Chasing The City Boy

Chapter 18

I was on my phone scrolling through my pictures which is mostly pictures of my family and I and it's been a few weeks since I last saw them and it's making my heart drop kaya I decided to upload a pic of my family on my Instagram story at nilagyan ko ng maliit na caption na 'missing you' before rolling onto my bed with arms spread wide as I stare at the bare ceiling and humming a sad song that matched my feelings.

After a few minutes my phone rang at sinagot ko naman ang tawag without even bothering to check kung sino iyon.

"Hello?" I said my voice was barely a whisper

"I'm outside" His raspy voice greeted me and I immediately ended the call and launched out of my bed para puntahan siya.

"What are you doing here!?" Gulat na sabi ko sa kanya when I saw him in front of the elevator but he didn't answer me at hinatak lang niya ako but then stopped.

He took a second to study what I was wearing before he made a 'tsk' sound and looked disapprovingly at what I wore because it had to be the super cropped pastel pink spaghetti top and matching white shorts.

My face heated up when I noticed that I didn't even wear a bra dahil sa pag mamadali ko, I crossed my arms in attempt to hide my taut nipples.

Normally I wouldn't wear this but it was a gift from Lily at gusto daw niya akong makita na sinuot iyon and today was the unlucky day she called and made me wear these stupid garments.

I saw Bryson staring at my body, at napalunok pa siya I looked away when our eyes met. "Uh do you need anything?" I asked him nervously, still not meeting his intense gaze.

"You should probably cover up before we head out" Itinaas ko ang aking paningin only to see him avoiding my gaze and stared at a seemingly uninteresting pot.

"Head out?" I asked him confused. As far as I remember wala naman kaming napag usapan na lakad. He then snapped his gaze away from the plant and looked at me.

Our eyes met and his intense eyes that showed a burning emotion that I couldn't name.

"Just cover yourself up Eury" May diing sabi niya, ang pag hawak niya sa kamay ko ay dumiin pero hindi sapat para ako ay masaktan.

He looked frustrated, like retraining something that could cause havoc.

"A-are you okay?" I asked him already concerned because of the way that he's been acting. Then he suddenly pushed me inside the elevator na binuksan pala niya and before I could even react ay sumara na ang elevator and the last thing I saw was him puffing out air.

When I got down I was already wearing the hoodie he gave me as a cover up, I saw him by the entrance door with his hands inside his pockets facing the buildings and the roads.

I stood beside him and he turned his gaze towards me. His hands slowly crept into mine and then he intertwined our fingers before heading outside. I don't care, wala akong pake kung saan man niya ako dalhin, kasi my full attention was on our intertwined fingers. He suddenly halted kaya nawala ang aking paningin sa magkahawak naming kamay at napunta sa kanyang mukha.

We are now at the side of the buzzling road, where cars were running and the ambient sound of the city was setting up this unnameable but comforting mood.

"You miss your family right?" He came here because I was missing my family. My heart warmed at the thought.

"You came here.... to comfort me?" My voice was little.

"Yeah" and with his reply my eyes began tearing. I looked down inorder to avoid his gaze not wanting him to see the tears pooling in my eyes but I failed because as soons as I held my head down he cupped my face and made me face him kaya I just averted my gaze and stared at the palm tree on the side.

"Hey... look at me" He said but I just continued to stare at the palm tree and when he started to rub his thumb on my cheeks my lips started to quiver and my eyes started to tear more, no matter how hard I try to stop them they just keep on coming at di ko na kinaya I wrapped my arms around his neck and silently sobbed. His hand caressed my back as I buried my face on the crook of his neck.

"I'm sure they miss you as well"

"You came here because of that?" I asked him softly

"Yeah" I hugged him tighter.

"Really?" balik kong tanong

"Really." He said as I felt him nod his head. His hands were now patting my hair and after a few seconds of hugging him I pulled away and wiped my tears but he stopped me and I froze he eyed my cheek at siya na yung nag punas ng mga luha ko he then tucked my hair and smiled when he caught my eye and he intertwined our fingers at napatingin naman ako doon. He gently tugged me indicating to walk with him kaya bumalik ang paningin ko sa kanya and I smiled at him before walking.

We are now outside a 7 eleven sitting at a table eating ice cream and watching the cars that pass by. Even at 2 am people are still running around kung nasa probinsya pa ako then there will be no cars at all. I stared at my vanilla flavored ice cream before glancing at the night sky

"Have you ever done something you wouldn't normally do for someone?" Bryson suddenly spoke but I remained my gaze at the beautiful crescent moon that is surrounded by stars.

"I have." I replied to him my gaze was still on the sky

"I have done so many things that I wouldn't normally do just for a particular person" I chuckled softly.

"I broke barriers because of what I thought that time was just an uncanny feeling and will go away if I feed my curiosities. But a year later, I found myself leaving the provincial life that I adore so much just so I could keep up with him. I worked really really hard so that I could reach him, and climb on the same ladder that he is on, and every time I feel down or unmotivated I always stare at his picture which I saved from facebook" Chuckled lightly.

"I went here so that I could get a glimpse of a man I never saw but adored. This may sound bizarre but 3 years ago I was just a girl who always fails in the subject called math and was barely holding a position in an academic standing but when I saw his photo, when I stalked him and when I saw all the things he accomplished, he made me want to strive. And during the process.... I fell in love with a man I have never met. And my love for him is what got me here." I turned my gaze to him and smiled when I saw him already staring at me.