Steal thy heart (PUBLISHED BY BOOKWARE)

Chapter 17

Caleb

She's not talking to me.

Eversince we got off that fucking elevator, hindi na niya 'ko kinausap ng matino. I tried to explain to her na ginawa ko lang 'yun dahil ayokong mabulilyaso ang misyon niya, but she didn't listen. She just stood there, nodded and silently went to her room.

That's it. Ni ha, ni ho, wala! Nothing!

Who the hell am I kidding anyway?

Hindi ko lang ginawa ‘yon dahil ayokong makita siya ni Axel o para protektahan ang lintek na misyon namin, ginawa ko 'yon kase gusto ko! Gusto ko siyang halikan! I'm dying to kiss her! Lalaki lang ako! And I like her. And I was so turned on! What the hell am I supposed to do? She said, Caleb, do something! 

Ginawan ko ng paraan..

And now she's mad at me? Oh hell fucking no!

Nabubwisit ako! At sa sobrang bwisit ko, guess what? I called my menace of a cousin, Ava. Alam kong pagsisisihan ko ito sa bandang huli, but I've got no choice, I'm taking my chances.

"Hi, my handsome cousin, what's up? To whom do I owe this pleasurable call of yours?"

I groaned as I heard her purr on the other end of the line.  Napailing ako. This woman is a whack job. Napabuga ako ng hangin. Here goes nothing.. "Listen, Ava, I have a situation.."

"What? Are you in jail?" she asked, chuckling. Ni hindi man lang kababakasan ng pagaalala ang tinig niya.

Sometimes, I wanna crowbar this little piece of shit. Kung hindi ko lang siya kadugo, masasaktan ko sya eh. At kung hindi ko lang kailangan ng makakausap ngayon, na maaaring makaintindi sa kung ano’ng nararamdaman ni Natzkie ngayon, I wouldn't call her. May saltik ang babaeng ito. She even told me once, she had a crush on me. Nakakarimarim.

"No, Ava. I kissed a girl."

"What the fuck is the matter, it certainly isn't your first kiss. I am-"

"Shut up!!" suyang suya na saway ko. Shit! I knew it! I shouldn't have called her! Pero wala naman kasi akong choice! Wala akong kaibigang babae! I'm not going to call my exes, I'm not that crazy!  At lalong hindi ko tatawagan ang mga gago kong kaibigan. That would be insane. Suicidal, even. At oo! Fuuuuuck! Ava's my first kiss.

Napailing ako. Don't ask me why, when, where or how. Just fucking don't ask me! It's creeping me out! Hinimas himas ko ang mga braso ko dahil pinananayuan ako ng balahibo.

"Eh sa totoo naman eh." she said in a teasing voice.

Napaupo ako sa kama ko. "Pwede ba Ava, wag na nating pagusapan 'yan? Forget about it! May problema 'ko and I need your advice, be a good cousin to me, alright?"

"Okaaay.." she giggled. "Hindi ko na ipapaalala sa'yo that I was the one who taught you how to kiss."

I let that pass. Hindi ko hahayaang idistract ako ng babaing ito. Mas importante si Natalie kaysa sa katotohanang pinsan ko ang first kiss ko. I took a deep steadying breath. "So, here it goes.. I kissed a girl.. And I don't think she liked it." hininaan ko ang boses ko dahil baka marinig ako ni Natalie. Baka lalo pa siyang magalit sa’kin.

The next thing I knew, Ava was laughing like a maniac on the other line. Hay bwisit 'tong babaeng 'to! Ano bang nakakatawa? Ngali ngali ko nang ihagis ang cellphone ko sa dingding!

"She didn't like it? You mean you sucked at kissing? Ew Caleb! What happened to what I taught you? Had I known na hindi ka naman pala natuto, sana rumound two pa tayo!" she said. Hindi parin siya matigil tigil sa katatawa. Gago talaga. Siguro dapat si RD na lang ang tinawagan ko? At least kung tawanan man niya 'ko, matatanggap ko. Coz that's what bros do. They laugh at your shit but still would end up helping you. Hindi katulad ng bwisit kong pinsan! Hell, why did I ever thought of her helping me? Demonyita nga pala ang babaeng ito!