I'm yours, Professor (Quadro Series #2)

Chapter 12

"Toiletries, dresses, undergarments, hygiene stuff, your favorites snacks and foods."

Napatingin lang siya kay Calcifer habang tinitignan isa-isa ang pinamili nila. Halos mabaliw siya habang kasama ito mag-shopping at grocery. Calcifer is relentless. Kung may tinitignan lang siya bibilhin nito agad. Ni hindi ito tumitingin sa price tag. Halos hatakin niya lang ang binata papalabas ng mall, halos 10 ang grocery cart ang nagamit nila.

Calcifer literally took her shopping seriously. Halos himatayin siya pero mukhang tuwang-tuwa naman ang binata dahil sa mga pinamili niya. Pakiramdam niya naubos niya ang laman ng credit card nito pero mukhang walang pakialam ang binata.

Calcifer is so hands-on with her that it overwhelmed her. It's weird when somebody just randomly give you attention and take your opinion in everything when you're not use to it. Nakalimutan niya na ang pakiramdam kung paano alagaan, the feeling that there is someone so attentive and caring towards you. Mostly she's the one doing everything Calcifer is doing to her.

"Darling can you please hand me my phone please?" Rinig niyang sabi ng binata. Nasa tabi kasi niya ang cellphone nito. Agad siyang tumayo bago iyon inabot sa binata na hanggang ngayon ay sinusuri ang pinamili nilang dalawa. To bo honest gusto niya pigilan ang binata sa pagbayad para sa gamit niya pero hindi siya hinayaan ng binata. Calcifer look at her. "Open it darling. If you had anything you wanted to buy just buy it online. Baka may kulang pa sa gamit mo. Just order it."

Agad naman nanlaki ang mata niya ng marinig niya ang sinabi ng binata. Halos bilhin na nito ang buong mall anina. Wala na ngang siyang maisip na kulang sa pinamili nilang dalawa, well ni Calcifer. "Cal. Okay na lahat yan. I'm not a high maintenance girl at sobra na ginastos mo saakin."

Calcifer pouts before standing up and slowly held both of her hand, squeezing them as if to ease her. "Darling. I know you hate it when people do this but I want to thank you for letting me do this and please don't feel bad this is nothing." Ani nito bago hinalikan ang tungki ng ilong niya. She just sigh. This man really like to kiss her.

She stared at him. What he said bother her. Why does he knew her so well? Even her not so good side. She never let that side of her shows. She always keep it to herself and deal with it, with silence. All her life, she's been so ignored that she doesn't know how to express what she feel. Totoo kaya ang hinala niya?

Hindi niya alam kung paano sabihin ang nararamdaman niya at naiirita siya dahil doon kaya nanahimik siya. Silence is the way she deal to every negative emotions she felt.

"Pero pakiramdam ko pabigat ako dahil sa ginawa mo." She felt a lump slowly build on her throat. Pero kung gagawin nila ito. Ngayon pa lang dapat malaman ni Calcifer kung gaano siya kababaw. It's easy to irritate and upset her, pero kahit ganon madali din siyang masaktan. A little bad word about her. She fold, instantly. "Pinaramdam mo na wala akong kaya alagaan ang sarili ko."

She felt herself stop breathing, bumilis din tibok ng puso niya. She's scared, alam niyang hinding bayolente o mababaw si Calcifer. It's pretty obvious but she wanted to test it. She tried it with Gillian once. Sinaktan niya lang ang sarili niya sa ginawa niya pero may nadiskubre siya tungkol kay Gillian, and she wanted to see. How Calcifer will take her childish tantrum which she often has.

Calcifer nodded before kissing her hand. "I understand darling and I am sorry for making you feel that way." He then pull her toward him before kissing the side of her head. "Salamat din sa pagsabi ng nararamdaman mo. It means a lot so now — " He put a small distance between them. "Is there a way for me to make it up for you? Sabihin mo lang saakin."