Eren Pierce Salazar

Kabanata 11

"Baby girl..."

I pouted. Nakakainis siya! Sabi niya, Maria's time ngayon pero nakatuon siya sa kung anong papel nasa na harapan niya.

"Uuwi na ako" mahinang sabi ko pero napatili ako ng may humili sa akin. Napaupo ako sa couch katabi ni Eren. "Mamaya na. Iuuwi kita" sabi niya at niyakap ako. Dumagundong naman ang puso ko.

Napakagat labi ako at kunwari hindi affected sa ginawa niya kaya tinampal ko siya sa braso para mapatunayan na hindi ako affected.

"Heh! Mama will get worried of me. I am still Grade 7 yet gabi na ako umuuwi!"

I heard him chuckled and i pouted. Tinawanan ba naman ako? Ayaw kong nag-aalala si Mama sa akin, ayaw ko rin kasi magagalit na naman si Papa. I don't want him to be mad at me again lalo na't hindi pa magaling ang sugat ko sa likod because of his latigo.

"Uuwi na ako" determinado kong sabi and i stood up again but he pull me again. Nahulog ako sa upuan ulit " Kuya Eren!" I exclaimed but he just chuckled again.

"Kuya? Matanda na ba ako sa mga mata mo, bata?'' asar niya pa. I pouted. Bata... Yes, I am. 12 years old and so in love with Eren Pierce Salazar.

Umayos ako ng upo sa habang nakanguso parin. Nagtatampo din kasi ako. Sabi niya Maria's time pero nag aaral siya. He's a 2nd year college. Civil Engineering or Mechanical. Ewan ko sa kanya basta he's an engineering student. Sana lahat matalino sa math.

I felt his thumb touching my cheeks and putting the hair in front of my face to the back of my ears.

"Tangina, ang ganda mo..." I heard him mumble.

My cheeks reddened "H--Hoy, wag mag mura!"

He laughed and kissed my temple. I just closed my eyes, feeling his lips on my temple.

"So, why are you not in the mood?" he asked after seconds of kissing me.

I bit my lower lip. I saw him glance at it, kaya napalunok ako.

"Kasi naman..." I can't finish my sentence because I'm shy with my reasons. I felt his hand caressing my long hair. "You told me that today is Maria's day," I said in almost a breath.

"Hmmm..." he said. habang nililigpit ang ginagawa niya.

"I'm sorry. May pinagawa kasi si Prof tapos hindi ko kaagad nagawa because your Father made me tag along to a campaign."

Alam ko. Last week. Hindi nga ako sumama at baka makagawa na naman ako ng hindi gusto ni Papa. He'll slap me again or gagamitin niya ang latigo and it hurts

"Are you okay?" Eren asked worriedly when he heard me sobbing a little bit.

Nasasaktan lang ako kasi kapag pumapasok si Papa sa isip ko pati si Kuya. And their being angry with me is shattering my heart into pieces.

"Okay lang. Tampo lang." I smiled

Ilang segundo pa kaming naging tahimik, habang ngayon ay hinahaplos-haplos niya ang aking buhok.

"I am also doing this for us; diba alam mo 'yon, baby ko?" malambing niyang tanong.

My heart thumped faster than usual. He always tells me that everything he's doing is for my sake.

"You always say na gusto mong tumira kasama ako. You want to be away from other people, so that's why I am doing my best so after I graduate, I can immediately build a good career that leads me to a good life. And when you become eighteen, you remember my promise, right?" Napakalambing ng boses niya at puno ng sabik sa mga pangarap na parang pangarap niya talaganggraduate, na ako.