Chapter Three

Louise tried to hide the slight panic she was feeling dahil patuloy ito sa paglapit sa kanya

"sorry!" naibulalas niya sa pagkapahiya. "ah ano kase.. uhmm..." c'mon Louise think of something to say! giit ng isip niya

"well?" untag ni Gael nang wala pa siyang maidugtong sa sentence niya.

"ah ano kase..nakita ko yung gitara. Tama! yung..yung gitara na yun oh" itinuro niya ang gitarang nakasabit sa dingding.

phew! buti may naisip siyang palusot because she'd rather die than tell him she was curious as hell about him.

Tumango tango si Gael but he looked unconvinced sa palusot niya. May isang dipa na lamang ang layo nito sa kanya. Pinag ekis nito ang braso sa harap ng dibdib, and looked at her from head to foot, admiration evident in his eyes.

"I never knew an old dress can look so pretty. Then again, kahit yata basahan ang isuot mo, sweetheart, you will still look lovely" he complimented

"s-salamat" she replied trying to ignore his gaze.

"sorry ulit, mauuna na ako" she tried to pass through and head for the door pero mabilis na ihinarang nito ang kanang braso sa kanyang dadaanan.

"not so fast miss curiosity" Gael said in a low voice.

Louise's heart started beating more erratic, heto at kaylapit na naman ng lalaking ito sa kanya. Gael slowly walked towards her, closing the small distance between them. Hindi malaman ni Louise ang gagawin kundi umurong upang makaiwas sa paglapit pa nito sa kanya. Sa kakaiwas ay hindi niya napansing nasa likuran na niya ang kama. Isang mahinang tili ang kumawala mula sa kanyang lalamunan nang mapaupo siya sa kama.

Before she knew it, naroon na si Gael sa kanyang harapan, both his hands were on her sides, trapping her again. He was atop of her, staring at her face so intently that she thought she would melt.

Awtomatikong naiharang ni Louise ang dalawang kamaya sa pagitan nila, pushing them against his chest. He could feel his heart beating beneath her palm. Napatingin siya sa mukha nito nang maramdaman ang puso nitong tila nagwawala sa pagtibok, nasa mga mata ni Louise ang pagkalito at tanong. Gael was staring at her face intently yet with such tenderness na lalo lamang dumagdag sa pagkalito niya.

He surveyed her face, his eyes landed on her lips. "You're gonna drive me mad sweetheart" he said, his breathing was heavy.

Napasinghap si Louise sa sinabi nito and unkowingly parted her lips. He let out a groan at muling ibinalik ang tingin sa kanyang mga mata, their eyes met, sa mga mata ni Louise ang pinaghalong pagkalito, excitement at takot habang ang kay Gael ay... hindi niya maipaliwanag. Nakatingin ito sa kanya

na tila galit " be careful, Louise" babala nito "Hindi ko alam kung kaya kong pigilan ang sarili ko if you do that again" he inhaled

deeply before moving his body away from her.

Damang dama ni Louise ang pag iinit ng mga pisngi. She gently got up from the bed and sat there silently habang si Gael ay tinungo ang pintuan ng silid upang lumabas. "I'll wait for you outside to take you home. Huminto na ang ulan" he said without even looking at her.

It took a few minutes bago siya tumayo mula sa pagkakaupo. May nagawa ba siya para magalit ito sa kanya? His words still echoed in her head be careful, Louise... it gave her goosebumps.

Ipinilig niya ang ulo, huminga ng malalim at nilisan ang silid na iyon.