Gambit of Hearts: Chasing Black UNO

Chapter 30

Chapter 30

MATTHEW kept on looking at the tracker from time to time. He's been driving for almost an hour now ngunit hindi pa rin nito narating ang lokasyon ni Zean. Laking pasasalamat na lamang ng binata nang hindi gumalaw ang dalaga at nanatili lang sa kinaroroonan nya.

After a long hour drive, Matthew found himself at a beach. It was almost five pm and he can see the waves of the sea hitting the shore, along with the wind. Matthew immediately parked his car on the side of the road when his eyes caught something.

Ang motor ni Zean.

He went outside and looked around but there was no sight of her. Pero hindi sya natinag at muli nyang inilibot ang paningin nya sa buong lugar. He searched and searched for many minutes but to his disappointment, motor lamang ni Zean ang naroon. Napabuga ng marahas na hangin si Matthew bago sya lumapit sa railing na malapit sa kanya at tsaka doon humawak. 

Mawawalan na sana sya ng pag-asa nang matanaw nya ang isang pamilyar na pigura na nakatayo malapit sa may dagat.

"Akihiro.."

Kaagad na bumaba si Matthew sa hagdan na nandoon na magdadala sa kanyasa dalampasigan at dahan-dahang nilapitan ang dalaga.

The sound of the waves hitting the ocean floor was mixed with the sound of his loud beating heart. Palubog na ang araw kaya naman kahit tapat na tapat sa kanya ang sikat nito, hindi sya nakakaramdam ng sakit mula rito.

"Akihiro." mahinang tawag nya nang tuluyan syang makalapit sa dalaga.

Matthew stilled when Zean looked at his way. His grey eyes meeting her brown ones. And when their eyes met, the moment felt timeless, the beauty of the sea and the gentle breeze wrapping around them made everything else fade away.

"Ano ang ginagawa mo dito?" tanong nito.

He extended his hands towards her before taking a deep breath, "I am here to take you home."

"Ayoko."

"It's fine–"

"Stop it."

Tumalikod sa kanya ang dalaga ngunit bago pa man ito tuluyang makalayo, hinawakan nya ang braso nito, "Akihiro..come on."

Inis na napabaling sa kanya si Zean bago nito tinanggal ang kamay ng binata na nakahawak sa kanya, "Ano ba ang problema mo?" may bahid na inis na tanong nito.

She fully faced him, "No, in the first place, ano ba ang ginagawa mo dito? You told me to stay away yet here you are. Lumalayo ako, at ikaw naman ang lapit ng lapit."

Matthew looked at her with an apologetic look, "I'm sorry–"

"Sorry for what?" kunot-noong tanong ni Zean, "Sorry for telling me to fuck off? You know what, fuck that. I don't care. Just...just go away, Matthew. After what you did, you can't just tell me to go home." inis na saad nya.

Napahugot ng malalim na hininga ang binata at hindi pa rin tinatanggal ang paningin nya kay Zean, "Akihiro–"

"Go away, Matthew. Leave."

Muli itong tumalikod sa kanya pero hindi nya hinayaang makalayo ito at hinawakan muli ang pulsohan ni Zean. This time with force, but not enough to hurt her.

Zean glared at him before squirming, "Let me go, Matt! Ano ba?!"

But Matthew didn't let go. Instead, he was starting to drag her. Kaya naman mas lalong nagpumiglas si Zean sa inis, "Bitawan mo ako! Let me go! Ano ba ang problema mo?!" singhal nya sa binata pero hindi ito nakinig na lalo lang nyang ikinainis.