Kabanata 79

“What do you want?” iritang tanong niya kay Leon na parang hindi mapakali kakalakad sa harapan niya.

Kung balak nito mag-model, then this room is not a freaking runway! Nakakairita sa paningin si Leon. Mukhang alam naman ng binata na nanggigigil siya rito dahil hindi ito halos makatingin sa kanya.

Kinamot ni Leon ang kanyang batok at bumaling sa kanya na mayroong hilaw na ngiti. “Uhm, do you want me to peel off those mangoes?”

She frowned. “No.”

“Then, are you mad at me?” he asked and stopped walking. Humarap ito sa kanya dala at pagkakakunot ng noo nito. “I swear, I didn’t know she was here.”

Mahinang napailing si Chandria. Why does he look and sounds guilty about it? Alam naman niyang wala itong alam na dumating si Allysa dahil nabasa niya ang gulat sa ekspresyon nito nang dumating ito mula sa pagbili ng mangga.

“I know,” she replied. “Why are you acting like that? And why the hell would I get mad at you?”

He bit his lower lip but didn’t utter a single word. Mahina siyang napailing