The Thorns of Rose (Ventura Series #1)

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER FIVE

"Sorry." Agad kong saad nang makabalik ako sa huwisyo. I instantly tried to run away outside pero bigla akong nadapa nang hindi ko namalayan na may maliit na bato pala sa harapan ko. 

"Are you okay?!" Ryden instantly ran out of the cottage and offered his hand to me. Tinanggap ko ang kamay niya at pinagpagan ang sarili pagkatapos makatayo. I felt pain in my knee kaya itinaas ko ang maxi dress ko at nakita na may sugat nga talaga ang kaliwang binti ko. 

"You're knee is bleeding." He pointed out worrily.

"Wait, come back inside first." He held my hand helped me to enter the cottage. Pinaupo niya muna ako habang umalis siya saglit dahil maghahanap daw muna siya ng medicine kit. I used a towel to stop the bleeding from my wound. To tell the truth, masakit siya at nang silipin ko ito ay halos kalahati ng tuhod ko ang nasugatan. Buti nalang talaga hanggang paa ang dress ko kaya walang makakahalata kapag kakanta ako mamaya.

I was gritting my teeth because of the pain when I noticed Ryden is already in front of me. Nilagay niya muna sa gilid ang medicine kit at lumuhod upag makita ng maayos ang sugat. He gently took the towel from me at siya na ang nagpunas sa mga dugo sa tuhod ko Napansin ko din na nakasuot na siya ng bagong damit kaya sa di maipaliwanag na dahilan ay napanguso ako. 

"I'll disinfect this now. If it hurts so much, just grab my hair." Bigla niyang kinuha ang kamay ko at inilagay iyon sa ulo niya. I blushed hard after realizing how weird this position is. Nakaupo ako sa isang upuan habang nakaluhod siya sa ibaba at kalebel ng tingin niya ang tuhod ko. At isa pa, nakataas din ang dress ko hanggang sa may hita ko.

And in this kind of situation, he's telling me to grab his hair?

"Ayos lang. I'll just bite my hand." I turned down his offer. Kinuha ko ang kamay ko mula sa ulo niya. I could feel my cheeks heating up because I keep imagining weird situations.

"Aaah." I screamed softly when the alcohol was applied to my wound. 

Ryden blowed it softly to ease the pain. Di nagtagal ay natapos na din ang paglilinis niya. Afterwards, he wrapped my wound with a bandage. "Thank you." Saad ko. 

"It's fine. Just be careful next time okay?" He smiled at ginulo ang buhok ko. He stood up and towered me with his height.

"And also, uhm.. I didn't mean to watch you take your shirt off a while ago. It's just that, Trevor told me may pagkain daw sa cottage na to. And when I opened the door, I saw you. Sorry." I reasoned out. I bit my lip hard when I remembered what happened.

"It's fine though." He smiled at me. "The food with the cottage is on the other side. Just stay here and I'll bring some for you." Wala akong ibang choice kundi anag sumang-ayon sa kanya. With my condition now, I think it's best for me to stay put. I need to regain my energy before I will perform later. Trevor will give me a higher pay and that's pretty good for me.