Beneath the Two | Academy Series #1

Chapter 39

His breath on top of my head gave me warmth all night. What happened is still fresh in my mind. How would I forget and think that it was just a dream when my body is in pain right now. Sakit ang nagsasabi sa aking totoo lahat, nagpaubaya ako kagabi sa kaniya.

Pinaglalaruan ng daliri ko ang pendant ng kuwintas niya. I thought he already threw this or that he kept it somewhere else and didn't wear it once.

Nagdamdam pa ako dahil hindi ko nakitang sinuot niya ni minsan ang bracelet na niregalo ko noon. He made it as a necklace. I didn't notice it last night.

I was holding back my tears as I sniffed his familiar smell. There are people who smell like a flower, some like chocolates and candies. But there's something in his scent that smells like home.

He's deeply asleep, parang pagod na pagod sa nangyari kagabi. I didn't regret what happened last night, but I regret saying I love him when I know I have to leave him again.

Paulit-ulit kong sinabihan ng tanga ang sarili sa isip. I was sober but acted like a dumb, drunk woman. I said what I shouldn't admit in the first place. Inilagay ko ang sarili sa sitwasyong alam kong mahirap takasan, pero kailangan.

Dahan-dahan kong inalis ang kamay niya sa braso ko. I was trying my best not to wake him up by moving lightly out of the bed. Ilang beses akong hinuli ng braso niya pabalik sa dibdib, pero nanatiling pikit ang mga mata niya.

I tried and tried until I successfully landed my feet on the floor. I stared at him who is still peacefully sleeping with a blanket covering half of his body.

Masakit ang katawan ko, pero kailangan ko nang umalis. I wanted to stay beside him, but I can't. Pinagbigyan ko na ang sarili ko kagabi, kailangan ko na ulit siyang iwan.

I took my black mini-dress hanging on the headboard of the bed and went directly to the bathroom to change. Now that I see myself in the mirror, I saw a few red marks on my neck down to the valley of my breast.

Naghilamos ako at nagmumog. I combed my hair using my hand before leaving the bathroom.

"Saan ka pupunta?"

I held my chest in surprise when Zach showed up in front of me. My face turned sullen to look like I don't care about him.

"I'm going home, saan pa ba?"

I walk passed him. Pumunta ako desk niya kung saan naroon ang clutch ko at kinuha 'yon.

"You're going home without waking me up?"

"You're sleeping. I don't want to wake you up at saka kailangan ba sabihin ko pa sa 'yo? You don't own me, you're not my boyfriend. I can do what I want without your permission."

His forehead knotted. Umawang din ang labi niya dahil sa sinabi ko. I rolled my eyes at him, then sat at the edge of the bed to put on my pumps.

"I'm taking you home," aniya at binuksan ang wardrobe.

"Hindi na kailangan, uuwi ako nang mag-isa. Kaya ko ang sarili ko."

He looked at me with disbelief in his eyes. Kung bakit kung kailan ako nagmamadali ay saka pa ang hirap ikabit ng strap ng pumps ko. I should've not worn these ankle-strap high-heel pumps!

He bent his one knee on the floor to help me put on the straps. Inalis ko ang kamay niya room at pinagpatuloy ang pagkakabit.

"You look in pain, are you okay?" malambing niyang tanong pero sinuklian ko 'yon ng irap.

Kumuha na siya ng damit sa wardrobe."Hintayin mo ako, magbibihis lang ako at ihahatid kita."

"Magta-taxi na lang ako, Zach. I'll go by myself." Tumayo ako at akmang lalakad na palabas nang hulihin niya ang braso ko.