The Harvest [Unedited]

Epilogos

Alexa's POV

I woke up sweating and shaking in my comfortable airplane seat. With displeasure, I threw my sleeping mask then frantically searched my phone.

Nakahinga ako nang maluwag nang makita ang oras. I'll be home soon and will be reunited with my sister. For three years, I was only able to spend a day or two with her.

I want to make it up to her.

Naalala ko ang aking bangungot. I don't know if it's a dream or a flashback of my past, but I definitely felt a pang in my chest as I watch myself shot a man the face I cannot recall.

Palaging gano'n. I've been having the same dreams over and over again, but before I could even see his face, he'd quickly disappear.

Who is that man, and why is he in my dreams?

"Can I help you, ma'am?" sambit ng isang stewardess habang tulak-tulak ang trolley ng pagkain. She winked at me and laughed.

"Ang eme pala kapag tinawag kitang ma'am..." bulong niya. I just rolled my eyes at her but still returned a smile.

"Kristal, nasa gitna ka ng trabaho. Mag-ayos ka nga," sita ko sa kaniya. She quickly composed herself and started pushing the trolley filled with food and beverage.

'Sama ako mamaya,' she mouthed and walked away gracefully.

A let out a sigh of relief then turned to the window. Madilim na but I can only see the vast clouds. Wala akong makita ni isang bitwin sa langit, dahil na rin siguro sa amba ng sama ng panahon.

Napahawak na naman ako sa aking dibdib. Mabilis pa rin ang tibok ng puso ko, animo'y nakikipagkarera. The silhouette of the man keep flashing back at my mind so I quickly shook my head.

I really want to know who he is.

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Alec was the one who greeted me at the airport, at kasama niya ang isang lalaking hindi ko maipagkakailang may charisma.

I absentmindedly bit my lower lip.

"Alexa! I missed you!" bati ng kapatid ko sabay yakap sa akin na sinuklian ko rin, but my attention was fixated on the man standing beside him.

He was wearing a plain white fitted tees and black denim jeans. Plantsado iyon at wala man lang mantsa sa kaniyang damit. Gayunpaman, bigo itong itago ang matikas na hubog ng kaniyang katawan.

I can't help myself from studying his features. May kaunting puti sa kaniyang buhok, at may hawak-hawak siyang karton ng sigarilyo. He looks like he's in the middle of his thirties, the type of guys I would go for a date if asked nicely.

On top of that, he radiates a strong aura that matches his facial features. His jawlines are defined and he has a scar on his left cheek, which only made him look hotter than he already is.

His dark chocolate eyes met mine so I quickly turned away.

"Mind introducing me to your friend?" sambit ko sa kambal ko nang kumalas siya sa pagkakayakap.

"Oh," ibinaling niya ang atensyon sa lalaking matipuno. "Alexa, this is my colleague, Detective Costello. And Detective Costello, my twin sister, Alexa."

There is this unexplainable familiarity when I heard his name even though I never once heard that before. Maybe I just forgot?

I felt the side of my lips rise when he offered his hand. "Just call me Jacob. Wala naman tayo ngayon sa opisina."

Tinanggap ko ang kaniyang palad. His hand is firm and rough, yet it gripped mine in a gentle way.

Good Lord, I think I'd flirt with this man.