CHAPTER 16 • Futile

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MARIA EVERLEIGH

Naalimpungatan lamang ng gising ako ng marahan na tinapik-tapik ni Hiro ang pisngi ko.

"Leigh, we're already here."

Tsaka na ako nagising ng tuluyan sa sinabi nito.

"Hiro, did we just arrive ba?" tanong ko dito.

He shook his head as his respond.

"We actually got arrive Leigh, kahit gusto ko pa na titigan ka ng matagal habang natutulog eh impossibleng magawa ko iyon 'coz it seems like Zach is waiting for you over there." sabi nito sa akin habang tinuro niya ang gate

Sinundan ko ang itinuro nito and yeah nasa labas nga ng gate si Zach nakatayo at parang hinihintay niya talaga ako.

Ayaw ko mag assume but hindi ko mapigilan.

Was he really waiting for me hanggang sa makauwi?
I don't think so...Zach isn't actually that type of guy who loves waiting over someone who's not even special for him most especially when that someone is ME.

Bumuntong hininga ako dahil sa naisip.

"I'll better get going now Hiro and thank you for tonight...I really enjoyed our moment together even if it was full of dramas, I hope there will be next time?" sinserong sabi ko.

"Sure Leigh, for you there will be a lot of next time." He smiled at me and I smiled back at him.

I hugged Hiro first before I got out from the car. Nang makalabas na ako ng sasakyan ay kumaway ako sa kanya galing sa labas ng sasakyan nito, the car honked before driving away.

Bumuntong hininga muna ako bago ko hinarap si Zach na madilim ang matang nakatitig sa akin.

"Why are you glaring at me? What's wrong with you?" Iritado kong tanong sa kanya

"I've been standing for how many hours in here Leigh just to wait for you when to get home and yet you're with that guy?" malamig na turan nito.

"Did I told you to wait for me Zach? I didn't right?" wala sa mood kong sabi

Tiningnan lang ako nito na para bang hindi makapaniwala.

"You're unbelievable Leigh, don't you have conscience for letting someone waiting for you for many hours? That someone who waste his precious damn time just to wait for you until you gets home?" 'di makapaniwalang saad niya sa akin

"Why are you blaming me for the things that you voluntarily did Zach hmm?" tamad kong sabi "Also, you only just waited in here Zach...you did not even bother to find me and now you're acting like that? Geez ah?"

Tinalikuran ko agad ito at pumasok sa loob ng gate patungong bahay nito.

Nang nasa loob na ako ng bahay nito ay agad kong tinahak yung hagdanan paakyat sa itaas.

But before I could even lift my feet in the stairs Zach's voice roared inside the whole house.

Natakot ako bigla pero binaliwala ko agad at pinagpatuloy ang pag apak sa hangdanan paakyat.
Just when I was about to step my foot for another set of stair ay may kamay ang biglang humablot sa braso ko at pilit na pinapaharap sa kanya.

"Why aren't you listening Everleigh? I already shouted your name and yet you didn't bother to stop walking and face me instead?"
Galit ang boses nito habang sinasabi iyon

"Why Zach? Aren't you used to with that some kind of attitude? Having someone who can easily act fool? Hindi mo iyon inaasahan noh?" I evily smirk my lips

He clenched his jaw real hard pagkatapos kong sabihin iyon.

I quitely gasped and gulped hard because of my unexpected respond.

Awit nadis! Natakot ako bigla!

Zach's emotion change into something that I can't clearly explain what is it.

Zach's lips twitched and smirked after and coldly stared at me

"From now on Leigh, uuwi na ako palagi dito sa bahay right after my work at the office...and don't you ever dare to go out in this house without my permission most especially when you're with that guy, don't provoke me Leigh, you won't like it when I'm mad." seryosong saad nito sa akin habang nakacross arms ito sa harap ko.

Just what did he said? Damn! Nabingi at ako bigla!

"What did you...say? Are fucking serious?" hindi makapaniwalang sambit ko dito

"I'm fucking serious here Leigh."

I scoffed and laughed hard

"HAHAHA what a good joke you have there Zach, will you please stop saying stuff you can't even do it?" I sarcastically said.
"You think you can left your mistress kung saan mo man ibinabahay ito ngayon? Just for what? Just for me? Ano 'to? Nagpapakaasawa kana ba sa akin?"

Natameme siya saglit at parang kakasink in lang sa utak nito ang lahat ng sinabi niya, he cleared his throat first before he spoke again.

"Just say whatever you want to say Leigh, my decision is final!"
Tsaka naman ako tinalikuran nagad pagtapos sabihin yun.

I was left in there...dumbfounded

Pumasok ako ng kwarto na wala sa sarili.
I still couldn't believe that Zach can say those...like what the fuck? He's so mad at me to the point that he badly want to wring my neck and yet uuwian niya ako? Just for what?

May plano ba ito? Laban sa akin?

Madaling araw na ako nakatulog kaya nung nagising ako kinabukasan ay antok na antok akong bumangon.

Ayan kasi Leigh eh, nagpakapuyat ka pa talaga para lang isipin iyong mga sinabi ni Zach...yan tuloy wala ka ng gana gumalaw tsk

Bumaba ako galing sa kwarto na hindi na nag abala pang mag-ayos ng sarili. Agad kong tinahak ang kusina para magluto ng agahan.

The moment I reached the kitchen area I immediately stop midway when I saw Zach seating in the chair while sipping a coffee in his favorite mug.

Nandilat ng malaki ang mga mata ko sa nakita at napatulala habang hindi makapagsalita.

I didn't expected this alright? I thougt that all what he said are all lies!

Nang makabalik ako sa sarili ay tumikhim ako.

"So...you're really serious with what you said eh? that's interesting." pagkatapos kong sabihin iyon ay pinagpatuloy ko na ang pagpasok sa kusina para magprepara ng umagahan.
And since Zach is here maybe I should cook more food?

"Will you join me for breakfast? should I cook food for us?" tanong ko dito

"No... and don't bother to cook a food for me just for yourself only, after drinking this coffee I'll off to work already." at tsaka naman niya binilisan ang paghigop ng kape sa mug na ginamit niya kaya ang ending natapos niya agad.

Nagkibit balikat lang ako at tinalikuran ito.

Narinig ko itong tumayo sa kinauupuan niya dahil sa paggalaw ng upuan at narinig ko rin ang mga yabag ng paa nito paalis ng kusina.

Maya-maya pa ay narinig ko na ang pag andar ng sasakyan nito paalis ng bahay.

Natawa ako ng mapakla.

Kahit pala na sa akin siya uuwi, aakto parin siyang parang wala lang ako dito...wala rin pala itong saysay.

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