Golden Glimpse of Yesterday

07

Kabanata 7

"Okay ka lang?"

The person slowly removed his hands from my face. Tumingin ako sa kaniya pero nagtaka ako kasi hindi ko siya kilala! I was so shocked that i didn't even get to answer him.

"Hey! Elle okay ka lang?" Gabbi immediately went to me and squeezed my face to see myself properly.

"Okay lang ako, hindi naman ako natamaan." She sighed and stopped squeezing my face. Tumingin ako sa harapan ko dahil naghiyawan pa rin kasi ang mga teammates ni Khyle.

Nakita ko si Sen na nakaupo sa sahig at si Khyle na nakaluhod at nakahawak sa ulo ni Sen. Nag-abot ang tingin namin at nakita ko ang masamang tingin niya. He looked like he was pissed at me and i don't even know why? Wala naman siguro akong ginawa diba? Muntik pa nga akong matamaan sa pesteng bola na yan dahil lang ang lakas niya mag-pasa sa kalaro niya.

"Hey miss, are you sure your okay?" The guy asked. Lumipat agad ang tingin ni Khyle sa kaniya. I looked at him and immediately noticed his rich aura. Ah! Now i know! He's the guy who's been constantly fighting with that pretty girl. Celesti 'ata pangalan non.

"A-ah yeah.." again, i felt uneasy. Nag-iwas ako ng tingin sa kaniya at tumingin na lang sa kung saan-saan.

"Ah, that's good to hear then," aniya.

I could feel the awkward atmosphere between us. Hindi naman siya umiimik at nanatili lang na nakatayo. I looked at Gabbi and secretly sent signals to her using my eyes. She immediately got the message and talked to the guy.

"By the way.... sino ka?" I was shocked at Gabbi's straightforwardness. Dineretso ba naman eh!

It looked like the guy was also surprised by Gabbi because i saw him widen his eys a bit.

"Oh sorry," ani niya. "I'm Cayden"

"Ahh..... Suarez right?" Gabbi said.

Tumango naman siya kay Gabbi. His name seemed pretty classy. Like the old money vibes. His clothes also seemed like they were from high-end brands. Tapos ang bango pa niya. He's literally the full package!

Tumingin siya sa akin and looked down to my blouse. I was taken aback by what he did so i got conscious and tried to cover it. Natauhan naman siya at agad na inabutan ako ng handkerchief.

"I-i didn't mean it that way, sorry.... May dumi lang sa blouse mo," he apologized as he offered me his handkerchief. Mukhang mamahalin pa nga ang brand nun. I felt extremely shy.

Tumingin ako sa aking blouse at nakita ang tinutukoy niyang dumi. Maybe it was from the shake that i drank. Nagulat kasi ako sa bola kanina kaya parang natapon ko ata nang kaunti yung shake. It felt embarassing to accept his handkerchief pero wala kasi talaga akong nadala na panyo ngayon. Wala rin akong tissue o kaya'y wipes. Kung patatagalin ko pa to baka mahirap na siyang tanggalin, so i have no choice but to just accept his really expensive and lavish looking handkerchief.

"Thanks..." I slowly accepted his handkerchief. Pero natigilan ako ng may biglang tumalbog na bola sa direksiyon ni Cayden. He easily catched it though. Tumingin kami kay Khyle na pumunta naman kay Cayden.

"Sorry. Nabitawan," Khyle apologized to Cayden with a straight face. He got the ball from Cayden's hand, hindi naman umimik si Cayden sa ginawa ni Khyle. Tumingin naman siya sa akin at binaba ang tingin sa hinahawakan kong panyo. I didn't realize i was still holding it with my palm opened. Nagulat nalang ako kasi bigla na lang niyang kinuha iyon at binigay kay Cayden.

"What's this for?" Cayden raised a brow.

"Why? That's yours right?" Khyle countered back.

Nalilito ako sa kanilang dalawa. What's with all the fuss over a handkerchief?