His Runaway Bride

Chapter 13: Dreamcatcher

Creed Isaiah

It's our first night living together and yet I couldn't sleep. Halos maghahating gabi na ay nakadilat pa din ako. I can't get Jillian Klairo out of my mind..she drives me crazy...in a good way. Nakaunan ang aking kaliwang kamay sa likod ng aking ulo habang nakatitig ako sa nakaawang na kurtina, kung saan kita ang ilaw ng mga nagtataasang gusali.

Gantong oras din noong, natanggap ko ang tawag mula kay Ellie. Oras na marinig ko na may mga natamo siyang sugat at kung ano ang ginawa ng manyakis na iyon ay mabilis akong umalis ng bahay. Buti na lamang ay may suot akong sweatpants at puting sando, dahil handa na akong umalis kahit naka boxers lang ako.

Habang patungo ako doon ay pakiramdam ko ay kumakabog ang dibdib ko sa sobrang kaba at galit sa nanakit sa kanya. For the first time in my life, my heart ached so bad when I saw her, lying on the stretcher with an open wound and unconscious.

And then, I saw that fucker without handcuffs, pinned at the back of the police car. I felt a different kind of anger when I saw that him, what he did to my Jillian. All I can think about is beating the shit out of him until he can no longer breathe and be recognizable.

Kinailangan akong awatin noong dalawang pulis upang hindi ko mapatay ang gago na iyon. It took all my willpower to stop myself and remind me that I would just make the situation worse and I would be just as low as him, if I let my anger get the best of me and so, I walked away and went with Jillian to hospital.

I was holding her hand, kissing it, apologising that I failed to protect her, even if she couldn't hear me. I have never been afraid and cared for someone this much until her. Selfish ako bago ko nakilala si Jillian. All I cared about was about my needs and feelings. That's why I went around fucking women, discarding them the next day, being an asshole, rude, egocentric.

I wasn't the man that you would want to be with...unless in the bed.

I never wanted any woman other than be to be a fuck buddy, until I met Jillian. Sure, I like annoying her, we were this cat and dog..but I set myself up...because, as the day goes by...I started to view her, more than a study buddy..I wanted more than to be the someone she laughs at and studies with.

She was the only one who could tolerate my ego, my dirty mouth, and basically immune to me..

I would never forget that feeling when she was unconscious in the hospital, and that triumph feeling washed when she finally called my name and looked for me.

Gusto ko si Jillian, gustong-gusto...and it kills me that I couldn't tell her. She's going through things right now and the last thing I want is to overwhelm her. I want to be there for her...to pull her out of her nightmare...hindi ko pa din masyadong alam kung bakit at ano ang nangyari sa kanya..pero narito ako para sa kanya..I badly want to just message Kuya Simon Lucas, to do the work...

He's a tech genius, he could give me Jillian's information from she was one up to today. He could dig up things about her...and what happened to her...He's that good..but I don't want that...gusto ko na si Jillian ang magsabi sa akin kapag komportable na siya. I badly want to make the people or person who did bad things to her..kasama na doon si Tony, the police are still looking for him.

I can see how her past trauma broke her..I knew that her cold and mean exterior are just a mask from this world and that falls off when she's with me..but of course, she pulls away when I get too close..

That's alright with me, because we are making progress. I will never let her out of my sight...protect her....be mine...that would happen soon.

She doesn't only make me feel this raging feelings....hindi namin pinagusapan habang kumakain kami ng hapunan o noong buong hapon 'yong nangyari kaninang tanghali...I saw that fire in her eyes when she touched me..she tried to hide it, but I can see that she was aroused by a simple touch by the way her lips parted, the blush of her cheeks, and the way she bites her lower lip.