Inexorable Encounter

Chapter 17

When we arrived at their house. They immediately accommodated me in long hair's room while Inna excused herself to ready some food for us since they didn't had their dinner, even I.

I just sit at the edge of long hair's bed and I was spacing out. I felt someone was looking at me so I looked at him and saw long hair with his concerned eyes. I made a sharp look. "I want to take a bath," I told him. He nodded and moved freely. He asked me if I want to use his polo again for my nightgown but I refused. "Just shirt and pants would be great," I answered. I watched him nod and continued searching on his closet. "I don't care if it's not new or what, I just want a clean clothes. I badly want to change," I added and he nodded again.

Minutes later, he gave me white printed shirt and sweatpants. He walked around again and I'm shamelessly watching his moves. I want to get scared because my body is still tensed so what I'm feeling right now is weird but I know, I just feel safer here than that asshole's place. I've never been felt safe other than our house.

I looked at him when he gave me a small box. I raised my brows as I questioningly stared at him. "Ayan 'yung mga nabili ko last time para sa'yo. Hindi ko akalain na magagamit pa 'yan." I just nodded and accepted the box then he roamed again. "Ito rin ang towel na pinahiram ni Mama sa'yo noon, nalabhan na 'yan," he informed me again.

I went to their toilet after he gave me all the things that I need. Inna even smiled at me before I went inside. I placed all the things that I brought in the toilet on one side and removed my clothes. I sat down and started using the tabo to bath myself.

My eyes started to heat up again but I continued bathing. I was pouring the water on me non-stop, without closing my eyes. I opened the faucet too when my sobs getting loud and I literally cried while taking a bath.

My body started to shake again as memories keeps on flashing on my mind. I'm scared to close my eyes to remember again those faces. I'm too fragile right now that I even hold the timba just to have a support because I'm losing my balance. I don't even know why my eyes were hurting, either because of the water or because of my cry.

I'm really scared. I'm too scared to continue. I don't even want to get out of this toilet because here... I'm free to let out my cry, to let go of my tears. It's too suffocating. This memories are eating me again. The memories I tried to hide... to forget. I'm too weak with those memories. They're getting all my strength.

I just lost again.

I went out from the toilet when I felt good by crying the hell out of me. Inna immediately invited me over the area so I put my things on the side at long hair's room and went back to the kitchen. Long hair was helping Inna by putting plates and such on the table and I just watched them to entertain myself.

When the table was set, they joined me in the table and we ate together. It was smooth, yet silent dinner for us, and it was calming.

I excused myself when I'm done and Inna let me so I went back to long hair's room. I badly want to rest, but I just ate so I sat on the edge of the other side of the bed and bended my knees. I hugged myself as I stared at the curtains. I felt my jaw set as I felt some emotions eating me again.

I breathed in and out to calm my nerves, but I can't calm myself. I started to tremble again. I swallowed hard and closed my eyes. I hugged myself even more. The past. The past that I tried to run away are hunting me again, right now, at this moment. The past that I abhor. The past who literally broke me. Who made my Isabel side gone. The Isabel Torres Frances and Yurie knew. That past got me.

My breath quickened. I can't manage myself anymore.

"Matagal ko na hinintay 'tong araw na 'to, Belle."