Dusk Crown

Chapter 4

HINDI NAGSALITA si Soxiro pagkapasok niya ng sasakyan, pero nakikita ni Hya na hindi ito natutuwa sa nangyari. But she knew Soxiro will talk about it later when his annoyance is gone.

Ugali na ni Soxiro na manahimik pag-inis ito. His reason for that is, he does not want to say something he would later regret so he waits until his mind and words are no longer influenced by his emotion.

Hya looked outside the window while thinking about what just happened in the restaurant, not talking the same.

Bahagya niyang nakagat ang labi ng maalala ang ngiti ni Dusk. Parang nakikita niya ang Dusk noon na una niyang nakita nung bagong lipat pa lang siya ng Devine Hope University anim na taon na ang nakakaran.

Love at first sight ang nangyari sa kanya. Naingkwentro niya ang binata kasama ang mga kaibigan nito at ilang kapatid na tumatambay sa park malapit sa DHU. That time, Dusk was goofing around with his friends and brothers. Throwing crumpled paper at each other. Natamaan siya nito nang dumaan siya. Nothing much happened aside from he apologized. His personality seems like very fun to be with despite those sharp dark brown eyes that stared at her bored and uninterested.

Yet, that brief encounter with him was enough to make her fall for him. Naging crush niya ito hanggang sa minahal.

Sino ba ang hindi kung gwapo ito? Tsk.

Maliban pa doon habang dumadaan ang mga araw at nakikita niya ito sa unibersidad at pinagmamasdan kung may pagkakataon siya, mas marami pa siyang nakitang magagandang ugali sa binata.

Mabait ito. Tahimik lang pag hindi mga kapatid at kaibigan ang kasama. Matulungin. Simple lang rin ito. Iyong hindi mo siya mapagkakamalang galing sa mayamang pamilya.

Pero isa sa pinakanagustuhan niya dito noon ay hindi ito babaero. Dusk, just like his brothers and friends is one of the good-looking students in the DHU hence many women flirted with them and tried to take their attention.

Pero si Dusk, ni minsan ay hindi ito nagpadala kahit gaano pa kaganda ang may gusto dito. He stayed single and never fooled around. Focus ito sa pag-aaral kaya hindi na nakapagtataka na grumaduate itong summa cum laude.

Hya sighed remembering the Dusk from the past. Ngunit ang Dusk na nakaharap at nakausap niya ngayon ay ibang-iba na sa Dusk na kilala niya noon. At alam niyang mahirap ng ibalik pa ang Dusk na kilala niya noon. His breakup with Harley was fucked up. Buti nga naging babaero lang ito pero hindi na depress o galit.

"Hya." Tawag sa kanya ni Soxiro nang itinigil nito ang sasakyan sa harap ng isang gusali.

Nilingon niya ito. "Hmm?"

"Anong pinag-usapan niyo?"

Hya shrugged casually. "Nothing significant. He was flirting with me."

"Really?" Soxiro gives her a not-believing look. "After six long years, finally?" he asked with mockery. "Tch. Surely, he only wants to get between your legs."

"I know, you don't have to tell me that." Hya slyly rolled her eyes.

"But please, do not let the same thing happen again. Hindi ka niya pwedeng maging close o hindi ka dapat maging pamilyar sa kanya." Paalala nito.

Napalabi siya saka ngumiwi. "Pamilyar na ako sa kanya. He mentioned that he remember me from the restaurant in the Crown resort." Hilaw niyang nginitian ang kaibigan. "Remember the day we were given the new assignment? He was in the same restaurant where we were."

"Fuck that!" Soxiro cussed, face crumpled into irritation.

"Kailangan nating makipagpalit ng oras sa iba pang nagbabantay sa kanya," saad niya.