Fall With You (Vinson Series : 1)

Chapter 28

Chapter 28
Special

The rest of the night inasar nila ako tungkol kina Dahlia, Iris at Tanya. Nakisali pa ang maingay na si Gunner. Damn, they are all lunatic.

Saktong ala una ng madaling araw, bagsak na silang lahat lalo na si Helius. He looked so wasted.

Sa sobrang pagod ay napaupo nalang ako sa sofa. Halos tulog na ang lahat kaya ako nalang ang nagdala sa dalawang pabigat kong kapatid sa kanilang kwarto matapos makauwi na ang lahat ng bisita. Bahala silang dalawa magsiksikan dun sa kama.

I rested my head on the back of the sofa. I gently massage my nose bridge and heavily sighed. I'm thinking about Sakura right now and our small talk earlier.

Pakiramdam ko hindi ako matatahimik kapag hindi ko nasabi sa kanya na wala kaming relasyon ni Dahlia. Na hindi si Dahlia ang babaeng gusto kong makasama habang buhay. Ngunit iniisip ko rin kung mahalaga ba sa kanya ang paliwanag ko. Hindi naman niya ako mahal.

Napamulat ako ng maramdamang presenya sa harap ko. Nilahad sakin ni Tanya ang isang tasa na agad ko namang tinanggap. Aftet giving me the cup, she sat down on the sofa in front of me.

"I don't drink coffee at this hour. But thank you."

"Wag kang mag-alala, tsaa yan. Pampakalma. Pampatulog narin." saad niya bago humigop sa sariling tasa.

"Thank you again." I said after sipping also on my cup and put it down on the glass table.

"Lalong gumanda si Eliana noh?" she playfully said after a moment of silence between us.

"Yeah." I nonchalantly agreed.

"Gusto kita. Bata palang tayo, gustong-gusto na kita. Kahit ang sungit-sungit mo sakin noon, kinikilig parin ako kahit bigyan mo lang ako ng isang malamig na sulyap." she confessed out of the blue.

Natigilan ako. I'm somehow aware that she's crushing on me but still I didn't expect her to be this serious. "W-Wait. Tanya..." I'm completely speechless.

Her eyes watered,"I know. You don't have to tell me. Alam ko yun noon pa na si Eliana ang mahal mo. The way you look at her, speaks it all. Kung paano mo siya tratuhin at kung gaano ka nasaktan nung umalis siya. I'm always there watching you. Wishing that I could be her. Kasi kung ako si Eliana, I will never hurt you. Kaso hindi e. Hindi ako haponesa. Hindi ako singkit." she stretch the sides of her eyes to make it chinky.

She's now crying. I honestly don't know what to say to hush her. Tinakpan niya ang kanyang mukha gamit ang mga kamay saka yumuko at umiyak pa lalo.

Instinctively, I kneeled infront of her and held her for a hug. "I'm sorry for hurting you like this. Someday, you will find a man better than me. He'll look at you with so much adoration in his eyes that you won't want to be someone else just to caught his attention. Because he will love you for who you are. Your are too precious, Tanya, so stop crying now." I looked into her swollen eyes while wiping the tears on her cheeks.

"Hush now, Rodolf." I laughed and jokingly pinched her now,red nose. Ngumuso siya ngunit natawa rin kalaunan.

Even lack of sleep, my body clock woke me up at five as usual. Ganun din ang mga kasambahay. Wearing my casual clothes I went to the kitchen to get myself a cup of coffee.

Naabutan kong si Manang Gina at ang iilang kasambahay na nagluluto na for our breakfast. My heart skip a beat seeing Sakura stirring a cup of coffee in the kitchen's countertop. Agad nawala ang kasiyahan na nadama ko ng maisip na baka para kay Helius ang kapeng tinimpla niya.

Nang mag-angat siya ng tingin, bahagya siyang nagulat sa presenya ko.

"Morning." I casually greeted.

She smiled and my whole world light up again," Good morning, Master Colder."