Game Over

Chapter 05

Chapter 05

"I won't even take long. Literally 10 minutes lang," I argued with him nung nasa sasakyan na kami.

"Ano ba'ng kukunin mo? 'Di naman tayo magsstaycation don," he replied. Nasa loob na kami ng sasakyan niya pero hindi pa umaandar kasi sabi niya, one stick pa raw. Gustung-gusto ko na talaga siya sabihan na tumigil na siya sa paninigarilyo niya, but alam ko naman na wala akong karapatan na sabihin 'yon. Sabihan pa ako nito bigla na feeling girlfriend.

"Just stuff."

"What stuff?" he asked back. Naka-bukas iyong mga bintana sa sasakyan niya. Naka-patong iyong left arm niya doon at saka nasa labas ng sasakyan iyong kamay niya na may hawak na sigarilyo.

"Girl stuff."

He turned his head to look at me. He used his other hand to reach for my face and caressed my cheek with his thumb. "You're trying to look pretty for me?" sabi niya habang diretsong naka-tingin sa mga mata ko.

This guy... he definitely had his flirting skills perfected!

"H-hindi, ah," I said, trying to avert my gaze kasi hindi ko ata kaya iyong directly na nilalandi niya ako tapos with matching eye contact pa.

"Then let's just head straight to Elyu."

"10 minutes lang naman."

"Then it won't be a spontaneous trip anymore," he argued back.

I wrinkled my nose. "Fine, whatever," I said and made a mental check kung ano ba iyong laman ng bag ko na nasa backseat. I had my usual makeup kit. Meron din akong travel toothbrush at toothpaste doon. Wala nga lang akong dalang damit.

Tsk. Kung hindi ka lang pogi, Luisito.

I waited as he finished smoking. Nung matapos na siyang magsigarilyo ay may inispray siya sa bibig niya... Kaya siguro kahit nagkikiss kami ay hindi siya lasang sigarilyo.

Then he got a pair of sunglasses at saka sinuot iyon. He started his car, placed his hands on the steering wheel, and then looked at me. "Ready?" he asked, looking at me with those eyes that could just hypnotize me and those freaking dimples.

"Yeah, whatever," I replied as I casually could kasi ayoko naman na kiligin sa harapan niya.

Since he was driving and it was his car, I let him control the playlist. Besides, curious din ako sa mga pinapakinggan niya na kanta. I was pleasantly surprised to know that he listens din sa mga popular songs. Although mix kasi may mga indie band din siya na pinapakinggan.

Lui also asked me kung gusto ko bang kumain, but I was still full from the ramen that we had nung madaling araw. Busog pa rin daw siya kaya naman diretso lang iyong drive namin hanggang sa makarating kami sa Elyu.

"What do you want?" Lui asked.

"That one," I said and pointed out sa may San Mig Lychee. Kumuha si Lui ng dalawang can tapos ang kinuha naman niya ay iyong plain lang na San Mig Light. He also asked me kung may gusto ba akong kainin, but I wasn't really in the mood for anything. Naka-sunod lang ako kay Lui hanggang sa makarating kami sa counter. Ewan ko ba kahit wala pa namang five hundred pesos iyong babayaran niya ay kinilig pa rin ako.

I mean, twice pa lang naman kami magkasama pero tuwing may bibilhin na food, siya talaga ang nagbabayad. Never ko pa kinuha iyong wallet ko kapag kasama ko siya. Hindi rin ako nagda-drive kasi siya lagi ang nagda-drive.

Ganito ba iyong sinasabi nila na princess treatment? Because I could honestly get used to this!

I had been to Elyu a couple of times, pero mukhang mas madalas si Lui dito kasi kabisado niya talaga iyong daan. Akala ko ay sa resort kami pupunta, but he stopped in front of what looked like a private area.