Page 24 of Not My Type, Not Yet.

I toss and turn that night, still wondering if this time totoo na ang lahat. I sigh in exasperation as I glance at my ceiling. Wala sa sarili akong napahawak sa labi ko. That was our second kiss. The first one was unintentional, the second one was deliberate in times of desperation.

"Gago kinikilig ako," itinago ko ang mukha ko sa unan at don sumigaw.

Ang corny.

After what happened I realized that no matter how hurt I am, no matter how he pushed me away, I still can't afford to hate him. The way his eyes glint as if he's trying to hide something—something deep pulls me every time.

Napabuntong hininga ulit ako. Nasa kwarto ako ngayon, nagmumukmok dahil mamayang 3 pm pa ang klase ko tas pe pa. I checked my socmed accounts and saw my cousin message me.

I got off from my bed and dialed her number. After a few rings she answered her phone.

I smirked when I saw her boyish face grinning at me.

"Sloane, how's canada?" I greeted.

Sloane, my cousin from my mother's side. She has this elegance wrapped in androgynous cool in her. Nilagay nya ang skateboard nya sa kanyang balikat and fix her cap in her head. Sya yung taong isang tingin mo palang alam mo nang Hev Abi ang tugtugan.

"Boring, I wish you were here," she grinned. "Nabalitaan kong nag-away kayo ng daddy mo."

I scoff, I sit at my desk and lean my back against the chair slightly positioning the phone higher. She whistled when she saw my topless body.

"Damn bro, you could pull off any girl with that body of yours." Pinasadahan nya ng tingin ang katawan ko kaya napangiwi ako at binaba ang phone.

Yeah, but the thing is I pulled off a guy.

"Shut up Sloane, when are you coming back?" I asked. It's been so long since I last saw her.

She groaned and found a bench to sit on. "Next week. My girlfriend and I broke up a few days ago. Tangina masyado daw pang kalye ugali ko," naiirita nyang saad na syang ikinatawa ko.

Sinamaan nya ako ng tingin kaya mas lalo lalo akong napatawa.

"Hindi lang pang kalye ang ugali, pati amoy pang kalye din," tukso ko. Namilog ang kanyang mata at inamoy ang sarili. Natatawa ko syang pinagmasdan.

"Hayop ka, kahit ilang araw akong hindi maligo mabango pa rin ako. Napaka hayop ng ugali dito!" singhal nya na syang ikinahagalpak ko pa lalo.

I feel like magkakasundo sila ni Abigail nito. Parehas matabas ang dila.

I wipe the corner of my eyes. "You should meet my friend, Abigail. Magkakasundo kayo non parehas kayong maasim eh." I grin.

Napaayos sya ng upo. "Abigail?" she asked, her brows furrowed.

Napataas ang kilay ko because of her tone."Yeah, why?"

Bumuntong hininga sya and nodded her head. "A lot of people have the same name as Abigail right?" Tanong nito na syang nagpalalim sa kunot ng noo ko.

Alanganin akong napatango. She sighs again as if some heavy weight of her chest was suddenly lifted.

"Her name? I didn't know that you had other friends aside kay Rayne and Rafael. Sabagay sa maasim mo namang ugali sino ba ang magsstay," she leaned back, her grin still plaster in her face.

I rolled my eyes, I shouldn't have called her back. I'm getting dissed here.

"Abigail. Abigail Bliss Levine, that's her name."

As soon as the name escapes my lips. Her arrogant grin dropped. Her eyes are fixated on the screen but it seems like her mind is elsewhere. Nagtagpo ang kilay ko. What's with this girl?

"Levine?" wala sa sarili nyang saad.

Bahagya akong gumalaw sa kinauupoan ko. "You ok cuz?" I asked worriedly. She pursed her lips and smiled at me, not the arrogant one but a smile that didn't reach her eyes.

She shook her head and licked her lips. "Fun. Where did you two meet?"

I squinted my eyes but chose not to press her. I lean back and recall the moment where Abi and I meet. "At the archery room. And oh god she's a piece of shit. Ayaw akong tantanan when I rejected her offer."

Sa tuwing naalala ko kong pano bumagsak ang pwet ko sa sahig dahil sakanya napipikon pa rin ako.

"Archery huh? Interesting..."

I focused my eyes on her face. I saw a smirk that she always wore when she was irritated or just wanted to mock someone.

"What's your deal? Do you know her?" I finally asked.

