Chasing Love (The Six Ladies Series #3)

Kabanata 18

Hindi pa din ako nagsalita. The last thing I knew ay hinila niya ako papasok sa convenience store.

"Miss, may nangyari ba?" agad na tanong nito sa cashier kahit ako ay nabigla din.

"Muntik na po siya--"

"Tara na." I immediately cutted off her sentence. "Sorry sa istorbo." I smiled weakly at hinila si Brook palabas. A confused look was plastered on his face.

"Anong nangyari, Patricia?" I felt his hands holding me gently on both of my arms.

Hindi ko alam pero ramdam ko talaga na nag-aalala ito sakin. Tears started to fall from my eyes kaya agad ko naman ito pinahid.

"Hey, tell me..." his voice was soft, ibang iba ang Brook na nakikita ko ngayon. Ganito siguro siya pagdating kay Chandria?

I shake my head as a no.

"Patricia... please."

"Baliw, wala nga." tumawa ako kahit na peke. "Bakit ka pala bumalik? Akala ko umuwi ka na?" I smiled.

Hindi ito ngumiti pabalik, he really knew that there's something wrong. "Ihahatid na kita."

"No need, icha-chat ko na lang sina mama at papa."

Low battery nga pala phone ko, bobo mo talaga Pat!

"Ihahatid kita and that's final."

Si Brook ba talaga 'to?

I was about to say something nang bigla niya na lang hinawakan ang kamay ko. My mind started to go crazy, my heart started to pump two times faster than before. I felt butterflies inside my stomach, I can't even think straight!

Napatingin lang ako sa kamay namin na magkahawak habang hinihila niya ako kung saan.

The next thing I knew ay nasa loob na kami ng taxi. He asked me about my location and of course, I told him naman. The whole ride was so silent.

"Patricia..."

Napatingin ako kay Brook, he is looking at me. Probably he'll ask me tungkol sa nangyari kanina but I don't want to talk about it.

"Ano ba talaga ang nangyari?"

"W-wala nga, Brook." I smiled weakly.

"I don't believe you." it was supposed to be a whisper pero dahil nga ang tahimik sa loob ng sasakyan ay narinig ko 'yun. Hindi na lamang ako nagsalita pa at hinintay na makarating sa bahay.