Lost Ray of the Sun

Chapter 12

I shook my head repeatedly and deadly glared at him. 

I'm somehow offended that he compared me to someone who left him that way. I'm different from his father but he's looking at the situation as if it's the same thing. 

"You offended me." I sighed heavily. "Hindi ko alam na ganoon kalalim para sa 'yo yung nangyari para sabihan ako nang ganyan!" I shouted to burst my emotions. 

Akala niya siguro ay tatanggapin ko lang yung sinabi niya. I'll admit it, I did something wrong but it wasn't enough for him to tell me that. Parang sinabi niya na pareho lang ang tingin niya sa 'min ng tatay niya dahil sa nagawa ko. 

I almost hit him when I saw his smirked. Agad niyang binawi yun nang alam niyang nakita ko. The tension between us slightly rested. I'm quite nervous at first na baka masigawan niya 'ko at hindi kami matapos kakasabatan. I know how to talk back but sometimes it's also my weakness. 

"Sa court lang kita ihahatid." Aniya. 

Umuling ako. Baka mamaya kung ano pa ang kapalit nito.

"No. I can walk." 

"Alam ko. Pero may nakaupo ka na dyan eh. Bakit ka ba pumasok?" I gulped. 

"Because you told me to?!"

"Hindi naman kita pinilit. Pwede ka namang hindi sumunod." Biglang uminit ang pisngi ko.

Nangangapa ako ng salita dahil sa kahihiyan. I think it's my body's fault! Kusa siyang sumakay. 

"Kaya nga bababa na 'ko!" I faced the door beside me and tried to open it, but it's locked!

Napangiwi ako.

Hindi ko na siya hinarap at natapatulala na lang sa mga tao sa labas. The car is tinted, hindi kami kita sa loob. 

What if he kidnapped me? Or punish me because of what I did? Subukan niya lang. Baka pag ako ang bumawi, hindi niya magustuhan. Pati mata niya ay may latay. 

"Hindi na. Baka mahimatay ka sa daan." I scoffed.

I look pale but that doesn't mean that I don't feel good! Maybe it's already time to get tan.

Hinarap ko siya at tinaasan ng kilay.

"Pinipilit na kita ngayon kaya huwag ka nang makulit."

Umirap ako at inalis na ang tingin. He started the engine and drive. 

The silence between us is so loud. Only the car's aircon make some noise. It's my first time to feel awkwardness between silence. It used to be a comfort zone for me, but now? I just wanna jump out of the car to ease the tension. 

Nakakurap ako nang may maalala. Nasa labas na rin naman ako. Hindi din naman nila ako hahanapin kahit matagal akong makauwi.

I glanced the time on my watch. Bukas pa naman ang mall. Sandali lang din ako kaya hindi naman ako uuwi nang late. 

"Are you going home right after you dropped me off?" I faced him. Diretso lang ang tingin niya sa daan. 

"Oo. Bakit?" He faced me for a second and looked away.

Umiling ako. 

"Nothing." 

I'm hesitant to ask him drive me to the mall. Baka isipin niya na sobrang kapal ng mukha ko. I assume that he's also busy helping in preparing their foods for later.

And, we can be stuck in traffic kaya baka lalo lang matagalan. But how about my gifts? Wala pa 'kong nabibili para sa kanila and after tomorrow, I'll leave again and wait 'til I graduate to comeback.