Chapter 14
"I should go home n-now. I just came here to c-check on you." pagpuputol ko sa namayaning katahimikan.
He brought me to the seashore. We're both sitting on the sand.
Tuluyan ng lumubog ang araw kaya medyo madilim na para panoorin pa ang payapang karagatan. I'd like to stay and talk with him more but I think I'm too abusive to wish that. After all, he didn't even bother to talk again. Nanatili lang siyang nakatingin sa kawalan. He was like that when I heard him mumbled. . .
"I should be the one to worry."
I actually didn't understand what he meant but I didn't ask further. Mukhang hindi maganda ang pakiramdam niya. Wala rin akong lakas upang magtanong pa. He's a grown man, he knows what to do.
"I don't think I can send you home." aniya.
He was now looking at me. With his dark and enigmatic eyes. Wala man lang akong mahagilap na emosyon galing doon.
I nodded my head. "It's fine. It's not your obligation anyway. . ."
Tumayo ako habang siya'y nanatiling nakaupo. Nakatingala sa akin. I'd like to assume that he's worshiping me by the kind of stare he's giving.
"Ralae. . ." It sounds like he's restraining me.
Umangat ang isa kong kilay. "Hmm?"
"Galit ka?"
Dahan-dahan siyang tumayo habang ang mga mata ay nakapukol parin sa akin. Gusto kong suminghap sa sobrang pagkamangha. There's no light in the vicinity. It's dark. I can barely see the ocean but still managed to outseen his beauty. Ang napakalambot niyang buhok na siyang tinatangay ng dumaraang hangin, pababa sa kaniyang matang kay dilim din. His tall nose and his perfect lips.
What a fucking handsome face. Can't wait to have him. Can't wait to call him mine.
"I am not. Bakit ako magagalit?" I chuckled. "Bakit mo naman nasabing galit ako?"
He suspired deeply.
"I just don't want you to get mad again."
"Again? W-what do you mean?!"
Is he aware that I got mad at him before? When I decided to quit liking him? Alam niya bang nagalit ako? Possible. Am I too obvious? Obviously Raquelle!
"Nothing. I'll just call you." he hummed.
Tumango akong muli.
Ihinatid niya ako sa may sakayan at seryoso pang kinausap ang driver. Something about driving safely. I was amused by that. Habang tumatagal ay nagugustuhan ko ang nangayayari. I know that I've entered a dangerous path, but I think it's the right path. My decision is right.
Tamang isugal ko ang aking puso sa kaniya. I was never sure of my doings. Ngayon lang at sa kaniya lang.
We're still not on the same page but I'll make sure that he'll follow.
He was absent for the whole week. Today is Friday again and I was really bored to death. Lunch time ngayon at hindi ako sumama sa apat. Nova wanted to stay with me but I refused. I wanted to be alone. Gusto kong mag-isip.
He didn't call when I got home that day. Doon na pumasok sa isip kong baka may problema siya. I'm sure that it's not about school matters, maybe about his family or something serious... I didn't bother to visit him again. Baka gusto niyang mapag-isa kaya hindi na ako sumubok. By the look of his face that day, I think he's really troubled.
"The semester is nearly ending. We're gonna have our long vacation na! I am so excited!" si Nova
"Oh my golly! I am not! It's boring alone in our house!" reklamo ni Kaira.
