Chapter 4

"Why are you here?" 
I looked at him but suddenly my gaze shifted to his body. I swallowed. God! I couldn't help but to look at his body, it was like pouring a few something liquid and sweet on me. I turned my gaze into other direction, causing me to feel breathless.
"C-can you please... wear a shirt first?" I told him without looking at him.
"Oh! Yeah, right," He said and immediately ran to his room.
I sat on the sofa right away when I entered and then took a deep breathe. What should I do? Hindi naman pwedeng ganito ako kapag nasa harap ko na siya. I should act normal, just normal like I didn't see him naked. Just the top, not down there.
I bit my lower lip before shaking my head a bit. This is so really ridiculous! I really don't understand myself. Psh!
"So..." He started when he went out of his room. "What are you doing here?" He sat down next to me.
I frowned.
Did he just ask me about it? Why is he asking me? He said yes, right?
"W-why are you asking? I sent you a message if I can come here, and you answered me yes, right? And..." I shook my head and laughed bitterly a little.
Why am I explaining to him, anyway?
His brows furrowed. "What? I did not receive any message from you? And, I took a bath for about an hour," he said in great confusion.
I raised a brow at him and sighed after a few second. I took my phone out of my bag and open the messages. I have a proof that I am telling the truth. I handed him my phone so, he took it and look out on it.
His brows furrowed even more, I just chuckled because the last message was really funny.
"You see? I'm not lying," I said as I crossed my arms in front of my chest before leaned over the sofa.
"I did not say you were lying," he calmly said.
"But that's how it used to be for me." My brows furrowed even more because of his argument.
"Tss!" He rolled his eyes at me before he returned my phone back to me.
He suddenly stood up after I took my phone and went to the balcony, but he also immediately returned to my side. I looked at him, confused, and he also looked confused at everything. He suddenly shout so I was shocked.
"DAMN IT!"
"H-hey, what's your problem?" I laughed a little when he didn't answer me. Well, he looks really mad. Why?
"Sorry!" I looked at him in shock. "I'm sorry for all the messages. Maybe, Clayton my friend used my phone earlier before they left. I apologize for all of this,"
I can't believe this. This 'masungit' man. The man in front of me is apologizing? Really? I smiled at him and approached him. And I also pinched his cheek.
"Nah! You don't have to apologize," I said while still pinching his cheek. He's cute.
"Why? Stop it!" He took my hand away.
"Wala naman," I said then I laughed.
"Why are you laughing?" He asked again.
I stopped. "Because you were cute when you are mad." I curved my lips at him.
"I'm not mad!" He exclaimed.
"Don't shout at me," I said, still calm.
He sighed. "Sorry."
"You're so cute," I smiled even more when his cheeks suddenly turned red. He was blushing.
He was stunned, he did not answer me either and instead, he got up and went to the kitchen. I followed him and saw him taking food from the refrigerator while... smiling?
I bit my lower lip to stop myself from smiling as well. I approached and sat in the chair at the center table. He handed me a plate that full of chocolate cake.
"Why are you here?" He asked once again. I did not immediately answer him instead, I ate first. I'm craving for a chocolate now.
"I plan to stay here for a week. So, can I?"
I was shocked at the same time my eyes widened slightly when he suddenly choked. I immediately get a water and gave it to him. Is there something wrong with my question? Probably, yes.
"You alright?" I asked worriedly and he just nodded as he looked at me.
"What... What did you say again?" He stuttered, cannot believe what I just said.
I bit my lower lip, I also went back to my seat and looked straight at him. I took a deep breath and then placed my two elbows on top.
"Can I stay here for a week?" I did the puppy eyes a bit. "Please?"
His eyebrows furrowed even more before answering. "People like you are not allowed here,"
Psh!
I pouted. "Luke! Come on! It's just a week,"
"I said, no!" I even pulled on the sleeve of his T-shirt. I thought that in that way he would agree because he would be annoyed with my meanness.
"Ugh! Stop it!"
"I promise, just a week. Luke!" I pouted.
"Let go of my shirt."
"Agree first."
He took a deep breathe and looked at me. "Fine!" I let go of him then smiled broadly. "But you have no clothes here that you can use."
"I have extra clothes and things I'll need in my car. I'll go and get it now," I said and he just nodded, out of choice.
I left quickly to get the extra clothes in my car. I have a bag full of clothes, pants and everything I need. Sometimes, I and my friends have a sudden outing so we should always be prepared.
