Wrath of the Blazing Sun (Isla del Tesoro #3)

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Away From Xenon And All His Fangirls

Am I shocked? Definitely. When will I recover from what I came to know? I don't know.

Hindi pa masyadong umaayos ang pakiramdam ko mula sa nangyaring ganap kanina at lalong hindi nakatulong ang pag-amin ni Xenon sa damdaming nararamdaman niya para sa akin.

I mean, really? Confessing while I'm stuck in bed, full of bruises, and not in my prettiest state? What bad timing!

Xenon carried me out until we got in his car. Nung una ay ayaw ko pang magpabuhat sa kaniya since of course, ang awkward! But he was so persistent and in the end won against me. Hindi ko na rin naman kayang makipag-debate ng mas matagal. I feel so weak because of the fight earlier.

Habang nagpapahinga sa clinic kanina ay dumating ang mga babaeng sumugod sa akin. Xenon was vivid but I'm glad he was able to control his emotions. The girls begged me to forgive them and as the better person, I let them go.

I am praying that this would serve as a lesson to them. They can't always approach anyone and provoke a fight. The wounds I gave them were enough for my revenge. I don't wanna make this issue deeper. It's petty.

"Flaire," Tawag sa akin ni Xenon nang nasa loob na kami ng sasakyan at pauwi sa mansyon. We were both at the front. He was quietly driving.

"What?" Masungit kong sabi.

"Do you feel fine? Anything weird going on?"

"The only weird thing going on is you confessing," Diretso kong sabi. "Other than that, I feel perfectly fine."

I glanced at him when I heard no reaction at all. He was just silently nodding and it made me a bit annoyed. Like, why didn't he give me enough reaction? Hindi ako sanay na ganyan siya.

Ilang segundo ang lumipas. I'm bothered at how quiet we are inside the car. Patuloy ang pagtingin ko sa mga nadadaanang buildings para lang matanggal sa isip na kasama ko siya.

"You let them go," Bigla niyang sabi habang nagmamaneho kaya napabaling ulit ako.

"Ha?"

"Those girls that attacked you. Why did you let them go?" Nagtatakang tanong niya at sinilip ako.

My lips parted a bit. Binasa ko muna ang labi bago sumagot. "I mean, why not? Surely, sapat na ang naging laban ko sa kanila para maintindihan nila na mali ang ginawa nilang aksyon."

"Yeah but... It's new, you know." He pointed out. "I was expecting you to make them suffer more."

"You think I'm that evil?" Gulat kong sabi.

He shook his head. "No. It's just that, you're always thinking of your revenge, right? It's normal for you to want and make them suffer because of what they did. Kaya nagulat ako na pinabayaan mo na lang."

"Well, if I didn't let them go, what would you do?"

"Guide you as you make them pay for what they did. In a manner suitable and not out of limits." He cooly said.

"Pero kanina, ikaw nga 'tong galit na galit..." Naalala ko ang itsura niya kanina.

I saw how his eyes fidget and looked away. "H-Hindi ha. Concern lang ako."

"Dahil?"

Mariin siyang napapikit bago ngumuso. "Aba syempre, 'yung taong gusto ko, inaway lang nila? Sinong hindi maiinis? Nakakagalit kaya!"

Napaawang ang labi ko. The air became awkward again. Napaiwas ako ng tingin. Mukhang siya rin ay nagulat sa inasta niya kaya napakagat sa labi.

Hanggang sa makauwi ay pareho kaming hindi makaimik sa isa't isa. We would try to start a conversation ngunit mauuwi iyon sa isang napaka-awkward na katahimikan. Nang makapasok ay agad akong umakyat papunta sa kwarto ko. Halos takbuhin ko na ang hagdan na tila ba'y wala akong mga sugat.