Tainted Hearts 25

"Hey," namamaos ang boses niya.

His eyes blinked twice and promptly looked away from my chest.

"Ah…Hindi pa ba tayo matutulog?" Tanong ko.

He gulped and ran the tip of his tongue over his lips. He's holding back, but in the end, he couldn't stop his eyes from glancing back at my chest.

"Uhm," he coughed once to clear his throat. "Go to bed first. I'll just look for something before going to bed."

Nagsimula ulit siya na maghanap pero patingin-tingin siya sa gawi ko.

"Ano ba ang hinahanap mo kanina pa? Hindi ba puwedeng matulog muna tayo at bukas mo na lang ulit hanapin?"

I noticed a slight loss of focus in his eyes. Tumingin siya sa gilid at sa sahig bago niya nagawang tumingin sa akin.

"I have to find it now. I was…" He stammered. "It's…important—"

"Too important than me?" I asked. "Ngayon lang tayo nagkasama sa bahay na tayong dalawa lang pagkatapos hindi mo pa ako matabihang matulog. Kanina, mag-isa akong natulog. Ngayon, mag-isa ulit akong matutulog?"

Umawang ang labi niya at tuluy