All-day we just watched the show on Netflix. Relaxing, we just watched while eating, laughing as if we were a couple and used to it. I shook my head a little while giggling. We also slept side by side, I just put a pillow between us. He didn't want to but I forced him.
He doesn't mean to me anymore but when his 'topak' attacks him again, it's too much. Thought I had committed a crime so he was like that to me. Psh!
The first day, when I got home I forced him to play with me, because we both had nothing to do. I was so happy when he agreed, even though he really didn't want to.
The game is very easy, Q and A. He will ask me what he wants to know about me and I will answer that, I will do the same to him. It is forbidden not to answer.
I was holding a small jar full of a simple question. We take turns pulling out the question and both of us will answer. I found out about it from my older brother, kuya Miles. Anyway, it was good thing, I will know a lot about him.
"I already memorized everything," I said proudly as we both looking at the ceiling.
"In that case, tell me now. Tell me everything you have memorized about me." He grinned without looking at me.
I took a deep breathe. "Your full name is Lucas Beck Vergara, Luke for short. You are 19 years old. Your favorite color is yellow. Your favorite food is the same as mine, adobo. You are Dean's lister since highschool. Your parents are always on a business trip. You love cooking but you love me more. Your hobby is cooking, too. You don't like travelling. You have a lot of friends. You know almost 3 languages. And I think, you're a good kisser and of course, in bed."
I laughed out loud, proudly. I can't believe that I memorized it all, besides, I added that he was a good kisser and in bed. I'm so naughty! He glared at me and then turned his back on me. I chuckled before closed my eyes.
After a few hours, I still could not sleep, I just rolled on the bed. I sat down and looked to see if Luke was already asleep. I smiled when I saw that he was sleeping too deeply.
I got up and went to the balcony. I also looked at my wristwatch and suddenly sighed. It's already 1:10 at the midnight.
I put both of my arms on the railings and stared at the beautiful view. I have nothing to say when I am in a high place like this. Sometimes, with the beauty of what I see around me, I just stared at it. Too stunned to speak. This is amazing, especially at night because I can see and appreciate the lights of other buildings, the beauty of the whole place, rather. In the morning, I am more amazed because I appreciate it even more. Plus, the wind, it feels so good.
"Hey, Blaire."
I suddenly turned to Luke when someone talk. "Hey, I thought you're asleep."
"Why are you here? Can't sleep?" He asked as he walk towards me and stood beside me.
I nodded. "You? Why are you here?" He chuckled like I said something ridiculous.
"This is my condo, Blaire." My brows furrowed and I just rolled my eyes at him.
We were quiet for a few minutes, so I was already feeling a bit awkward. I was the one who broke the silence between the two of us.
"Where did you grow up?" I asked without looking at him.
"France but I live here until I turn 8 years old," he simply answered back.
This time, I turned to face him, and he looked at me. "Is it good there? Beautiful?"
He shrugged. "Kinda."
"You know, I wonder about Filipinos who prefer to live abroad than in the country where they grew up. Why?"
I was surprised when Luke suddenly left and did not even speak or say goodbye. But I was even more surprised when he came back with a long chair, that two people could fit in. Then he also brought two big Oishi–spicy flavor and two glasses of juice.
"Sit." He said and I obediently sat next to him while we were on either side of the Oishi and juice.
"So... In your question, I don't know exactly why."
I took a deep breathe. "I don't know. For me, they should learn to appreciate the things around them."
"Hmm," He hummed but I ignored it.
"And do you know, I see a lot of people out there who prefer to eat Korean food, Japanese food than Filipino food. Well, maybe I am one of those people but I still prefer Filipino food than others. How about you?"
"Same to you. Even though I grew up in another country and I lived here in the Philippines for four years, I still prefer the things there." He had already opened the Oishi and drank his juice.
After that, we became silent again. I want drowsiness to visit me but nothing really. Why can't I sleep now?
"Have you ever had a boyfriend before?" He suddenly asked makes my eyes widened a bit.
Why does he need to know about it?
"Y-yes," I answered back in a low tone of voice, stuttering, not comfortable to talk about it.
"How many?" He sipped on his juice.
"One."
