ngumunguya.
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He's studying Law pero ibang major ang kuha niya at sa dalawang subject lang kami magka-klase.Hindi ko nga lang siya napansin no'n kase wala naman akong pake sa pakikipag-kilala unless sila ang naunang lumapit sa 'kin.
"Oo nga,an' dami ko na tuloy readings"Walang ganang sabi ko,pagod na pagod na talaga ako kakabasa pero di bale na ilang kembot na lang at makaka-hinga na ako ng matiwasay.
"'wag mo lang pagurin sarili mo,Mahal"Malambing na sabi niya habang naka-angat ang ulo.
"Wow ah,akala mo naman hindi pinapagod ang sarili"natatawang sabi ko habang umiling-iling.
Natawa naman siya at marahan na pinakandong ang ulo ko sa balikat niya.Patuloy lang kami sa pag-uusap tungkol sa law na minsan ay na uuwi sa kunting argue na agad din namang naayos dahil nagpapatalo na lang siya.
Mga pasado alas 10 na nang gabi ng naka-rating kami sa unit,agad akong sinalubong ng naiirita at halatang kanina pa nag-iintay na mukha ni Rye.Napa-pilit ngiti ako habang nag peace sign sa kan'ya pero inirapan lang ako ng gaga.
"Buti naman at natapos ang labing-labing niyo"inis na wika ni Rye at natawa naman si Bong.
"Sa pagkaka-alam ko eh,naglabing-labing din kayo ni 'insan"Natatawang sumbat naman ni Bong."Iniwan kang mag-isa dito?
"Gusto niyang mag-stay pero pina-uwi ko na,may readings pa 'yon"Sagot naman ni Rye"Tsaka,marunong kase kaming sumunod ng curfew."
Natawa lang kami ni Bong habang binubuksan ko ang pinto ng unit inembetahan ko pa si Bong kaso tumanggi na siya dahil gusto niyang matulog na ako.
"Ang landi ng boyfriend mo"Iritadong sabi ni Rye.
Nagsalubong ang kilay ko sa sinabi niya dagil naguguluhan ako.Ano bang gusto nitong iparating?Na may kinikita si Bong na iba?Na naglalandian si Bong at Leni?
Natawa siya ng makita ang itsura dahilan para mas lalo lang akong maguluhan.
"Ang ibig kong sabihin,ang landi ni Bong pagdating sa 'yo.Ang kwento kase sa 'kin ni Martin eh ngayon lang daw ulit 'yon nagka-ganyan."Paliwanag sa akin ni Rye habang umi-inom ng tubig.
Dahil sa sinabi iyon ni Rye 'di ko tuloy malaman kung ano ba ang dapat kong maramdaman.
Inasekaso ko na lang muna ang mga readings at libro ko bago matulog
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