Beneath Her | [R-16]

Chapter Thirty Two

[Natalie?]

I swallowed a lump on my throat so he wouldn't hear me crying. "Kim? Are you busy?"

[Nat, it's midnight. No, I'm not busy]

"Uhm. I need to talk to you." I bit my lip not only to stop crying but to punish myself because how degrading this is. I kept my pride high and told him I won't talk to him anymore but here I am. "It's about Drey."

[Okaaay. How will I- Pupuntahan ba kita sainyo-?]

"No. Uhm, I'll meet you at the convenience store." I was about to tell him the address but he seemed to not need it.

[Alright, I'll see you.]

Right. He used to pick me up and drop me off on that convenience store. I shook my head and wiped my tears. Maybe I'm overreacting. Maybe, this is a good thing.

Kinalog kalog ko yung legs ko habang nakaupo ako dito sa labas ng tindahan. The whole table was vibrating so I pinched my leg everytime it shook to stop it. Good thing I was wearing leggings. I also kept my teeth on lower lip the entire time because I was thinking too much. It's kind of a habit.

"Natalie." hindi ko namalayan na nandun na pala siya. I checked his car and I don't know if it's just dark or did he change it. "I had it repainted. What's wrong?"

"What do you mean what's wrong? I just- uhm. I tried to talk to Drey today and she won't respond to me." I chewed the insides on my mouth to keep my words together. "Do you have her number?"

"What happened, Nat?" he took a step towards me and looked very close to my face. I scrunched up my forehead, "I just told you. Do you have it?"

"You unblocked my number, asked me to meet up here at the middle of the night so you could ask for your cousin's number?" kumunot ang noo niya at tumingin sa labi ko. I jolted my head so he'd stop staring at my lips. "Stop. What are you doing?"

"Your lips." he paused and leaned towards me. "Stop biting it. It's bleeding."

I touched it with my middle finger and it was bleeding. It wasn't a surprise since I kept on chewing on it. "What happened?" he asked and gave me his handkerchief to wipe my mouth.

"Ah." I uttered while I wipe my lips. "Uhm, naalala mo ba yung mga kwento ko tungkol kay dad noong ano... Noong magkaibigan pa tayo." I looked away and up to stop my tears from falling down.