Kabanata 19

Kabanata 19

Chased

Humihikab ako na naglalakad palabas ng building at agad na sinalubong ng malamig na hangin. Ala una pa lang ng madaling araw at tatlumpong minuto na lang din ay shift ko na. Agad akong pumasok sa isang café para bumili nalang ng kape ko para may mainum ako sa alley.

Paglabas ko ng Café ay agad na kumunot ang noo ko nang bumungad sa akin si Santi na may bitbit na umuusok na kape.

"Good morning, Baby," he huskily said na ikina-ingos ko. Halata sa mukha nito na inaantok pa.

"Tss," I hissed. Santi pouted his lips.

"Is that the way how you greet your baby, Lieutenant?" Sobrang kunot ang noo nitong tanong sa akin. Lumaki yata ang butas ng ilong ko dahil sa pagsusungit nito sa akin!

This playboy!

"Are you still dreaming, Captain?"

"What? I'm fully awaked, Lieutenant. Tss!"

"Stop tss-ing! You sounded like a horse!" I sneered.

"Tss! Why, you wanna ride me?"

I clenched my jaw in so much annoyance.

"Alam mo, ang sarap mong sipain, Captain! Ang aga-aga! Ano bang ginagawa mo dito?!" I hissed at nilampasan na si Santi. Pero agad naman itong humabol sa akin. Naiinis ko itong sinipat.

"I'll come with you."

"Excuse me?!" asik ko. "I'm going to have my shift now, Captain. I don't go anywhere and date someone at this time." I rolled my eyes to Santi nang ngumuso ito.

Naglakad ako patungong alley kasunod pa rin si Santi. Halata namang ina-antok pa ito pero sumama parin. I don't know how to feel. Kung maaawa ba ako dahil pa pikit-pikit pa ito o matatawa at ma-iinis ako. I appreciated his effort to be with me even though it's not his job.

I started to check the plane ganoon din si Santi. Narinig ko pa itong humikab nang pumasok kami sa cockpit.

"You can go back to your suit, Santi, you don't need to be with me." Pang-ilang saad ko na ito dahil nahuhuli ko itong pumipikit. Pero napakatigas rin ulo nito.

"Nah... I'm fine, baby. And I don't want to leave you alone here." I sneered at Santi again.

"You're so hard-headed boy." Sumusukong saad ko. But Santi glared at me while sipping his fourth cup of coffee.

"Which one?" I knotted my forehead sa pagtataka. I don't get him.

"What?"

"The hard head? The upper or the lower part?" He innocently added that made my eyes almost zoom in!

"What the hell, Santi!"

Santi barked in laughter habang umiiwas sa paghampas ko. Ang manyak talaga nitong playboy na to!

"You playboy!" I gritted my teeth and sharp my glare to Santi na patuloy pa rin sa pagtawa.

"Hey! Hey! I am not a playboy, Lieutenant," agad na alma nito. I glared at him more.

"You're friend with Anthony, that sense something!"

"Oh! Why are you calling him in his first name? Do you like him, huh?"

"Wag mo ngang iniiba ang usapan!"

"I didn't. Tell me, do you like Officer Cohan? Hmm?"

Mas lalo yatang sumama ang mukha ko dahil sa tanong ni Santi!

"I called you in your first name! Does that mean that I like you, huh?!" Nanggigigil at asar na tanong ko. Pero itong si Santi ang taas ng bilib sa sarili ah!

"I don't know about you," sabay kibit nito ng balikat. Mas lalo tuloy akong nanggigil.

"I am not Cadet Del Rosario, so why I like you?"

Lumapit sa akin si Santi na malaki ang ngiting nakapaskil sa labi nito. I crossed my arms over my chest at inismiran si Santi hanggang sa nakalapit na ito sa akin. I leaned on the flight deck and squinted my eyes to him that made him smile more, dahilan para lumabas ang malalalim na dimples nito sa magkabilang pisngi.

"Are you jealous," biglang seryosong saad nito. I was caught off guard, hindi inaasahan ang tanong nito. I mumbled something that I don't even understand what it is.

Santi stare directly into my eyes. I gulped, my heart beats than the usual kaya hindi agad ako nakapag-react. I feel like my heart was chased by something dahil sa sobrang bilis ng kabog nito. I am not even sure if Santi did not hear it. I also chased my breathing dahil sobra akong kinakabahan.

"I like you being jealous, Lieutenant."

My heart skipped. I parted my lips to talk but nothing comes out in my mouth. Santi's fingertips traced my cheeks that made me almost close my eyes kung hindi lang ako nagulat sa sunod nitong ginawa. Sinundot nito ang pisngi ko at tumawa ng malakas that made me furious!

"What the f*ck, Santi!" I fret, but Santi just laughed more and even hold his stomach to suppress his ass from laughing.

"S-Sorry... " natatawa pa ring saad nito. "You're so cute Lieutenant," dagdag nito. Sinamaan ko ito para matakpan ang hiya ko. My face heated up.

"Bumabawi ka ba sa akin, hah, Santi!" I shouted with my raging anger. "Tss!"

Sa sobrang hiya ko, padabog kong iniwan si Santi sa cockpit at naglakad ng mabilis.

"Baby!" Santi called but I didn't look back.

What the hell is that! Hanggang ngayon ay nag-iinit pa rin ang pisngi ko dahil sa hiya! Peste siya!

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