Tainted Melodies (Ciudad de Escalante #5)

Phase 16

"You will not cover my eyes?" nalilitong tanong ko nang maramdaman kung saan kami pupuntang dalawa.


The familiar trees and chirping of birds gave me a clue where we where heading at. Noong hinatid niya ako pauwi, he covered my eyes so I'll not able to knew where his lair is. Pero ngayon, mukhang wala siyang pakielam kahit nakikita ko ang daan patungo roon.

I wanna sleep next to you
But that's all I wanna do right now
And I wanna come home to you
But home is just a room full of my safest sounds

"Para saan pa? Makakalimutan mo rin ang mga dinaanan natin," Alexius claimed while driving. Napanguso ako sa kanyang sinabi. He's right. Hindi ko rin matatandaan dahil kung pupunta ako rito na hindi siya kasama, maliligaw pa rin ako.

'Cause you know that I can't trust myself with my 3 a.m. shadow
I'd rather fuel a fantasy then deal with this aloneI wanna sleep next to you
But that's all I wanna do right now
So come over now
And talk me down

"I don't know any place to comfort you but it's my comfort place. I hope it works on you..." he continued. Naramdaman ko ang mabilis niyang pagsulyap sa akin. Hindi ako kumibo at nanatiling nakatulala sa paligid.


I tried to forget what happened in our musical play but my mind wasn't letting me. Ate Solana is not here with us anymore. Siya ang unang hinatid namin sa location kung saan ang trabaho niya at hinabilin niya ako kay Alexius na ihatid sa bahay.

I wanna hold hands with you
But that's all I wanna do right now
And I wanna get close to you
'Cause your hands and lips still know their way around, ooh

But I requested that I don't want to go home yet. It would only make me crazy if I'm stuck at home. Sigurado ring bibisitahin ako nina Harriet. Nahihiya ako sa ginawa ko at sa mga magulang na kakilala nina Mommy at Daddy. I can't face anyone, especially my groupmates.


They worked hard for our performance but I ruined everything. Julia is right, hindi dapat muna ako nag-react at nagpadalus-dalos sa mga aksyon. Pwede naman na ipinagliban ko muna at kinausap na lang si Denver pagkatapos...


"Don't regret it. If you don't like it, there's nothing wrong if you'll react like that..." Alexius said as if he had read what was going inside my mind.


Napaharap ako ng wala sa oras sa kanya dahil naiintindihan niya ako pero nang maalala na sinira ko rin ang performance namin, nakaka-konsensya lang dahil ang mga kagrupo ko ay naghirap para maging perpekto iyon.


"B-But I ruined our play..." I stuttered.


He smirked.


"That bastard ruined it. If he didn't do that, everything will be fine," Alexius affirmed again. Tiningnan ko siya ng masama sa salitang tinawag niya kay Denver. Why would he call him like that?


"He's not a bastard," giit ko.


He chuckled and looked at me.


"He kissed you without permission. What do you want me to call him?" agap niya.


"You kissed me too without my permission. You're a bastard too, then?" pangangatwiran ko.

And I know I like to draw that line when it starts to get too real
But the less time that I spend with you, the less you need to healI wanna sleep next to you
But that's all I wanna do right now
So come over now and talk me down

"Yeah, I am," he laughed as if he was proud of it. What the? He's impossible! Buti naman aminado siya. Dahil kung hindi, ang kapal naman niya kung magmamalinis pa. Sa kanya dapat ang titulo na bastard, eh.


"But our difference is, you like my kiss..." dugtong niya at mapaglaro akong nginitian.


Blushed spread across my cheeks when he mentioned the word kiss. Kusang bumalik sa alaala ko ang gabi at pakiramdam kung paano niya ako hinalikan. It was just a simple kiss, but it made me nervous and weak whenever I thought about it. But I must admit, I like it. The way his palm grabbed my neck, and when he planted a soft kiss again for the second time?


It made my face flush in that vivid memory.