Dive Deep

CHAPTER 35

"Babe, kailangan kong pumunta ng Maynila bukas."

"Okay. Ihahatid kita hanggang sa may pier."

Cyra gave him a peck on his lips and smiled. "You're busy. I can manage tsaka kasama ko naman si Aiza."

"That's Aiza, were different."

She then rolled her eyes and distanced herself from the man. "Whatever. Anyway, hindi mo itatanong kung ano'ng gagawin ko roon?"

Ashen sat on her bed with his arms spread from beside. "Maybe it's your personal business? You can get some time where you can tell me everything."

Napangiti si Cyra sa tinuran ng lalaki. The day she was asked if she will marry him, she teared up. Among her past relationships, no one ever asked her the most serious and precious things for her.

*Flashback

"I want you to marry me."

Naagaw nito ang buong atensyon niya at ang tibok ng kanyang puso'y bigla na lamang naging abnormal. It wasn't beating the usual.

"What?"

Ashen went near to her and crouched in front. He held her hands and kissed them. "Narinig mo ako at totoo ang sinasabi ko Cyra."

"No." Pagmamatigas niya. "Stop playing with me Ashen. Ayaw ko na-

"Damn. What the heck Cy! Hindi ako naglalaro! Ilang beses ko bang sasabihin sa-fuck."

He was unable to finish when Cyra seized his mouth with her lips. It was an intense kiss that threw them to bed.

*End of Flashback

"Napapansin kong hindi mo ako hinihigpitan. Thanks for that kasi ayaw ko ng sinasakal ako sa isang relasyon. But, aren't you too confident?" She drank on her glass she took a while ago

"I'm beyond confident. Sobrang mahal mo ako na hindi mo na kayang tumingin sa ibang mukha o amuyin ang ibang pabango." Saka ngumisi ang binata dahilan ng pangangamatis ng mukha ni Cyra

Hindi kalaunan binato niya ito ng tissue. "Ang yabang mo talaga kahit kailan. I shouldn't have fallen for you."

Nakangiting tumayo si Ashen saka lumapit sa kaniyang pwesto. His hands travelled on her tiny waist. "Too late to back out, babe."

Kapwa masasaya ang titig nila sa isa't isa nang putulin iyon ng isang tawag sa selpon ni Cyra.

"Dad." She started

Wala siyang narinig dito kaya muli niyang tinawag ang pangalan nito. Humiwalay din muna siya kay Ashen saka nagtungo sa may bintana. "Dad, can you hear me?"

["Yes, yes. I can hear you anak. How's the island?"]

The island? What about me?

Napayuko na lamang siya habang nilalaro ang isang dahon na nalanta at nahulog na sa sahig. "The island is good dad. You don't have to worry about it. What about you?"