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"Are you okay now? Hindi ka na ba nahihilo?" tanong ni Jacques ang gumising sa diwa ko habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana ng sasakyan niya.
I nodded. "Yeah. Thanks."
I was still in the middle of a blurry moment, though. I can't understand why I feel bad but I also feel comforted. Or maybe I was just in the effect of alcohol. I was internally emotional.
"You're really sober now. You're cold again." He laughed. "Just a while back in La Verde, you were talkative and cute. It was refreshing to see."
I could see that were already heading through Calle Serrano now. I chuckled and brought my eyes to him.
"Did I bother you? You were watching me and L for the whole time. You didn't enjoy the night."
Napahinga lang ako ng kaunti kaya medyo nanahimik ulit pero alam kong nasa akin pa rin ang epekto ng alak at hindi ko sigurado kung makakalakad pa ako nang maayos mamaya paakyat sa kuwarto.
"I enjoyed watching you both. You looked really cheerful earlier. Don't be creeped out, please." He laughed again. "Though, it was a bit hard to shoo those men who couldn't stop their hands."
Iyon sigurong sa dance floor ang sinasabi niya. Although, there were unfamiliar men who approached me even I was with them on the table. They wanted to know me. L and Bowen were immediately rejecting them.
"I wasn't touched anywhere," I said. "Thanks again."
It would make me feel awkward to be touched by those strangers. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya ay baka nga nawala ako sa mood magsaya kanina kasama si L.
He smiled. "No problem, Sorcha."
I smiled a bit when the car halted in front of the compound's gate where he was usually dropping me. Binuksan ko ang pinto. Nauna siyang bumaba para alalayan pa rin ako.
"By any chance, are you free tomorrow?" he timidly asked.
I raised my brow. "Are you gonna invite me to date?"
I don't feel anything special yet but there's no problem with having lunch or dinner with him. Besides, I already told Ajax what I wanted that I knew he wanted too but didn't have the guts to tell me yet because he was guilty knowing what he told me — he was feeling responsible for his words when I cried harder because I didn't wanna be alone.
Pinapatagal niya pa at nagmumukha lang akong obsessed sa presence at oras niya. I've just realized that I have friends around me. Hindi man gaya ng malayang pakikitungo ko sa kanya ay maaasahan pa ring damayan ako sa ibang pamamaraan.
"Well, yeah. Lunch or dinner, I'll be okay with anything."
I stumbled upon walking. Jacques just chuckled and held my arm more while his other arm snaked around my waist for better assistance. Parehas din sila sa ganitong paghawak, hindi ko ramdam na may kakaibang malisya kapag umaalalay. Pumasok kami sa gate ng compound. He insisted to walk me through the stairs until my room while we were talking.
"I'll answer that tomorrow when I get up. I'm not in the right state right now. I don't even know what time I'll wake up," I said with a chuckle.
"I'm fine with that. I'll wait for your text, then."
Natawa lang ako nang mahina.
"Anyway, I'm sorry about L. She likes you for me so she was pushy if you noticed that."
