Five O'clock Sky (Nueva Caceres#1)

CHAPTER 38

Dedication

To you who
patiently waited.

Wishing you a happy holiday,
ioniehann

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CHAPTER 38: Potent

Sandro was embracing me from behind... but not in a way that evokes sweetness and romance. Sa katunayan, pakiramdam ko isa akong hostage sa bisig ng isang hold-upper. His left arm around my waist, the other on top of my shoulder. His hands and arm were firm and tight— just enough to secure me and keep me from moving, but not enough to inflict pain. After all, with our bodies being this close, it's not pain that he is inflicting but sensations— and that's something more agonizing. Physical pain would have been bearable than this electrifying internal havoc.

"And how are you going to go home, little brat?" He whispered in my ear that made me shiver. "Walk your way there? Hindi ba kotse mo iyong nawalan ng baterya sa gitna ng daan?"

"Kahit lumipad pa ako pauwi ay wala kang paki-alam!" Tiim bagang kong sagot. Surprisingly, nagawa kong iwaksi ang braso nya sa aking bewang. Not because I had the enough strength to do so, but he deliberately let me free myself.

Glaring, sinundan ko ang galaw niya. Sumampa siya sa ibabaw ng stallion at lumapit sa'kin. Nanatiling matalim ang mga mata, bumaba ang titig ko sa kamay niya nang ilahad niya iyon.

"Hop in. I'll send you home."

Mula sa kanyang nakalahad niyang kamay ay muling pumantay ang aking tingin sa kanyang mata.

"Go to hell." I said thickly and turned my back. Nahagip ko pa pagtiim ng kanyang bagang.

It's only a matter of seconds when I felt my feet left the ground. Iyon ay dahil bigla nalang akong binuhat ni Sandro.

"Then let's go to hell together, brat!"

How the hell did he get down from the horse so fast?!

Wala na akong nagawa kundi bumusangot at samaan ng tingin si Sandro nang para niya akong batang inilagay sa ibabaw ng stallion. The jerk just mockingly smirked on me and get behind me.

Mabilis ang pagpapatakbo niya sa stallion. I was trying so hard to sit straight to put space between us. But Sandro, the jerk that he is, pulled me closer.

"Your so stiff." He whispered in my ears and scoffed.  His warm breath brought goosebumps at the back of my neck. "Chill, will you? Ihahatid lang naman kita pauwi. I don't bite, Lucy."

I hissed at him.

Nadaanan pa namin ang kotse kong tumirik sa gitna ng daan.

"My poor car..." I murmured as I looked passed through it.

I'll just send someone to tow it tomorrow.

"I didn't know that seeing your car in the middle of the road and you're not inside it could scare the shit out of me. I thought something happen. That's why I snapped when I saw you sitting in front of the farm's gate. Forgive my harshness."

Kaya pala ganon nalang ang intensidad ng reaksyon niya nang makita ako. Was he worried of me? I refused to believe.

"Wala ka ba talagang ideya kung nasaan ngayon si Dahlia?" This time, I was calm and relaxed. Nakaka-drain din ng energy makipagtalo kay Sandro. "Didn't she mention any places to you na gusto niyang puntahan?"