13 Red Dress

CHAIZER'S POV

After we ate, I prepared myself for the reunion later while Chris was doing the dishes. I went to my room to prepare myself. As I am fitting the dress that Eli had bought for me, what Jen asked me last night suddenly came up to my mind.

"Do you really saw as a friend only for last 27 years?"

Of course! I saw him as a friend and it will never be change. And I think he look at me like that also even before until now. From my room, I looked at Chris who's doing the dishes. From here, I can foresee that he will never look back and looked at me more than just a friend or how he looked at Jen. I know that from the beginning I had nothing against her first love so even though the fight had not started, i'm already a loser.

After I looked at him, I grab my bath towel to take a shower on the bathroom. Before I could enter the bathroom, Chris suddenly spoke.

"Don't have too much fun because of him or else you'll get hurt again," he said as he continued to wash the dishes.

I don't know what he means. I just ignore him and went inside the bathroom to take a bath. After 30 minutes, I finished taking a bath and went out then get into my room. I first put a make-up before I put on my dress. It takes an hour after I finally finished my make-up.

I was wondering why it was so quiet outside but I just ignore it after. Suddenly, my phone rang. I looked for it and I was wondering why Chris is calling me even though he was just at home.

"Why he is calling me? He's just at home," I talked to myself while putting on my dress. But my phone is still ringing.

"Chris! Is this your another joke?" I shouted but nobody is answering. Suddenly, my phone stop from ringing. "Hey! Sebastian!" I shouted again and suddenly the door opens which made me shocked. Behind of it was Chris who's top-less while his hair is wet as if he was just come out taking a bath.

Before he begin to talk, he first wiped upward his wet hair using his bare hands. From my distance, you can really see the water gushing out from his hair. Then he woven it up so that I can see his face and started to talk.

"Why?" he shouted that makes me back to my sense.

I swallowed first before I speak.

"Why are you calling me on my phone?" I said and I turned my whole body back to my position earlier, facing the mirror. I can see his reflection on the mirror that he was just standing outside.

"Huh?" he was also wondered.

"Why are you calling me on my phone? You don't have mouth?" I said while trying to pull up the zipper at the back of my dress.

While I'm trying my best, Chris slowly step close to me. I don't why I get nervous. He was slowly stepping close and stands at my back. I don't know what he was going to do but my heart beats fast. I can't hear anything and I can't move to where I stand.

"Chai?" Chris asked and that's when I realized he was standing at my back.

"U- - - h- - ?" that's the only word comes out from my mouth.

"Are you okay? Why are you getting red?" she asked and I looked at myself on the mirror. I saw how red my cheeks are. "I think you put too much make-up on your face,"

I just got silent while he was still on my back and staring at me. A moment of silent and suddenly somebody shouted outside of my apartment.

"Chris?" Manong June shouted. Chris hurriedly take a look outside. "You left your phone at my house!"

So it's Manong June who's calling me earlier. I thought it's something urgent.

"Why did you left your phone there?" I wondered.

"I'm fixing Manong June's sink that's why I get wet now," he replied then approached towards the window and look outside to Manong June. "Just wait, Manong June!" he added and walked out.

I was left stunned. When I was going to fix the zipper on my back, it turned out to be fixed. So that's what Chris done on my back earlier. I thought it would be something. Are you expecting anything then Chai? You are assuming.

I finished everything from head to toe for almost 2 hours. After that I went out from my room and I saw Chris in the sala watching news.

"I'm leaving!" I said but it looks like he didn't heard me. So I walk to him. "That's why you don't pay attention to me," I said which made him shocked.

"You look like a ghost! who just appeared anywhere," he said as he was so focus earlier from watching. And the news he was watching is about her ex. He then immediately change it to another channel but the same news came out.

"In fairness, your ex is getting more famous now," I said but he was just silent.

You can really saw on his eyes how he really love Jen until now. That's the eyes of the one who's still in love. In the few years we are together as friends, his vision has never changed even though they had broke up. It only got worse now since he saw her again after how many years of longing.

"I'm leaving!" I just said to break the silence.

"I'll just walked you," he offered and immediately stood up.

"Don't mind me, Chris. I don't think it's a good idea since your ex is leaving here," I said and I took my high heels to wear but he suddenly pulled me to sit down and took my high heels and put it on me.

"I'll wear it for you," he offered. I looked like a cinderella in the movie where the prince took the sandal and put it to her.

He was like this to me even from the start. He always treated me as his younger sister whom he really taking care of.

After he finished putting the high heels on me, he then supports me to stand.

"Let's go!" he said and walked with me outside the apartment

We look funny because he looks like my chaperon. I am holding on his arms and we walked on the straight like fashionista. On the way, we were just silent. When we're getting closer to the bus stop, he suddenly speak.

"You've grown! I didn't notice it," I suddenly laughed of what he said.

"Just all of a sudden," I said laughing.

"Up to here only..." he said and I can't understand what he meant to what he just said.

"You look crazy!" I said laughing. I looked at him as he was looking for something too.

"... your ex-boyfriend is here," he said while pointing his mouth into one direction.

When I turned my back I saw Eli who was lying on his car while crossing his arms. He was wearing a suit and his head was down. I immediately let go of Chris' arms when Eli heads up.

"Aiz!" he shouted then waved his hands and walked towards where we're standing. I notice that Chris' mood change. "Wow! You're so beautiful," Eli said when he arrived.

"Thanks to the dress you bought," I said.

"As long as it's you! No problem!" he said and we laugh. Chris just joined us but it was too much of him as he looks he was pissed off so I pinched him on the side.

"Ouch!" Chris said

"Long time no see, Bro!" Eli said as he extended his hands towards Chris. But instead of reaching it he just slapped it away.

"I have a name," he said strictly and suddenly he got serious.

"I know," Eli seriously replied.

The happiness we have before turns into seriousness. Chris and Eli stared at each other as if they're fighting on their minds.

"Hahahaha...," I laugh sarcastically to break their staring challenging. "Let's go, Eli! We must go now in order for us not to be late," then I grab his hands to stop what they are doing.

The moment I step in Eli's car, I saw Chris from the side mirror who's looking on our direction. I don't know what the meaning of those looks from his eyes is.

"Let's go! Aiz," Eli said and I just nod.

He started the car and from my direction I'm looking at Chris, getting farther away. He was still looking to our direction. He became a small dot and disappear.

"Are you okay, Aiz?" I heard Eli asking.

"I'm okay!" I replied while still looking on the side mirror outside.

The truth is I don't know if I'm really okay. I don't know what wrong with me. Even me, I can't understand myself why I'm acting like this. He was like this even before but why I feel strange. I can't stop thinking about what Jen had asked me last night and until now, I still don't know what the appropriate answer to that question.