Brave Hearts

Kabanata 15

Kabanata 15

I never thought my first kiss would be this magical and with the man I loved first, tila bulak na tumama lang iyon sa labi ko at nang magtagpo ang mata namin ay nakita ko ang pigil na ngiti niya.

Akmang lilingon pa ako kung may nakakita roon pero hinuli niya ang baba ko at hinanap ang mata ko.

"D-did you just..."

"Kiss you?" he smirked, "yes." Muli siyang pumatak ng mabilis na halik sa akin.

My eyes are just so wide, marahas akong napalunok at nakita kong binasa niya ang labi at napangiti na naman.

"You're adorable, bibi..." he muttered.

"B-bakit ka humalik? I-I mean..." I panicked and he chuckled a bit, pinching my cheek and swaying me a bit with the song.

"You see, bibi, there's this saying..." aniya kaya kumunot ang noo ko.

"Saying?" I asked, hindi pa rin makapaniwala na hinalikan niya ako.

It was too fast and sudden that I didn't felt it that much pero ang pakiramdam ng puso ko ay naroon pa rin, mabilis sa mabuti at masayang paraan.

"Juniors and seniors are prohibited to cross paths in balls like this," he explained.

"O-oo nga, kaya bakit—"

"If one crossed in prohibited paths and kiss his love at exactly ten PM." Sumulyap siya sa orasan at ngumisi. "Siya ang makakatuluyan mo."

My eyes widen.

"B-bakit 'di ko alam 'yon?" I asked him and he winked at me.

"Dunno..." he shrugged. "Maybe because it's your first time joining the ball?"

"Hmm," I nodded, hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi niya pero no'ng may naisip ay medyo bumagsak ang balikat ko at hinanap ang kanyang mata. "P-pero ano...'di ba, huling ball mo na 'to?"

He slowly nodded, fixing a few strands of my hair behind my ear. "Yes..."

"Then..." his forehead creased and I know my sad eyes is giving me away, napaayos siya bigla ng tayo at nanlaki ang mata sa akin. "Y-you think I'd kiss girls every ball?" he exclaimed.

My lips protruded, "h-hindi ba?" maliit na boses kong tanong.

"God, baby, no..." he chuckled, namungay ang mga mata. I saw how the slow light above illuminated his dark and black eyes as he stared at me.

"I'm playful, yes, but I'd never just kiss them..." he explained at parang tumalon ang puso ko roon sa hindi maintindihang saya.

"You mean to say na...ako lang?" I asked and he bit his lower lip, I saw how amusement played on his eyes and my forehead creased, hinampas ko ang dibdib niya at natatawang hinuli niya ang baywang ko palapit sa katawan niya.

"Of course, bibi..." he chuckled, lowering his face.

Nang magsalubong ang mata namin ay tumungo siya para paraanan ako ng mabilis na halik. Mas nanlaki ang mata ko at napalunok.

"Pakshet?" natigilan kami at sabay na napasulyap kay Heart na naroon na pala sa gilid, napabitaw ako kay Atlas sa gulat at nanlaki ang mata sa kanya na nakapamaywang at nakanganga sa amin, si Josh ay nangingisi lang.

"H-Heart..." I called, laughing awkwardly.

"Did I just saw you—"

"N-no!" I gulped miserably, nag-iinit ang pisngi. Naramdaman ko ang hawak ni Atlas sa baywang ko kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at siniko.