Right Where You Left Me (Celeste Twins: Book 2)

Chapter 10

"Baka kasi..., you'll make sumbong-sumbong of me," ani ko sa mahinang boses habang nakayuko ang ulo. Ngunit napa-angat ito nang marinig siyang mahinang napatawa.

"Sumbong-sumbong? Kay sino naman ako mag make sumbong-sumbong?"

Kumunot nalang ang noo kong nakatingin sa kaniya nang mapagtantong binibiro niya ang mga sinasabi ko. Inirapan ko nalang siya at tumingin sa aking bintana.

Psh!

"Hey, I'm kidding," he immediately said but I still find amusement in his voice.

Hindi ako umimik at nagkibit balikat nalang habang nakatuon lang ang tingin sa aking bintana. Kainis!

"Psst..."

Kumunot ang noo ko at sinilip siya sa gilid ng mga mata ko at nakita ang labi niyang nakangiti. Napatingin siya sa akin at nahuli akong nakatingin rin sa kaniya kaya ibinalik ko ang tuon ko.

"I'm sorry. Seryoso na. If you're thinking kung isusumbong kita sa parents mo...," sinilip ko siya sa gilid ng aking mata at nakita siyang mabilis akong tingna at umismid.

"Don't worry, Serafina. I won't."

Nagtagpo ang dalawa kong kilay habang mahinang nililingon siya na bahagyang naka-nguso ang labi. "Really?" I asked to confirm it.

He nods his head and lifts his eyebrows. "I saw in there that you weren't the wrong one. Clearly, that boy of yours is..., tsk..., a boy."

"Reese is not my boy!"

He faced me with his one brow arched up, probably surprised that I said that almost like shouting.

"Ah, so Reese is his name, huh?" he asked in a low deep tone.

"Yes. Reese Apollo Domingo. You probably know of him. He's quite famous on social media and..."

"I don't know him," agad niyang sambit na siyang medyo kong ikinagulat.

Nilingon naman niya ako. "What's with that look? You're relieved that I don't know your boy or surprised because I don't know that he's famous."

I sighed deeply at him and crossed my arms in front of me as I gave him a smug look.

"Sabing hindi ko nga siya boy. He's not my boyfriend!"

"But he was courting you?" He swiftly asked as he turned his head and looked at me seriously.

I swallowed something in my throat before I could answer. "N-no..,"

He smirked at me and shifted his gaze back to the road. "You're not even sure of your answer, Serafina."

Inayos ko ang pagkaka-upo at mawahang hinawi ang buhok. "Kasi..., kasi hindi naman talaga. He wasn't courting me. Though I know that he likes me but...,"

"But you like him as well."

"No!" Agad kong puna na siyang ikina-kunot ng noo niya.

"Well, maybe before but now..., hindi na."

"Hindi na?" tanong niya at halatang nagugulughan sa mga pinagsasagot ko dahil ako rin ay naguguluhan.

Yes. I admitted that before, I like Reese. Maybe because one, he's gwapo, tall, and has some sort of reputation sa school. He's also friendly towards me and nice to chat with whenever we chat.