Being Awkward
Chapter Three
Buong linggo, mas pinag-igihan ko ang pag-iwas kay Trevor. I don't like his effects on me. Nakakabobo! Kamakailan lang kami nagkakilala pero halos magimbal na ako kapag nandyan siya. Nawawala ako sa katinuan at hindi ko alam kung bakit! Ano, Ara? First time makakita ng gwapo? Argh! Parang wala ka namang kuyang halos araw-araw nakahubad sa apartment mo! Dapat may pogi resistance ka na ngayon! Mag-ayos ka nga! Dalagang Pilipina ka, 'wag halatang nagagwapuhan!
Napailing na lang ako sa naisip at agad na sinubsob ang mukha ko sa unan. Buti na lang at Friday ngayon, makakapagpahinga ako ng dalawang araw sa pag-iwas kay Trevor.
Kakatapos ko lang mag-update at maghalf-bath ng biglang tumunog ang cellphone ko for a message. Agad namang napakunot ang noo ko. RPA ko ang nakaopen sa messenger, at alam ng lahat na ayaw ko ng nagmemessage sa'kin na walang sense dahil nambablock ako ng account. So imagine my reaction when I saw Corvan's name on my messages.
What the eff~?! Hindi ko alam kung dapat ko ba siyang palagpasin o hindi. Because that would be too unfair to the others na nablock ko.
"Hi…" it said. Napataas naman ang kilay ko doon.
"You do know I don't do chats, don't you? Stop chatting with me or you'll be blocked," I sent.
Not even half a minute have passed, he replied, "I can't help but smile everytime you try to act like you're ill-tempered. So cute." Is. He. Flirting. With. Me?!
I immediately logged out without even replying to him. He's crazy. My whole week's crazy. I'm getting crazy!
The next day, I decided to have a jog around the park near my condo. After a few rounds, I thought about dropping by sa gym na nasa building lang din ng unit ko. After a few minutes of treadmill and boxing, I took my phone and tried to find something to eat in FoodPanda. I was too busy with my phone na hindi ko napansing may makakasalubong na pala ako. Muntik nang mahulog ang phone ko, fortunately, the guy I bumped into was quick enough to catch it. Me, on the other hand, managed to regain my footing myself.
"Salamat," I said, then looked up to the guy in front of me.
Iniabot niya sa'kin ang cellphone ko at ngumiti. "Your welcome. Sorry, I was not looking kaya nabangga kita." Napangiti na lang ako ng bigla siyang nagkamot ng ulo. Cute.
"It's okay. Kasalanan ko din. I was too busy with my phone na hindi rin kita nakita." He smiled back nang tingin ko'y marealize niya na hindi big deal sa'kin ang nangyari.
"Sorry padin. I'm Greg, by the way, and you?" He extended his hands towards me which I accepted and shook his hands firmly.
"Ara." Muli akong ngumiti.
"Wow, your hold's quite firm para sa isang babae. You do martial arts?" tanong nito at nagbitaw kami ng kamay.
"Ah, yeah, before." Napatingin ako sa phone ko at nakitang malapit ng mag-alas otso. "Anyway, nice to meet you, Greg, but I really have to go. Bye," I said before trying to leave. Nagulat ako ng bigla niyang hawakan ang braso ko. Seriously though, I'm not really sociable and I'm not fond of strangers. I'm a very awkward person and I can get easily uncomfortable. Itong 'yung mga oras na nararamdaman ko 'yun. "Yes?"
"A-uhm… can I have your number?" Nag-iwas siya ng tingin habang pansing-pansin ang namumula niyang mga tenga. I would've found it cute if I'm not feeling so awkward right now. Mabilis ko tinanggap ang inabot niyang cellphone at mabilisang tinype ang number ko. Pero hindi ko tinapos. Sinadya kong hindi ilagay ang last digit ng number ko at tsaka ito sinave sa pangalang Ara.
"Sige, I'll go ahead already. Nice to meet you, again." Agad akong umalis sa gym. Kahit sabihin pang bastos 'yung ginawa ko kay Greg, wala na silang magagawa, nagawa ko na eh. Tsaka, isa pa, sobrang awkward ko na the whole time. I need air to breathe. Yes, and I also need it to think.
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