She snapped out of her thoughts. Panicked filled her eyes. "N-no. I mean no, it's my first time hearing that name." She smiled awkwardly. I squinted my eyes and was about to ask another question when she ended the call.

My half-opened mouth hung in the air. Putang ina?

Fuck you.

I sent her a message and massage my temple. Minsan ang sarap nyang bangasan sa totoo lang.

Ang pangit mo kasi.

I immediately blocked her number. Hindi ko to pinsan.

I got up and decided to take a shower at don ko naalala na hindi pa pala ako inaaksep ni Knox sa facebook. Tanginang ugali parang di lang ako hinalikan.

While in the bathroom I wet my body and let the water cascade down my abdomen.

I wrapped the towel in my waist, brushed my hair up and opened my camera.

I faced the mirror and smirked before snapping a photo.

The photo turned out good kita yung kagwapohan at kakisigan ko.

My disheveled state looked hot under the shower head.

Lunch, baby?

I sent it to Knox. I grinned with satisfaction. Happy lunch Knox.

I should get going. Paglabas ko ng kwarto agad akong dumiretso sa kusina. My eyes immediately caught the sight of a blue lunch box sitting on top of the counter. I furrowed my brows as I approached it.

Agad akong napatingin when I saw a sticky note on top of the lid.

Bacon. Eat before you go, I cooked for you. I'll get going first dahil may event pa kaming pinaplano. Good morning, Austine.

—Knox

Pinagmasdan ko ang malinis syang penmanship. A broad smile escaping my lips. Kinuha ko ang sticky notes at tumalikod at bahagyang hinampas ang ref. I fished out my phone at kinunan ng litrato ang notes.

Is this how you chase? hmm. Interesting. I've never seen this kind of thing even sa mga soap operas.

I opened the lunch box and saw a carefully placed bacon and egg sa itaas ng kanin. I stomp my foot, mas lalong lumalapad ang ngisi sa labi ko. I took a picture of it also—pwedeng ipa freeze ko nalang to? iddisplay ko sa kwarto ko.

Napakagat ako sa labi ko and decided to hide the lunch box inside of my room. I stick the sticky note again to where it was placed by him. Mamaya ko na kakainin.

"Pag ito napanis, iiyak ako." I murmured to myself.

It's nice to feel his gentleness, it's nice to see him slowly opening up, though I can still feel the invisible wall between the two of us. Hence, I'm giving it my all.

Isang paramdam pa na I don't matter at lilipad ako sa brazil agad agad.

Pagkatapos kong kumain ng tinapay agad na akong humayo papuntang gym. Volleyball yung P.E ngayon. Seriously?

"Bruh! para akong piniritong toccino!" Reklamo ni Abigail habang pinupunasan ang pawis nya. Kakatapos lang nang isang game namin.

Girls vs. Girls. Boys vs. Boys. Bwesit I didn't know na tournament pala tong klase namin.

I sat down on a bench and grabbed my own water bottle.

"Sabagay ang oily mo kasi," si Terrence sa tabi ko.

Abigail's sharp eyes landed on him kaya napatawa nalang ako. I averted my gaze when she fiercely looked at me. Wala akong kinalaman dyan.

"Hindi ako oily, taba mo lang to napunta sa mukha ko!"

Napapikit nalang ako dahil sa lakas ng boses nya.

Terrence huffed angrily at tumayo para harapin si Abigail. It's funny how Abigail acted so tough despite her height. I mean hindi sa 4'11 ano lang 5'3 and given sa height na Terrence na halos 6 foot na nagmumukha syang galit na langaw.

"Ang kapal ng mukha mo! hindi ako mataba!"

"Mas makapal ang mukha mo! Mataba kana nga oily ka pa!"

"Tangina, body shameless ka pala! taninang ugali yan!"

"Ang bobo Terrence, body shaming yun! Tanga talaga kahit kelan!"

Napailing nalang ako, tumayo ako dahil nakukuha na nila ang atensyon ng iba.

I put my other hand on my hip, grabbed the hem of my shirt and used that to wipe the sweats on my forehead. It's so hot.

"Si Austine? Yeah, the pride and joy nang department nila. But I don't know if he's aware of that."

"May girlfriend naba?"

I side-eye those students who are talking about me. They gasped and turned away when they caught my eyes. Binaba ko ang damit ko at napabuntong hininga. They talked about me as if hindi ko rinig.

