Paris"I don't need your help," sabi ko, inaalis ang pag alalay niya sa'kin nang makababa kami ng kotse.Matapos nang pagd-drama ko kanina ay napagtanto ko kung gaanong nakakahiya 'yon. And when he realized I couldn't tell him anything more, he finally decided to take me to... wherever. I had no idea. Heto kami ngayon at kararating lang sa kung saan. Surprisingly though, I seemed to not care at all.I winced and held my temple again as I felt my head pounding. All I wanted to do was to crash on a bed and go to sleep."Yes, you do," rinig kong sagot ni Ezzio. Hindi ko siya pinansin at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad nang pagewang-gewang.Where the heck are we?I figured we were on a parking lot, judging by the cars parked here. Pero ang tanong, saan ba kami patungo?"Shit!" sigaw ko nang matalisod sa pave

Paris"Paris, thanks sa pagsama rito kay Pamu, ah?" Anda said, gently holding me by the arm. "Hindi ko alam na ikaw na lang pala naiwan dito. Nakakahiya naman."Tumawa lang ako ng mahina. "It's no problem, Anda. Don't mind it."Totoo naman kasi. It was no big deal for me. I considered Anda as a friend and her daughter was a nice girl, too. Hindi naman masakit sa ulo si Pamu."Gago talaga 'yung Z na 'yon. Hindi man lang ako tinext na aalis siya!"Napabuntong hininga ako nang marinig ang pangalan niya. What Anda said made me a little worried again. Ni hindi niya natext si Anda k

Paris"Here we are," Ezzio uttered under his breath when he stopped the car in front of El Gusto. It was 8 in the morning. Unfortunately, my car needed some fixing so my boyfriend volunteered to take me to work.My cheeks heated up at the thought. My boyfriend.Sinikap kong h'wag mapangiti. Simula nang naging kami, tila ang laki pa rin ng epekto sa'kin sa tuwing naiisip ko na boyfriend ko na nga talaga siya. Tila hindi pa ako sanay. A part of me still couldn't believe it and I had been having quite a hard time adjusting, too. This was the first real and serious relationship I had ever had. I was anxious I might screw it up."Hey."Once again, I heard Ezzio's voice. Agad akong napalingon sa kanya. Nakita kong hindi na siya nakahawak sa manibela. Sa halip ay nakabaling na ang buong atensyon niya sa akin. I recognized the look of concern on his face."Thinkin

Paris"What do you think?" I asked and twirled around to make him see more of the gown. It was a simple black V-neck chiffon. Third try ko na 'to at isinama ko si Ezzio para hingin ang opinyon niya.He was sitting on the small couch in front of me, his arms crossed while eyeing me carefully. I watched his lips form a twisted smile as his eyes traveled up and down my body."Beautiful," he whispered while I rolled my eyes."Paulit-ulit naman 'yang sinasabi mo, e!" reklamo ko. "I want an honest opinion, Ezzio. Or else we're stuck here and we're not going anywhere."

Paris"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I asked. Because I honestly didn't know how I should take it.Ezzio shrugged. Inilapag niya ang phone sa mesa. "I guess I'll find out later."Napakunot ang noo ko. Later?"He wants us to talk over lunch," he said, probably reading the confused expression on my face. My mouth formed a small 'o'. Saka lang ako tuluyang lumapit para lagyan ng kubyertos ang pinggan niya, kasama na rin ang akin."Baka na-miss ka lang niya kaya siya bumalik," biro ko. I hadn't met his dad yet, but I could tell he wasn't the affectionate type.Ezzio laughed a little."Come here," he uttered, reaching his hand to me. I looked at him suspiciously when he pulled me close. Ipinulupot niya ang mga braso sa baywang ko habang humawak naman ako sa batok niya, dahilan sa mas pagkakalapit n