Darkness Of Aaran

Kabanata 1: Danger and Safety

Kabanata 1

Nothing is more scarier than to have something you ever wanted just for it to slipped out of your grasp

Seventeen years later......

Danger... If I am not a danger myself, my knee would have already wobbled by the way his eyes pierce at my direction.

Dangerously attractive tall man with a half sleeve tattoos in one arm that seems to creep all the way to his chest covered by just a muscle tee and a board short to partner it, capped off with a shoulder length black hair tied in a ponytail, looks unruly yet sexy and a lethal grin visible in that sensual mouth as he's talking to his group of friends.

Akalain mo yun, after all the alcohol I supplied my body I could still accurately describe him, oh well who wouldn't? One glance at him, you can already imagine a lot of splendid things this man can offer. Huh.

"Mei-ra! Mei-ra! Mei-ra!" I blinked and glanced at all the people waiting for me, cheering for me as they pump their fist in the air.

Oh, right. I was about to do the first dive with my skimpy red bikini.

It's the birthday party of Kath Lopez, the supermodel, held in a big yacht. It's her day yet I steal the attention away from her, that's what you get when you invited me.

Stealing another glance at him first, I dived.

The salt water crashed all around me silencing the cheer of the crowd for a moment. I loved it for as long as it lasted.

If this is me seventeen years ago, I will already have a panic attack. Muntik na ako mamatay sa pagkalunod, pitong taong gulang pa lamang ako noon. After that incident I developed a trauma, sa dagat, sa pool, sa kahit anung anyong tubig na pakiramdam ko lalamunin ako but eventually I overcome it, nalagpasan ko ang takot na iyon.

I have to, I needed to because the last thing I wanted is to have a weakness that can be used against me.

I don't know how long I stayed under the water but this is the kind of escape I can steal and called it, 'at last, my freedom'.

But no matter how much I wanted it to last, my reality needed me. I needed to be alive.

Popping out of the water with a huge smile as they all cheered loudly at my stunt. I pump my fist in the air as a signal for them to dive and almost half of the crowd did.

I stayed there, leisurely swimming with some men grabbing my attention na sinasakyan ko lang at tinatawanan but still very much aware of the man who silently standing observing us.

After a while, I decided to go back to the yacht. I maneuver myself towards the stern part kung saan may iilan na ring umahon.

Nang-iaahon ko na ang sarili ko, a hand is suddenly extended in front of me and I already have a hunch of who it is.

I grinned before wrapping my fingers around his, trying to ignore the sudden heat flared inside me at that physical contact.

He pulled me out of the water easily, now I'm looking at his eyes closely with his arms around me in support in case I'll slip. The proximity makes my breath hitched for a moment.

His presence and the way he held me scream.......safety, a feeling I've never felt to other men before.

And that is the different kind of danger I somehow sense the moment our eyes locked a while ago, the reason why I've been trying to steer clear of him this entire party.

Ngayon nasa harap ko na siya.

"They say there's a lot of fish in the sea, partly the reason why I jumped right into it" I said with a smile, looking up at him "But turns out I don't have to 'cause there's one right here in dry land"