Alam kong gwapo ako, pero may nagmamay-ari na nang puso at isip ko.

Pupunta na sana ako sa locker ko para magpalit when I saw someone leaning against the wall while crossing his arms around his chest and looking at me straight in the eyes. A gold rimmed glasses sat on his high bridge nose—his brows furrowed with visible irritation. Anyari nanaman dito?

Napangisi ako at tinawid ang distansyang namamagitan sa'ming dalawa. While walking, he's stern and serious gaze locking on mine.

May ibang napapatingin sakanya kaya mas binilisan ko ang paglakad ko.

"Hey..." I greeted him when I reached his spot. I was about to grab his waist when he took a step backward. My eyebrows met but he just looked at me intently without saying anything.

I stretched my arm to grab his wrist but he turned his back and started to walk away.

"Hoy! Knox. Anak ng," tawag ko at sinundan sya.

I tried to grab his shoulder to make him stop pero masyado syang mabilis. Kong malaki ang hakbang ko mas malaki yung kanya.

"Knox, slow down."

Fudge.

Nilakihan ko pa ang hakbang ko in an attempt to levelled his pace. Akmang malapit ko na syang maabotan ng lumiko sya sa isang abandonadong classroom kaya napatigil ako.

"Anong?—"

Hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko when he pulled me inside and slammed my back against the wall. My eyes widened in shock as he put his hands over my neck.

His breath was laboured, his half lidded eyes landed on my lips kaya wala sa sarili akong napakagat sa labi ko.

"What happened?" I managed to asked despite the restrain on my neck.

He groan and lowered his head.

"Are you an idiot?" he asked darkly. Napakunot ang noo ko.

I purse my lips. "Cat ako gago," maktol ko sakanya habang nakanguso. Umangat ang ulo nya. Nagkasalubong ang kilay nya at nagtataka akong minata.

He raised me an eyebrow. "Cat?" he asked.

I smiled sheepishly. "Cats me I'm falling in love with you," I touch his shoulder, bit my lips and wink at him.

Salamat sa rizz Instagram.

He clenched his jaw and threw his head back. His hands are still on my neck. He held it firmly but not too tightly still enough for me to breathe properly.

"Fuck you." He murmured.

I tilted my head, I licked my lips as a small grin tugged at the corner of my lips.

"Ganto pala kink mo? Nananakal?" I teased.

His gaze became more intense. Wala sa sariling bumagsak ang ngisi sa labi ko nang sinalubong ko ang tingin nya. Beads of sweats formed on his forehead, veins are protruding in his neck. His hands frigid and his breath became heavier.

Napalunok ako. I know this look...better than anyone.

I harshly cupped his cheeks and crashed my lips against his.

I grabbed his waist and pulled him closer to me.

His hands are still on my neck. My hand found its way at the back of his neck.

He groaned and parted his lips slightly.

I furrowed my brows magrereklamo na sana when he let go on my neck and took off his glasses.

"You'll pay for what you've done." He whispered languidly.

"Make me."

He smirked and grabbed the back of my neck before crashing his lips again into mine. My eyes are half open and I wanted to see how he reacted. Nagkasalubong ang kilay nya, I chuckled and bit his lips.

"You have no idea kong gaano kahirap mag pigil." Madiin nyang saad habang binabawian ng kagat ang labi ko.

My hands roamed around outside of his neat clothing. I chuckled.

"What? binibigyan lang naman kita ng tanghalian ah?" I said in between of groaning.

"I haven't eaten yet, that's why I'm claiming my lunch here." He opened his eyes slightly, dumaosdos ang kamay nya sa likod ko kaya napapikit ako dahil nakikiliti ako at the same time it stirs something inside of me.

My breath hitched when his hands slipped under my T-shirt. My heart hammered on my chest kasabay ng pag-init ng katawan ko when he slides his tongue inside my mouth.

Oh fuck.

Shit.

"Hmm...Knox." Halinghing ko sa pangalan nya.

His name sounded so sweet.

"I'm claiming my lunch."

He then slipped his hands inside my short and gripped my butt cheeks. Even though I'm still wearing my boxer, I can feel the warmth of his hand—and goddamn he added some fuel inside of me that makes me burn with anticipation right now.

Nag-iinit ang katawan ko.

"K-Knox?"

"You shouldn't have sent those pictures."

Napapikit ako ng mariin. Tangina