"What happened, then? Why did you two break up?" He asked again, he was obviously curious about my past.
I sighed. "Let's not talk about this anymore." I leaned my back against the back of the chair as I stared at the sky, then get some Oishi.
"Why?" He was curious about that and I knew that but I don’t want to say now, I'm still not ready to talk about it.
I shook my head. "Let's just sleep," I said when I finished drinking my juice.
I got up and brought the glass of juice and the oishi to the kitchen. Luke did not follow me. I just washed my hands and put alcohol on my hands then went to the bedroom to force myself to sleep.
I don't want to talk about my past, especially when it comes to my ex-boyfriend. I closed my eyes and stopped thinking about nonsense things so that I could fall asleep immediately.
I woke up the next day, because of the loud noise from my phone. I picked it up at the bedside table and answered without looking at who was calling.
"Hmm?" I started.
["Blaire! Good morning!"] Oh! It was Claire.
"Goodmorning my ass," I said as I woke up and caressed my hair.
I heard her laugh a little. ["Anyway, I called you just to say that we have no class today. Almost all of our professors have seminars."]
"Okay! That's better." I turned off the call then went back to sleep again but I could not sleep again.
I got up then went to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth as well. Looks like I'll be left alone here. Maybe I'll just clean up here in the condo while Luke is not here. Isn't that good, right?
When I came out of the room, I went straight to the kitchen but I also stopped at the same time as my eyes widened, I saw luke eating pancakes. He looked at me with still biting pancakes.
I approached and sat down next to him. "You don't have a school?" I asked, I also get pancakes and started eating.
"Yes," He said in a low voice.
"We're the same! Let's clean your condo, so it can change its look. What do you think?" I told him.
"Tss. Clean it by yourself if you really want to." He got up and left the condo. Is he mad? Why? My brows furrowed because of his actions. But I was just shaken my head. I have to get used to him being like that.
So, that's what I did. So I'm a little tired, plus I'm hyper, because I ate a chocolate bar before cleaning up. And, I also cooked our lunch.
After a few hours, Luke came back. His eyes widened when he saw me sitting on the couch and sweating profusely. I'm just resting.
"You're here na. Do you want to eat?" I asked, his brows furrowed as he looked around and then walked towards me.
"What did you do?" He asked as his hands were both in his pockets but the shock could be seen in his voice.
"Uhm... Cleaning?" I stood up "Don't worry, I didn't touch your things, I just cleaned. Promise, even if you look, I haven't changed a single one. I just want to clean because, isn't it, nothing---"
"Get dressed." he cut me off.
My brows furrowed. "Ha? Why? Where are we going?" He didn't answer me, he just gave me a deadly glare.
My hands automatically up. "Okay! Okay! I'll clean myself and get change, you're so scary." I ran towards the room to take a shower first.
After that, I wore a navy blue Vernice off-shoulder long sleeve top. Partner with high-waisted skinny jeans with a white sneaker and my Allen Solly sling bag–The minimal design has a flap and a golden sling. I also wore Luke's necklace that I took from him.
When I came out of the room, I saw Luke sitting on the couch while watching, he seemed very bored and then he was also dressed already. When I approached him, he immediately stood up and looked at me from head to toe as his lips parted a bit. After a few seconds, he gives me a signal to go first. So, that's what I did.
"If you still don't talk to me, I'll think this is a date," I told him as I looked at him.
He stopped so I stopped as well. "Then think about what you want to think." He said in a serious tone before walked towards his car first.

Book Comment (320)

  • avatar
    Neumae T. Alberto

    napaka ganda nito Ang wag basta2 maniniwala sa tao kung kasaktan kalang

    05/09/2023

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    Aishan Mae Tagari Peña

    I'm in a relationship and today when I went to the mall to help my mom with shopping I just stood there like a technological zombie texting my significant other. I walked around with my head down most of the time and jut maneuvered out of people's way with my peripheral vision. I'm very loyal when it comes to a relationship. When I make promises I'll keep them, and I despise people who break their vows. I believe a person is only as good as their words, and if they commit actions

    11/08/2023

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    MeloKevillyn

    amei

    10d

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